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• Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledgep. 2-14
  Chapter 2: Aeronautical Decision-Making › The Decision-Making Process › The Plan

  Plan The “Plan” can also be called the mission or the task. It contains the basic elements of cross-country planning, weather, route, fuel, publications currency, etc. The “Plan” should be reviewed and updated several times during the course ... delayed takeoff due to maintenance, fast moving weather, and a short notice TFR may all radically alter the plan. The “plan” is not only about the flight plan, but also all the events that surround the flight and allow…

• Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledgep. 16-21
  Chapter 16: Navigation › Filing a VFR Flight Plan

  actual time cannot be given because of inadequate communication. The FSS specialist who accepts the flight plan does not inform the pilot of this procedure, however. Figure 16-27 shows the flight plan form a pilot files with ... When filing a flight plan by telephone or radio, give the information in the order of the numbered spaces. This enables the FSS specialist to copy the information more efficiently. Most of the fields are either self-explanatory…

• Risk Management Handbookp. 6-2
  Chapter 6: Threat and Error Management › Causes of Errors › Inadequate Flight Planning or Preparation

  Inadequate Flight Planning or Preparation Chapters 3, 4, and 5 of this handbook discuss risk analysis as an important step in the flight planning process. However, the pilot can only conduct a preflight risk analysis based on the information gathered ... before flight. Inadequate flight planning may leave a pilot in unanticipated conditions and can lead to errors. For example, a pilot dropped off a passenger at the Edward F. Knapp State airport (KMPV) in rural Vermont and expected to refuel…

• Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledgep. B-2
  Appendix B: Acronyms, Abbreviations, and NOTAM Contractions

  improvement plan AIRMET—Airmen’s Meteorological Information AIRNET—Airport Network Simulation Model AIS—aeronautical lnformation service AlT—automated information transfer ALP—airport layout plan ALS—approach light system ALSFl—ALS with sequenced flashers I ALSF2—ALS with sequenced flashers ... ALSIP—Approach Lighting System Improvement Plan ALSTG—altimeter setting ALT—altitude ALTM—altimeter ALTN—alternate ALTNLY—alternately ALTRV—altitude reservation AMASS—airport movement area safety system AMCC—ADF/ARTCC Maintenance Control Center AMDT—amendment AMGR—Airport Manager AMOS—Automatic meteorological observing…

• 14 CFR Part 91 — General Operating and Flight RulesOpen
  14 CFR § 91.169 IFR flight plan: Information required.

  flight plan: Information required. or a combination of them, indicate that, at the estimated time of arrival at the alternate airport, the ceiling and visibility at that airport will be at or above the following weather minima ... minima are those allowing descent from the MEA, approach, and landing under basic VFR. (d) Cancellation. When a flight plan has been activated, the pilot in command, upon canceling or completing the flight under the flight plan, shall notify…

• 14 CFR Part 91 — General Operating and Flight RulesOpen
  14 CFR § 91.153 VFR flight plan: Information required.

  flight plan: Information required. (a) Information required. Unless otherwise authorized by ATC, each person filing a VFR flight plan shall include in it the following information: (1) The aircraft identification number and, if necessary, its radio call sign ... other information the pilot in command or ATC believes is necessary for ATC purposes. (b) Cancellation. When a flight plan has been activated, the pilot in command, upon canceling or completing the flight under the flight plan, shall notify…