Whenever I try to have the GPS system plot a flightplan (go into the creation of the flightplan as if filing one), and enter in anything that in any way would cross the Atlantic, it routes me via Canada.For instance, so I do a standard issue JFK-LHR (KJFK-EGLL), I get routed roughly north towars Buffalo, then up a few hundred miles into Canada, then it routes me more or less on a straight line to LHR (following various points along the way).Same thing with LAX/SFO-EGLL - it routes me via Alaska then horizontally across Canada then over the North Atlantic. I've tried every option in the Flight Planner menue (high altitudes/low altitudes), nothing seems to fix it.Any ideas?

The shortest distance between two points is not a straight line.A standard great circle route from KJFK to EGLL will take you northeast out over Newfoundland - across Greenland to EGLL - this is the shortest route because the earth- in spite of what some may say - isn't flat.One the map the route a great big curve.The same follows KLAX-EGLL - you'll go north east over a large part of Canada- though you shouldn't be getting up as far as Alaska - something wrong there.Dave

Correct, hence my concern. I've flown the routes many times (as a passenger) so have a fairly general idea of where they go, and I can verify that I've never flown somewhere north of Toronto on my way to LHR from JFK, nor have I ever flown over Alaska on my way to EGLL from SFO. Btw, I'm not talking just the edge of really southern Alaska. I'm talking a complete scenic detour towards the middle of Alaska.Anyways... I appreciate the help and any suggestions anybody has that might work (I'd love to avoid re-installing if possible).

At least you're getting full benefit of the scenery !!Seriously - that does seem a little odd to say the least- I really have no idea what could be wrong.Good luckDave

This is sadly a fault with FS's Flight planner me thinks.I could be wrong, but its not unlikley to try and plan a flight from EGLL to KJFK, and be routed to the tip of portugal, before being routed west out over the atlantic, and on some occasions, up towards Newfound Land.Weather this is right or wrong, I dont see why you would need to Fly to portugal, adding another 2 hours to your flight.I have also noticed that this happens more if the time is set to before 12pmAnyways I now have FSbuild 2.1 and FSNavigator.Jason

It is indeed a problem with the default FS planner.

Yes it is a problem with the default flight planner, when I plan a flight from KCLE to EDDM using high altitude airways I get routed to eastern Alaska and then I turn west. If the off the top of my head calculations are correct that is an additional 2500 miles and maybe 5 hours in the air that are not needed. I really wonder how this bug made it through since it is such a glaring problem, you can't miss this bug. Oh well, if I use the default flight planner for flights like this I get a lot of practice in changing my route manually. Hopefully this will be corrected in the next patch (FS 2006, or whatever). jpg:-) Philip Olsonhttp://www.precisionmanuals.com/images/forum/supporter.

The default flight planner will try to route you using airways as much as possible, however, there are no airways over the Atlantic, at least for the usual Europe - US routes, so you end up with completely silly suggestions by the flight planner.For one of the few real time transatlantic flights I made (in FS that is :-) ) I manually went into the flightplan file and changed the waypoints over the Atlantic to a normal NAT (North Atlantic Track) routing. It does work if you're very careful.Leo Bakker