Flying

VFR Flight Plan Filing for IFR Pilots

Here's a time-saving trick for IFR pilots who want to depart their home airport VFR and then have the option of easily picking up an IFR routing midflight. To do it, simply fill out an IFR flight plan ...
Aviation Week

FAA To Transition To ICAO IFR Flight Plan Form

On Oct. 1, FAA will make the transition from its traditional domestic IFR flight plan (Form 7233-1) to the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) IFR flight plan (Form 7233-4) for domestic ...
Flying

FAA: ICAO Flight Plan Format Becomes Mandatory Next Month

It’s a change that has been a long time in coming, and thanks to the proliferation of flight-planning apps it won’t have much of a practical impact, but the FAA confirms that starting at the end of ...
Russ can Fly on MSN

Flying My First Filed Instrument Flight Plan!

I am training to get my instrument rating! Being an instrument rated private pilot will unlock many opportunities to conduct awesome general aviation cross country flight. Being able to fly in ...
al.com

FAA flight plan glitch causes widespread flight delays in South, across U.S.

ATLANTA -- A problem with the FAA system that collects airlines' flight plans caused widespread flight cancellations and delays nationwide this morning. It was the second time in 15 months that a ...