iFly GPS Forum

it is more important in the flight planning stage.

David, I see the need here. What do you all think about simply adding a cumulative "Time and Fuel Since Last Landing" to the 2nd column?

Also what do you think of this idea: When doing a drag/drop operation on the route line we currently show a simple leg distance on the route line. We could add Cumulative Distance, Time, and Fuel to that box (Cumulative since last landing).

Thanks!
Walter

Let me go about this a different way, and get the accumulated wisdom from the group.

Assume the worst:

1. you have a very long flight plan, with at least 5 fillups necessary to your destination.

2. a major portion of your trip is out west, where airports (and fuel) are few and far between.

3. there are lots and lots of smallish detours to avoid MOA's, B, C, and D's, and the <censored> "popup" restricted areas.

4. you sit down at your iFlyGPS to plan this flight. What would be you ideal tool setup? What is the easiest way to plan this flight?

iFly already has a GREAT tool in the "search for conflicting airspaces." And the new MOA altitude setttings that one can see during the plan help enormously, too. No more digging out paper charts (that you don't have the current ones or ones for that area!).

I've actually had these scenarios come up in real life.

Two of the absolute worst areas, when trying to fly the Gulf Coast are the Houston-Galveston corridor (HA!) and getting around Corpus Christi, with it's 4 billion restricted flight areas, MOAs, ADIZ, and so on points. I do *not* wish to fly over the Gulf or any ocean. :)