CFC Flight Plan Filing & Amendments 4

Question 1

When an operator cancels a flight after the flight plan has been accepted by ATC, which ICAO message type should the flight communicator transmit?

Accepted Answer

CNL (Cancellation message)

Answer

A CNL message is transmitted to notify ATC that the filed flight plan has been cancelled before the flight departs.

Question 2

What information is mandatory in the 'Supplementary Information' (Item 19) of an ICAO flight plan?

Accepted Answer

Aircraft color and markings, emergency radio frequencies, survival equipment, and persons on board

Answer

Item 19 requires endurance in hours/minutes, persons on board, emergency and survival equipment, aircraft color/markings, and contact information for search and rescue purposes.

Question 3

A transoceanic flight plan requires a fuel tankering amendment en route, increasing the aircraft's estimated time en route. The flight communicator should primarily update which flight plan field?

Accepted Answer

Item 16 (Total EET and destination)

Answer

The total estimated elapsed time (EET) is contained in Item 16, and any change in flight duration must be reflected there to ensure accurate oceanic position sequencing.

Question 4

Under what circumstance is a 'STAR' (Standard Terminal Arrival Route) notation added to a flight plan?

Accepted Answer

When the pilot requests it or ATC assigns one, it is noted in the route field (Item 15)

Answer

STARs may be noted in Item 15 of the flight plan when the pilot requests a specific arrival procedure or when ATC coordination requires its inclusion.

Question 5

A flight plan lists 'PBN/B2' in Item 18. What does this indicate?

Accepted Answer

The aircraft is approved for RNP 2 operations

Answer

In ICAO PBN notation, B2 refers to RNP 2, indicating the aircraft meets the Required Navigation Performance standard of 2 NM total system error.

(CFC) Certified Flight Communicator Practice Test

(CFC) Certified Flight Communicator Practice Test

CFC Flight Plan Filing & Amendments 4