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Flight Plan (ICAO): DGCA Air Navigation Questions and Answers

40 practice questions on Flight Plan (ICAO) with answers and explanations, plus the key concepts and formulas, from the TrueHeading question bank.

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Use this page to revise Flight Plan (ICAO) for the DGCA Air Navigation paper. Below are the key ideas first, then 12 practice questions with answers and explanations, picked from the 40 questions in the TrueHeading bank for this topic.

In short: The main items of the FPL:

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Key concepts: Flight Plan (ICAO)

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What goes in the ICAO flight plan form?

The main items of the FPL:

  • 7 aircraft identification
  • 8 flight rules and type of flight
  • 9 number, type, wake turbulence category
  • 10 equipment and surveillance
  • 13 departure aerodrome and time
  • 15 cruise speed, level and route
  • 16 destination, EET, alternates
  • 18 other information
  • 19 endurance, persons on board, survival equipment

Flight rules and type of flight letters?

Item 8 letters:

  • I IFR · V VFR
  • Y IFR first, then changes to VFR
  • Z VFR first, then changes to IFR
  • S scheduled · N non-scheduled · G general aviation · M military · X other

Wake turbulence categories in the flight plan?

By maximum take-off mass:

  • L light: up to 7 000 kg
  • M medium: 7 000 to 136 000 kg
  • H heavy: 136 000 kg and above
  • J super (A380)

What are the main items of the ICAO flight plan form?

Item 7 aircraft ID, 8 flight rules and type, 9 number/type/wake category, 10 equipment, 13 departure, 15 route, 16 destination/EET/alternate, 18 other info, 19 supplementary.

  • Flight rules: I (IFR), V (VFR), Y (IFR then VFR), Z (VFR then IFR)
  • Type of flight: S scheduled, N non-scheduled, G general aviation, M military
  • Wake: L, M, H, J

Practice questions: Flight Plan (ICAO)

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Q1On an ATC flight plan, an aircraft indicated as "H" for "Heavy"

  1. Requires a runway length of at least 2 000m at maximum certified take-off mass
  2. Has a certified landing mass greater than or equal to 136 000 kg
  3. Has a certified take-off mass greater than or equal to 140 000 kg
  4. Is of the highest wake turbulence category
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Answer: D. Is of the highest wake turbulence category

Q2On an ATC flight plan, to indicate that you will overfly the way-point TANGO at 350kts at flight level 280, you write:

  1. TANGO / KT350 F280
  2. TANGO / K0350 FL280
  3. TANGO / FL280 N0350
  4. TANGO / N0350 F280
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Answer: D. TANGO / N0350 F280

Q3It is possible, in flight, to: 1 - File an IFR flight plan 2 - Modify an active IFR or VFRflight plan 3 - Cancel an active VFR flight plan 4 - Close an active VFR flightplan Which of the following combinations contains all of the correct statements?

  1. 1 - 2 - 3
  2. 1-2-4
  3. 1 - 2 – 3 - 4
  4. 2 - 3 – 4
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Answer: C. 1 - 2 – 3 - 4

Q4When an ATS flight plan has been submitted for a controlled flight, the flight plan should be amended or cancelled in the event of the off-block time being delayed by:

  1. 60 minutes or more
  2. 45 minutes or more
  3. 30 minutes or more
  4. 90 minutes or more
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Answer: C. 30 minutes or more

Q5How many hours in advance of departure time should a flight plan be filed in thecase of flights into areas subject to air traffic flow management (ATFM)?

  1. 1:00 hour.
  2. 3:00 hours.
  3. 0:30 hours.
  4. 0:10 hours.
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Answer: B. 3:00 hours.

Q6In the appropriate box of a flight plan form, corresponding to the estimated time ofdeparture, the time indicated is that at which the aircraft intends to:

  1. Start-up
  2. Take-off
  3. Go off blocks
  4. Pass the departure beacon
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Answer: C. Go off blocks

Q7On a flight plan you are required to indicate in the box marked "speed" theplanned speed for the first part of the cruise or for the entire cruise.This speed is:

  1. The estimated ground speed
  2. The equivalent airspeed
  3. The indicated airspeed
  4. The true airspeed
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Answer: D. The true airspeed

Q8In an ATS flight plan Item 15 (route), in terms of latitude and longitude, asignificant point at 41°35' north 4°15' east should be entered as :

  1. 41°35' N 04° 15'E
  2. 4135N00415E
  3. N04135E0415
  4. N4135 E00415
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Answer: B. 4135N00415E

Q9In the ATS flight plan, for a non-scheduled flight which of the following lettersshould be entered in Item 8 (Type of Flight):

  1. N/S
  2. N
  3. G
  4. X
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Answer: B. N

Q10In the ATS flight plan item 15, when entering a route for which standard departure (SID) and standard arrival (STAR) procedures exist:

  1. Neither SID nor STAR should be entered
  2. SIDs should be entered but not STARs
  3. STARS should be entered but not SIDs
  4. Both should be entered in the ATS plan where appropriate
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Answer: D. Both should be entered in the ATS plan where appropriate

Q11For a repetitive flight plan (RPL) to be used, flights must take place on a regularbasis on at least:

  1. 20 occasions
  2. 10 occasions
  3. 30 occasions
  4. 50 occasions
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Answer: B. 10 occasions

Q12In an ATS flight plan, Item 15 (route), a cruising pressure altitude of 32000 feetwould be entered as:

  1. FL320
  2. F320
  3. S3200
  4. 32000
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Answer: B. F320

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