Flightplans

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Originally Posted by FlyingForFun

To answer the question properly, we also need to distinguish between filing a flight plan by filling in a bit of paper and sending it to Heathrow or Brussels or wherever, and filing an airborne flightplan by calling up ATC on the radio and asking for a zone transit.

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1.2 Types and Categories of Flight Plan

1.2.1 There are two types of flight plan:
(a) Visual Flight Rules (VFR) flight plan;
(b) Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) flight plan.

1.2.2 Flight plans fall into three categories:
(a) Full flight plans: the information filed on Form CA48/RAF 2919;
(b) Repetitive Flight Plans (see paragraph 5);
(c) Abbreviated Flight Plans: the limited information required to obtain a clearance for a portion of flight (eg: flying in a Control Zone, crossing an Airway) filed either by telephone prior to take-off or by RTF when airborne. The destination aerodrome will be advised of the flight only if the flight plan information covers the whole route of the flight.

1.2.3 Full and Abbreviated flight plans may be filed by RTF with the appropriate controlling Air Traffic Service Unit (ATSU).