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You have filed a flight plan for a flight that departs in two hours and you intent to make changes to the route, without changing destination. What is the most appropriate course of action?

  • A

    The original flight plan should be cancelled and a new one submitted.

  • B

    The original flight plan should be endorsed with the changes and resubmitted.

  • C

    ATC or the parent ATSU should be notified of the change.

  • D

    You should notify ATC once airborne and request a change to the flight plan.

According to ICAO Annex 2, in order to make changes to the route of a filed flight plan the pilot should report the changes as soon as practicable to the appropriate air traffic services unit.

ICAO Annex 2
3.3 Flight plans
3.3.4 Changes to a flight plan

Subject to the provisions of 3.6.2.2, all changes to a flight plan submitted for an IFR flight, or a VFR flight operated as a controlled flight, shall be reported as soon as practicable to the appropriate air traffic services unit. For other VFR flights, significant changes to a flight plan shall be reported as soon as practicable to the appropriate air traffic services unit.

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