Free printable
Cross-Country Navlog
The classic paper flow: fill in the top block before engine start, then work the checkpoint table leg by leg — true course through compass heading, ground speed, distance, time and fuel. § 91.103’s preflight-action requirement is quoted verbatim at the top, with a tick for each item it names — plus two good-practice items the section doesn’t name, kept in their own group. You can fill this in here and print it, or print it blank.
This navlog is a paper form: the checkpoint table is wider than a phone screen. On a phone, download the PDF and print it, or open this page on a larger screen to fill it in here.
§ 91.103 — Preflight action
“Each pilot in command shall, before beginning a flight, become familiar with all available information concerning that flight. This information must include— (a) For a flight under IFR or a flight not in the vicinity of an airport, weather reports and forecasts, fuel requirements, alternatives available if the planned flight cannot be completed, and any known traffic delays of which the pilot in command has been advised by ATC; (b) For any flight, runway lengths at airports of intended use, and the following takeoff and landing distance information:”
§ 91.103
Not in § 91.103, but on every good navlog:
| Checkpoint | Altitude | Wind (dir/vel) | TAS | True | Magnetic | Compass | GS (est/act) | Distance (leg/rem) | Time off / ETE / ETA / ATA | Fuel (used/rem) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| True course | WCA | True heading | Variation | Magnetic heading | Deviation | Compass heading | ||||||||
| Totals | ||||||||||||||
Work the wind triangle
This sheet is for filling in by hand — it does no arithmetic. Work each leg’s true course, wind correction angle and ground speed on the flight computer before you copy the numbers over.
Nothing you type here is saved or sent anywhere. The fields live in your browser for as long as the page is open — print or write them down before you close it.
§ 91.103 source. Quoted verbatim from 14 CFR at eCFR issue date 2026-08-24, retrieved 2026-08-31. Frozen artifact: reference/ecfr-14-cfr-91.103-2026-08-24.xml. Check against the current text before relying on it.
Column set. The column family — checkpoint, altitude, wind, true course, WCA, true heading, variation, magnetic heading, deviation, compass heading, ground speed, distance, time and fuel, in that order — follows PHAK Ch 16's own flight-log presentation (Fig. 16-26/16-27). The formula "TC ± WCA = TH ± V = MH ± D = CH" is carried verbatim from that same discussion; no other PHAK text is quoted on this page. Source: FAA-H-8083-25C (July 2023) — Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge, Chapter 16, Navigation, Figure 16-26 (Pilot's Planning Sheet and Visual Flight Log) and Figure 16-27 (Domestic Flight Plan Form).
Free, no signup needed
Next step
- All the free printables
- Find your weak areas — the free 24-question Readiness Test, scored by knowledge area.
- Create a free account for the full bank: 2,074 verified questions with the FAA source on every answer, a timed practice exam, and a missed-questions drill.
The Private Pilot Quick-Review Study Guide covers this in the matching chapter, with the same sources. It is in CFI review and not on sale yet; the guide page has the list for launch notes.
Launch notes
One email when the study guide ships, and when a new sheet or sim lands. No drip, no spam.
No spam — launch notes and new sims only. Unsubscribe anytime.