Cross-Country Flight Planning: VFR, IFR & Go/No-Go

Worksheets

14 worksheets, one set per chapter, each as a web reference, a print-friendly blank form, and a worked fictional example. This purchase pays for the instruction and these original worksheets, not exclusive access to information found elsewhere.

T01Trip Definition and Eligibility
Write down the mission, then confirm the pilot and the airplane can actually fly it, before researching a single airport.
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T02Airport Research (Three Passes)
One sheet per airport — departure, destination, and every fallback — researched the same way every time.
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T03VFR Route and Altitude Plan
The route itself: legs, escape airports, checkpoints, and a cruising altitude that is actually legal for the course flown.
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T04Weather Briefing Log
Build the weather picture in sequence, and write down what each finding actually changes in the plan.
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T05Weight and Balance
Load the airplane you actually have, and check the envelope at both takeoff and expected landing weight.
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T06Takeoff and Landing Performance
Chart-corrected distances for the actual conditions, plus the wind component the runway actually gives you.
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T07VFR Navigation Log and Fuel Ledger
One leg solved by hand, and a segmented fuel budget built around the 91.151 reserve plus a personal margin.
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T08IFR Route, Departure, and Filing Plan
A route the airplane and pilot can fly, a departure checked for obstacles and climb gradient, and what was actually filed and cleared.
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T09Approach and Alternate Eligibility
The destination 1-2-3 test, worked against the actual forecast window, and the alternate(s) checked against their own minima.
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T10IFR Fuel Ledger
A fuel budget that survives a missed approach and a diversion to the alternate, built under 91.167.
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T11Personal Minimums
Written in a quiet moment, for one pilot and one airplane — not decided on the ramp.
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T12Go/No-Go Decision Record
The four gates, worked in order, dated — the record this course keeps instead of a feeling.
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T13Complete Trip Packet Checklist
Ties every worksheet in this course into one submission — the packet, not just a chapter’s worth.
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T14Final Assessment Rubric and Self-Score
The scoring standard this course grades a trip packet against, for self-assessment before any instructor review.
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