March 19, 200719 yr Can anyone recommend a good free flight planner for FSX? I used Nav 3 by Ted Wright for FS 2002 & 2004 and was satisfied with the program. To my knowledge he hasn't updated it for FSX.Jim
March 19, 200719 yr I use Voyager from Seattle Avionics for part of my real-world flight planning. They have a free version, Voyager Freeflight. It lets you export to FS.http://www.seattleavionics.com
March 20, 200719 yr I downloaded and installed the free version you mention (at SeattleAvionics.com), but it seems to require a duat account and PW to use it(https://www.duat.com/). Since I am not a Pilot or Student, I could not get it to work. Any suggestions?Flt300z
March 20, 200719 yr What were you attempting to do? You only need a DUAT account to take advantage of the services it provides (weather briefing, filing flight plans, etc). I'm pretty sure Voyager should still function as a standalone flight planner without DUAT or DUATS configured. I'm fairly certain you shouldn't need an account. I could be wrong though, as I don't use the free version since I've purchased it.
March 20, 200719 yr In the first execution (after install of free version), it runs a GUI that requires you to enter your name and passord for DUAT. Since I dont have one, (and can't register for one, it requires a Pilot Certificate Number or Student Medical Number), so, I can't do the "next" in this GUI, and have to do "cancel". The program ends, and ask for the same when re-started. Oh well, like others, I am waiting for fsnavigator update one day soon.thanks anywayFlt300z
March 20, 200719 yr Bumping. Also looking for a planning tool. FSNAV used to be very convenient for MSFS series.
March 20, 200719 yr Flt300z,If you read the help file it will tell you how to get past the DUAT login; then just enter a password. It really is quite a set of programs. The demos are very well done; the approach plate management is very slick. The good news is that the flight planner will output to MS (I assume FS9) - the bad news is that the freeware version will not. Requires license for the Express version - $99 USD or more for the full featured setup.gmark
March 21, 200719 yr HelloFlightsim Commander 8.0 is very goodalso worth a look is Airplan, very cheap at $10.00http://www.razorsedgesoft.com/airplan.htm
March 21, 200719 yr >Hello>Flightsim Commander 8.0 is very good>also worth a look is Airplan, very cheap at $10.00>http://www.razorsedgesoft.com/airplan.htmMad dog, does Airplan support both FS9 and FSX? Does it have any suport forum? Does it work via WideFS?
March 21, 200719 yr HelloI do not know whether it supports FSX, It used to have a forum when it was a real world aviation planner but the author has closed the site since releasing it as shareware, support is by email only.Try the demo and see what you think, it is only $10.00 to registerif you like it
March 21, 200719 yr In my opinion, there is no better flightplanner than the one shipped with FSX. After creating the route, one can drag&drop the red course line anywhere to create a new waypoint. With Gerhard Berendt's flightplanconvert.zip converted FSX flightplans can be flown in FS9 (the better simulator)[/font size=3]
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