Title: Describe operational flight plan requirements.
Course: Aircraft Pilot Training I (20053-I) > Section: Exploring Regulations

Description should include the following:

- Filed by a pilot or flight dispatcher with the local Civil Aviation Authority (e.g., the FAA in the United States) prior to departure which indicate the plane's planned route or flight path.
- Include basic information such as departure and arrival points, estimated time en route, alternate airports in case of bad weather, type of flight (whether IFR or VFR), the pilot's information, number of people on board and information about the aircraft itself.
- In most countries, flight plans are required for flights under IFR, but may be optional for flying VFR unless crossing international borders.

PLT433