Plan G

[Hern07]

Is anyone using Plan G and if so, what's your opinion of it.

[falcon409]

I was using it in FSX. It's a good program, been consistently updated with new features and support seems to be ok. I gave up on it though because it ran extremely slow on my system and went with a payware product instead. That's not to say it won't work quite well for you, every computer setup is different. Your best bet is to download it and give it a try.:salute:

[Naismith]

I use it but networked to an old attached laptop. V2 was better in so far as the maps used were Googles, but they got all proprietory over this piece of freeware and the programmer had to switch to inferior maps for V3, Well that's my take on it. :mixedsmi:

[srgalahad]

I have it and use it for mapping, checking terrain and occasionally for flight following.
It IS slow except with a really good computer on a fast internet connection as it uses Internet Explorer as its base so you are pushing a lot of data thru a browser. The newer versions may be better but I haven't updated mine.

There is also G-Map which used to have a free FS9 version but now appears to be payware ( but with a limited free trial mode).
http://fswidgets.com/shop/index.php?cPath=30
I found it less complete than Plan-G but ran faster. The current version is far more complete ( thus the cost) but may be an alternative for those who are unable to get a copy of FSNav (still the best if not the flashiest)

[Hern07]

Thanks all, appreciate the input.

[HighGround22]

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Hern:

For most of my flying, I wouldn't be without Plan-G. For keeping track of my whereabouts, it's the least expensive (free) and easiest to use -- after going through the included tutorial, that is. If y'don't take to time to run the tutorial, it can be a tad confusing and you'll miss-out on most of the good features.

As previously noted there's the "older", V2.xx version that uses the most detailed (Google) maps, so for my bush-type flying, that's the one I use. For airline-type flying, the newer, V3 is just the ticket. Put another way, each version has its strong points that best enhance the type of flying you do -- low/slow, or high/fast.

I should stress that these are my views, btw; mileage may vary.

Happily, you can have both versions separately installed, and they work beautifully as independent entities. As I indicated, they're permanent fixtures in my personal Flight-Sim scenarios.

Hope all that blather clarifies things, for you a wee bit.