April 20Apr 20 Hi everyone, I’ve been working on a project called Plan2Sim — an AI-powered flight planning tool for Microsoft Flight Simulator. The idea is not to “replace” SimBrief, but to simplify parts of the workflow that feel slow or repetitive — especially route building, fuel setup, and switching between multiple tools. What I’m trying to improve: faster route generation using AI simpler fuel calculation built-in METAR / TAF without jumping between tabs export to VATSIM / IVAO + 60+ formats always up-to-date AIRAC fully free You can try it here: https://plan2sim.com I know many of you have solid workflows already, so I’d really value honest feedback: what’s the most annoying or time-consuming part of your current planning process? where do tools like SimBrief fall short for you? Not trying to sell anything — just want to build something genuinely useful for sim pilots. Appreciate any thoughts 👍
April 20Apr 20 website link is dead! Pete Richards I've owned every version of flight simulator since Flight Simulator 3.0 in 1988. Windows 11 Pro loaded on a 4TB Gen5 Crucial T700 SSD, 4TB Samsung 990 Pro SSD, Ryzen 9 7950x3d, AS Rock X670e Taichi Motherboard, Gigabyte Gaming RTX 4090 OC 24GB, 64GB (2x32GB) Viper Venom DDR5-6000MT/s, MSI 32" MAG 321UPX QD-OLED 260hz 4K Gaming Monitor.
April 20Apr 20 Moderator 4 minutes ago, YukonPete said: website link is dead! Try this. https://plan2sim.com Ray (Cheshire, England). System: P3D v5.3HF2, Intel i9-13900K, MSI 4090 GAMING X TRIO 24G, Crucial T700 4Tb M.2 SSD, Asus ROG Maximus Z790 Hero, 32Gb Corsair Vengeance DDR5 6000Mhz RAM, Win 11 Pro 64-bit, BenQ PD3200U 32” UHD monitor, Fulcrum One yoke, Fulcrum Throttle Quadrant. Cheadle Hulme Weather website.
April 20Apr 20 Good idea, but I thought SimBrief did that already? Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence. - Carl Sagan
April 21Apr 21 Author 3 hours ago, SayAgain said: Good idea, but I thought SimBrief did that already? SimBrief is a solid and well-established tool. It solves the core problem of flight planning reliably, and many sim pilots have built their workflows around it. At the same time, most existing tools were designed years ago, and the workflow reflects that — multiple steps, switching between tabs, manual adjustments. It works, but it’s not always efficient. With Plan2Sim, I’m exploring a different approach: making flight planning faster and more streamlined, reducing friction, and using AI to simplify tasks like routing and setup. Not to replace existing tools, but to rethink how the process could feel today. So, it's only beginning of our story. Many updates are coming.
April 23Apr 23 Author [UPDATE] New Calculation Parameters Available We've added several new options to the calculation settings: Runway selection with automatic SID/STAR assignment Cost Index adjustment Flight Level selection Number of passengers Baggage configuration These parameters allow for more precise flight modeling and more realistic calculation results. We also made some UI adjustments and part with runways now looks better and using less space. Give it a try at Plan2Sim.com Feedback and suggestions are always welcome ✈️
Thursday at 06:03 PM1 day Author Plan2Sim.com — we've got something to share with you 🛫It's been almost two months since our last update (April 23), and we haven't been sitting still. We read every piece of feedback you sent, argued late into the night, rebuilt things a hundred times over — and now we're finally ready to show you what came out of it.Interface. We spent a long time chasing something fresh, modern, and truly ours — and in the end it came down to one realization: everything should be built around the map. So now it's at the center. Clean, intuitive, and it feels right whether you're on a phone, tablet, laptop, or desktop. A mobile app is on the way too.Weather on the map. Precipitation now shows up right on the map. And if you want to check the wind, it's one click away in the Weather panel up in the top-right corner.Routes. After the first release, a lot of you wrote to us — sometimes routes came out too long, or just a little strange. We heard you. Everything's now built to real-world requirements and calculated on our own servers, with no third-party APIs.Runways, SID & STAR. This is the one we're especially proud of: the runway is now chosen automatically — taking into account weather, runway length, NOTAMs, and more. Want a different one? Pick it yourself, and the SIDs and STARs will adjust on their own.And we've wanted real AI in here for the longest time — now it's finally here:AI chat on the main page. Just type something like "let's fly from Orlando to San Francisco on a B738" — and your plan builds itself.AI suggestions right inside your plan — thoughtful, and always to the point:We build Plan2Sim for people who love flight simulators as much as we do. That's why it's completely free right now, with no registration — just open it up and start flying on https://plan2sim.comEnjoy your planning!
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