T03 · Cross-Country Flight Planning: VFR, IFR & Go/No-Go

VFR Route and Altitude Plan

The route itself: legs, escape airports, checkpoints, and a cruising altitude that is actually legal for the course flown.

Blank — fill in your own values.

Route legs

FromToTrue courseDistance (NM)Airspace crossedEscape airport nearby
      
      

Cruising altitude

Magnetic course (true course corrected for variation)
91.159 keys off magnetic course, not true or heading.
Altitude chosen (91.159 hemispheric rule)
Odd+500 for 000–179°, even+500 for 180–359°.
Cloud clearance required for the airspace flown (91.155)
Name the class, then the figures.
Terrain / obstacle clearance margin
 

Fill in your own values from current, real sources — never from this course’s own worked examples — for any real flight.