Density Altitude Flight Plan Gross Weight 
Air Facts
JULY 9, 2025
I’ve even flown without talking to ATC or filing a flight plan. And no matter how many times I do that flight, there’s always something new to see. Maybe my attitude toward these flights is wrong. Should I treat every VFR hop like I’m departing into low IMC with a 10,000-foot density altitude at max gross weight?
Flying Magazine
MAY 10, 2024
1: According to 14 CFR Part 107, the remote pilot in command (PIC) of a small unmanned aircraft planning to operate within Class C airspace: A. Is required to file a flight plan C. 2: What effect does high density altitude have on the efficiency of a UA propeller? gross weight is reduced.
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