AIM
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Preflight
(j)
DOF/ The date of flight departure in a six
figure format (YYMMDD, where YY equals the
year, MM equals the month, and DD equals the day).
The FAA will not accept flight plans filed with Date
of Flight resulting in more than a day in advance.
(k)
REG/ The registration markings of the
aircraft, if different from the aircraft identification in
Item 7. Note that the FAA uses this information in
monitoring of RVSM and ADS-B performance.
(l)
EET/ Significant points or FIR boundary
designators and accumulated estimated elapsed times
to such points or FIR boundaries.
EXAMPLE
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EET/KZLA0745 KZAB0830
(m)
SEL/ SELCAL code.
(n)
TYP/ Insert the type of aircraft if ZZZZ
was entered in Item 9. If necessary, insert the number
and type(s) of aircraft in a formation.
EXAMPLE
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1. TYP/Homebuilt
2. TYP/2 P51 B17 B24
(o)
CODE/ Aircraft address (expressed in
the form of an alphanumerical code of six
hexadecimal characters) when required by the
appropriate ATS authority. Include CODE/ when
ADS-B capability is filed in Item 10.
EXAMPLE
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“F00001” is the lowest aircraft address contained in the
specific block administered by ICAO.
(p)
DLE/ En route delay or holding, insert
the significant point(s) on the route where a delay is
planned to occur, followed by the length of delay
using four figure time in hours and minutes (hhmm).
EXAMPLE
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DLE/MDG0030
(q)
OPR/ Name of the operator, if not
obvious from the aircraft identification in Item 7.
(r)
ORGN/ The originator’s 8-letter AFTN
address or other appropriate contact details, in cases
where the originator of the flight plan may not be
readily identified, as required by the appropriate ATS
authority. The FAA does not require ORGN/
information.
NOTE
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In some areas, flight plan reception centers may insert the
ORGN/ identifier and originator ’s AFTN address
automatically.
(s)
PER/ Aircraft performance data, indic-
ated by a single letter as specified in the Procedures
for Air Navigation Services - Aircraft Operations
(PANS-OPS, Doc 8168), Volume I - Flight
Procedures, if so prescribed by the appropriate ATS
authority. Note that the FAA does not require PER/
information.
(t)
ALTN/ Name of destination alternate
aerodrome(s), if ZZZZ is inserted in Item 16.
EXAMPLE
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1. ALTN/F35 POSSUM KINGDOM
2. ALTN/TCC233016 LAZY S RANCH
(u)
RALT/ ICAO 4-letter indicator(s) for
en-route alternate(s), as specified in Doc 7910,
Location Indicators, or name(s) of en-route alternate
aerodrome(s), if no indicator is allocated. For
aerodromes not listed in the relevant Aeronautical
Information Publication, indicate location in LAT/
LONG or bearing and distance from the nearest
significant point, as described in DEP/ above.
(v)
TALT/ ICAO 4-letter indicator(s) for
take-off alternate, as specified in Doc 7910, Location
Indicators, or name of take-off alternate aerodrome,
if no indicator is allocated. For aerodromes not listed
in the relevant Aeronautical Information Publication,
indicate location in LAT/LONG or bearing and
distance from the nearest significant point, as
described in DEP/ above.
(w)
RIF/ The route details to the revised
destination aerodrome, followed by the ICAO
four-letter location indicator of the aerodrome. The
revised route is subject to reclearance in flight.
EXAMPLE
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1. RIF/DTA HEC KLAX
2. RIF/ESP G94 CLA YPPH
(x)
RMK/ Any other plain−language re-
marks when required by the ATC or deemed
necessary.
EXAMPLE
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1. RMK/NRP
2. RMK/DRVSN
(y)
RVR/ The minimum RVR requirement of
the flight in meters. This item is defined by