Flight Plans

Question 1

What are the two types of flight plans?

Answer 1

IFR n VFR

Question 2

When is a flight plan required?

Answer 2

1) a flight provided with ATC service
2) IFR Flights in Advisory Airspace
3) Flights within a Area/route providing a FIS/ Alerting and search and rescue service
4) Flights in an area facilitating coordination with appropriate military or ATSUs in adjacent states to avoid being intercepted
5) Flights that cross international Borders
6) Flights at night leaving the vicinity of an aerodrome

Question 3

What are the 3 categories of flight plans?

Answer 3

Full
Repetitive flight plan (RPL)
Abbreviated FPL: phone/RTF

Question 4

Is it possible to mix RPL and FPL?

Answer 4

No cannot mix

Question 5

How many days before submission minimum for a RPL?

Answer 5

14 days before first flight

Question 6

How many days for a revised submission minimum for RPL?

Answer 6

7 WORKING days before first flight

Question 7

Suspension of RPL flights not accepted less than 3 days.
True or False?
What must be done if missed?

Answer 7

True.

Individual daily cancellation messages required.

Question 8

The destination aerodrome will be advised of abbreviated FPL flight if the information covers the whole route of the flight. True or False?

Answer 8

True.

Question 9

When can a Pilot file a FPL?

Answer 9

For any flight

Question 10

When must a flight plane be submitted?

Answer 10

60 minutes before start/taxi clearance

Question 11

How many hours in advance must a FPL (before EOBT) for North Atlantic Flights (subject to Air Traffic Flow Management Measures)

Answer 11

3 hours before EOBT

Question 12

For an airborne flight plan what is the warning time required to enter controlled airspace?

Answer 12

At least 10 minutes

Question 13

Who is responsible for DEP messages?

Answer 13

ATSU or responsible person?

Question 14

When is overdue action taken?

Answer 14

Within 30 minutes of the notified ETA

Question 15

When must a DEP message be sent?

Answer 15

For IFR FPL operating outside the IFPS Zone

VFR FPLs

IFR FPLs operating outside CAS

Question 16

Who is responsible for the distribution of IFR/General Air Traffic (GAT) Flight Information?

Answer 16

Eurocontrol Air Traffic Flow Control Management (AFTCM) initiative

Question 17

Flights within the IFPS Zone addressed to 2

EUCHZMFP
EUCBZMFP

True or False

Answer 17

True

Question 18

How far in advance can you file a

FPL?

Answer 18

120 hours

Question 19

If not commencing EOBT within 24 hours must be dated (EOBD)

True or False?

Answer 19

True

Question 20

Who is responsible for filing a FPL?

Answer 20

Aircraft Operators

Question 21

What 5 fields can’t be changed with a CHG message?

Answer 21

1) Aircraft Callsign
2) Departure Aerodrome
3) Destination Aerodrome
4) EOBT
5) EOBD

Question 22

When a FPL has been cancelled you must wait 5 minutes till sending a new one. True or False?

Answer 22

True

Question 23

What is a SRM?

Answer 23

Slot revision message

Question 24

Are VFR flight plans covered by IFPS?

Answer 24

No. Assessed to FIR and appropriate Aerodromes

Question 25

If ATSU at departure/destination aerodrome they shall inform the other of POB and pass details in field 19 of FPl.

True or False

Answer 25

True.

Question 26

What type of flight plan shall a SVFR FLIGHT FILE AS?

Answer 26

IFR

Question 27

Aircraft needing SVFR Clearance shall be states in field 15 designating the points at which the pilot intends to enter or Leave CTR. And the SVFR routing within the CTR.

True or False?

Answer 27

True

Question 28

what details are in section 19 if the flight plan?

Answer 28

Endurance 
POB 
Safety equipment 
Radio types 
Dingies and jackets 
PIC