Preflight Briefing

Flight Overview

Flight details · Timing · Route · Lesson aim

Date—

Callsign—Aircraft—

Flight Rules

VFR

Instructor—Lesson—ETD (Z)—ETA (Z)—

Departure—Destination—Fuel Endurance—Cruise Altitude—

Route—Exercise / Lesson Objective

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Navigation Pack

PLOG · Charts · Route evidence

Pilot Navigation Log

Route Notes

Route Notes—

Weather

Charts · Aerodrome weather · Alternates · Weather decision

General Weather

Departure

En-route

Winds Aloft

Destination

Alternates

Weather Decision

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Wind Components

Takeoff · Hold · Landing wind checks

Takeoff

Hold

Circuit

Landing

Aircraft Status & Tech Log

Tech log review · Aircraft hours · Defects · Serviceability

Tech Log Review

A-check signedCertificate of Release to Service checkedOut-of-phase items checkedDeferred defects reviewedDefects considered against today's weather/IFR conditionsAircraft documents / limitations checkedBallast / equipment physically checked if applicable

Aircraft Status / Tech Log Notes—

Tech Log Evidence

Current Aircraft Hours—Most Restrictive Hours—

Most Restrictive Date—

Next due / most restrictive item—Deferred defects / limitations—Operational implication today—

Aircraft Determination

Legal Status

Pending Review

Serviceability Status

Pending Review

Mass & Balance

Load summary · CG position · Limits confirmation

Mass & Balance Summary Viewer

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Mass & Balance State

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Mass & Balance Remarks—

Flight Performance

Runway performance · Speeds · Climb data · Key margins

ForeFlight Performance Images

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V-Speeds

Takeoff MassTakeoff Masskg—Landing MassLanding Masskg—

V_R

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V_X

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V_Y

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V_REF Flapless

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V_REF APP

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V_REF LAND

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Take-off Conditions

RWY in UseRWY in Use—WindWind—QNHQNHhPa—ElevationElevationft—

Take-off

Ground RollGround Rollm—TODR / TODATODR / TODAm—

CLIMB GRADIENT

Climb gradient = (Rate of Climb / TAS) × 0.95 ROC in ft/min. TAS in kt. Briefing aid only — verify against aircraft performance data and operating procedures.

ROCTASGradient %

AEO

AEO ROC—AEO TAS—

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OEI

OEI ROC—OEI TAS—

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Landing

Ground RollGround Rollm—LDR / LDALDR / LDAm—

Remarks

Performance Remarks / Key Takeaways—

NOTAMs

NATS PIB · RAIM · Route NOTAMs

NATS PIB

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NOTAM Review

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Manual NOTAM

Coordinates

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Description

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General NOTAM Remarks—

TEM

Threats · Likely errors · Mitigations

Phase / CategoryGeneralThreat—

Likely Error—Mitigation—

Final Actions

Dispatch admin · Booking out · Final sanity check

2 actions remaining

Final weather / NOTAM sanity check completeGloucester booking out completed

Gloucester booking out reference

Booking out information to have ready

Type of flight
Relevant slot times
Aircraft callsign
Aircraft registration
Persons on board
Direction of travel / destination / aerodrome departing from
Estimated off-blocks time / arrival time
Time en-route
Fuel endurance
Any other pertinent information

Gloucester contact guidance

VFR local flights with no circuits / VFR flights to or from other aerodromes: call Briefing 01452 857700 EXT 223
VFR local flights with circuits at Gloucester: call Tower 01452 857700 EXT 229
IFR local flights outside controlled airspace / IFR flights outside controlled airspace to or from other aerodromes: call Tower 01452 857700 EXT 229
IFR flights operating on a flight plan: call Tower 01452 857700 EXT 229

For IFR outside controlled airspace, be prepared to provide planned route waypoints and requested altitude/flight level. For booking back in, normally provide aerodrome inbound from, persons on board, and type of approach on arrival at Gloucester.

Booking out notes—