Forwarding Flight Plan Information

Question 1

When a flight plan is filed directly with the center, record all items given by the pilot on a ____ ?

Answer 1

• Flight progress strip
• Flight data entry (automated)
• Voice recorder

Question 2

Enter ___ in block 26 of the initial flight progress strip for ___ use.

Answer 2

• Sector position number

* To identify where information may be found in the event of Search and Rescue

Question 3

When En Route Flight Data Processing is not in operations, forward flight plan information to the appropriate ____? and include ____ on the strip.

Answer 3

• ATC facility
• FSS
• Military Base Operations
• Record the time of filing and delivery on the flight progress strips

Question 4

Who is data forwarded to as an aircraft progresses along its route?

Answer 4

Controller to Controller within the facility and then to the receiving facility

Question 5

When forwarding data, make sure the information is_____?

Answer 5

Correct and up to date

Question 6

You cannot use the remarks section of a flight progress strip in lieu of voice coordination to pass what kind of information?

Answer 6

Control information

Question 7

Use automation in preference to manual procedures when permitted by:

Answer 7

• Workload
• Communications
• Equipment capabilities

Question 8

Flight progress data must be forwarded at least ___ minutes before the aircraft is estimated to enter the receiving facilities area.

Answer 8

15

Question 9

Time requirements may be increased or deceased depending upon___?

Answer 9

• Decreased by LOA or Facility directive

* Increased due to manual data processing or non-radar operations

Question 10

What items need to be forwarded?

Answer 10

• Aircraft ID
• Number of aircraft/H/type/equipment suffix
• Assigned altitude
• ETA over last reporting point/fix in your sector, or assumed departure time
• Altitude at which the aircraft will enter the receiving facilities area other than assigned (including climbing to descending)
• TAS
• Point of departure
• Remaining route of flight
• Destination airport and clearance limit if other than
• ETA at destination (not required for military or scheduled air carriers
• Requested altitude if other than assigned (within facility only)
• Assigned beacon code(when forwarded manually and aircraft is on a computer assigned beacon code)
• Longitudinal separation used between aircraft at the same altitude if less than 10 minutes separation exists at the boundary
• Additional non-routine information pertinent to flight safety (minimum fuel or emergencies)

Question 11

When must you forward a position report over the last reporting point in the transferring facilities area?

Answer 11

• Time differs by more than 3 minutes from the estimate given
• Requested by the controller
• Agreed upon between facilities
• During FDP time will update automatically via computer

Question 12

What information is circled in red?

Answer 12

• Information or revised information forwarded
• Minutes and altitude when a flight plan or estimate is forwarded (inter and intra) it is acceptable to circle hour and minutes even though it is not required to circle the hour

Question 13

How many minutes before an aircraft is estimated to enter a receiving facilities area must flight progress data be forwarded?

Answer 13

15

Question 14

Other than the time component what other item should be circled in red to indicate that a flight plan or estimate has been forwarded?

Answer 14

Altitude

Question 15

When must you coordinate with the receiving facility before an aircraft departs?

Answer 15

When the departure point is less than 15 minutes flying time from the boundary

Question 16

When automated transfer of flight data occurs, coordination requirements may be reduced by LOA to:

Answer 16

• 5 minutes

* Specific mileage

Question 17

Forward departure time or subsequent strip posting time unless:

Answer 17

The assumed departure time is within three minutes of actual departure time

Question 18

Inbound information must be forwarded to approach control when?

Answer 18

Before the transfer of control point

Question 19

Transfer radio communications and control responsibility early enough to?

Answer 19

Allow the receiving facility to clear the aircraft beyond the clearance limit prior to the aircraft reaching it

Question 20

When should you forward arrival information to a non approach control tower?

Answer 20

Soon enough to permit adjustment to traffic flow or before issuing a clearance that requires flight within a surface area of which the tower has responsibility unless covered in an LOA

Question 21

What information should be forwarded to FSS from airborne military flights?

Answer 21

• IFR flight plans
• Change from VFR to IFR
• Change in IFR flight plan such as
o Change in destination
• Aircraft ID
• Departure point
• Original destination
• Position and time
• New destination
• ETA
• Remarks (fuel exhaustion)
• Revised ETA
o Change in fuel exhaustion (given in hours and minutes)

Question 22

What is the North American Route Program?

Answer 22

A set of rules and procedures that are designed to increase the flexibility of user flight planning within published guidelines

Question 23

NRP must only be entered in the remarks section of a flight plan when?

Answer 23

Prior coordination is accomplished with ATCSCC or by international NRP flight operations procedures

Question 24

When an international flight entering the US requests to participate in NRP what must happen?

Answer 24

The en route facility that received the request must enter NRP in the remarks section of the flight plan

Question 25

NRP must be retained in the remarks section of the flight plan if the aircraft is moved due to:

Answer 25

Weather, traffic, or other tactical reasons (return aircraft to originally filed route as soon as condition warrant)

Question 26

When would you remove NRP from the remarks section?

Answer 26

When the pilot requests a change in route