Flight planning is the process of producing a flight plan to describe a proposed aircraft flight. In reality, most pilots will use a mechanical or electronic flight computer. Background radiological assistance program rap the flight planning tool fpt 1 2 3 agenda. Allow filing of fpls up to 120 hours in advance vii. Hi all i have just started atpl flight planning and just wondering if anyone that has done it has any short cuts, tips, tricks etc to pass on.
Flight plan type vfr ifr dvfr acft ident acft type, spcl. I finished with half and hour left and went back to double check the big questions. Enjoy images, animations, illustrations and resources in our comprehensive atpl flight planning course. You may need to plan for more than one route based on possible weather, cargo, contingency scenarios e. Planning a flight on a vfr sectional how to duration. Ideal for both domestic and international preflight planning and in flight progress tracking.
Approval of area navigation systems for use in the u. If you change the properties for the route, those changes are updated in the. Flight plans are documents filed by a pilot or flight dispatcher with the local air navigation service provider e. Emailing your flight plan you can email a copy of your flight plan by selecting the forward icon in the right hand corner of the screen.
Flight planning online provides an online application for uk pilots to file air movement messages over the aftn. Prevents weather aborted flights by combining flight plan with weather data. Up to this point, only mathematical formulas have been used to determine such items as time, distance, speed, and fuel consumption. Once you have completed planning a route in flitestar, these views show the completed. Organized tracks are a series of paths similar to airways which cross ocean areas. If the flight plan calls for hold planning, the additional fuel and hold time should appear on the flight plan. Erreichbarkeit bis eobttel available until eobt fax. I am going through all of nathans aft notes and doing all the work, and am getting the hang of it, albeit quite slowly at the moment. All of my answers were within 50kg usually 1030kg of my selection and i clicked the finish button thinking i had nailed it.
Icao amendment 1 australian flight planning guidance. They generally include basic information such as departure and arrival points, estimated time en route, alternate airports. Insert your actual takeoff time in the first timeblock and calculate the rest of the times. Flight planning techniques used for crosscountry flight, plus how to obtain weather information from a flight service station or using duat. This book represents the current view of the author on the issues discussed as of the date of publication. How to file icao flight plans on your ipad ipad pilot news. Computerbased flight planning if you want to use a computerbased program, one that resides on your hard drive instead of on the web, there are a. In addition, flight planners normally wish to minimise flight cost through the. To file a flight that will proceed from an enroute fix directly to the airport, simply. This part of the flight planning process describes how to determine the true course tc, distance, and the selection of visual waypoints. The question bank contains over 800 exam questions sorted into individual areas and subareas to reflect the structure of the easa learning objectives.
We recommend using the resources below when planning your next flight. Flight eight is not a flight at all but your introduction to flight planning. Plan a flight or view weather and airport information all from your web browser. A blank flight plan form for photocopying is included within this publication at. The 1 rule to file an ifr flight plan to a destination airport, the forecast predominant weather at your eta through 1 hour after eta must be equal to or grater than the military weather planning minimums for the approach you intend to fly at that destination. Annex 2 requires the submission of a flight plan containing. Cross country flight make a cross country flight using dead reckoning and pilotage, open and close flight plans, request flight following, plus notower communications. Some organized track systems are fixed and appear on navigational charts e. Flight planning is easy on our large collection of aeronautical charts, including. According to aopa, the faa has set october 1, 2016, as the date to make the transition and end the use of the domestic flight plan form. If desired, you can view, amend, or cancel flight plans filed on by. While flying out of denton, texas, kdto, or grayson co, texas, kgyi, for instrument flight training, it is often convenient to list the other airport as the alternate because it is the best place to get company fuel or maintenance without a hassle. Cater for evolving requirements of automated atm systems vi. A second location backup plan can already be selected for monitoring.
Ahlberg, flight planning lead with faa operations support. There are many genuine reasons for pilots to request different flight levels headwindstailwinds, cat, lighter payloads, etc. The five mark questions are in afpa flight planning 7 practice exam overview flight planning is too tough a subject to not build progression into the practice exams. Check here often to find updated filing information.
The application, afpex, allows registered users the ability to send and receive aftn messages from their desktop pc. Computerbased flight planning if you want to use a computerbased program, one that resides on your hard drive instead of on the web, there are a number of. Thus the flight may end up back in the sector which regulation had sought to avoid. These devices can compute numerous problems associated with flight planning and navigation. Atpl flight planning afpa aasa 3 hour exam, 70% pass mark. Proposed 2012 flight planning guidance airservices. We have included instant feedback online multi choice questions to help you get fully prepared for your exams. Cross country planning and flying guide flight scholars. You will also learn how to obtain a weather briefing from a flight service station or by using duats. This part of the flight planning process describes how to determine the true course tc. Choosing send as message will bring up a dialogue box. Uk aeronautical information service preflight self briefing services requires registration civil aviation authority cap 694 the uk flight planning guide pdf european ais database aeronautical information service for all of europe. The australian air transport pilot licence aeroplane.
