What kind of weirdo buys a used dot-matrix printer just to get authentic looking flightplans??? I mean, really...Cheers,Phil Geddes

Forget about the printer! what that's program you are using to create those flightplans?!

What font is that?

OBK: Just an old flightplan I found at http://www.flightxpress.de/files/0101/NYC_...00_322OFP.TXT... I'll be using this extensively when FSBUILD 2.0 comes out!!!Stratus: The font is Lucida Console (the default font with XP Notepad.exe). Can anybody tell me what fonts might be used in actual flight-plan print-outs? Thanks!Sincerely,Phil Geddes

Fine with me. I'd do it too. I HATE using my expensive ink on my inkjet for printing my flight stuff. I usually print 3-4 pages worth of stuff. Expensive :(

Heheheh At FedEx, what ever the font is set to whenever I hit the print button. Our Dot Matrix printer only has like 4 different fonts. I'll make a note of it when I go back in. Some stations print them out on laser printers, it makes it easier to read. Sometimes on Dot Matrix, we have problems with the 0's and 8's, etc... The only reason we use Dot Matrix, is because we use two-part paper, and when the crew signs their copy, they return the bottom copy to us to file. If we used laser printers, the crew would have to sign two copies, and thats WAY too much work on them. :) When I was working in Memphis, I printed up all my paperwork one night, and made my way out to the gate. It was a cold and rainy night, and our plane was parked way out in the middle of nowhere on the ramp. We were kinda behind on time, but I finally got my copies back from the crew and ran down the stairs. When I looked at my paperwork, THEY WERE BLANK!!! Some idiot loaded new paper in the printer, and put it upside-down. The carbon didnt copy thru to the next page. I had to stop the push back and go in and re-print all my stuff. Plane went 20 mins late, and I ended up getting in trouble because I didnt check it before I left. It was ok, the "idiot" had to re-print his stuff too for his flight to DEN, so I didnt feel so bad. :)Bryan Cruse

LOL... yeah, I thought about getting two-part paper. Even thought about that green-bar stuff they had at Staples as well. But in this particular instance, I figured saving a few trees was worth that particular lack in realism! :* I have a few font settings, but it seems to really just print whatever the font is in the document I'm printing-- guess I'll have to play around with it. The fonts on my printer are DRAFT, COURIER, PRESTIGE, BOLD PS. Thanks a bunch Bryan for your input on this seemingly minute detail!!!Sincerely,Phil Geddes

Come on Phil, get a life :-lol

"I'll be using this extensively when FSBUILD 2.0 comes out!!!"Phil,I think your really going to like the Flight Plan printouts in FSBuild 2.0. Ernie has done an excellent job in this extensive overhaul and upgrade to an already very handy utility. I just finished fine tuning my tables for a 767-300, PIC specific, aircraft that will be in the aircraft selections menu in addition to a generic 767-300 with CF6 engines. It will get the burn very close, +/- 2%, on everything I have tested which includes flights from 1 hour to 14.5 hours(with max fuel load.)You will be able to select one of the supplied FPs, or have FSBuild creat a route with the autogenerate feature, custom build a route using the "Planning Mode", or simply paste a flight plan into the route window. Then select your aircraft, plug in any non-default changes to taxi, hold, reserve, extra, or alternate fuel requirements, then hit "build" and the program generates the flightplan (Navlog), displays the routing on a map window, builds a route table, and exports the plan to the 767PIC flightplans directory, Squawkbox, FSNav, or any of a number of other optional exports. You also have the option to command a flight level or choose to have the route built using a step climb profile. You can then save your route to your own user flightplan file.

Thanks for the font Phil.