I came across a software package yesterday and searched the forums to see if it had been discussed. Strangely I could find no reference to Plan-G anywhere on AvSim. :Shocked:Anyway, for those of you who fly VFR you might be interested in Plan-G by TA Software. It looks like a brilliant piece of work and the author is not making a direct charge for it. However, you are encouraged to make a donation if you find it useful. It's designed to work with both FS9 and FSX and can be run via WideFS across a network.It also has a IFR planner but I haven't explored that side much. There is a support forum too.

Thanks for that Ray.

that's a great program! thanks for sharing it. the ifr works like a charm too btw.

that's a great program! thanks for sharing it. the ifr works like a charm too btw.

I'm using it from several months and think it is great but to me it's slow.I followed all thread in Plan-G forums and applied all suggestions (disable weather, fix script problem for internet explorer, cache cleaning and so on), but it is still slow.I run it on a dedicated pc and it is not connected to fsx, infact I use it only for planning not as a moving map.If somebody experience the same and want to share some solutions...I'm here.

I found it slow too despite running it on a WideFS PC. I put it down to my relatively ancient FX5200 graphics card. For those who do find it slow can you list your graphics card please and whether you run it on your FS PC or via WideFS.I wonder why it's so slow on modern PCs. :(

It would be great except that, from page 3 of the user manual,

Plan G also requires an active Internet connection to function.

Cheers,D

Hi Ray..I got so fed up after losing FSNav when I 'moved' to FSX that I started looking aroundfor a replacement.I found FS Commander, and it really brought back my interest in FSX. It is ideal for me,with a 'live' moving map on my left hand monitor. The amount of detail is beautiful,and it is fast enough for me. When flying VFR I find it fascinating to follow AI trafficaround me.I always considered that a moving map program would be so slow, not this one.It is relatively expensive, but is worth every penny for me. I bought it online,but the GBP/Euro exchange rate wasn't good...it cost me £33.93.It will display fixes/zones/airports (in detail if required). I'd recommend it.The display is very similar to what FSNav gave me, which is why I bought it. Italso doesn't require that live internet connection, either - I think that is theproblem which slows many programs. I avoid it wherever possible on my FSX machine.There is a free trial available - well worth a peek.I run it on my second monitor via a second VGA line from my GTS450 Graphics cardwith no problems at all.It has the added bonus of creating text flight plans too. I use copy/paste toFS Commander from RW FPs from http://flightaware.com/live/.Core 2 Duo E6700 2.67GHzScythe Infinity CPU CoolerAsus P5B Deluxe MotherboardCorsair XMS2-6400 C4 TwinX PC2-6400 4GB Dual Channel InterleavedAsus GTS450 1GB GDDR5 with v189.50 driversSamsung SH-W183 18x18 DVD±RW SATA Dual Layer ReWriter2 x Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 500GB SATA-IISB X-Fi Fatal1ty FPS EditionEnermax Liberty 620W PSU ATX 2.2Lian Li PC-S80B Black Aluminium CaseThree 120mm FansVista Home Premium 64-Bit OEMDell 2408WFP 24" LCD monitorViewsonic VA1916w 19" monitorATEN VS-461 4 port DVI Video SwitchCH Yoke & PedalsCS 767CS Hercules C130Bought both at 9.99 Euros each yesterday in their sale !RegardsBill

I found it slow too despite running it on a WideFS PC. I put it down to my relatively ancient FX5200 graphics card. For those who do find it slow can you list your graphics card please and whether you run it on your FS PC or via WideFS.I wonder why it's so slow on modern PCs. :(

On an i7 920 system with an nVidia 260 card it isn't slow at all and works very well - put it up on one screen and run FS on the other and it performs with no problems... thanks for pointing it out!DJ

Hi Bill,Hope you're keeping well. :biggrin:I've heard lots of good things about FSCommander but my requirements are different as I use Project Magenta and vRoute. So I don't really need the Plan-G software but it looked so good I felt compelled to try it. I must admit to being baffled as to why an internet connection is required but I guess that many of us would have that anyway with broadband being so popular these days.I will keep FSCommander in mind but for now vRoute gives me all I require. I'm pleased that you're happy with your setup. For so many years we battled with performance and it's nice that it doesn't dominate the pages like in olden times. :(