Flight Planning software

Greetings, I would like to find out which flight planning software is
preferred by readers of this group. I currently use Destination Direct but
need an update. I have been considering switching to Flightsoft. What
would you recommend? I always file IFR when going CC so I use the planner
for that feature 99% of the time. Thanks.

PA28Rdrvr ) wrote:

Greetings, I would like to find out which flight planning software is
preferred by readers of this group. I currently use Destination Direct but
need an update. I have been considering switching to Flightsoft. What
would you recommend? I always file IFR when going CC so I use the planner
for that feature 99% of the time. Thanks.

I prefer Aeroplanner and have been a premium subscriber now for a little
over one year. They are about to release a much-needed improvement to
their flight planner, complete with auto top of climb and begin of descent
calculated waypoints and a flight planner that allows the pilot to specify
what airspaces to avoid.



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Peter

I use CSC (DynCorp) DUATS. I have my airplane profiled in DUATS and it
seems to be darn accurate. Not fancy, but it works.

Ross

PA28Rdrvr wrote:

Greetings, I would like to find out which flight planning software is
preferred by readers of this group. I currently use Destination Direct but
need an update. I have been considering switching to Flightsoft. What
would you recommend? I always file IFR when going CC so I use the planner
for that feature 99% of the time. Thanks.

On Wed, 30 Jul 2003 11:42:17 -0500, Ross Richardson
wrote:

I use CSC (DynCorp) DUATS. I have my airplane profiled in DUATS and it
seems to be darn accurate. Not fancy, but it works.

Me too. Except that I also run the flight path through AreoPlanner.com
to make sure I have avoided any restricted areas and MOAs. This is
critical anytime I go VFR. If I go IFR I would be routed around any
hot areas, but I find if I chose a path that avoids them initially, it
is not that much longer and the chances of having a routing change in
flight are much less.

"PA28Rdrvr" wrote in

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Greetings, I would like to find out which flight planning
software is preferred by readers of this group. I
currently use Destination Direct but need an update. I
have been considering switching to Flightsoft. What would
you recommend? I always file IFR when going CC so I use
the planner for that feature 99% of the time. Thanks.

The only PC software I've tried is Flitesoft, & I like it. I've
flown 5 hour+ multiple-stop round robin trips, & the actual
flight time was within 5 minutes of the time Flitesoft
predicted. You do need to get accurate performance information
into it, as well as reasonably accurate winds.

I use Copilot and Flyby Nav Pro for Palm for flight planning
most of the time.

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Regards,

Stan