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Flight Planner

Postby Robertfm » Tue Jul 14, 2020 1:02 pm

I have come across https://flightplandatabase.com/planner a really simple FP Tool. It is supposed to be compatible with FG. Problem is I can't get it to save in 'Export'. There is a link that gives you a saved mode of 'say' EGPE-EGCC.fgfp but I am stuck from there.

I have tried 'Export\EGPE-EGCC.fgfp which doesn't appear in Exort folder. Any advice would be welcome.
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Re: Flight Planner

Postby wlbragg » Tue Jul 14, 2020 5:20 pm

Nice, simple to use planner. I had no problems exporting to pdf or csv?
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Re: Flight Planner

Postby Robertfm » Tue Jul 14, 2020 5:24 pm

I saved it fine but uploading it to export file was the issue. How did you get it into Route Manager.
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Re: Flight Planner

Postby wlbragg » Tue Jul 14, 2020 5:54 pm

Ah, sorry, I didn't try that.
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Re: Flight Planner

Postby Robertfm » Tue Jul 14, 2020 6:01 pm

Not to worry I think I found a work around. Also found another Flight Planner that works with FG. http://onlineflightplanner.org/ only thing about this one is the limited planes but doesn't affect plan.
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Re: Flight Planner

Postby wkitty42 » Tue Jul 14, 2020 7:29 pm

Robertfm wrote in Tue Jul 14, 2020 5:24 pm:I saved it fine but uploading it to export file was the issue. How did you get it into Route Manager.

you copy/save it to the Export directory in the same directory tree where your fgfs.log file is found...
then in the route manager, there's a button to load a flight plan...
when you click on that button, a file selection window should open to the above mentioned Export directory...
then hilight your desired flight plan and hit enter or open or whatever the load button is called...
the flight plan should load into the route manager if there are no problems with it...
you might have to put in the departure and arrival airports before attempting the import/load...
you might possibly also have to select the runways at each end...
it has been a while since i loaded a flight plan but the above is the general procedure i used...
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Re: Flight Planner

Postby Robertfm » Tue Jul 14, 2020 7:45 pm

Thanks. I have done exactly as you described.
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Re: Flight Planner

Postby Robertfm » Wed Jul 15, 2020 3:32 pm

There is one thing I don't understand about all the flight planners I have looked at and that is despite showing they do sids & stars they never load. The generic FG flight plan puts them in. Why is this.
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