Takes less than a minute or two really. The feature I like the most is that I can then export the plan to both FSX & the addon aircraft I'm using. Once the flight plan is loaded in FSX it will appear in AS16 without any input.

The flight plans are then in the FMC as company routes ready to use. In addition with the 777 PFPX will export the Route, Winds Aloft and something else which I've forgotten which is then received by the FMC.

 

To be fair, SimBrief does the same except for Winds Aloft.  For the winds aloft you have to pull them from Active Sky...it'd be nice if Active Sky did that for you automatically when you loaded your flightplan...as an option.

When I had a look at SimBrief, it looked like you have to pay for the latest AIRAC. So not totally free.

What's more, it is Navagrath who supply it.

 

But no big deal being 28 days behind. As the month old FMS data is free. That would suit most people. The AIRAC police aren't going to come knocking on your door. 

I joined (no donation) Simbrief end of 2013 and tested it .... learn how to use it.

Since then I have tested SimBrief a dozen or so times but for my planning I always ended up using FSBuild (program is on my PC no internet connection required).

 

SIMbrief is free to Register, create an Account and become a member with your own Password to Log in and create a flight plan without a donation.

 

Airac cycle 1503 (March 2015) is the default database for all members to use.

I do have a Navigraph Airac subscription so I can use the current Airac if I choose to.

 

While your flight plan is being created (Generated on-line connection) there is a popup screen that says :

"Do you find Simbriefs flight planning useful? Please consider supporting me by making a small donation!"

 

ASN and AS16 both have a options setting to "load flight plan when loaded in the sim" - David Lee

Ah, ok, thanks David. I never really understood what that meant. I generally don't bother loading the flightplan into FSX/P3D. I usually just enter it into the FMS of whatever aircraft I'm flying.

 

 

Wow. I never knew that. I always load the flight plan manually into Active Sky Next (I'm assuming if what you say is true for AS16 it should be the same for ASN). Can't wait to try that later.

 

I think Ben from Airline2Sim said the same thing - he had been using AS and only recently found out about this feature too. From memory I think I read about it in one of the tutorial flights for the PMDG 777. Normally I just leave AS in live mode running whenever my PC is so then all I need to do it load PFPX and weather is ready to go and AS will get its plan once I load it in FSX.

I've had it since the beginning.  I only fly PMDG 737/777, and my only complaint is that they don't have a 777-300ER model for planning purposes.

I went ahead and purchased PFPX.  I like it.  I don't find it that difficult, unless you're trying to add nuances that you can't effectively simulate anyhow.  I had to alter some numbers for my B737 template to closer match the PMDG.  I ran a test flight last night and PFPX over-predicted my landing fuel by 400 pounds.  Not that much really considering I have no clue how long total taxi and APU time were.  I don't think they were that long.  I can program and get the plane configured in about 20 minutes, give or take using the short panel state.

 

I still need to set up the other variants (-800, -900, -600).  Is there an easier way to obtain the correct DOW, ZFW and other numbers for the PMDG?

 

 

still need to set up the other variants (-800, -900, -600). Is there an easier way to obtain the correct DOW, ZFW and

 

not  at my  pc  now  but if you google  you will find  the info as I have  done, I got the link on my  main pc  so when I  get  on I will post the link to you if I still got  it.  You  right  it not  difficult  to use   the only  difficult  is the initial  when you have  to find the aircraft info  to put it  in the profiles

 

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Just remembered if  you go  to the pfpx  forum there  are links  and  info  for  each  aircraft  good luck

Also don't forget if you specify a cost index in PFPX to use the same in the FMC.

Also don't forget if you specify a cost index in PFPX to use the same in the FMC.

 

Yes, I tend to use the same CI, but I do know to match it between both.