Determining the [[route]] and proper method of [[navigation]] which the [[aircraft]] will use before the actual flight.<ref>http://virtualskies.arc.nasa.gov/glossary/F.html</ref>
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'''Flight planning''' is the determining of the [[route]] and proper method of [[navigation]] which the [[aircraft]] will use before the actual flight.<ref>http://virtualskies.arc.nasa.gov/glossary/F.html</ref>