Flight planning software

[GE]

Recently, I found a link to a very simple, yet useful flight planning sight.
If I recall properly I was able to enter the departure and destination
airports, and it calculated initial heading, distance, etc. I believe that I
saw it here. Anybody know what I'm talking about? Thanks in advance for your
help.

[Harry Gordon]

I don't know if this is the one you are talking about but you might take a
look at the one on WWW.LANDINGS.COM . Also, if you are a member of AOPA they
have one that is not too bad. I use the AOPA one all the time.

Harry
PP-ASEL
San Antonio, TX

"GE" > wrote in message
...
> Recently, I found a link to a very simple, yet useful flight planning
sight.
> If I recall properly I was able to enter the departure and destination
> airports, and it calculated initial heading, distance, etc. I believe that
I
> saw it here. Anybody know what I'm talking about? Thanks in advance for
your
> help.
>
>

[GE]

Yes, that is the one. Thank you.


"Harry Gordon" > wrote in message
...
>I don't know if this is the one you are talking about but you might take a
> look at the one on WWW.LANDINGS.COM . Also, if you are a member of AOPA
> they
> have one that is not too bad. I use the AOPA one all the time.
>
> Harry
> PP-ASEL
> San Antonio, TX
>
> "GE" > wrote in message
> ...
>> Recently, I found a link to a very simple, yet useful flight planning
> sight.
>> If I recall properly I was able to enter the departure and destination
>> airports, and it calculated initial heading, distance, etc. I believe
>> that
> I
>> saw it here. Anybody know what I'm talking about? Thanks in advance for
> your
>> help.
>>
>>
>
>

[Ross Richardson]

Harry,

Do you have any problems with AOPA RTFP giving you a plan without winds.
I cannot make the program use the winds. I can go to the weather tab and
use all the features there. But in the plan flight mode, it just will
not go out and get the winds as necessary. I am working with AOPA on the
issue. Currently, they are stumped. Until then I continue to use Cirrus
5.0 in the internet mode.

Ross
KSWI

Harry Gordon wrote:

> I don't know if this is the one you are talking about but you might take a
> look at the one on WWW.LANDINGS.COM . Also, if you are a member of AOPA they
> have one that is not too bad. I use the AOPA one all the time.
>
> Harry
> PP-ASEL
> San Antonio, TX
>
> "GE" > wrote in message
> ...
>
>>Recently, I found a link to a very simple, yet useful flight planning
>
> sight.
>
>>If I recall properly I was able to enter the departure and destination
>>airports, and it calculated initial heading, distance, etc. I believe that
>
> I
>
>>saw it here. Anybody know what I'm talking about? Thanks in advance for
>
> your
>
>>help.
>>
>>
>
>
>

[Chris Ehlbeck]

Ross Richardson wrote:

> Harry,
>
> Do you have any problems with AOPA RTFP giving you a plan without winds.
> I cannot make the program use the winds. I can go to the weather tab and
> use all the features there. But in the plan flight mode, it just will
> not go out and get the winds as necessary. I am working with AOPA on the
> issue. Currently, they are stumped. Until then I continue to use Cirrus
> 5.0 in the internet mode.
>
> Ross
> KSWI
>
> Harry Gordon wrote:
>
>> I don't know if this is the one you are talking about but you might
>> take a
>> look at the one on WWW.LANDINGS.COM . Also, if you are a member of
>> AOPA they
>> have one that is not too bad. I use the AOPA one all the time.
>>
>> Harry
>> PP-ASEL
>> San Antonio, TX
>>
>> "GE" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>
>>> Recently, I found a link to a very simple, yet useful flight planning
>>
>>
>> sight.
>>
>>> If I recall properly I was able to enter the departure and destination
>>> airports, and it calculated initial heading, distance, etc. I believe
>>> that
>>
>>
>> I
>>
>>> saw it here. Anybody know what I'm talking about? Thanks in advance for
>>
>>
>> your
>>
>>> help.
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>

Ross,
I saw this somewhere else. Click on the course "line" and then right
click on the course line. You can then pick properties and you can
input the wind data from the briefing. The drawback is that it uses
those winds for the whole flight.
Chris

[Ross Richardson]

I know I can do that, but according to AOPA this program should pick up
the winds aloft and calculate your flight plan. The "tech" that I have
talked to said it worked fine for him on the same route that I have been
experimenting with.

