I used FliteStar for a number of years. In my opinion it is the best quality
and easiest to use. The downside is like everything else Jeppesen sells they
get an awful price for it. Over the years I've tried just about all the
other flight planning software and none of them did it for me in terms of
functionality and usability. The usability piece I'm sure has a lot to do
with what you get used to. This year I tried and switched to Voyager. It had
a lot of neat features and it came close enough for me in terms of
usability. I had some discussions with the President of the company about
some shortcomings that might stop me from using the software and at the end
of the conversation I wound up purchasing the product and wound up as a beta
tester. They have a free download of their software and I recommend giving
them a try. http://www.seattleavionics.com/default.asp
I would suggest trying a bunch of different programs and seeing which one
meets your needs and is easist for you to use.
"Chris G." nospam@noemail wrote in message
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I'm considering purchasing flight planning software, such as the Jeppesen
FliteStar or the RMS software or some other flight planning software after
I finish my flight training. I don't intend to have it plan the route for
me, but I do want the ability to change my mind "on the fly" and see how
that impacts my flight planning. I still prefer to do the final planning
by hand on paper with the software as a backup to make sure I didn't make
a large error in my calculations.

What have your experiences been with the different software? What did you
like and dislike about the software you used?

Thanks,

Chris