Private Pilot for Rotorcraft Category Helicopter Rating › I. Preflight Preparation › Task D. Cross-Country Flight Planning

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Route planning, including consideration of different classes and special use airspace (SUA) and selection of appropriate and available navigation/communication systems and facilities.

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Aeronautical Information Manual p. 4-6-3
Chapter 4. Air Traffic Control › Section 5. Surveillance Systems › 4-6-4. Flight Planning into RVSM Airspace
Policy for ICAO Flight Plan Equipment Suffixes. 1. Operators/aircraft that are RVSM-compliant and that file ICAO flight plans will file “/W” in block 10 (Equipment) to indicate RVSM authorization and will also file the appropriate ICAO Flight Plan suffixes ... indicate navigation and communication capabilities. 2. Operators/aircraft that file ICAO flight plans that include flight in Domestic U.S. RVSM airspace must file “/W” in block 10 to indicate RVSM authorization. e. Importance of Flight Plan Equipment Suffixes. Military users…
Aeronautical Information Manual p. 5-1-18
Chapter 5. Air Traffic Procedures › Section 1. Preflight › 5-1-15. Canceling IFR Flight Plan
Closing VFR/DVFR Flight Plans A pilot is responsible for ensuring that his/her VFR or DVFR flight plan is canceled. You should close your flight plan with the nearest FSS, or if one is not available, you may request ... facility to relay your cancellation to the FSS. Control towers do not automatically close VFR or DVFR flight plans since they do not know if a particular VFR aircraft is on a flight plan. If you fail to report…
Aeronautical Information Manual p. 5-1-14
Chapter 5. Air Traffic Procedures › Section 1. Preflight › 5-1-6. Flight Plan - IFR Flights
Pilots of aircraft equipped with approved area navigational equipment may file for RNAV routes throughout the National Airspace System in accordance with the following procedures: (a) File airport-to-airport flight plans. (b) File the appropriate indication of RNAV and/or ... capability in the flight plan. (c) Plan the random route portion of the flight plan to begin and end over appropriate arrival and departure transition fixes or appropriate navigation aids for the altitude stratum within which the flight will…
Aeronautical Information Manual p. 5-1-10
Chapter 5. Air Traffic Procedures › Section 1. Preflight › 5-1-5. Flight Plan - VFR Flights
Flight Plan - VFR Flights (See Appendix 4, FAA Form 7233-4 – International Flight Plan) a. The requirements for the filing and activation of VFR flight plans can vary depending in which airspace the flight is operating. Pilots are responsible ... activating flight plans with a Flight Service Station. Control tower personnel do not automatically activate VFR flight plans. 1. Within the continental U.S., a VFR flight plan is not normally required. 2. VFR flights (except for DoD and law enforcement…
Aeronautical Information Manual p. Appendix 4-1
Appendix 4. FAA Form 7233-4 - International Flight Plan
Appendix 3. Abbreviations/Acronyms Appendix 4. FAA Form 7233-4 - International Flight Plan Appendix 4. FAA Form 7233-4 - International Flight Plan a. The FAA will accept a flight plan in international format for IFR, VFR, SFRA, and DVFR flights. File ... flight plan electronically via a Flight Service Station (FSS), FAA contracted flight plan filing service, or other commercial flight plan filing service. Depending on the filing service chosen, the method of entering data may be different but the information required…