4.56 Flight Plans

4.56.2 State the requirements for the filing of a flight plan for flight under VFR. CAR Part 91

91.307 VFR flight plan

A pilot-in-command must submit a VFR flight plan to an appropriate ATS unit before starting a VFR flight if:

• the pilot-in-command plans to proceed more than 50 NM from shore; or
• the pilot-in-command requires an alerting service.

A pilot-in-command may also submit a VFR flight plan for any other VFR flight.

The VFR flight plan must include:

• aircraft registration and callsign;
• type of aircraft;
• route, including where practicable:
  • departure aerodrome;
  • intended landing aerodrome;
  • estimated elapsed times;
  • time on the ground at each intermediate aerodrome;
• SARTIME;
• fuel endurance;
• total number of persons in the aircraft;
• pilot-in-command’s name and telephone contact details;
• aircraft owner or operator; and
• any additional information that may assist search and rescue operations.

4.56.4 State the requirements for notification of changes to the filed flight plan. CAR Part 91

91.307 VFR flight plan

If a VFR flight plan has been submitted to an ATS unit, the pilot-in-command must inform an appropriate ATS unit of:

• any change to the details in the flight plan; and
• any change to the flight plan SARTIME before the expiry of that SARTIME.