Ross

Chris Ehlbeck wrote:

> Ross Richardson wrote:
>
>> Harry,
>>
>> Do you have any problems with AOPA RTFP giving you a plan without
>> winds. I cannot make the program use the winds. I can go to the
>> weather tab and use all the features there. But in the plan flight
>> mode, it just will not go out and get the winds as necessary. I am
>> working with AOPA on the issue. Currently, they are stumped. Until
>> then I continue to use Cirrus 5.0 in the internet mode.
>>
>> Ross
>> KSWI
>>
>> Harry Gordon wrote:
>>
>>> I don't know if this is the one you are talking about but you might
>>> take a
>>> look at the one on WWW.LANDINGS.COM . Also, if you are a member of
>>> AOPA they
>>> have one that is not too bad. I use the AOPA one all the time.
>>>
>>> Harry
>>> PP-ASEL
>>> San Antonio, TX
>>>
>>> "GE" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>
>>>> Recently, I found a link to a very simple, yet useful flight planning
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> sight.
>>>
>>>> If I recall properly I was able to enter the departure and destination
>>>> airports, and it calculated initial heading, distance, etc. I
>>>> believe that
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I
>>>
>>>> saw it here. Anybody know what I'm talking about? Thanks in advance for
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> your
>>>
>>>> help.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>
> Ross,
> I saw this somewhere else. Click on the course "line" and then right
> click on the course line. You can then pick properties and you can
> input the wind data from the briefing. The drawback is that it uses
> those winds for the whole flight.
> Chris

[Chris Ehlbeck]

Ross Richardson wrote:
> I know I can do that, but according to AOPA this program should pick up
> the winds aloft and calculate your flight plan. The "tech" that I have
> talked to said it worked fine for him on the same route that I have been
> experimenting with.
>
> Ross
>
> Chris Ehlbeck wrote:
>
>> Ross Richardson wrote:
>>
>>> Harry,
>>>
>>> Do you have any problems with AOPA RTFP giving you a plan without
>>> winds. I cannot make the program use the winds. I can go to the
>>> weather tab and use all the features there. But in the plan flight
>>> mode, it just will not go out and get the winds as necessary. I am
>>> working with AOPA on the issue. Currently, they are stumped. Until
>>> then I continue to use Cirrus 5.0 in the internet mode.
>>>
>>> Ross
>>> KSWI
>>>
>>> Harry Gordon wrote:
>>>
>>>> I don't know if this is the one you are talking about but you might
>>>> take a
>>>> look at the one on WWW.LANDINGS.COM . Also, if you are a member of
>>>> AOPA they
>>>> have one that is not too bad. I use the AOPA one all the time.
>>>>
>>>> Harry
>>>> PP-ASEL
>>>> San Antonio, TX
>>>>
>>>> "GE" > wrote in message
>>>> ...
>>>>
>>>>> Recently, I found a link to a very simple, yet useful flight planning
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> sight.
>>>>
>>>>> If I recall properly I was able to enter the departure and destination
>>>>> airports, and it calculated initial heading, distance, etc. I
>>>>> believe that
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I
>>>>
>>>>> saw it here. Anybody know what I'm talking about? Thanks in advance
>>>>> for
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> your
>>>>
>>>>> help.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>
>> Ross,
>> I saw this somewhere else. Click on the course "line" and then right
>> click on the course line. You can then pick properties and you can
>> input the wind data from the briefing. The drawback is that it uses
>> those winds for the whole flight.
>> Chris

It seems I've never been able to get it to import the winds
automatically either. Which is why most of the time, I'll use Golden Eagle.

[Jose]

> It seems I've never been able to get it to import the winds automatically either. Which is why most of the time, I'll use Golden Eagle.

Some otherwise legitimate programs use parts of IE, and if IE has its
security set too high or has parts disabled (usually for good reason),
those programs would not work. Find out from the tech whether this
might be the case.

Jose
--
The price of freedom is... well... freedom.
for Email, make the obvious change in the address.

