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Software for flight planning????
I have been researching different types of flight planning software. I guess the 2 main types are web based like aeroplanner.com and computer based like jeppesen flitestar. I would like a good computer based flight planning but don't know what to go with. I will say I have a subscription with aeroplanner. I don't like how long it takes to view maps. I would like the ability to easily add a point, and I like it to automatically suggest a route.
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I have been trying to find something that will auto-plan low-altitude
airways based on an altitude limit I set (i.e. I don't want to go over 12.5k, etc.) No such luck. DUATS will happily route you through the rockies at 3000. Out west, that just doesn't work. : ) |
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The one AOPA (AOPA's Real-Time Flight Planer power by Jeppesen) has does that, I
planed a trip from Oklahoma to California PWA - RIR via airways at a too low an altitude (7500) and it did some weird stuff. When I set the altitude at 10500, it did a good job. On 6 Mar 2006 20:13:23 -0800, "Dan" wrote: I have been trying to find something that will auto-plan low-altitude airways based on an altitude limit I set (i.e. I don't want to go over 12.5k, etc.) No such luck. DUATS will happily route you through the rockies at 3000. Out west, that just doesn't work. : ) GeorgeC |
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In a previous article, "Prop" said:
good computer based flight planning but don't know what to go with. I will say I have a subscription with aeroplanner. I don't like how long it takes to view maps. I would like the ability to easily add a point, and I like it to automatically suggest a route. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ It does. At least in the "Pro Flight Planner" (I can't get the "New Pro Flight Planner" to work). You put in your start and end points, click "update", then look down below the "Create and Edit Points" block where it says "Auto-route". Choose "Low-Altitude Airway", and click "Auto-Route" and it will give you a decent route. Also, if you turn on "rubber banding", you can easily click and add or move points. -- Paul Tomblin http://xcski.com/blogs/pt/ "Go go Gadget kernel compile!" - Chris "Saundo" Saunderson |
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"Matt Barrow" wrote in message:
FliteStar IFR ...pricy...worth it! Jepp's Internet FlightPlanner has gotten some good reviews; look for a review Marco Leon did back a couple months ago here in RAP. An added bonus is a years membership in AOPA or a year extension if you're already a member. If money is not a concern then I agree with Matt, Flitestar is probably the best--especially if software performance is what's driving you to change from Aeroplanner. If you want to keep the bills low, check out Jepp's Internet Flight Planner because like I posted earlier, it has most of the features of Flitestar with the biggest difference being that you can't use it on a laptop in flight. I like the features of Seattle Avionics Voyager but the software performance is dismal and the printed maps useless. Jepp seems to have the vector graphics running smoothly with just the right amount of info displayed in both viewing on-screen and printed on the trip kit. I've been using JIFP now for a few months and use it for quick "back-of-the-napkin" flight plan checks (used to use DUATs for this) and for actual use in flight. I wish I had Flitestar so I can replan with the actual clearance I get but I don't fly enough to justify it. Jepp has the most experience with flight planning and it shows. Marco Leon Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- ** SPEED ** RETENTION ** COMPLETION ** ANONYMITY ** ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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I still like the old Cirris by CSC Duats. Suggests routes, lets users
define routes. Ross KSWI Prop wrote: I have been researching different types of flight planning software. I guess the 2 main types are web based like aeroplanner.com and computer based like jeppesen flitestar. I would like a good computer based flight planning but don't know what to go with. I will say I have a subscription with aeroplanner. I don't like how long it takes to view maps. I would like the ability to easily add a point, and I like it to automatically suggest a route. what all do you guys use? Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- ** SPEED ** RETENTION ** COMPLETION ** ANONYMITY ** ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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Prop wrote:
what all do you guys use? I have been using Jepp's FLightStar for the last three years and have been very happy with it. Prior to using it I was also an Aeroplanner customer, but back then (greater than three years ago) there were many promises made by the company that were never fulfilled. For example, there was Aeroplanner's beta program to redesign the planner that went on for over a year. I took the time to learn the new interface and reported many bugs to them. These bug reports sat for almost a year with no response at all. I finally got frustrated with the company and canceled my membership. FlightStar allowed me to plan a trip across the US, from NY to California, and back again, very easily. When I was in Denver, CO, planning my return leg to NY (using FlightStar on my laptop), I discovered a line of strong storms over my entire route the morning of my flight. Within a half an hour, I had replanned and refiled the entire 1,200 nm route about 200 nm miles south to avoid the storms. If you do a lot of flying, this software is an invaluable tool. -- Peter |
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I attended the NW Aviation Conference and Trade Show in Puyallup, WA, on
Feb 25 and watched an EXTENSIVE demo of the Voyager software by Seattle Avionics. In the demo, I quizzed them in such a way that they planned my route home from 1S0-HIO-SLE twice, using separate routings and features. I was sufficiently impressed to purchase the product with an update subscription for special show price of about $200 (US). Normal price would be about $250 for the same package. I purchased it because of their willingness to show me the product thoroughly, the feature sets offered by the software, and the price. I would not have necessarily purchased anything this expensive had I not been able to play with it like I had. They do offer a free trial period to use the software. I think it was 10 days or something like that. Fully functional. http://www.seattleavionics.com Disclaimer: I have no relationship with Seattle Avionics, other than having the experience shown above at the NWAC&TS in Puyallup. As with everything, YMMV. Chris G. PP-ASEL Salem, Oregon Prop wrote: I have been researching different types of flight planning software. I guess the 2 main types are web based like aeroplanner.com and computer based like jeppesen flitestar. I would like a good computer based flight planning but don't know what to go with. I will say I have a subscription with aeroplanner. I don't like how long it takes to view maps. I would like the ability to easily add a point, and I like it to automatically suggest a route. what all do you guys use? Posted Via Usenet.com Premium Usenet Newsgroup Services ---------------------------------------------------------- ** SPEED ** RETENTION ** COMPLETION ** ANONYMITY ** ---------------------------------------------------------- http://www.usenet.com |
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