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Honest opinion on flight planners.

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Is anybody using the PFPX bundled with Air Display to show on IPad?

Does the Air Display affect running FSX in full screen mode? Any significant performance penalties or issues?

 

I gave Airdisplay a thorough trial and I didn't like it, especially when it's over wifi. It's laggy and the interfaces of these programs aren't really meant to be used in a tactile manner. Then you also have two options: To use the full retina resolution, which will cause the interface to be too small to work with, or to use a smaller resolution, which will make screen real estate too small to be able to see the content properly.

 

I think the best option is to get the cheapest laptop available to use all the side programs on it, all of them. You might also get one of those laptops that open completely and fold into a tablet shaped device (is ultrabooks what they call them?). Even if you want to use Air Display in your ipad, I would run the Air Display host on a separate computer, as it can really cause stability problems and reset your video driver. I like to keep my FSX computer running only FSX whenever possible.

Omar Josef
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PFPX no doubt the most up to date and best flight planner out there IMHO.

 

 

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Wayne HART

Thanks Omar... That makes good sense. I'll still get the PFPX though and run it on my laptop...

 

Regards,

Martin Martinov / VATSIM 1207931

F.O.C. hasn't been a realistic option for a while now. It's complicated, unsupported, last time I tried the servers you'd need to connect to aren't available anymore.

 

PFPX is really the way to go for realistic, custom flightplanning.

Michar Breems

The problem is the wallet needs to be open non stop so there maybe needs to be compromises somewhere. I just bought EFB at $70, my god what an awesome add on . So I will stick with Vroute premium that I have and then get the free FXAA performance calc for the 777 when it comes out

ZORAN

 

 

 


KPAE - EGLL (Delivery flight empty) Release Fuel 66.6k kg Air Distance 4183nm

EGLL - KBOS Release Fuel 103.1k kg Air Distance 5852nm

 

Hi Bill,

 

I think these are crossed over. EGLL-BOS is shorter than KPAE -EGLL and should use a lot less fuel.

 

Cheers

 

Neil

I was about to buy PFPX. but then I tried SimBrief. Tried few flights, all numbers are spot on. Now, I'm not sure anymore I need pfpx

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Hi Bill,

 

I think these are crossed over. EGLL-BOS is shorter than KPAE -EGLL and should use a lot less fuel.

 

Cheers

 

Neil

 

Neil

 

You are perfectly correct.

 

It's an age thing LOL :lol:

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Bill McLauchlan

I'm a long-time user of FSBuild, and just acquired PFPX as well. PFPX is excellent for producing quick automated routings, with the occasional quirk. I do still use FSBuild, though, by pasting the route from PFPX into it so that I can generate an FSX flightplan file that has all the SID/STAR waypoints in it for Radar Contact. PFPX strips that data, which is what the PMDG FMS export needs.

 

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I had one goofy quirk from KLAX to NTAA (PFPX). It seemed to bring me in for a weird approach for a STAR (Brought be far to the west, swung around back to the east then back to the west for landing)

Brian A. Neuman

 

Proud simmer since 1982 using the following simulators: Sublogic Flight Simulator 1 and 2. Microsoft Flight Simulator 4.0, 5.1, FS95, FS98, FS2000, FS2002, FS2004, FSX (and unfortunately Flight!). Terminal Reality Fly 1 and 2. Sierra Pro Pilot, Looking Glass/Eidos/Electronic Arts Flight Unlimited I, II and III, Laminar Research X-Plane 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11, FS Aerofly 2, Lockheed Martin Perpar3D 2.X, 3.X, 4.X and 5.X and Microsoft Flight Simulator (2020). Not to mention numerous combat simulators and games related to flight that I have played with over the years.

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Neil

 

You are perfectly correct.

 

It's an age thing LOL :lol:

 

Hi Bill,

 

Yea I know all about that! Happens to the best of us.

I have bought PFPX and have a lot to learn with it. Amazing programme, with many many options. Gonna take a while to get to grips with all its functions.

 

Cheers

 

Neil

I'm a long-time user of FSBuild, and just acquired PFPX as well. PFPX is excellent for producing quick automated routings, with the occasional quirk. I do still use FSBuild, though, by pasting the route from PFPX into it so that I can generate an FSX flightplan file that has all the SID/STAR waypoints in it for Radar Contact. PFPX strips that data, which is what the PMDG FMS export needs.

 

Regards

 

Bob

 

I actually prefer that PFPX strips out the SID & STARS as that makes it more realistic.  Changes often happen right up until departure and it is a simple job to insert the relevant departure.  Plus you can re use the route regularly easier as the weather may be different and use a different departure.  I very rarely select the arrival STAR and RW until I know what the up to date weather is prior to arrival.

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Bill McLauchlan

 

 


the only thing i had to adjust was the taxi fuel burn rate, because of FSX crappy ground friction you use more fuel taxiing than normal
What is your fuel burning now? Thank you in advance.

Thanks, Mark. Worked a treat. Is there a way to follow the aircraft on that map?

 

Yes, you can go to the online tab (sorry if I got the name incorrect) to show online Vatsim or IVAO traffic plus your aircraft.  You need to click on your aircraft to have it highlight it and follow.

Mark   CYYZ      

 

Yes, you can go to the online tab (sorry if I got the name incorrect) to show online Vatsim or IVAO traffic plus your aircraft.  You need to click on your aircraft to have it highlight it and follow.

Once again, thanks, Mark. Will try it out next time out.

Rick Almeida

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