Good for GA planning: http://www.fstramp.com/

Yes I know, it is a rent-per-year software.

Thank you so much for all your replies. I like simbrief too but do not see a way to add sids and stars. Am I missing something?

 

Thank you

 

Bernd

13 minutes ago, bjablonka8120 said:

Thank you so much for all your replies. I like simbrief too but do not see a way to add sids and stars. Am I missing something?

 

Thank you

 

Bernd

Yes - you can either type the SID/STAR into the route section or navigate to SID/STAR section directly below the route section. There's a pretty big button that says SIDS/STARS; you can't miss it...

Edited December 11, 20187 yr by kingm56

14 minutes ago, bjablonka8120 said:

Thank you so much for all your replies. I like simbrief too but do not see a way to add sids and stars. Am I missing something?

 

Thank you

 

Bernd

Simbrief does add SIDS and STARS, they are shown in the OFP, it does not add them to the exported flight plan because, in all probability that would change operationally at flight time, you still need to add them yourself in the FMS/FMC but that's no big deal. I get the impression, you just want to jump into an airliner, turn the key and fly off without completing the other myriad of processes needed to fly.

Just checked out SimBrief, and am impressed with how thorough the final OFP is.  I use PFPX regularly and am very familiar with it, but one can change if there's something better.  Only thing I see missing from SimBrief export profiles is a download for ASP4.  I always add my flight plans to ActiveSky and PFPX provided an output for it.  Am I missing something in SimBrief?

Update: Belay that... it is the standard FSX/P3D profile.  Works like a champ.

Edited December 11, 20187 yr by dmiannay

Simbrief does everything and it's Free. 

27 minutes ago, dmiannay said:

Just checked out SimBrief, and am impressed with how thorough the final OFP is.  I use PFPX regularly and am very familiar with it, but one can change if there's something better.  Only thing I see missing from SimBrief export profiles is a download for ASP4.  I always add my flight plans to ActiveSky and PFPX provided an output for it.  Am I missing something in SimBrief?

Update: Belay that... it is the standard FSX/P3D profile.  Works like a champ.

With the Simbrief downloader, download the flightplan to FSX/P3D folder located in documents, then open ActiveSky and in "flightplan" load this FP from the FSX/P3D folder. You just need to add a diversion airport if necessary.

5 minutes ago, Pat Mussotte said:

With the Simbrief downloader, download the flightplan to FSX/P3D folder located in documents, then open ActiveSky and in "flightplan" load this FP from the FSX/P3D folder. You just need to add a diversion airport if necessary. 

You don't need to do that; simply select the option and AS will directly important the Flight Sim flight plan into AS.

I've tried several flightplanners: SimBrief; EFASS NG; FS Commander; PFPX;Pilot2ATC;vroute; Aivlasoft EFB2.

 

The two I go back to consistently are Aivlasoft EFB2 and SimBrief. What I like about Aivlasoft is the chart like diagrams on approach. Imports flightplans from many sources including SimBrief. What I usually do is create the flighplan in SimBrief, export it to Aivlasoft and go from there. 

+++SimBrief, PFPX are as everyone else has said fantastic tools (plus the others) … https://flightplandatabase.com might have some exports you're looking for 

7 hours ago, skelsey said:

Simbrief's limitation is that the route that pops up when you type in a city pair is just the last route that someone used between those airports.

But you can delete that route if you want and go to Flight Aware, copy the last route used for that flight in RW and paste it to Simbrief and have the most current, I've done that a few times. Simbrief will then make you a packet.

3 hours ago, kingm56 said:

You don't need to do that; simply select the option and AS will directly important the Flight Sim flight plan into AS.

Just to clarify, that only works if you load the flight plan into P3D's Flight Planner, which I never do.  All my flight plans are loaded directly into either a PMDG or FSLabs FMS or MCDU, and ASP4 will not import those.  It matters not, though, as SimBrief does indeed have a built-in solution that supports ASP4.

Do you use EFB2?  If you do, you can configure that to inject the flight plan into your flight sim, which AS can read. Just saves another step.  

25 minutes ago, kingm56 said:

Do you use EFB2?  If you do, you can configure that to inject the flight plan into your flight sim, which AS can read. Just saves another step.  

Appreciate the tip... thanks.

On 12/11/2018 at 11:02 AM, bjablonka8120 said:

Hi, I know this topic has been brought up many times but I am wondering if there is anything new out there which I am missing. I am looking for a good flight planner which exports the flight plans directly into the fmc (via co routes etc). I tried littlenavmap, simbrief and  pfpx (1&2) but they are not complete. Is there another program out there which I can try? I would appreciate any suggestions.

 

Thanks

 

Bernd

The one I loooove to use is Online Flight Planner. Simbrief is good too.