Fantastic job, thank you very much for sharing and speedy recovery, Toby.
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Thank you David. Fly safe.

The Global Flight Dispatcher tool has been updated!

Airport Database Expansion

The airport database has been decoupled from the main file for easier management and now includes:

• Full ORBX MSFS 2024 airport database (210 airports)

• Full Contrail MSFS 2024 airport database (330 airports)

• All Asobo Hand-Crafted airports (133 airports)

• 93 additional hand-picked airports

Enhanced Dispatch & Performance Logic

• Custom Terrain Avoidance: Smart reworked logic built into the planning phase.

• MTOW Logic: Automated payload checks to ensure you never exceed maximum takeoff weight.

• Airframe-Specific Missions: Flight generation tailored to your specific aircraft type (GA, Biz Jet, Turboprop, Passenger, Cargo, or Helicopter).

Expanded Fleet & Mission Variety

The tool now supports 60 aircraft. You can search for aircraft by typing their name or use the drop down menu:

Mission type updates:

• 32 General Missions for all airframes

• 10 Helicopter exclusive missions

• 7 Passenger Jet exclusive missions

• 6 Business Jet exclusive missions

• 6 GA exclusive missions

• 5 Turboprop exclusive missions

UI  updates:

• Light / Dark mode added

The latest version is live and available now on GitHub.

Happy flying!

PS I did not look for a job today, that will have to wait. Time flies when I'm working on this tool, which must be a good thing right?!

 

Edited June 3Jun 3 by toby23

18 hours ago, Peter Z KCLE_EDDN said:

Thank you sharing this with the Avsim community 👍🙏!! I’ve been using ChatGPT myself to accomplish this, but it was nowhere near as sophisticated as yours, to say the least ;-). I look forward to trying this out, and I hope your job situation gets resolved very soon!

Wrong model. A bit over a year ago, I tried to get Grok and ChatGPT to generate airline schedules and they did terribly. Claude Cowork - no issues. Does it cleanly without duplication and will build you a widget. I've used it to build a similar form and smart pricing tool at work and it has done admirably (though the codebase is a mess and I've had to rewrite a lot of it to introduce a "price book" instead of a bunch of arcane rules that need updating every time)

Great tool. Would it be possible to extend the flight time to, say, 2 hours?

Toby,

Outstanding tool sir, thank you very much! I hope you find a job soon!

Thank you very much for your effort!! great tool!

5 hours ago, Ricardo41 said:

Great tool. Would it be possible to extend the flight time to, say, 2 hours?

Based on a suggestion from Ricardo41, I have implemented a Flight Time Slider into the planning interface. You can now select between 60, 90, or 120 minutes to act as a rough duration guide for the dispatcher when generating your fixed-wing routes (helicopter operations will remain focused on a 20-minute mission profile). This should make it much easier to fit a high-fidelity flight into whatever real-world time slot you have available.

Thanks to Ricardo41 for the feedback, and happy flying!

Edited Wednesday at 10:54 PM5 days by toby23

Could you please add the iFly 737 MAX, Flight FX C750 and the ATR 72-600 to the aircraft list please?

Edited Thursday at 12:48 AM5 days by cowpatz

3 hours ago, toby23 said:

Based on a suggestion from Ricardo41, I have implemented a Flight Time Slider into the planning interface. You can now select between 60, 90, or 120 minutes to act as a rough duration guide for the dispatcher when generating your fixed-wing routes (helicopter operations will remain focused on a 20-minute mission profile). This should make it much easier to fit a high-fidelity flight into whatever real-world time slot you have available.

Thanks to Ricardo41 for the feedback, and happy flying!

Thank you very much!

That 90/120 minute slider makes the tool a lot more useful for airliner flights, in my opinion. For PMDG/Fenix type flying I often want something short enough for an evening, but still long enough to feel like a proper IFR sector rather than a quick hop.

One small filter that might be useful later is an airliner-friendly option, basically avoiding routes into very small strips or awkward airports when a heavier aircraft is selected. Even without that, it's already a nice idea.

18 minutes ago, Cloud Surfing said:

One small filter that might be useful later is an airliner-friendly option, basically avoiding routes into very small strips or awkward airports when a heavier aircraft is selected. Even without that, it's already a nice idea.

Thank you, this functionality is already built in! Runway length and aircraft type are always matched. You should never be dispatched from a runway that you cannot take off from.

Edited Thursday at 07:53 AM5 days by toby23

7 hours ago, cowpatz said:

Could you please add the iFly 737 MAX, Flight FX C750 and the ATR 72-600 to the aircraft list please?

