AI.II.I.S3FAA-S-ACS-25 · Nov 2023Skills
Create a navigation plan and simulate filing a VFR flight plan.
Create a navigation plan and simulate filing a VFR flight plan.
Bottom line
Unless otherwise authorized by ATC, each person filing a VFR flight plan shall include specified information in it. Unless otherwise authorized by ATC, a person filing a VFR flight plan must include the aircraft identification number and, if necessary, its radio call sign. Unless otherwise authorized by ATC, each person filing a VFR flight plan must include the proposed route, cruising altitude (or flight level), and true airspeed at that altitude.
FAA references
- 14 CFR 91.153 (VFR flight plan: Information required.) — eCFR current as of 2026-03-05
- AIM 5-1-14 (Closing VFR/DVFR Flight Plans) — AIM Basic 2/20/25 w/ Change 1 (8/7/25) & Change 2 (1/22/26)
- PHAK ch. 16 (p. 16-21) — FAA-H-8083-25C (2023)
- PHAK ch. 16 (pp. 16-33–16-34) — FAA-H-8083-25C (2023)
- 14 CFR 91.151 (Fuel requirements for flight in VFR conditions.) — eCFR current as of 2026-03-05
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