Flight Crew Check-in
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Once assigned to a flight sequence, crewmembers are required to sign in at the station flight operations office (nominally) one hour prior to the departure of the first leg. Crews normally arrive earlier than one hour in order to accommodate international flight planning, publication/flight manual updating, or other administrative responsibilities. Once introductions between crewmembers are complete, the flight crew begins the planning tasks. In situations where the time available before departure is minimal, the First Officer may proceed to the aircraft to begin the preflight duties there.