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MST+7= UTC
CDT+5= UTC
MDT+6= UTC
ADT+8= UTC
HST+10= UTC Departure Airport
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BACKGROUND INFORMATION NEEDED

1. Pilot Qualifications (e.g., Private, Instrument) 5. Departure Airport
2. Type of Flight (VFR/IFR) 6. Route of Flight En Route
3. Aircraft N-Number or Pilot’s Name 7. Destination/Alternate
4. Aircraft Type 8. Flight Altitude(s)
9. ETD and ETE
TYPE OF BRIEFING: Standard Abbreviated Outlook
ADVERSE CONDITIONS

Destination Airport

Alternate
WINDS ALOFT
Altitudes PIREPs/RAREPs
Station

FORECAST CONDITIONS
Departure Airport

En Route

Flight Watch: 122.0 Flight Service: 122.2 (and as published)

LIGHT GUN SIGNALS
Signal Aircraft on surface Aircraft in flight
Freezing Level:
Steady green Cleared for takeoff Cleared to land Departure En Route Destination
Flashing green Cleared to taxi Return for landing Destination Airport
Steady red Stop Give way to other a/c & circle
Flashing red Taxi clear of runway in use Airport unsafe—do not land
Flashing white Return to starting point at airport Not applicable Alternate
Alternating red Exercise extreme caution Exercise extreme caution
and green
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LOCATION TIME Frequencies:

ATIS CLD GRD TWR DEP
ww w.a sf.org /skyspotter PILOT’S WX GO/NO GO
CHECKLIST Clearance
AWOS/ASOS
ALTITUDE A/C TYPE CLOUDS VIS/PRECIP Ceiling and visibility

Adverse WX, including

sigmets/airmets
CTAF
Pilot reports (PIREPS),
including cloud top UNICOM
TEMP. WIND TURB/ICING REMARKS
reports

Freezing level (icing)

Temp/dew point
DEPARTURE PT ROUTE ESTIMATE ACTUAL
spread
CHECK POINT VIA CRS DIST GS ETE ETA GS ATE ATA
Alternate airport
WX forecast
NOTAMs/TFRs Winds and
temperatures aloft

NOTAMs

Favorable area
forecast

Density altitude

Convective outlook

Turbulence

MILITARY TRAINING ACTIVITY (e.g., MOAs, MTRs)

FLIGHT PLAN FORM

1. Type 2. Aircraft 3.Aircraft Type 4. True 5. Departure Point 6. Departure Time 7. Cruising
Identification Special Equip. Airspeed Proposed(z) Actual(z) Altitude:
VFR
IFR
DVFR
8. Route of Flight
FOLD ON THIS LINE

9. Destination 10. Est. Time Enroute 11. Remarks

(Name of Airport and City) Hours Minutes

FUEL MANAGEMENT TIME EN ROUTE

12. Fuel on Board 13. Alternate Airport(s) 14. Pilot’s Name, Address & Telephone Number & Aircraft Home Base 15. Number
Hours Minutes Aboard TANK TIME
17. Destination Contact/Telephone (optional) ON
OFF
16. Color of Aircraft TIME
CLOSE VFR FLIGHT PLAN WITH FSS ON ARRIVAL OFF
ON
Special Equipment Suffix: D: DME, no transponder Y: RNAV, no transponder
X: No DME, no transponder B: DME, transponder without Mode C C: RNAV, transponder without Mode C
TIME ATE
T: No DME, transponder without Mode C A: DME, transponder with Mode C I: RNAV, transponder with Mode C
U: No DME, t ransponder with Mode C G: GPS with en route and terminal capability
CLOSE YOUR FLIGHT PLAN