[Ross Richardson]

I have issues with Golden Eagle also that I have worked with CSC and
they turned me to Jepp. Still not resolved. Good ol' Cirrus works so good.

Chris Ehlbeck wrote:

> Ross Richardson wrote:
>
>> I know I can do that, but according to AOPA this program should pick
>> up the winds aloft and calculate your flight plan. The "tech" that I
>> have talked to said it worked fine for him on the same route that I
>> have been experimenting with.
>>
>> Ross
>>
>> Chris Ehlbeck wrote:
>>
>>> Ross Richardson wrote:
>>>
>>>> Harry,
>>>>
>>>> Do you have any problems with AOPA RTFP giving you a plan without
>>>> winds. I cannot make the program use the winds. I can go to the
>>>> weather tab and use all the features there. But in the plan flight
>>>> mode, it just will not go out and get the winds as necessary. I am
>>>> working with AOPA on the issue. Currently, they are stumped. Until
>>>> then I continue to use Cirrus 5.0 in the internet mode.
>>>>
>>>> Ross
>>>> KSWI
>>>>
>>>> Harry Gordon wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I don't know if this is the one you are talking about but you might
>>>>> take a
>>>>> look at the one on WWW.LANDINGS.COM . Also, if you are a member of
>>>>> AOPA they
>>>>> have one that is not too bad. I use the AOPA one all the time.
>>>>>
>>>>> Harry
>>>>> PP-ASEL
>>>>> San Antonio, TX
>>>>>
>>>>> "GE" > wrote in message
>>>>> ...
>>>>>
>>>>>> Recently, I found a link to a very simple, yet useful flight planning
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> sight.
>>>>>
>>>>>> If I recall properly I was able to enter the departure and
>>>>>> destination
>>>>>> airports, and it calculated initial heading, distance, etc. I
>>>>>> believe that
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I
>>>>>
>>>>>> saw it here. Anybody know what I'm talking about? Thanks in
>>>>>> advance for
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> your
>>>>>
>>>>>> help.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>
>>> Ross,
>>> I saw this somewhere else. Click on the course "line" and then right
>>> click on the course line. You can then pick properties and you can
>>> input the wind data from the briefing. The drawback is that it uses
>>> those winds for the whole flight.
>>> Chris
>
>
> It seems I've never been able to get it to import the winds
> automatically either. Which is why most of the time, I'll use Golden
> Eagle.

[Ross Richardson]

I will find out. Thanks,

Ross

Jose wrote:

>> It seems I've never been able to get it to import the winds
>> automatically either. Which is why most of the time, I'll use Golden
>> Eagle.
>
>
> Some otherwise legitimate programs use parts of IE, and if IE has its
> security set too high or has parts disabled (usually for good reason),
> those programs would not work. Find out from the tech whether this
> might be the case.
>
> Jose

[Harry Gordon]

Ross, sorry for the delay in responding.

No, I don't have a problem. However, you have to request the weather
information via the flight planner AND you have to have an account set up
with DUAT. Immediately upon receiving the weather, the NAV LOG should update
automatically. Hope that helps. I will be checking back again and if you
have any question please feel free to ask. If necessary, I do whatever
research I can to help you, but the AOPA flight planner should do everything
you want, with a few exceptions :-).

Harry

"Ross Richardson" > wrote in message
...
> Harry,
>
> Do you have any problems with AOPA RTFP giving you a plan without winds.
> I cannot make the program use the winds. I can go to the weather tab and
> use all the features there. But in the plan flight mode, it just will
> not go out and get the winds as necessary. I am working with AOPA on the
> issue. Currently, they are stumped. Until then I continue to use Cirrus
> 5.0 in the internet mode.
>
> Ross
> KSWI
>
> Harry Gordon wrote:
>
> > I don't know if this is the one you are talking about but you might take
a
> > look at the one on WWW.LANDINGS.COM . Also, if you are a member of AOPA
they
> > have one that is not too bad. I use the AOPA one all the time.
> >
> > Harry
> > PP-ASEL
> > San Antonio, TX
> >
> > "GE" > wrote in message
> > ...
> >
> >>Recently, I found a link to a very simple, yet useful flight planning
> >
> > sight.
> >
> >>If I recall properly I was able to enter the departure and destination
> >>airports, and it calculated initial heading, distance, etc. I believe
that
> >
> > I
> >
> >>saw it here. Anybody know what I'm talking about? Thanks in advance for
> >
> > your
> >
> >>help.
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
> >

