Planning a VFR Cross-Country Flight
- Choose Your Route. ...
- Get a Weather Briefing. ...
- Choose an Altitude and Cruise Profile. ...
- Compute Airspeed, Time, and Distance. ...
- Familiarize Yourself With the Airport. ...
- Double-Check Your Equipment. ...
- Get an Updated Briefing. ...
- File a Flight Plan.
How do you open and close a VFR flight plan?
After receiving confirmation the VFR Flight Plan was filed, you'll see 3 buttons at the bottom of the Flights screen: Cancel, Amend and Activate. After activating the flight plan, the green “Activate” button will switch to a Close function, so that you can easily close the flight plan after landing.
Do you need a flight plan for VFR?
Do you have to file a VFR flight plan to fly VFR? No (with one exception). Unlike, IFR flight plans, VFR flight plans are not usually required, but they're highly recommended. Remember VFR flight plans help emergency workers find you if you crash.
