Hey there!The Discovery channel had a show called 'business jets' (or some such) that had a Citation being flown from Des Moines to Chicago Midway, Chicago Midway to Lowell (Chattanooga), and then Lowell back to Des Moines. I thought this was kinda neat, so I set up RC3 to fly the same thing using the Lear.Everything was OK until the last leg. Using the high altitude airways (I was going to FL390), there is a nasty right-hand turn from the J39 to the J45 airway. By nasty, I mean about 90-95 degrees!To recreate, use the MS Flight planner to set up KCHA-KDSM using high altitude airways.So, here's the question. How would you set this up so that RC3 doesn't tick you off about being off the flight route? You have to be within 2NM of the intersection to get the 'ding!' but 2NM is not enough room to bring the Lear around that tight a turn to line up on the J45. I ended up about 5NM (maybe 6) off the J45 and got the 'I hope you don't drive like that.' remark. Should I have started the turn to J45 early and hoped to 'skid' within 2NM of the intersection? Should I turn without worrying about getting my 'ding'? As a side thought, should I be using VOR-VOR routing at this altitude and forgetting about the Victors?BTW: The upper atmosphere winds were brutal last night on the J45! I had to manually override the autopilot to add about -15 degrees of heading just to correct. All this at about 500KTS!-david-

2nm is for departure procedure checkpoints. you can get credit for enroute checkpoints when you are within 5nm of them

David,Remember you don't have to strictly stick with the airways and crossing intersections. Make the plan so that you change to J45 more smoothly. I usually jump at some close VOR, but it can be anywhere.For my North-South routes, sticking to the airways is nearly impossible, so I plan the shortest route.