Flight Plans

Filing a VFR Flight Plan

A VFR flight plan is required for:

• All VFR flights entering controlled airspace (including departures and arrivals at controlled aerodromes).
• All VFR flights at night.

VFR flight plans are filed using ICAO-standard flight plan submission forms. Alternatively, for flights operating only within a specific terminal control area (TMA), pilots may file their flight plans via voice.

Required Information for a VFR Flight Plan

The following details are mandatory when filing a VFR flight plan:

• Callsign (aircraft registration or designated flight ID)
• Route of flight (departure, route, and destination)
• Estimated enroute time
• Endurance (fuel endurance in hours and minutes)
• Pilot-in-command (PIC) name and number of persons on board (POB)

Example of Filing a VFR Flight Plan via Voice

A pilot may file their flight plan verbally when operating within a designated terminal area.

Example Phraseology:

🧑‍✈️ (TF-)FFL, requesting VFR flight plan: Departure [Airport], enroute to [Destination] via [Route/Area], estimated time enroute [EET], endurance [Fuel], PIC [Pilot Name], [Number of Persons on Board].

Example:

🧑‍✈️ Alpha Bravo Charlie, requesting VFR flight plan: Departure Casablanca, enroute to Marrakech via coastal route, estimated time enroute 1 hour 20 minutes, endurance 4 hours, PIC John Doe, 2 persons on board.

Entering a Flight Plan in ATC Systems

For controllers, flight plans filed via voice can be manually entered into ATC systems such as Euroscope or other radar client software.

Flight Plan Entry Steps in Euroscope:

1. Select the aircraft: Click on the callsign or type it and press NUMPAD +.
2. Open the flight plan menu: Press F1.
3. Create a flight plan: Press A, then NUMPAD +.
4. Alternatively, use specific functions in TopSky or other ATC plugins (refer to the user manual for details).