Operational Flight Plan (OFP)
Operational Flight Plan (OFP)
General
For production of operational flight plans Jeppesen JetPlan System is being used.
An Operational Flight Plan (OFP) is completed for each The Company operated flight. It shall indicate that all requirements regarding meteorological conditions and fuel consumption have been met. The OFP shall include take-off, en-route and destination alternate(s), as required.
Prior to the completion of the OFP, the flight crew has to check all relevant aspects of the flight including the regulations considering departure, arrival and alternate minima and any personal minima before deciding on the feasibility of the flight. The OFP must be approved by the Commander before the departure.
The printout of the OFP is an official form which becomes a document by the signature of the Commander.
Before signing, the OFP must be crosschecked with regard to:
A copy of the signed OFP shall remain at the departure station and will be retained on the ground for at least the duration of each flight or series of flights.
A least one copy (but preferably two) of the OFP shall be carried on the flight deck.
Only entries and records relevant for the flight shall be made on the OFP. All flight crew entries and records on the OFP shall be made concurrently and permanent in nature. The OFP shall be comprehensively completed during the flight by PNF, except when operating in busy areas at lower altitudes (practically below 10.000 ft).
Filled OFP shall be placed into Flight Envelope and returned for storage after the flight.
OFP Contents
The OFP used for Company flights contains the following information:
1) Air Operator's name;
2) Date;
3) Aeroplane registration;
4) Aeroplane type and model;
5) Flight number;
6) Commander’s name;
7) Flight Dispatcher's name, as applicable;
8) Departure aerodrome;
9) Destination aerodrome;
10) Alternate aerodrome(s), as applicable, including destination, departures and enroute alternate(s);
11) Routing to destination by successive navigational way points and a method to obtain associated tracks for each;
12) Routing to alternate aerodrome, as applicable;
13) Planned cruise altitudes to destination and alternate, as applicable;
14) Planned cruise true air speed;
15) Planned cruise indicated air speed, ground speed or mach number, as applicable;
16) Winds at planned cruise altitude, expressed in terms of direction/velocity;
17) Temperature at cruise altitude;
18) Minimum off-route safe altitudes;
19) Estimated time enroute - if broken down into way point time components, a total shall be specified;
20) Time from destination to alternate, as applicable;
21) Distance to destination and distance from destination to alternate;
22) Fuel burn enroute and from destination to alternate, as applicable;
23) Fuel computations;
24) Estimated/planned minimum required planned fuel;
25) Final block fuel, as approved by the Commander;
26) Estimated weights;
27) Signature of the Commander and the Flight Dispatcher, as applicable, or alternate means of certifying acceptance;
28) Number of persons on board, crew and passengers, as amended by final load figures.
General
For production of operational flight plans Jeppesen JetPlan System is being used.
An Operational Flight Plan (OFP) is completed for each The Company operated flight. It shall indicate that all requirements regarding meteorological conditions and fuel consumption have been met. The OFP shall include take-off, en-route and destination alternate(s), as required.
Prior to the completion of the OFP, the flight crew has to check all relevant aspects of the flight including the regulations considering departure, arrival and alternate minima and any personal minima before deciding on the feasibility of the flight. The OFP must be approved by the Commander before the departure.
The printout of the OFP is an official form which becomes a document by the signature of the Commander.
Before signing, the OFP must be crosschecked with regard to:
- The basic data;
- The legality of the alternate(s); and
- The completion of the fuel calculation.
A copy of the signed OFP shall remain at the departure station and will be retained on the ground for at least the duration of each flight or series of flights.
A least one copy (but preferably two) of the OFP shall be carried on the flight deck.
Only entries and records relevant for the flight shall be made on the OFP. All flight crew entries and records on the OFP shall be made concurrently and permanent in nature. The OFP shall be comprehensively completed during the flight by PNF, except when operating in busy areas at lower altitudes (practically below 10.000 ft).
Filled OFP shall be placed into Flight Envelope and returned for storage after the flight.
OFP Contents
The OFP used for Company flights contains the following information:
1) Air Operator's name;
2) Date;
3) Aeroplane registration;
4) Aeroplane type and model;
5) Flight number;
6) Commander’s name;
7) Flight Dispatcher's name, as applicable;
8) Departure aerodrome;
9) Destination aerodrome;
10) Alternate aerodrome(s), as applicable, including destination, departures and enroute alternate(s);
11) Routing to destination by successive navigational way points and a method to obtain associated tracks for each;
12) Routing to alternate aerodrome, as applicable;
13) Planned cruise altitudes to destination and alternate, as applicable;
14) Planned cruise true air speed;
15) Planned cruise indicated air speed, ground speed or mach number, as applicable;
16) Winds at planned cruise altitude, expressed in terms of direction/velocity;
17) Temperature at cruise altitude;
18) Minimum off-route safe altitudes;
19) Estimated time enroute - if broken down into way point time components, a total shall be specified;
20) Time from destination to alternate, as applicable;
21) Distance to destination and distance from destination to alternate;
22) Fuel burn enroute and from destination to alternate, as applicable;
23) Fuel computations;
24) Estimated/planned minimum required planned fuel;
25) Final block fuel, as approved by the Commander;
26) Estimated weights;
27) Signature of the Commander and the Flight Dispatcher, as applicable, or alternate means of certifying acceptance;
28) Number of persons on board, crew and passengers, as amended by final load figures.
Operational Flight Plan (OFP)
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