How well does your business fly?
Pilots are required to follow very specific procedures, prior to a flight, to ensure their safety and the successful completion of the flight. Most companies fail to take off or fly well, because they have not completed their Flight Plan and Pre-flight Checklist.
Using this analogy can you complete a flight plan and pre-flight checklist for your operation? Print and complete this page. From the menu on the left select and print the "Airplane" and the "Target." Attempt to hit the target with your airplane.
Flight Plan
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System Rating |
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Operations Plan |
| ID Aircraft |
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| Origin |
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| Destination |
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| Route |
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| Speed |
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| Altitude |
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| Departure Time |
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| Time En route |
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| Fuel |
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| Alternate Airport |
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| ID Pilot |
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| Destination Contact |
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| Number on Board |
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Pre-Flight Checklist
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System Rating |
No Go |
GO |
Operations Plan |
| Weather |
0 1 2 3 4 5 |
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| Crew Briefing |
0 1 2 3 4 5 |
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| Instruments |
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| Radio / Radar |
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| Equipment |
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| Altitude |
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Do your managers follow very specific procedures, prior to a daily operation, to ensure their safety and the successful completion of the operation?
“Buttons . . . check. Dials . . . check. Switches . . . check. Little colored lights . . . check.”
— The Bill Waterson comic character Calvin, of 'Cavin and Hobbes.' Fame. |