Hi Steve,

- The FlightFX Cessna 750 Citation X is already in the database
- I have added the iFly 737 Max 8 and both versions of the ATR.
- I have added both versions of the updated DC6 A/B airframes.
- There are now 66 aircraft in the database.
- I have updated the cruise altitude logic, allowing you to achieve higher cruise altitudes in business jets and jets during longer flights.

This tool is now fully functional and will be updated as and when I have time with new aircraft / airports. All of the database work is manual and I really need to focus on finding a new job.

If you feel that this tool is useful, please show your appreciation via the buymeacoffee link.

Thank you and fly safe. ✈️

v7.6 online

Aircraft included - click to expand

A2A - Aerostar 600

A2A - Piper Comanche 250

Aerosoft - A340-600 Pro

Aerosoft - CRJ v2

Asobo - ATR 42-600

Asobo - ATR 72-600

Asobo - C172 G1000

Asobo - Grumman Amphibian Albatross G111/HU16

Black Square - Beechcraft Baron (Pressurized)

Black Square - Beechcraft Bonanza (Turboprop)

Black Square - Cessna C208B Caravan

Black Square - Piston / Grand Duke

Black Square - Starship

Black Square - TBM850

Black Square - Turbine Duke

Carenado - Beechcraft King Air B200

Carenado - Cessna CT210N

Cowansim - R22 Helicopter

COWS - Diamond DA40

COWS - Diamond DA42

Fenix - A319

Fenix - A320

Fenix - A321

FlightFX - Cessna 750 Citation X

FlightFX - Honda Jet

FlightFX - P180 Avanti

FlightFX - Vision Jet G2+

FlightSimStudio - 727-200 Freighter

FlightSimStudio - 727-200 Passenger

FlightSimStudio - E-Jets 190

FlightSimStudio - E-Jets 195

FlyByWire - Airbus A380-800

Flying Iron - Spitfire

Flysimware - Bombardier Lear Jet 35A

Flysimware - Cessna 414 AW Chancellor

FSReborn - Phenom 300e

HPG - H145 Helicopter

iFly - 737 MAX 8

Inibuilds - Airbus A350

Just Flight - BAe 146 Professional RJ100

Just Flight - BAe 146 Professional RJ100 QT Freighter

Just Flight - BAe 146 Professional RJ70

Just Flight - BAe 146 Professional RJ85

Just Flight - BAe 146-100

Just Flight - BAe 146-200

Just Flight - BAe 146-300

Just Flight - Fokker F28 Professional

Just Flight - PA-28R Turbo Arrow III

Just Flight - PA-28R Turbo Arrow IV

Just Flight - PA38 Tomahawk

Just Flight - Vulcan B Mk. 2

Leonardo - McDonnell Douglas MD-82

Leonardo - McDonnell Douglas MD-88

PMDG - Boeing 737-600

PMDG - Boeing 737-700

PMDG - Boeing 737-800

PMDG - Boeing 777-300ER

PMDG - Douglas DC-6A Cloudmaster (Cargo)

PMDG - Douglas DC-6B Cloudmaster (Passenger)

Skyward Simulations - Citation C680 Sovereign+

SWS - PC-12/47

SWS - Quest Kodiak 100 Series II

Taog's Hangar - Alouette Helicopter

Taog's Hangar - Llama Helicopter

Taog's Hangar - OH6A Cayuse/Hughes 500C

TFDi Design - Boeing MD-11

Aircraft photos now included!

Edited Thursday at 12:31 PM5 days by toby23

The Warbirds Update & native .PLN export!

What’s new:

• Warbird Fleet: I’ve integrated Flying Iron’s Bf 109G-6, P-38 Lightning, F6F-5 Hellcat, and Spitfire L.F Mk IXc.

• Native MSFS .PLN export: No SimBrief subscription? Flying a Warbird or Helicopter? You can now instantly download a .pln file to load directly into the MSFS EFB.

• Dynamic VFR/IFR routing: Flights are now automatically dispatched as VFR or IFR depending on the generated cruise altitude.

• New Mission types: Added specific Warbird/GA job tickets, including Airshow Displays, Memorial Flypasts, Heritage Relocations, and Vintage Air Races.

• Helicopter Ops: Rotary-wing operations are fully supported, including helipad-to-helipad dispatch and local sightseeing/patrol missions.

• Logic fixes: Multiple refinements to MTOW, terrain safety floors, and database routing to ensure the tool just works.

Jump in, pick your airframe, click generate, and go fly!

Dynamic Global Flight Dispatcher (for MSFS 2024)