[Ross]

I have found the magic decoder ring that makes the AOPA RTFP work
correctly. As folks have said, plan the flight, go to the weather tab
and get the weather, and the nav log and flight plans should update
correctly. Well, they do ONLY if when getting the weather you ask for
FAA weather. You cannot ask for only Plain Language. I clicked on FAA
weather along with the Plain language and it worked. I closed the
application and started all over again with asking for only the Plain
Language weather and the navlog and flight plan did NOT update. Double
clicking on the weather box again I checked the FAA weather and
connected again and the nav log and flight plan worked.

YOU MUST REQUEST THE FAA WEATHER.

Harry Gordon wrote:
> Ross, sorry for the delay in responding.
>
> No, I don't have a problem. However, you have to request the weather
> information via the flight planner AND you have to have an account set up
> with DUAT. Immediately upon receiving the weather, the NAV LOG should update
> automatically. Hope that helps. I will be checking back again and if you
> have any question please feel free to ask. If necessary, I do whatever
> research I can to help you, but the AOPA flight planner should do everything
> you want, with a few exceptions :-).
>
> Harry
>
> "Ross Richardson" > wrote in message
> ...
>
>>Harry,
>>
>>Do you have any problems with AOPA RTFP giving you a plan without winds.
>>I cannot make the program use the winds. I can go to the weather tab and
>> use all the features there. But in the plan flight mode, it just will
>>not go out and get the winds as necessary. I am working with AOPA on the
>>issue. Currently, they are stumped. Until then I continue to use Cirrus
>>5.0 in the internet mode.
>>
>>Ross
>>KSWI
>>
>>Harry Gordon wrote:
>>
>>
>>>I don't know if this is the one you are talking about but you might take
>
> a
>
>>>look at the one on WWW.LANDINGS.COM . Also, if you are a member of AOPA
>
> they
>
>>>have one that is not too bad. I use the AOPA one all the time.
>>>
>>>Harry
>>>PP-ASEL
>>>San Antonio, TX
>>>
>>>"GE" > wrote in message
...
>>>
>>>
>>>>Recently, I found a link to a very simple, yet useful flight planning
>>>
>>>sight.
>>>
>>>
>>>>If I recall properly I was able to enter the departure and destination
>>>>airports, and it calculated initial heading, distance, etc. I believe
>
> that
>
>>>I
>>>
>>>
>>>>saw it here. Anybody know what I'm talking about? Thanks in advance for
>>>
>>>your
>>>
>>>
>>>>help.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>
>


--
Regards,

Ross
C-172F 180 hp
KSWI

[Jerry]

I have also had problems with Golden Eagle program and have deleted it.
Cirrus continues to work fine. Hope they don't quit supporting it.

