FLIGHT PLANNING SUMMARY

ALTITUDES and HEIGHTS

• MEA(FL/nil): Minimum safe En-Route Altitude with also RADIO COVERAGE. It’s MOCA and MRA!
• MOCA(T): Mimimum Obstruction Clearance Altitude.
• MORA(a): Minimum Off-Route Altitude. Corridor of obstacle clearance of 20 nm.
• MAA(MAA): Maximum Authorized Altitude that also provide RADIO COVERAGE.
• MRA(/): Minimum Reception Altitude for RADIO COVERAGE at 360°.
• OCA: MOCA for APPROACH.
• MDA/DA: Minimum Descent Altitude/Decision Altitude. For non precision/precision approach.

EN-ROUTE

• MTR: Minimum Time Route (great circle)

• MCR: Minimum Cost Route
• Obstacle Clearance over congested areas is 1000 ft or 2000ft if mountainous within R=600m.
• POS ATC REPORT: Ident/Pos/TimeUTC/FL/ETA and POS/3°POS
• WYP must distance less than 30 min or 200nm
• RNP: Required Navigation Precision. It’s the precision of the route during 95% of flight time (ex.
RNP5=+/- 5nm during 95% of time).
• COM failure: continue VMC and LAND asap/wait 20min from the Pos report in IFR-IMC-noRADAR
with same V and Alt/wait 7 min from POS report in IFR-IMC-RADAR and squack 7600.
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• PSR: 𝐻+𝑂 E is Safe Endurance.
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• PET: 𝐻+𝑂, D is the distance Dep-Dest. O is AEO and H is OEI.
• ICAO flight LEVELS: see the left image.

CHART SYMBOLS and ABBREVIATIONS

◊ Fan Marker WX 126.70 Volmet Freq TACAN Freq is for DME use
LIPZ Ident 337.00 KOR means
that the NDB has
1411-710(80) Elev-Longest RWY in mt/ft These are civil and military IFR
BFO available if ADF
TWR 120.10(v) Freq(VDF available) is switched on AD. The VFRs are green.

DEPARTURE and APPROACHES (see the right image)

• The start of Int Approach is IF and when A/C is stabilized. Then A/C is configured for L/D.
• FEEDER ROUTE: it’s an airway that provide an approach to the airport and it’s a STAR.
• LO: Locator Outer. LOC: Localizer. LTD: Limited. LT: Limited to.
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• 𝟓𝟎𝟎: above 500. ̅̅̅̅̅̅
𝟓𝟎𝟎: below 500. 𝟓𝟎𝟎: mandatory altitude. 𝟓𝟎𝟎 : between altitudes.
METEREOLOGY (METAR-TAF-SIGMET), NOTAMS

• Clouds: SKC(SkyClear)=0/FEW=1-2/SCT(Scattered)=3-4/BKN(Broken)=5-7/OVC(Overcast)=8.
• Ceilings are given from the GND

FZ Freezing SN Snow
FG Fog IC Ice
+ Heavy SH Shower
- Light -RA light Rain

FUEL POLICY
Fuel for From T/O THE BIGGEST Fuel from PROP: 45min OEI: Fuel for
Taxi and to L/D to MDA/DA
APU Destination 5% of Trip to L/D at holding Alt and for
3% if EnRoute Alt(ERA) Alt TURBINE: 15min of
holding at
Taxi

Final Reserve

Extra
Trip

Contingency

Alternate

Additional
is within 20% of Trip of 30min at
radius centered at 25% holding speed 1500ft
or 20%+50nm
whichever is bigger
at 1500ft over NO ALT(PROP
Alternate or and JET): Fuel
5min at holding speed over for 15min at
at 1500ft above
destination
Destination 1500ft of
when no ALT is holding above
required Dest

RCF Taxi-Trip-Reserve as Basic Contingency: 5% of Trip fuel from DP to Dest1

Procedure. No additional RQD.
Contingency: 5% of Trip fuel from Dep to Dest2

PDP/ Taxi-Trip-Extra as Basic Procedure. PROP: 45min and the smallest between 15% and 2hr of cruise
Cont as 5% of Trip Dep-Dest or
TURBINE: 2hr of cruiseAdd/Res/Alt
ISOLATED Dep-Alt. Additional as the biggest
between as follow or FINAL RES.
AERODROME FOR ISOLATED A/D USE 2°
PROP: 45 min

METHOD TURBINE: 30min of holding at 1500ft

NB: RESERVE FUEL is Final Reserve Fuel with Alternate, Contingency and Additional Fuel

ICAO FLIGHT PLAN

• Current F/P is filed with amendments and clearance and should has been submitted before 10
min(compiled in-flight), 60 min(normal) or 3hrs if route has HIGH FLOW.
• F/P should be resubmitted if delay is more than 60 min from EOBT.

Flight Rules I: IFR V: VFR Z: VFR-IFR Y: IFR-VFR

ITEM 8 Type of Flight S: Air Service N: NonScheduled
G: General
M: Military X: Other
Aviat
Number of A/C Type of A/C or ZZZZ→ITEM 18
ITEM 9 Wake turbulence: H: Heavy M: Medium L: Low
Mode A/C/S N: no COM/NAV C: LORAN C D: DME F: ADF UHF/VHF
ITEM 10 G:GNSS S: COM/NAV L: ILS O: VOR T: TACAN K=MLS
ITEM 13 DEPARTURE ICAO code or ZZZZ→ITEM 18 TIME EOBT: Est Off Block Time
SPEED: K(km/h)/N(knot)-TAS LEVEL: F300(FL)/A045(Altitude ft)/M0840(Altitude mt)
ROUTE: Insert Departure as DCN if it starts from a WYP or start with the SID. ATS route. Insert
change of Alt/Speed <5% as VIC/M078F350. Climb between FL 100 and FL 300 is
ITEM 15 C/VIC/N0350/F100F300. Changes of Flying rules use VIC VFR.
EXAMPLE: LEK2B(SID) LEK(FIX) UA6 XMM/M78F330(change of FL at XMM along UA6) UA6
NTS(FIX) DCT FTM(DireCT to FTM) FATIM1A(STAR)
ITEM 16 DESTINATION ICAO code or ZZZZ→ITEM 18 EET: Estimated Elapsed Time over Destination

ITEM 18 Other INFO Purpose of Flight HOSP/HUM/MEDE-VAC/SAR/STATE

ITEM 19 ENDURANCE Persons OnBoard: N° or TBN SAR Equipment: thick what there isn’t