Which Flight planner do you guys use for XP12?

[ptr1959w 8]

Hi there,

I was wondering which flight planner do you guys use for XP12? Any help is greatly appreciated. TIA

[mSparks 2,086]

skydemon is pretty much the go to.

I used and still use

https://forums.x-plane.org/index.php?/files/file/43863-balkan-area-detailed-flight-planner/

that I put together while training.

Edited May 2, 2023 by mSparks

[Dirk.M 84]

I'm using LittleNavMap or SimBrief

Greatings

Dirk

[jose88 50]

Simbrief 

[mSparks 2,086]

oh, also

https://www.airports4xp.info/

[MrBitstFlyer 3,873]

I use Skydemon with AFE Flightguide for VFR in UK/Europe.  In the USA I use ForeFlight.

[ptr1959w 8]

Hi there, I'm using the steam version of XP12...When I use littlenavmap or Simbrief or any flightplanning program, Where do I save the plan to , In what folder? TIA

[coastaldriver 919]

Navigraph and now and then with SkyVector. I like Navigraph has some quirks with window insets but otherwise great and runs nicely beside the sim so you can check lots of things including AI traffic and real time weather. Have been using this since P3D/FSX days and it is regularly updated and works well. It contains and has access to a ton of flight planning information. 

ptr1959w - Navigraph by default exports the plan into XP as a .fms flight plan only. The plans are also stored in a folder of your choice as a default Navigraph plan so you can get them later if you want. You can load the plan into the GPS or the FMS that way, that is a .fms formatted plan export. There is no other capacity to load plans into the sim that I have yet found and the default XP flight planner is broken and has been since XP12 was released. 

If I use a model with no GPS then I print the plan as a PDF and put a copy into the XPLANE/Resources/Text file bin and use AVITAB to pull it up and see what I am going to do. 

 

[jcomm 5,928]

Simbrief, but I used PFPS in the long past.... more with P3D and Aerowinx PSX.

ops simulation.

GA / IFR I do ( maybe as much as two sessions per year ) in ELITE XTS, the main simming I do in Condorsoaring these days. Boeing 744 very rarely in Aerowinx PSX. Simbrief can also be used with these sims.

For soaring flight planning I use the same tools I use for RL soaring flights - SeeYou Navigator and xCSoar.

Edited May 3, 2023 by jcomm

[turbomax 3,285]

2 hours ago, jcomm said:

ELITE XTS, the main simming I do in Condorsoaring these days. Boeing 744 very rarely in Aerowinx PSX.

can someone show me the way to the x-plane forum please?

[jcomm 5,928]

3 hours ago, turbomax said:

can someone show me the way to the x-plane forum please?

Good News!!! You're here !!!! Welcome !!!

[Bjoern 1,157]

19 hours ago, ptr1959w said:

Hi there, I'm using the steam version of XP12...When I use littlenavmap or Simbrief or any flightplanning program, Where do I save the plan to , In what folder? TIA

Very most likely (I only have the cool kid, i.e. Steam-less version of XP12):

[The drive and/or folder your steam library is located in]/SteamLibrary/steamapps/common/X-Plane 12/Output/FMS plans

Make sure to check for route discontinuities after loading the flight plan into the FMS.

[ptr1959w 8]

1 hour ago, Bjoern said:

Very most likely (I only have the cool kid, i.e. Steam-less version of XP12):

[The drive and/or folder your steam library is located in]/SteamLibrary/steamapps/common/X-Plane 12/Output/FMS plans

Make sure to check for route discontinuities after loading the flight plan into the FMS.

Hi there, I checked to see if I had an FMS plans folder, It wasn't listed so I created a new folder..

[Bjoern 1,157]

On 5/3/2023 at 9:17 PM, ptr1959w said:

Hi there, I checked to see if I had an FMS plans folder, It wasn't listed so I created a new folder..

That's not necessary as that folder should be present by default or at least after the first start of XP.

[Gazzareth 808]

Mostly Navigraph these days, Simbrief first, then Charts if I don't get a sensible result. Use LNM to edit / fine tune if needed and export to Pilot2ATC.

G