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Having received my PPL recently and been on several cross countries, I was
wondering how extensive of a flight plan do people prepare before the trip? Do you guys do all the checkpoints on a map, calculate time/distance/fuel to each leg? Do you just draw the line on the map and mark checkpoints that you expect to see but not calculate other things? Do you always calculate winds aloft and fly the appropriate heading? I have found myself getting lazy and I dont do all that I did when planning x-countries when I was training. I tend to draw my line and mark checkpoints, make sure I have plenty of fuel to get to my destination (plus an hour more) based on 6gal/hr average. But I dont calculate time/distance/fuel to each leg. I also have a GPS so that makes getting lazy easier! ![]() How much do you all plan before each x-country? Am I the only slacker? Nasir |
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