new AOPA flight planner?

If you generate a flight log, you'll see that the TAS and GS don't match. In other
words, it's calculating the wind effects.

Dave Reinhart


VRB300 wrote:

Otherwise, it's nice
If we can't get it to do what it is designed to do..... how nice can it be?.
I, too, had difficulty overlaying the weather. Finally stumbled onto it
"somehow". Would also be nice to be able to enter the altitudes for individual
legs of a multileg route (VFR). The altitude does not come up at all (Nav Log)
for a single leg route.
Haven't found out yet if the winds can be fed into the Nav Log from the wx
data.
Maybe I am a slow learner. So far, for the price, I will stick to Cirrus.

Vince

it's calculating the wind effects.

I hadn't noticed that aspect but was looking at the MC vs MH... nothing shows
up there. Am i expecting too much?

Vince

Well, which way is the wind coming from? If it's pretty much a tail or headwind
the difference between MC & MH won't be much.

Try this, too. Make sure you click on the weather button and get the brief back
from DUATS before doing the flight log.

Dave Reinhart


VRB300 wrote:

it's calculating the wind effects.

I hadn't noticed that aspect but was looking at the MC vs MH... nothing shows
up there. Am i expecting too much?

Vince

before doing the flight log.

Thanks for the "tip" on head/tail winds.
Not sure what you mean by "doing" the flight log. Assume you mean Nav Log
which is done automatically. When I queried AOPA they replied that the Nav Log
automatically calcs the winds for MH once the wx is downloaded. If there is a
sequence to follow, I am not aware of it. I keep trying, though.

Vince

I keep trying, though

Eureka! I uninstalled the original Flt Planner and re-installed from another
site, and........... the Nav Log calculates the MH as advertized!!! Now, if
we can only get the altitudes to appear for each leg.


Vince

the Nav Log calculates the MH as advertized!!
Forget it! This morning it will not work. Maybe my PC is spooked. Will call
AOPA for their input. More later.

Vince