yukonpete Posted April 10, 2010 Report Share Posted April 10, 2010 What program do you guys use for planning a flight. I'm new to X-Plane. Was a MS flight simulator pilot for years and decided to give X-plane a go since Aces closed.ThanksPete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cameron Posted April 10, 2010 Report Share Posted April 10, 2010 Hi, Pete,The most commonly used application is called Goodway. You can see this here: http://www.xpgoodway.com/I must first warn you that I hear mixed reviews these days about Goodway delivering their licenses in a timely manner to purchasing customers. Sometimes it's right away, other times it's weeks.My personal favorite application for X-Plane exported flight plans is FSBuild: http://fsbuild.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gjalp Posted April 10, 2010 Report Share Posted April 10, 2010 Hi Cameron,Ive been using Goodway for a while now but have had real problems after updating to the latest version and found out I was back on demo version. I cant get the lisence number back and am stuck. I am thinking of ditching Goodway.What are the benefits of fsbuild over Goodway?slainte,AndyNZCH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cameron Posted April 10, 2010 Report Share Posted April 10, 2010 Hi, Andy,There are a ton of details listed on FSBuild here: http://secure.simmarket.com/ernie-alston-fsbuild-2.phtmlThough it doesn't have a plug-in running in X-Plane, it DOES export flight plans to X-Plane, and does it well. The nav data is updated every cycle, and the best part about that is that the nav data cycles are FREE to you as a customer!It's just always been my personal preference....I also note on the Goodway site that it appears they are no longer allowing demo downloads or purchases. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kesomir Posted April 10, 2010 Report Share Posted April 10, 2010 I use fscommander. Connects to x-plane for moving map via xpuipc too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamfallen Posted April 12, 2010 Report Share Posted April 12, 2010 FSBuild looks interesting. Can it be installed on two computers(Desktop and Laptop) or onto a USB drive so it can be taken to a second computer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goran_M Posted April 12, 2010 Report Share Posted April 12, 2010 I use fscommander. Connects to x-plane for moving map via xpuipc too.How did you get fscommander to work with X Plane? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kesomir Posted April 12, 2010 Report Share Posted April 12, 2010 By installing the XPUIPC plugin, running x-plane then running fscommander and hitting connect to fs.yup simple as that.XPUIPC has come a long way and I also use it to interface with my VA's flight logging application. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cameron Posted April 12, 2010 Report Share Posted April 12, 2010 FSBuild looks interesting. Can it be installed on two computers(Desktop and Laptop) or onto a USB drive so it can be taken to a second computer?Hi, there,Yes, it can be installed on multiple computers. It's a great app! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kesomir Posted April 12, 2010 Report Share Posted April 12, 2010 As I forgot to link it in last post:http://www.tosi-online.de/First.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goran_M Posted April 13, 2010 Report Share Posted April 13, 2010 Thanks for that.I'll give it a go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hansie Posted April 27, 2010 Report Share Posted April 27, 2010 Hi, I always use RouteFinder (http://rfinder.asalink.net/free/autoroute_rtx.php). Easy and (as far as I can judge) correct. You can even choose the navdata cycle yourself!Regards, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimW Posted April 29, 2010 Report Share Posted April 29, 2010 Hi, Andy,There are a ton of details listed on FSBuild here: http://secure.simmarket.com/ernie-alston-fsbuild-2.phtmlThough it doesn't have a plug-in running in X-Plane, it DOES export flight plans to X-Plane, and does it well. The nav data is updated every cycle, and the best part about that is that the nav data cycles are FREE to you as a customer!It's just always been my personal preference....I also note on the Goodway site that it appears they are no longer allowing demo downloads or purchases. I just checked the Goodway site and demos/freeware are still available for all platforms in the downloads area. My initial look at FSBuild seems to indicate that it only supports the Windows platform. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cameron Posted April 29, 2010 Report Share Posted April 29, 2010 Hi, Jim,Yes, FSBuild is Windows only.Good to see Goodway has put their product back up for ordering! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riccardo74 Posted May 8, 2010 Report Share Posted May 8, 2010 I use FSBuild, is very complete and can export directly for X-plane. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.