Hi,Does anybody use ASA's Flight Planner (worksheet) for fliht simulation? It is mentioned in FAA's "Instrument Flying Handbook" which can be downloaded here: http://www.faa.gov/library/manuals/aviatio...lying_handbook/The flightplanner is shown on page 10-31 in connection with a kind of tutorial flight starting on page 10-29.I'm a little bit unsure how to fill out the right part of this Flight Planner. For instance it has some spaces called DIST/LEG/REM but only leaves blanks for 2 items. In the same way the spaces GS/EST/ACT. Does anybody have some comments to this? Maybe a link to some kind of tutorial about filling out the Flight Planner?Thanks a lot-Lars

DIST referes to the fact that LEG and REM are distances. LEG is the distance for that leg from DWL to HARWL (first leg). REM is the total distance remaining.GS referes to EST and ACT being estimates and actual ground speeds. If you notice that the ACT is <> the EST then you need to adjust the ETA.FWIW, I think this is an awful PLOG. For IFR flight the TRUE courses just add clutter, all radio nav and RNAV systems use magnetic (although TRUE is a toggle on EFIS). Also, the heading correction also adds clutter. Also notice how the magnetic track for DTW/HARWL is 278 (280 compass) but yet the bearing to the VOR is 281. 278 is not a figure that you want to use and is, IMHO, just more clutter.In addition, there is a critical peice of information missing from the PLOG. MSA (Min Safe Altitude). That shows that this PLOG is for VFR and not IFR. Not a veru good example IMHO.An IFR PLOG requires only From/To, MSA, Alt/FL, TAS, magnetic course, heading, GS, ETA, ATA, Leg Fuel, Min Fuel required and fuel remaining for each leg. In addition space to write feqs, fuel endurance, navaids, ATIS reports, times and clearances. Everything will comfortable fit on one side of A4.

Thank you very much for making things more clear to me. I'm just surprised that ASA have made a Flight Planner worksheet that makes so much clutter! Do you know of another Flight Planner worksheet which are without clutter? Link?By the way - FWIW? and PLOG? what does they mean? (English is not my native language - sorry!)Best Regards-LarsPS Just found another one on this link - is it better?http://www.silverexpress.com/Publish/IFR%20Flight%20Log.pdf

No problem. PLOG = Pilot's Log. It is just the name given to these plans. May not be univerally used, but is in the UK, sorry for the confusion.I just did a quick search. Download the PLOG from here: http://pilotpage.monosock.org/index.php?id=35