Flight Planning

Question 1

Anytime a flight goes beyond 25 NM, what do you need to file?

Answer 1

A flight plan or itenerary

Question 2

If you are operating within or into the ADIZ, what must you file?

Answer 2

A flight plant (Flight iteneraries are not accepted)

Question 3

If you fly from Canada to the US, what do you need to file?

Answer 3

An ICAO format flight plan

Question 4

How long after the stated arrival time on your flight plan does Search and Rescue start looking for you?

Answer 4

Wheels up one hour after your stated arrival time

Question 5

IFR will always file a flight plan, but what are the two acceptions?

Answer 5

1) The flight is conducted in part or whole outside controlled airspace
2) Facilities are inadequate to permit the communication of a flight plan

Question 6

What are the 6 ways you can file a flight plan?

Answer 6

1) Flight Information Centre (FIC)
2) Flight Service Station (FSS)
3) Telephone it in
4) In person (dunno how that would work)
5) Nav Canada Website
6) Via the radio on the published Flight Information Service En Route (FISE) frequency

Question 7

How far in advance, and how soon before you go, can you file a flight plan?

Answer 7

You can file a flight plan up to 24hrs before you go but no less than 30 minutes before you leave

Question 8

Who can you file a flight itenarary with?

Answer 8

FIC/FSS or a responsible person

Question 9

An aircraft is considered overdue and SAR will commence when…

Answer 9

Flight Plan - The process starts five min after your arrival time (they call your arrival airport, call you, etc). Then it’s with wheels up one hour after your ETA

Flight Itinerary - 24 hours of the ETA OR if you put a specific SAR time

Question 10

What are the Wake Turbulence Catergories and their weights?

Answer 10

Light - 7000lbs or less
Medium - 7001 lbs up to 300 000lbs
Heavy - 300, 000lbs or more

Question 11

The letter S is used on a flight plan to indicated Standard Equipment. What is this standard equipment?

Answer 11

VHF Radio, VOR, and ILS

Question 12

When using the letter G in the equipment box on an IFR flight plan, the GPS receiver must be…

Answer 12

• Approved in accordance with the requirements specified in TSO C-129.

Question 13

How are destination and stop-over airport IDs indicated on both a Canadian and ICAO Flight Plan?

Answer 13

ICAO uses four character designation (CYYC)
Canadian uses three (YYC)

Question 14

If you are stopping at a destination that does not have a designator, what should you put on your flight plan?

Answer 14

ZZZZ in the destinations/stopovers sections and then add more details in line item 18

Question 15

What airspeed do you put on your flight plan and why?

Answer 15

True airspeed (which is how fast you move through the air) SAR uses this with the winds to find a radius of how far you could have gone

Question 16

If your TAS indicated on your flight plan changes by more than ____, you must….

Answer 16

5 kts. Update it with ATC (if you are IFR you may need a clearance for this)

Question 17

How is knots expressed on a flight plan?

Answer 17

N followed by four numbers

N0100 = 100kts

Question 18

How is altitude expressed on a flight plan?

Answer 18

A followed by three numbers

A045 = 4500 ft

Question 19

How is routing info written on a flight plan?

Answer 19

Question 20

What is the EET?

Answer 20

Estimated Elapsed Time

VFR: Total time of the flight from wheels up to wheels down
IFR: Wheels up to initial approach fix

Question 21

How should fuel be expressed on a flight plan?

Answer 21

It should be given in hours and minutes

Question 22

When should a pilot close their flight plan?

Answer 22

As soon as possible after landing but otherwise:

-No later than 1 hour after your last reported ETA (Flight Plan)
-No later than 24 hours after your last reported ETA (Flight Itinerary)

Question 23

How do you fill in the PIC info?

Answer 23

X-123456 Student
R-123456 Recreational
P-123456 Private
C-123456 Comercial
A-123456 ATPL

Question 24

On a flight plan, the Endurance Time means…

Answer 24

…endurance in hours and minutes and includes reserves