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Using Flightplan Visualizer when buying airports and aircraft


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I have just uploaded a new video where I show how I use Flightplan Visualizer myself before buying new airports and aircraft, and how I use it to find inspiration of flights to fly (based on AI flights). Perhaps it can offer some inspiration to you also?

 

 

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In the video above I show how to use the "Search Legs" feature to find flights, and how you can transfer the data to SimBrief, but I forgot to mention there is a way for those of you using other tools to extract info regrading a flight, in case you use other software e.g. PFPX. There is not a specific export for these tools, but the data can be extracted into a text file.

 

First you start by using the "Search Legs" feature as outlined in the video. Here (marked in red) I have selected the 3 CRJ's for which the AI flightplans contains data. Also I have selected that both departure- and destination- airport must be airports I have marked as favorites, and last I have marked that either airport must be one I have ranked as a "3rd party quality" airport (which I do for the 3rd party airports I have bought). This way I am sure the flight that are found during the search will either begin- or end at one of my 3rd party airports (actually both could be 3rd party, but in this search I did not demand it):

 

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Once I have performed the search I open the "Generic Randomizer" form. Here I simply press the "Pick random flight" button at the bottom, and it will automatically pick one of the searched flights and show it in a "Leg info" form. If I am unhappy with the flight, I simply hit ESC to return to the "Generic Randomizer" form, and hit the "Pick random flight" until I find a flight I want to fly. The lower half of the "Leg info" form shows all flights (legs) in the AI schedule for this particular aircraft, and if you click another flight, the info for that flight will be displayed in the top half (this is another way to pick the flight you want to fly):

 

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Once I have found the flight I want to fly I can hit the "Copy to clipboard" button in the lower/left corner of the form, to copy the info on the screen (and some more) to the clipboard. You can then paste this text info a text editor, from where you can then copy various elements you need and paste them into your flight-planning software, self-made flight briefing packages are what else you might need:

 

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Flightplan name...........: American Eagle - Su18
Flightplan filename.......: American Eagle - Su18.BFP
Flightplan org. filename..: AIG_AmericanEagle_Summer_2018v2.zip
Author....................: Ben Macdougall (AIG)
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Flight No.................: 5672  (KCLT/CLT - KIAD/IAD)
Flight level..............: FL310
Cruise speed..............: 445 / 445
Distance..................: 279,4 Nm
Flight-time...............: 01:17 / 01:20

                                  ----Flightplan----      ----Calculated----
                                    UTC      Local          UTC      Local  
                            Out:  MO/19:50  MO/14:50      MO/19:50  MO/14:50
                            Off:  MO/20:09  MO/15:09      MO/20:09  MO/15:09
                            On.:  MO/21:00  MO/16:00      MO/21:03  MO/16:03
                            In.:  MO/21:07  MO/16:07      MO/21:10  MO/16:10
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Carrier...................: American Airlines (AAL/AA)
Operator..................: PSA Airlines (JIA/OH)
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Aircraft IATA/ICAO........: CR9/CRJ9
Aircraft Name.............: Bombardier CRJ900/Challenger 890
Aircraft Registration.....: N566NN
Range.....................: 1596 Nm
Min. gate radius..........: 19 meters
Min. Rwy. requirement.....: 5550 feet (1692 meters)
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Departure ICAO/IATA.......: KCLT/CLT
Departure Name............: Charlotte-Douglas Intl
Departure City............: Charlotte
Departure Country/State...: United States (North Carolina)
Rwy/gate summary..........: 8 runways[10016ft], 157 gates[40m]
Longest runway............: 10016 feet (3053 meters)
Largest gate radius.......: 40 meters (132 feet)
Elevation.................: 748 feet (228 meters)
Trans.Alt.................: 18000 feet (5487 meters)
Mag.var...................: -7,0°
Estimated taxi-out time...: 19 minutes
Hint-text.................: Major Cargo HUB: B744F, B738
METAR.....................: KCLT 300652Z 15003KT 10SM BKN045 BKN100 11/03 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP182 T01060028
TAF.......................: KCLT 300539Z 3006/0112 16004KT P6SM SCT060 BKN080 FM301500 16005KT P6SM VCSH OVC050 FM010000 14004KT P6SM VCSH OVC040 PROB30 0100/0106 6SM -SHRA OVC030 FM010600 16007KT 6SM -SHRA BR OVC025
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Destination ICAO/IATA.....: KIAD/IAD
Destination Name..........: Washington Dulles Intl
Destination City..........: Washington
Destination Country/State.: United States (Virginia)
Rwy/gate summary..........: 8 runways[11512ft], 199 gates[41m]
Longest runway............: 11512 feet (3509 meters)
Largest gate radius.......: 41 meters (135 feet)
Elevation.................: 312 feet (96 meters)
Trans.Alt.................: 18000 feet (5487 meters)
Mag.var...................: -10,2°
Estimated taxi-in time....: 7 minutes
Hint-text.................: Major Cargo HUB: B744F, B744, B738
METAR.....................: KIAD 300652Z 03003KT 10SM SCT100 BKN120 OVC240 04/M03 A3012 RMK AO2 SLP199 T00391033
TAF.......................: KIAD 300535Z 3006/0112 36005KT P6SM OVC120 FM301400 02004KT P6SM OVC080 FM010000 00000KT P6SM -RA OVC060 FM010700 12005KT P6SM -RA OVC035 FM010800 12005KT P6SM -RA OVC030 FM011100 12007KT P6SM -RA OVC015
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 Dep.  Dest. FlNo  ---Flightplan UTC---  ---Flt.plan Local---  FlpTm / ClcTm   Dist.  Alt.
 KCLT  KFAY  5688  MO/02:24Z  MO/03:12Z  SU/21:24L  SU/22:12L  00:48 / 00:52   102,2  FL210
 KFAY  KCLT  5575  MO/09:44Z  MO/10:40Z  MO/04:44L  MO/05:40L  00:56 / 00:47   102,2  FL200
 KCLT  KMYR  5243  MO/11:55Z  MO/12:51Z  MO/06:55L  MO/07:51L  00:56 / 00:58   135,8  FL250
 KMYR  KCLT  5243  MO/13:25Z  MO/14:40Z  MO/08:25L  MO/09:40L  01:15 / 00:55   135,8  FL180
 KCLT  KDAY  5361  MO/15:45Z  MO/17:16Z  MO/10:45L  MO/12:16L  01:31 / 01:25   321,7  FL380
 KDAY  KCLT  5361  MO/17:50Z  MO/19:25Z  MO/12:50L  MO/14:25L  01:35 / 01:24   321,7  FL330
>KCLT  KIAD  5672  MO/19:50Z  MO/21:07Z  MO/14:50L  MO/16:07L  01:17 / 01:20   279,4  FL310<
 KIAD  KCLT  5672  MO/21:41Z  MO/23:21Z  MO/16:41L  MO/18:21L  01:40 / 01:21   279,4  FL360
 KCLT  KIAD  5095  TU/00:25Z  TU/01:45Z  MO/19:25L  MO/20:45L  01:20 / 01:20   279,4  FL290

... Remaining lines of schedule removed ...

 

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In the video i show a flight-sheet that  I am using to note ATIS and commands from ATC along with some key info I note regarding my flights:

 

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I have made this available for those who might like it. The download contains a small readme explaining how I fill the form, the the form is available in two versions, both intended to be printet on A4 paper. One will have a single form, and the other will contain 2 forms. I normally print the latter in duplex so that I will have 4 forms for each sheet of paper. Anyway it can be downloaded using this link: FlightSheet.zip

 

 

 

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