VFR Flight Plan

Current Weather Conditions

Location Wind Visibility Ceiling Altimeter

VFR Cross-Country Checklist

1 Charts: Check Currency & Locate the following a. Departure Airport b. En Route (Course change checkpoint, Obstructions & Special use airspace) c. Destination & Alternate Airport(s) d. True Course Line(s)(Draw & Measure distance (NM) between checkpoints) 2 Weather: Departure, En Route, Arrival & Wx Reporting Stations, NOTAM & FIF 3 Route: Consider Wx, Alternate Requirements, & Preferred VFR Routes (A/FD) 4 Altitude: Initial Cruise Altitude 5 Performance: Calculate Aircraft Climb, Cruise, Descent and Weight & Balance 6 HFA Preflight Log: Complete 7 FAA Flight Plan: Complete & File 8 HFA Navigation Flight Log: Enter Pertinent Information

Forecast Weather Conditions

Location Time Wind Visibility Ceiling

Winds & Temperatures Aloft

Location Location Location Location

Level
3000 6000 9000 12000

FAA Flight Plan

1 Type VFR IFR DVFR 8 Route of Flight 2 Aircraft Identification 3 Aircraft Type/ Special Equipment 4 True Airspeed KTS 5 Departure Point 6 Departure Time 7 Cruising Altitude

NOTAMs

PIREPS Freezing Levels

9 DestinationAirport & City Name 10 EST Time Enroute Hours Minutes 11 Remarks

Cloud Tops SIGMETs & AIRMETs

15 Number Aboard

12 Fuel On Board Hours Minutes

13 Alternate Airport

14 Pilots Name, Address, Telephone Number & Aircraft Home Base

Notes

16 Aircraft Color

Close VFR Flight Plan with ______ FSS on Arrival

Departure Airport Name & City Frequencies ATIS Airport ID KGON Info Code 127.0 Wind ATIS Visibility TWR/CTAF 125.6 Ceiling CLNC DEL 119.85 GRND 121.65 Altimeter APP CON 125.75 Approach DEP CON 125.75 NOTAMs FSS ASOS/AWOS 122.0 EFAS Flight Watch UNICOM TPA Field Elev.

Groton, Connecticut
23 15

Arrival Airport Name & City Mac Arthur Airport, New York Frequencies ATIS 24 15R KISP Info Code Airport ID ATIS 120.725 Wind 15L TWR/CTAF 119.30 Visibility CLNC DEL 121.85 Ceiling GRND Altimeter 135.30 APP CON Approach 118.0 33R DEP CON NOTAMs 118.0 122.0 FSS ASOS/AWOS 28 33L UNICOM 122.95 EFAS Flight Watch 122.0 TPA Field Elev.

1009 9

Runway
Open Flt. Plan

33

1100 99

Runway Open Flt. Plan

Cruise Alt.

4500ft

Cruise & Performance Data PA Temp

DA

BHP %

61

Cruise & Performance Data RPM/MP 2400 TAS 109

GPH

8.5

HFA Preflight Log

Legs
KGON

Aircraft Type
TH DEV
+14 +14 +14 +14 +14

HFA Navigation Log

GS DST ETE Burn 9M 7m 1.8 73
5M 18M 16M 8M

N Number
GS
EST ACT

TC

True Wind

VAR

MH CH

Fuel

CHECK POINTS
Depart Point

Freq ID

CH

DST
LEG ` REM

Time Off
ETE ATE ETA ATA

Fuel
LEG REM

RPM/MP
Notes

TOC 205*

TOC PLUM 205*

PLUM MAT

On Course Fix

205* 205* 205*

MAT CCC CCC KISP

1.4

Total

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