Pre-Flight Planning: The Flight Plan Form

Question 1

Where can you find the full instructions on completing a flight plan form?

Answer 1

AIC

Question 2

PPL pilots are advised to file a flightplan if intending to fly where?

Answer 2

More than 10nm from the coast or over sparsely populated/mountainous areas

Question 3

When does an IFR flight not require a flightplan?

Answer 3

When flying in ‘open FIR’ by day or night

Question 4

Typically, a flightplan should be filed how early for a flight?

Answer 4

At least 30 mins before requesting taxi or start-up clearance
(60 mins in some areas)

Question 5

If a flight lands at an aerodrome not specified as its flight plan destination, what must you do?

Answer 5

Contact the specific destination within 30 minutes