flight plan
noun
: 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
Examples of flight plan in a Sentence
The pilot filed a flight plan before taking off.
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Those new to the crew must be able and expected to learn all operating procedures, flight plans and preflight checklists.
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Louis Cannataro, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Terry Williamson proposed to his girlfriend of two years, Taylor Burcham, last week in the most unusual yet romantic way — through a special coordinated flight plan.
—David Chiu, People.com, 16 Apr. 2025
The aircraft's autonomous systems to take off and land, making use of sensors including LIDAR for obstacle detection and avoidance, changing flight plans in case of wind changes, and so on.
—Nicole Kobie, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
The black box tells us what happened, but the flight plan tells us what was supposed to happen.
—Wesley Crook, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
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Louis Cannataro, Forbes.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Terry Williamson proposed to his girlfriend of two years, Taylor Burcham, last week in the most unusual yet romantic way — through a special coordinated flight plan.
—David Chiu, People.com, 16 Apr. 2025
The aircraft's autonomous systems to take off and land, making use of sensors including LIDAR for obstacle detection and avoidance, changing flight plans in case of wind changes, and so on.
—Nicole Kobie, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
The black box tells us what happened, but the flight plan tells us what was supposed to happen.
—Wesley Crook, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for flight plan
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“Flight plan.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flight%20plan. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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