Tell us about your first time filing an ICAO flight plan

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As a newbie to ICAO, I started by just filing a flight plan as a test, without flying it. The ICAO form looks mysterious, with all those codes you can choose,, so I didn't try doing it by phone. Instead, I took my time using fltplan. I'm not sure whether I chose the correct options, or even whether there really is one just correct way to complete the form, but I got a sense of accomplishment because my plan was accepted into the system. Yay for small triumphs!

Tell us about your first time with an ICAO flight plan.
 
FltPlan.com years ago


Just entered in the aircraft info and performance numbers following their guides.

I fill in the boxes, submit, save, file, done
It's just like filing any other flight plan on that site, only difference is I selected IACO as the default.

It even picks the ideal altitude and speed for me 9 times out of 10.

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James331 said:
FltPlan.com years ago


Just entered in the aircraft info and performance numbers following their guides.

I fill in the boxes, submit, save, file, done
It's just like filing any other flight plan on that site, only difference is I selected IACO as the default.

It even picks the ideal altitude and speed for me 9 times out of 10.

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+1. I followed the instructions and added the necessary data five years ago when I got my IR, and have simply chosen ICAO (default) since then when filing.

Only caveat is I often disagree with the fltplan.com altitude recommendation and choose a different one.
 
I used to call them in. No more, fltplan.com on my iphone and its done. P
 
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