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A better VFR flight planner, featuring a simple layout with radio frequency column.

FLIGHT PLAN FORM 1. Type VFR IFR DVFR 2. Aircraft Identification 3.Aircraft Type Special Equip. Departure Point 6. Departure Time Proposed(z) Actual(z) 7. Cruising Altitude: 8. Route of Flight 9. Destination (Name of Airport and City) 10. Time Enroute Hours Minutes 11. Fuel on Board Hours Minutes 13. VFR NavLog (Navigation Log) and Cross Country Flight Planning Form, free for the downloading. And Cross Country Flight Planning Form., pilots in the USA are still welcome to use the old/traditional FAA flight plan form but are increasingly encouraged to use the ICAO form. At some point in the future it is conceivable that the ICAO.

As a student pilot, I relied on the Jeppesen flight planning sheets that I found stacked next to the photocopier at my Santa Monica flight school. They were free and adequate.

I am extremely picky when it comes to flight preparation, however, and as I learned more, I became less satisfied with the forms. They made very poor use of space and lacked an area for radio frequencies or runway information. I tried some alternatives from ASA and Dauntless, but I disliked them even more. The well-advertised offering from Dauntless deserves credit for ingenuity, but I’m pretty sure if I ever actually used their origami style of flight planner, I would end up performing some unintentional aerobatics.

Keep in mind that I am someone who went through five flight bags in my first few months of training before I found one that I liked, and that was after making a lot of special modifications myself. The same remains true for pretty much everything from flashlights to kneeboards to sunglasses, all of which take on more gravity — pardon the pun — when you start flying.

So not long after I got my private pilot certificate, I decided to create my own flight planning form. I kept it as simple as possible but spent many hours fine-tuning every inch. I have been using it ever since. It was worth the time just for my own use, but I think a lot of pilots will find that it’s an improvement over the commonly available flight planners.

I’m a tech geek, and I appreciate that a lot of pilots are using electronic flight planning methods these days. An iPad is a great addition to any flight bag, but I still prefer to plan most flights with a pencil and paper. I feel like this forces me to learn the route as I create it, which is why I found it particularly helpful as a student pilot.

For a bullet list of enhancements and to download the free, printable PDF forms, follow this link: Flight plan forms

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Number

7233-1

Title

Flight Plan

Edition Date

August 01, 1982

Orientation

Portrait

Unit of Issue

Responsible Office

AJR-B, Flight Services Program Ops

Comments

Domestic flight plan information is used to govern the flight of aircraft for the protection and identification of aircraft and property and persons on the ground. The information is used by air traffic controllers, search and rescue (SAR) personnel, flight standards inspectors, accident investigators, military, law enforcement, and the Department of Homeland Security.

Contact Information

Scott Cunningham
scott.r.cunningham@faa.gov

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