October 8, 200619 yr You can create custom waypoints in the FSX flight planner - just click on the flight path line and drag it to where you want a waypoint.
October 8, 200619 yr Author You can also import any flightplan from FS9 into the flightplanner. Just go to your FS9 directory after pressing the "load" button.Mark. Mark CYYZ
October 10, 200619 yr I'll go a step farther and say FS9 has always had that drag and drop feature in the default flight planner (this is not a new feature). Seeing SID/STARS were a problem I found that you could make your own custom flight plans using the default planner. Just drag the line onto whatever airport or VOR you wish to add on your flight (of course you have the option to delete as well). This became very important when planning flights over southern Cali. The default approach into KLAX was hair raising to say the least as you were so close to those mountains. Now bare in mind you can't control ATC's final approach and altitude vectors but you can give yourself a fighting chance of clearing mountains if you plan your approach when setting up the flight plan in the default planner from the beginning.Just remember the FS9 planner map is fully clickable and you can drag and drop any waypoints you want. It's a perfect substitute for not having SID/STARS and if you combine that function with the default GPS SID/STAR database (this is only a GA option as I usually use more advanced payware heavies that have FMC FS2020 Alienware Aurora R11 10th Gen Intel Core i7 10700F - Windows 11 Home 32GB Ram NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Ti Super OC 16GB - Pimax Crystal Light VR
October 10, 200619 yr Maybe I wasn't clear enough.While you can drag and drop the flight line onto any existing intersection, navaid or airport in FS2004 - I was never able to drag the line to an area with no waypoints and create a new waypoint.That is what you can do in FSX.
October 10, 200619 yr Moderator >Maybe I wasn't clear enough.>>While you can drag and drop the flight line onto any existing>intersection, navaid or airport in FS2004 - I was never able>to drag the line to an area with no waypoints and create a new>waypoint.>>That is what you can do in FSX.Some folks have a reading deficit disorder... *:-* Fr. Bill AOPA Member: 07141481 AARP Member: 3209010556 Avsim Board of Directors | Avsim Forums Moderator
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