I've been wanting to consider making a switch to simply the already-complex process of preparing for a flight. I end up having to use several tools for different things.

I use Simbrief to build my routes (for use in the CRJ FMS) and then a sight like AirNav to get my elevation data and such (which I still can't seem to find in SimBrief) and I also pay for Navigraph Charts so I often will use that as my moving map.

Am I over-complicating things here? Can I get all of what I need in just one of them?

Aivlasoft EFB

3 minutes ago, Twenty6 said:

Aivlasoft EFB

Nice looking software....

Avliasoft EFB, it has everything you need. and you can use Simbrief with it.  

Edited October 27, 20214 yr by Bobsk8

Looking at it now. It seems to require running both a server and a client and their trial is annoyingly trying to get to a time server that it can't reach (researching now) so I can't get into it to try it.

Edited October 27, 20214 yr by Agrajag

I create my flights in Simbrief, and use Navigraph Charts on a separate pc - similar to what you do, It works for me.

55 minutes ago, Twenty6 said:

Aivlasoft EFB

That looks interesting. What exactly is the difference to Navigraph charts apart from the design? No subscription, just 59.- once? Is is usable in VR?

I use navigraph as I like to use it for MSFS nav data, I also love having Navigraph on my iPad for charts and it followes your flight. I have tried others but the navigraph app is the best imho.

Navigraph is also built into simbrief as its own by Navigraph.

Edited October 27, 20214 yr by Nyxx

24 minutes ago, Shack95 said:

That looks interesting. What exactly is the difference to Navigraph charts apart from the design? No subscription, just 59.- once? Is is usable in VR?

Never used Navigraph Charts so can't help you there. Also don't use VR at all.Strike two!

Sorry I'm no help.

Just now, Nyxx said:

I use navigraph as I like to use it for MSFS nav data, I also love having Navigraph on my iPad for charts and it followes your flight. I have tried other but the navigraph app is the best imho.

I'm always impressed with Navigraph's software, but will give the demo period a try for EFB2. So far it's been VERY similar.

1 hour ago, duckbilled said:

I create my flights in Simbrief, and use Navigraph Charts on a separate pc - similar to what you do, It works for me.

I do the exact same thing and run Navigraph charts on my other PC. Sometimes I find getting the Star/Approach can be a little confusing so I have LittleNavMap as a backup. I would prefer if when you viewed the Stars/approaches you could view one at a time so the display was a little less cluttered.

I still have EFB from my FSX days but haven't used it for years. There is also SimToolKitPro which is free.

I used to run Navigraph Charts on my iPad but I am now using the In-Game Panel instead. It works just fine and is just a mouse click away in your virtual cockpit

Eh..... The complexity was diverting for a while, but now its kind of a chore.

But.... I paid for navigraph as an experiment, and while I have it, I just create my flight plane there and hit the export button to load it into the plane. This even works on the default plane.

Alternately, I create a plan with the sims built-in planner, then open the navigraph panel.

It detects the default flight plan and loads it, and then "smooths" it.

When I export it back into the sim its as smooth and curvy a plan as the Flybywire experimental could do, and it works on all planes, so....

Smooooooth curves on the default A320, and it follows the plan perfectly.

39 minutes ago, RJC68 said:

I do the exact same thing and run Navigraph charts on my other PC. Sometimes I find getting the Star/Approach can be a little confusing so I have LittleNavMap as a backup. I would prefer if when you viewed the Stars/approaches you could view one at a time so the display was a little less cluttered.

I still have EFB from my FSX days but haven't used it for years. There is also SimToolKitPro which is free.

I find this confusing sometimes as well. Sometimes I have issues, and other times I don't. I'm sure it has something to do with my workflow or my lack of experience with real-world navigation. I typically fly the FBW A320.

I create the flight in Simbrief and usually use the runways and route selected my Simbrief,

When I import the route into Navigraph charts, it does include the SID and the STAR, but the approach isn't defined. This is where I can run into issues when the STAR doesn't connect to the approach This wasn't a big deal in P3D for me with the NGX, because I could easily select the next waypoint or delete the extraneous waypoints. Not sue if it is Simbrief, the aircraft, or user error, but I find this incredibly frustrating, and I just gave up trying to clean this up in the MCDU on my last flight. 

If anyone know of a video that shows you how to delete waypoints contained in a STAR or Approach, let me know. All of the ones I have found seem to gloss over the specific steps for modify lightplanes imported from Simbrief when things don't import cleanly.

If you are referring to airport elevation, that information is available in Navigraph charts.

Usually in planning a flight I’ll use FlightAware to find a current airline flight to mimic, then use Simbrief on one screen and Navigraph charts on the other to set up the flight…the charts are just for reference / airport familiarity, I could get by without them largely in the planning of the flight.

Once I’m flying I leave Navigraph Charts on my second screen so I have all of that information at my finger tips.  I used to use my ipad for charts which worked as well but the second screen really is great.