Definition of flight plan
: a usually written statement (as by a pilot) of the details of an intended flight (as of an airplane or spacecraft) usually filed with an authority
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Examples of flight plan in a Sentence
The pilot filed a flight plan before taking off.
Recent Examples of flight plan from the Web
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But immigration officials in Malaysia, seeing details of the flight plan, alerted Mr. Mahathir’s government, who blocked Mr. Najib’s exit.
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Passengers and baggage need loading, fuel needs pumping, flight plans need agreeing.
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After the pilots closely reviewed Yamamoto’s flight plan, 16 P-38s flew 400 miles west and spotted two enemy bombers over Bougainville, another island in the Solomon archipelago.
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After the pilots closely reviewed Yamamoto's flight plan, 16 P-38s flew 400 miles west and spotted two enemy bombers over Bougainville, another island in the Solomon archipelago.
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Air traffic control reviews the flight plan, checking for conflicts.
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His enormous depth of knowledge about the airport benefits everyone under the John Wayne flight plan, making his departure especially mourned by those concerned about flight noise.
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To watch them was like watching two different flight plans precluded from an intersection.
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The plane's co-owner, who did have an instrument rating, reviewed Falbe's flight plan and the forecast weather two days before the crash.
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First Known Use of flight plan
circa 1936
FLIGHT PLAN Defined for English Language Learners
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Definition of flight plan for English Language Learners
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: a written statement that tells when and where an aircraft will fly
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