AIM

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Preflight

EXAMPLE

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RMK/NRP

2.

RMK/DRVSN

(y)

RVR/ The minimum RVR requirement of

the flight in meters. This item is defined by
Eurocontrol, not ICAO. The FAA does not require or
use this item, but will accept it in a flight plan.

NOTE

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This provision is detailed in the European Regional
Supplementary Procedures (EUR SUPPs, Doc 7030),
Chapter 2.

(z)

RFP/ Q followed by a digit to indicate the

sequence of the replacement flight plan being
submitted. This item is defined by Eurocontrol, not
ICAO. The FAA will not use this item, but will accept
it in a flight plan.

NOTE

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This provision is detailed in the European Regional
Supplementary Procedures (EUR SUPPs, Doc 7030),
chapter 2.

9. Item 19. Supplementary Information

NOTE

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Item 19 data must be included when completing FAA Form
7233

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4.  This information will be retained by the

facility/organization that transmits the flight plan to Air
Traffic Control (ATC), for Search and Rescue purposes, but
it will not be transmitted to ATC as part of the FPL.

(a)

E/ (ENDURANCE). Insert 4

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digits group

giving the fuel endurance in hours and minutes.

(b)

P/ (PERSONS ON BOARD). Insert the

total number of persons (passengers and crew) on
board.

(c)

Emergency and survival equipment

(1)

R/ (RADIO).

[a]

Cross out “UHF” if frequency 243.0

MHz is not available.

[b]

Cross out “VHF” frequency 121.5

MHz is not available.

[c]

Cross out “ELBA” if emergency

locator transmitter (ELT) is not available.

(2)

S/ (SURVIVAL EQUIPMENT).

[a]

Cross out “POLAR” if polar survival

equipment is not carried.

[b]

Cross out “DESERT” if desert

survival equipment is not carried.

[c]

Cross out “MARITIME” if maritime

survival equipment is not carried.

[d]

Cross out J if “JUNGLE” survival

equipment is not carried.

(3)

J/ (JACKETS).

[a]

Cross out “LIGHT” if life jackets are

not equipped with lights.

[b]

Cross out “FLUORES” if life jackets

are not equipped with fluorescein.

[c]

Cross out “UHF” or “VHF” or both as

in R/ above to indicate radio capability of jackets, if
any.

(4)

D/ (DINGHIES).

[a]

NUMBER.  Cross out indicators

“NUMBER” and “CAPACITY” if no dinghies are
carried, or insert number of dinghies carried; and

[b]

CAPACITY. Insert total capacity, in

persons, of all dinghies carried; and

[c]

COVER. Cross out indicator “COV-

ER” if dinghies are not covered; and

[d]

COLOR. Insert color of dinghies if

carried.

(5)

A/ (AIRCRAFT COLOR AND

MARKINGS). Insert color of aircraft and significant
markings.

(6)

N/ (REMARKS). Cross out indicator N

if no remarks, or indicate any other survival
equipment carried and any other remarks regarding
survival equipment.

(7)

C/ (PILOT). Insert name of pilot

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command.

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10. IFR Operations to High Altitude

Destinations

a.

Pilots planning IFR flights to airports located in

mountainous terrain are cautioned to consider the
necessity for an alternate airport even when the
forecast weather conditions would technically relieve
them from the requirement to file one.

REFERENCE

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14 CFR Section 91.167.
AIM, Paragraph 4

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