Jerry in NC


"Ross Richardson" > wrote in message
...
>I have issues with Golden Eagle also that I have worked with CSC and they
>turned me to Jepp. Still not resolved. Good ol' Cirrus works so good.
>
> Chris Ehlbeck wrote:
>
>> Ross Richardson wrote:
>>
>>> I know I can do that, but according to AOPA this program should pick up
>>> the winds aloft and calculate your flight plan. The "tech" that I have
>>> talked to said it worked fine for him on the same route that I have been
>>> experimenting with.
>>>
>>> Ross
>>>
>>> Chris Ehlbeck wrote:
>>>
>>>> Ross Richardson wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Harry,
>>>>>
>>>>> Do you have any problems with AOPA RTFP giving you a plan without
>>>>> winds. I cannot make the program use the winds. I can go to the
>>>>> weather tab and use all the features there. But in the plan flight
>>>>> mode, it just will not go out and get the winds as necessary. I am
>>>>> working with AOPA on the issue. Currently, they are stumped. Until
>>>>> then I continue to use Cirrus 5.0 in the internet mode.
>>>>>
>>>>> Ross
>>>>> KSWI
>>>>>
>>>>> Harry Gordon wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> I don't know if this is the one you are talking about but you might
>>>>>> take a
>>>>>> look at the one on WWW.LANDINGS.COM . Also, if you are a member of
>>>>>> AOPA they
>>>>>> have one that is not too bad. I use the AOPA one all the time.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Harry
>>>>>> PP-ASEL
>>>>>> San Antonio, TX
>>>>>>
>>>>>> "GE" > wrote in message
>>>>>> ...
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Recently, I found a link to a very simple, yet useful flight
>>>>>>> planning
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> sight.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> If I recall properly I was able to enter the departure and
>>>>>>> destination
>>>>>>> airports, and it calculated initial heading, distance, etc. I
>>>>>>> believe that
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> saw it here. Anybody know what I'm talking about? Thanks in advance
>>>>>>> for
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> your
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> help.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Ross,
>>>> I saw this somewhere else. Click on the course "line" and then right
>>>> click on the course line. You can then pick properties and you can
>>>> input the wind data from the briefing. The drawback is that it uses
>>>> those winds for the whole flight.
>>>> Chris
>>
>>
>> It seems I've never been able to get it to import the winds automatically
>> either. Which is why most of the time, I'll use Golden Eagle.

[Harry Gordon]

Ross, thank you. After reading your note, I remembered someone a long time
ago had mentioned the same thing. I always request the FAA weather so I
guess I had forgotten about that little inconsistency.

Glad you found the answer.

Harry

"Ross" > wrote in message
news:dHY_f.7605$Q92.1640@trnddc04...
> I have found the magic decoder ring that makes the AOPA RTFP work
> correctly. As folks have said, plan the flight, go to the weather tab
> and get the weather, and the nav log and flight plans should update
> correctly. Well, they do ONLY if when getting the weather you ask for
> FAA weather. You cannot ask for only Plain Language. I clicked on FAA
> weather along with the Plain language and it worked. I closed the
> application and started all over again with asking for only the Plain
> Language weather and the navlog and flight plan did NOT update. Double
> clicking on the weather box again I checked the FAA weather and
> connected again and the nav log and flight plan worked.
>
> YOU MUST REQUEST THE FAA WEATHER.
>
> Harry Gordon wrote:
> > Ross, sorry for the delay in responding.
> >
> > No, I don't have a problem. However, you have to request the weather
> > information via the flight planner AND you have to have an account set
up
> > with DUAT. Immediately upon receiving the weather, the NAV LOG should
update
> > automatically. Hope that helps. I will be checking back again and if you
> > have any question please feel free to ask. If necessary, I do whatever
> > research I can to help you, but the AOPA flight planner should do
everything
> > you want, with a few exceptions :-).
> >
> > Harry
> >
> > "Ross Richardson" > wrote in message
> > ...
> >
> >>Harry,
> >>
> >>Do you have any problems with AOPA RTFP giving you a plan without winds.
> >>I cannot make the program use the winds. I can go to the weather tab and
> >> use all the features there. But in the plan flight mode, it just will
> >>not go out and get the winds as necessary. I am working with AOPA on the
> >>issue. Currently, they are stumped. Until then I continue to use Cirrus
> >>5.0 in the internet mode.
> >>
> >>Ross
> >>KSWI
> >>
> >>Harry Gordon wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>>I don't know if this is the one you are talking about but you might
take
> >
> > a
> >
> >>>look at the one on WWW.LANDINGS.COM . Also, if you are a member of AOPA
> >
> > they
> >
> >>>have one that is not too bad. I use the AOPA one all the time.
> >>>
> >>>Harry
> >>>PP-ASEL
> >>>San Antonio, TX
> >>>
> >>>"GE" > wrote in message
> ...
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>Recently, I found a link to a very simple, yet useful flight planning
> >>>
> >>>sight.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>If I recall properly I was able to enter the departure and destination
> >>>>airports, and it calculated initial heading, distance, etc. I believe
> >
> > that
> >
> >>>I
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>saw it here. Anybody know what I'm talking about? Thanks in advance
for
> >>>
> >>>your
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>help.
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >
> >
>
>
> --
> Regards,
>
> Ross
> C-172F 180 hp
> KSWI