jschall
October 26th, 2009, 07:42
This is the Beta 3 release of Tim Arnot's masterpiece.
http://www.tasoftware.co.uk/
Plan-G is a freeware VFR flight Planning tool for Microsoft Flight Simulator X and 9.
Features:
Google Maps interface for rich topographical and satellite detail
Shows airspace, airports and navaids on the map (from Flight Sim data)
Configurable levels of detail (objects displayed) for each zoom setting
Fully editable plans can be saved in FSX or FS9 format
Existing FS plans can be loaded
Reverse flight plan
Print map and PLOG
Customisable database of user waypoints, VRPs, airstrips etc (UK CAA VRPs, plus some OZx airstrips already defined)
Connects to FSX via SimConnect
Aircraft telemetry, breadcrumb trail, traffic, weather etc available when connected to FSX
Saved flight trails can be displayed for later analysis
Range Rings can be configured to show distance or flight time
Changes over Beta 2:
Added connectivity to FSUIPC, for FS9 and FSX
Added new User Waypoints Manager, with ability to import/export waypoints
Added new User waypoint categories - 'Obstacle' and 'Point of Interest'
Added viewable Notes column to waypoints table
Added Splash Screen
Added progress bar to Database Builder
Added new alert 30 seconds before reaching waypoint
Added New popup for waypoint and VNAV alerts (can be disabled in Options)
Added Alert history to info expander (can be cleared with button on the header)
Added Expander header button to get current weather (if connected to FS)
Added Expander header buttons to clear user and AI aircraft trails (if connected to FS)
Added Option to specify the data displayed in upper and lower text areas of the GPS panel (Time/Distance/heading to waypoint and ETA at destination)
Added Radio frequencies to info panel
Added Navaid elevation listed on map
Added Fly-To heading/distance/time
Added Settable distance/time units
Added ability to set colour and width of live aircraft trails
Added ability to Lock/Unlock info pane contents
Added Option for FS weather to update Plan-G wind setting
Added From & To ICAO codes to Traffic table
Added ability to sort traffic table (click the column headers)
Added option to lock user aircraft to centre of window
FSX connection no longer requires SimConnect library installed on remote PC (note: FSX SP2 now required for SimConnect connection)
Performance fixes for AI and breadcrumb drawing - should improve things by a factor of lots
Expander column position preserved between sessions
Various new and corrected waypoints in db
Sundry UI changes and fixes
Fixed PNG Scenery afcad files not scanned
Fixed about box URL
Fixed various typos
Fixed Edit waypoint did not update the map
Fixed User plane sometimes got stuck or didn't show
Fixed Add Waypoint dialog broken for User Waypoints
Fixed Find/Add User Waypoint failed if id == null
Fixed crash adding a second user waypoint with the same name & id
Fixed delete/edit waypoint could get the wrong one if several close by
Fixed VNav alerts could repeat after landing
Fixed zoom levels > 15 did not allow waypoint selection
Fixed error calculating MEF in Western/Southern hemispheres
Fixed user aircraft icon sometimes showed the default marker.
Fixed 'next waypoint' cascades sometimes
- Jeff Schallenberg
Mont Saint-Hilaire, Québec
http://www.tasoftware.co.uk/
Plan-G is a freeware VFR flight Planning tool for Microsoft Flight Simulator X and 9.
Features:
Google Maps interface for rich topographical and satellite detail
Shows airspace, airports and navaids on the map (from Flight Sim data)
Configurable levels of detail (objects displayed) for each zoom setting
Fully editable plans can be saved in FSX or FS9 format
Existing FS plans can be loaded
Reverse flight plan
Print map and PLOG
Customisable database of user waypoints, VRPs, airstrips etc (UK CAA VRPs, plus some OZx airstrips already defined)
Connects to FSX via SimConnect
Aircraft telemetry, breadcrumb trail, traffic, weather etc available when connected to FSX
Saved flight trails can be displayed for later analysis
Range Rings can be configured to show distance or flight time
Changes over Beta 2:
Added connectivity to FSUIPC, for FS9 and FSX
Added new User Waypoints Manager, with ability to import/export waypoints
Added new User waypoint categories - 'Obstacle' and 'Point of Interest'
Added viewable Notes column to waypoints table
Added Splash Screen
Added progress bar to Database Builder
Added new alert 30 seconds before reaching waypoint
Added New popup for waypoint and VNAV alerts (can be disabled in Options)
Added Alert history to info expander (can be cleared with button on the header)
Added Expander header button to get current weather (if connected to FS)
Added Expander header buttons to clear user and AI aircraft trails (if connected to FS)
Added Option to specify the data displayed in upper and lower text areas of the GPS panel (Time/Distance/heading to waypoint and ETA at destination)
Added Radio frequencies to info panel
Added Navaid elevation listed on map
Added Fly-To heading/distance/time
Added Settable distance/time units
Added ability to set colour and width of live aircraft trails
Added ability to Lock/Unlock info pane contents
Added Option for FS weather to update Plan-G wind setting
Added From & To ICAO codes to Traffic table
Added ability to sort traffic table (click the column headers)
Added option to lock user aircraft to centre of window
FSX connection no longer requires SimConnect library installed on remote PC (note: FSX SP2 now required for SimConnect connection)
Performance fixes for AI and breadcrumb drawing - should improve things by a factor of lots
Expander column position preserved between sessions
Various new and corrected waypoints in db
Sundry UI changes and fixes
Fixed PNG Scenery afcad files not scanned
Fixed about box URL
Fixed various typos
Fixed Edit waypoint did not update the map
Fixed User plane sometimes got stuck or didn't show
Fixed Add Waypoint dialog broken for User Waypoints
Fixed Find/Add User Waypoint failed if id == null
Fixed crash adding a second user waypoint with the same name & id
Fixed delete/edit waypoint could get the wrong one if several close by
Fixed VNav alerts could repeat after landing
Fixed zoom levels > 15 did not allow waypoint selection
Fixed error calculating MEF in Western/Southern hemispheres
Fixed user aircraft icon sometimes showed the default marker.
Fixed 'next waypoint' cascades sometimes
- Jeff Schallenberg
Mont Saint-Hilaire, Québec