Atpl flight planning tricks, short cuts etc page 14. It introduces the flight planning techniques used for crosscountry flight, including dead reckoning, which involves making calculations based on aircraft performance data and weather forecasts. Icao flight planning amendment 1 2012 training module icao flight plan form changes. Our atpl flight planning online course comprehensively covers all key topics required for the nzcaa syllabus. Flight planning part 1 pilotage planning one of the activities leading to the award of a private pilot license is the ability to plan and conduct a cross country flight legally and safely. Mar 05, 2016 garmin pilot handles icao flight plans the same way. Intuitive and userfriendly, nflight planning is tailored to customer requirements and can be rapidly implemented. Sep 08, 2014 nowadays flight plans will almost always be submitted electronically either via an aftn terminal like they do at rothera or online via the flight planning webpage. Lets take a look at how these can be used in your routine flight planning.
If you would like to register as a user for the afpex service, please complete the application form by selecting. When in the trip planning section of the app, tap the filing information at the top of the flight plan form, and select icao as the form type. Permitted material required to be supplied by the candidate. Nowadays flight plans will almost always be submitted electronically either via an aftn terminal like they do at rothera or online via the flight planning webpage. The purpose of the information is to provide a format of a general guide for gound and flight operations. Atpl formulas flight planning best range jet 1,32 x v imd indicated minimum drag speed sfc fuel flow. Annex 2 to the convention of international civil aviation, international standards rules of the air. Flight planning from a pbn perspective 5 guidelines for pilots and flight dispatchers within eur region step 1 step 3 step 5 identify the specific nav equipment supporting each nav spec and file in item 10 ensuring conformity with the content of item 18 enter pbn in item 18 and apply rules to reduce the number of codes in item 18. Revisions have been centered mainly on the administrative areas of the book.
Alphanumeric codes have been introduced for use in item 10a and 10b and for use in the new item 18 indicator, pbn. Guidance for the provision of nav com sur information. Faa icao flight planning interface reference guide v 2. Lets say you are planning to fly into charlotte douglas international airport kclt arriving in the early afternoon around 1800 utc and the latest terminal forecast issued at 1140 utc shows good visibility p6sm with showers in the vicinity vcsh and a broken. Faa flight planning information federal aviation administration. The pilot should plan to remain on the enroute structure airway until receiving the visual approach clearance. Infpl sg4ip4 icao flight planning amendment 1 2012 training module icao flight plan form changes fpl 2012 generic training v1. See guidance on page four of the simplified guidance for icao flight plans pdf. Decide on preliminary flight plan and discuss with pilots and other investigators morning of the flight 7am a. The purpose of a flight plan is to inform the competent ats units enabling them to supervise the flight within.
Introduce formal use of date of flight module 1 introduction. The nflight planning software suite is a multitiered and fully scalable flight plan optimisation solution that helps create the safest and most costeffective routes. Our ifr flight planning enroute form is ergonomically correct laid out cleverly to be usable on a standard kneeboardand informationally richproviding a host of important features the others just dont. Garmin pilot handles icao flight plans the same way. Atpl flight planning tricks, short cuts etc pprune forums. Sfc x drag best sar specific air range is that altitude where 90% rpm gives 1,32 x v imd without accelerating. Ideal for both domestic and international preflight planning and inflight progress tracking. A nonstandard flight is an aerial task that does not follow published routes or notified procedures.
Vfr flight planning log waterloowellington flight centre. It is a pdf designed for easy printing, and contains blank fields to annotate. Just sat atpl flight planning and absolutely tanked it. The term aerodrome, where used in the flight plan, also covers sites other than aerodromes which may be used by certain types of aircraft. Cap 694 the uk flight planning guide civil aviation authority. This page contains faa and international flight plan filing fpl documentation and links currently available to users. Icao flightplan form basics some verbiage and examples adapted directly from pansatm icao doc 4444 amdt 1. Flight plan message content and uniqueness checking. These exams build knowledge and get progressively harder. General crews intending to route via one of the organised track system ots tracks will require a copy of the current nat track message to plan and execute their flight.
Studying from the collection of flight planning and monitoring questions and answers, you get the most complex preparation for your theoretical exam. North atlantic operations flight planning skybrary. Icao flight plans posted on november 18, 2012 by mat waugh mwaugh and george scheer g. The front side of the flight planner sheets provide for input of preflight information such as planned course, altitude, predicted winds, en route checkpoints, compass headings, estimated times, fuel, navaid frequencies, and terminal information field elevation, runway information, and. Foreflight web is now in open beta, meaning that anyone with an active foreflight subscription can access it.
In order to submit your flight plan by email, please fill out the interactive 1801 flight plan form. But i found that initially attempting to understand how to complete the paper form and read the raw text fpl messages was a good way to start gaining an understanding of the layout. Vfr flight plans with portions of flight operated as ifr. This article is intended to provide an overview of the flight planning procedures for the north atlantic. If you have not already done so, insert your route of flight into pfps to generate a flight plan and form70. Vfr flight planning log fromto alt pa temp rpm ktas kias tt wind th var mh ch dist gs time fc fuel used dest elev time up eta time down weight gross wt basic empty weight front seats rear seats baggage area 1 baggage area 2 rgs reta sub total no fuel fuel on board total c of g ok. International flight plan and preflight pilot checklist federal. When picking landing stops for refuel ron, make sure you account for airfield suitability, hours of operation, servicing requirements, instrument approaches available, departure proc. A candidate may use either the airservices list, or the jeppesen list of permitted materials only. Hi, atpl fpl has always been the hardest exam partly it seems tradition, and partly due to lack of clarity of what is expected. This is not an exam you can pass by doing practice exams until you know all the answers you have to actually understand the question, the situation described, how to do a flight plan, and the hard bit what sops are to be used. Departure time proposed z actual z notes and notams 3.
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