Flight planning software the accounts for winds ?

In article et,
"Wendy" wrote:

Most of the flight planning software that I have used only offers two
options for route planning, 1) direct or 2) airway.

I have seen one option that does check winds and offers altitude options,
but it's like an after thought, instead of an integrated function of
planning the route.

My actual question is, what software is out there for GA flight planning
that will take winds into account, in both the lateral and vertical, to
automatically plan a route for me?

I'd like 4 options the software to allow me to select from:

1) Direct
2) Airways
3) Fastest
4) Least amount of fuel

Heck, I'd like to hit one button and have all 4 plot on the map with the
flight plan data and let me choose which one I want to file.

It already exists, it's called DUATS.

Why are you cross-posting to six different groups?

john smith wrote in news:jsmith-416E6A.12245220052006
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Snipola
Why are you cross-posting to six different groups?

Maybe because it's easier than posting the same message six
different times?

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John,

Another question that comes to mind: Where does one get wind/weather
predictions accurate enough for this to be useful?

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"Thomas Borchert" wrote in message
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John,

Another question that comes to mind: Where does one get wind/weather
predictions accurate enough for this to be useful?

--
Thomas Borchert (EDDH)


Right now I'm using Golden Eagle Flight Prep and it downloads the winds from
DUATS. I've found them to be very accurate ever since I started using the
product.

Accurate enough for me to use it for planning purposes. (nothing beats a
good pirep though)

I guess it probably doesn't matter much if you are only doing a 100nm trip
once a month, but if you fly 500+nm trips every week, the winds start to
play a bigger part of your planning.

When I first downloaded GEFP, I encountered several problems with it. I
called CSC and they couldn't resolve and forwarded me to Jepp. They
acknowledged a couple of the problems noted, but couldn't resolve the
others. I gave up on that and continued to use the old Cirrus 5.0. I
also finally solved the wind problem with AOPA RTFP. You must request
FAA weather along with Plain Language. Otherwise, your flight plan will
not include winds.

I guess I will have to go back to GEFP and start messing with it again.
I have kept all my notes, but they are not on this computer.

Ross
KSWI

John Doe wrote:

"Thomas Borchert" wrote in message
...

John,

Another question that comes to mind: Where does one get wind/weather
predictions accurate enough for this to be useful?

--
Thomas Borchert (EDDH)



Right now I'm using Golden Eagle Flight Prep and it downloads the winds from
DUATS. I've found them to be very accurate ever since I started using the
product.

Accurate enough for me to use it for planning purposes. (nothing beats a
good pirep though)

I guess it probably doesn't matter much if you are only doing a 100nm trip
once a month, but if you fly 500+nm trips every week, the winds start to
play a bigger part of your planning.

Why would you care??


Why are you cross-posting to six different groups?

"karl gruber" wrote in news:e4o1fn$ven$1
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Why are you cross-posting to six different groups?


Why would you care??



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