I have a very large number of flight plans created with FSNavigator which I would like to use for Radar Contact.The only way I understand exists is to start FS9, start FSNav, load each plan and then export each one individually so as to make it usable in RC.Considering the extended and cumbersome way of repeating such process so many times I am wondering if there is a better way which I am not familiar with nor have found in the forums and sites I have searched through.Any help on this will be much appreciated.Clarindo

RC uses both FS9 and FSX (XML) .pln formats. Did you not export either of these before with FSNav as you used them for other add-ons or native aircraft?

I have a very large number of flight plans created with FSNavigator which I would like to use for Radar Contact.The only way I understand exists is to start FS9, start FSNav, load each plan and then export each one individually so as to make it usable in RC.Considering the extended and cumbersome way of repeating such process so many times I am wondering if there is a better way which I am not familiar with nor have found in the forums and sites I have searched through.Any help on this will be much appreciated.Clarindo

how are your flight plans saved? .pln files? if so, you don't have to export, convert, or anything.jd

how are your flight plans saved? .pln files? if so, you don't have to export, convert, or anything.jd

FSNav plans save to a different format and have a .fsn extension. They are not readable with Notepad or FS.I suggest the OP try vRoute which has thousands of plans available which can be exported to many popular formats. http://www.vroute.net/

Wow! What a fantastic pool of experience and willingness to help I find here. However must outline 3 "unfortunately" responses:Ronzie - Unfortunatelu all my FSNav plans are .fsn formats.Jd - Wish they were .pln files, but again unfortunately they are .fsnProudfoot - Very opportune info but, unfortunately again:a) I would have to export plan by plan; :( not as many South American or Brazilian flight plans as I now have.Radar Contact (and Flight Sim Commander after FSNav was suspended) are, in my opinion, two most essential add-ons which I use, both - unfortunately - with different format plans to what I have.I believe there would be very many potential users (considering the huge acceptance FSNav had and still has) for a payware program which (wishful thinking...) would take .fsn format plans and crank out .pln formats, for instance.Guess I have 2 solutions left:1 - Just posted a regular mail to Santa Claus with a request such as above.2 - I will never again repeat a flight route and will print in huge font letters a special checklist for EXPORT PLAN BEFORE USING IT.Just hope to live long enough or fly enough to face up to this challenge.My very sincere thanks to all of you for your interest and prompt response.Wishing you the best, Clarindo

Clarindo,These sound like quite old plans if they were created with FSNav. It's possible that some or many of them are no longer valid with the frequent route changes that occur in the real world.Your best bet might be to create them with another utiity such as FSBuild, FSCommander or vRoute when you want to fly one and slowly replace your FSNav ones. There doesn't appear to be a utility to convert them unfortunately.

Clarindo,These sound like quite old plans if they were created with FSNav. It's possible that some or many of them are no longer valid with the frequent route changes that occur in the real world.Your best bet might be to create them with another utiity such as FSBuild, FSCommander or vRoute when you want to fly one and slowly replace your FSNav ones. There doesn't appear to be a utility to convert them unfortunately.

The way I do it with FSNav is when I export the FP and save it the name that FS gives me. I then save as and give it a name like Atlanta to Cleveland. When I open the flight plan up in RC it will give me the name that FS gave me on the export.

Clarindo,Are you keeping the FSNav database up to date via the data available from Navigraph? Whilst the system you're using to save flights is okay you don't say if you're using up to date data. For some people that's important.