Enroute procedures

Enroute Procedures

  1. Opening Flight Plan
  2. Setting Heading
  3. Validate TAS
  4. Checkpoints
  5. Drift Correction
  6. Arrival Planning

Opening Flight Plan

  • VFR flight plans are not opened automatically 
  • Must be opened by contacting FSS
  • Departing CNY3, contact London FIC on 122.375
    • Ask to open VFR flight plan, tell them time off CNY3 (UTC)
    • Takeoff Time + Filed EET = ETA

Enroute Procedures

Setting Heading

  • Before crossing SHP:
    • Cruise Checks complete
    • Set power
    • Lean mixture
    • Set heading indicator (to match compass)
    • Set heading bug (if equipped)
  • Overhead SHP:
    • Turn on course 
    • Mark the time
      • Note ETE/ETA – this doesn’t have to be done right this second, as long as you wrote down the time!
    • Begin Departure Angle Check (check that we're on the correct heading, i guess?)
Validate TAS (it's on the ASI!)

This is under c26/c27 planning in the CFS: pg 1426, 1427



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