Ep. 216: IFR Flight Planning | How To

In this video we'll cover how to properly complete an IFR Flight Plan, along with a helpful checklist below to cover all the steps!

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[ZeroProductions]

We use our manual E6B to calculate the last time a girl talked to us... taking wind direction into account of course

[abbieamavi]

*I'm 2 weeks out from my IFR checkride, and I'm feeling overwhelmed kind of like I did for my first couple cross countries in Private. I think I always over complicate my planning to be honest. 😂 Great video summary!*

[djbprogrammer]

Very useful. You've answered a lot of questions that usually don't get address in early training. I really like your thoroughness. Thank you.

[coryvazquez]

Great video! I was listening to this at work so I may have missed it. The one thing (I think) you missed is to explain the unusable radials of the VORs in the IFR Supplement. Definitely an important consideration in planning an IFR flight using only VORs!

[chandrashekharthakkar]

While planning alternate to Daytona beach, you planned direct - that would require GPS, which you said you don’t have. Also you went through restricted airspace without checking it’s limitations

[lukespreeman]

Great stuff John! remember to check those NOTAMS and TFRs first so you don't waste your time planning everything and then find out the RWYs closed haha.

[robertspitaleri]

great video. Thank you so much. I am half way through my IFR training.
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[mattbasford]

I've flown nearly 500 hours VFR with a lot of cross country. You said that hopefully we would recall from a VFR flight plan. I have never filed a VFR flight plan...ever.

[guygnm]

Great video when looking it for the first time

[richelefloyd]

Am I somehow missing the checklist link in the description?

[UnusualAttitudes]

Great video, Jon- valuable information here!

[radamdrake]

Very helpful video, passed my instrument checkride!

[robertspitaleri]

Thank you for great video and excellent teaching

[danieldillon]

Thank you for doing this and all the videos you do.

[blakebaumgart]

Great video man, really helpful and relevant

[jherrod]

Very nice. Great job. Helpful. I'm over in West Palm Beach.

[PickJesus]

Thanks Jon. What if you want to fly a touch & go approach and then go to another nearby airport for practice approaches on one IFR Flight plan. Do you list the airport of intended touch and go in the route portion of your plan and then the nearest nav aid and put the succeeding airport for your destination?

[bayernrekordmeister]

Great video. The Flight plan form is outdated since this video made. Make sure you use ICAO form now..right?

[bulamoves]

Hey Jon, im very appreciated of this video as it helped me understand so much more. But is it essential to include a victor airway? Thanks

[philmoredennie]

Awesome realy enjoy your video. ...am an old school pilot ..but rusty pilot been out of aviation actively for 12 years would like to spool up to speed with the new flight planning soft ware available..what do you recommend for flight planning soft ware and hardware product ..regular android tablet or ipad..