Flight plan details

Flight plan: better filling…

Item 8, Flight rules

  • I - IFR
  • V - VFR
  • Y - IFR then VFR
  • Z - VFR then IFR

Item 9, Type of aircraft


To be filled according to the 'doc 8643' from ICAO : http://www.icao.int/publications/DOC8643/Pages/default.aspx

For example :

  • M20P for all Mooney M20x non supercharged, including Eagle and Ovation versions
  • M20T for supercharged Mooney
  • P32R : PA32 Saratoga
  • RALL : from Socata MS-880 to MS-894
  • TB20 : TB-20 but…
  • TOBA : TB10 and…
  • TAMP : TB-9
  • DR40 : All Robin DR400 and Ecoflyer
  • SR22 : Cirrus SR22 and
  • S22T : Cirrus SR22 turbocharged

Item 10-a, Equipment

Indicate the equipment, alphabetically:

  • B - Capable of GPS-LPV approaches (GPS WAAS/EGNOS)
  • D - DME
  • F - ADF
  • G - GPS
  • L - ILS (useless if 'S' is present)
  • O - VOR (useless if 'S' is present)
  • R - RNAV (PBM mandatory on in case 18)
  • S - VHF + VOR + ILS
  • V - VHF (useless if 'S' is present)
  • Y - VHF 8.33
Example:

Item 10-b

Type of transpondeur :

  • - Mode S (aircraft identification and flight level)
Example:

Item 15, Cruising speed

N + true airspeed in KT, 4 figures.

Example :

  • N0180

Item 15, Level

F + level, 3 figures or
A + altitude, hundreds of feet, 3 figures

Example :

  • F0180
  • A040

Item 15, Route

SID the begining and STAR at the end are optional.

RBT/N0300F200 : Change of speed or level : POINT/SpeedLevel, even when only one of them will be changed.

BATAG/N0150F100 IFR : Change to IFR at BATAG: « POINT/SpeedLevel IFR ».

LT VFR : Change to VFR at LT: « POINT VFR ».

Item 16, Destination alternate aerodromes

The departure aerodrome can be choosen as a destination alternate aerodrome.

Item 18, Other information

  • PBN/B2S1
    [B2 = capable of RNAV 5] et [S1 = capable of GPS approaches]
  • PBN/D2S1
    [D2 = capable of RNAV 1] et [S1 = capable of GPS approaches]
  • NAV/SBAS
    [Spaced Based Augmentation System = GPS WAAS/EGNOS]
  • OPR/PRIVATE
  • TALT/LFPB
    Take-off alternate = alternate take-off airport in case of weather limitation at departure airport.
    (must be at ≤ 30 mn for a single engine)
  • RMK/IFPS REROUTING ACCEPTED
    and other usefull information.
  • EET/BATAG0035
    Estimated elapsed time at a boundary for example. Here, BATAG is estimated 35 mn after departure.
  • DOF/160102
    Date of flight (6 figures) if not within 24 hours, maximum 5 days.
  • DLE/SABLE0030
    Enroute delay or holding: DLE/PointLengthofdelay (4 figures).
Example: