A flight plan outlines and details particular aspects of an aircraft's flight, and concentrates on two main issues. The first of those issues is to calculate the amount of fuel consumption an aircraft will require in order to reach its destination. With these calculations factors such as possible diversions and unforeseen weather conditions must be taken into consideration. Should an aircraft encounter strong head winds or need to be diverted the fuel consumption will see an increase and so planning for such circumstances is a must. The second aspect is to adhere to the air traffic control requirements, which are set in place to ensure that there is no risk of mid- air collision. A successful flight plan will take all of these points into consideration whilst ensuring that the cost of the flight itself is kept as low as possible.
Producing accurate calculations
Creating an accurate flight plan is of the utmost importance and ensures the safety of both the passengers and the crew on board. There are many factors to take into consideration and often millions of calculations must be made in order to create a successful flight plan. As a result most are generated by computer, in particular those for commercial flights. That said, flight plans can be generated by hand, however can be an extremely long process as factors such as unforeseen weather conditions and possible diversions have to be taken into consideration.
Additional flight plan aspects
As well as fuel consumption and unforeseen circumstances there are a number of other aspects to take into consideration with regards to producing a flight plan. Over flight permits are required in order for an aircraft to fly over a country's airspace and each country has their own rules and regulations that must be adhered to. Landing permits are also a factor that must be taken into consideration and allow a flight to land in another country. As with over flight permits each country has their own regulation that must be taken into consideration in order to obtain landing permits. Once an aircraft is on the ground there are procedures that need to be followed with regards to ground handling and airport co-ordination. The correct planning once on the ground involves the co-ordination of passengers, ramp and cargo whilst airport co-ordination allow access to many of the worlds' airports seeing regulated slots being given for both landing and taking off. The production of a flight plan will take all of these points into consideration ensuring a smooth process from take off to landing.
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