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7/20/2010 8:16 AM
 

When building a flight plan,after adding a new waypoint, the list returns to the first waypoint in the flight plan. If the flight plan is short and only takes the space of one screen, you only need to go down in that same screen to press the button to add the next waypoint. If the flight plan is long, you have to scroll down to the end so that you can see the button to add the waypoint. It would be more convenient if the list was returned to the last waypoint so that you can review the last action and the add waypoint button is right there for the next one.

 
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7/20/2010 11:08 AM
 

Great idea. While I find it a minor issue, it would make entry more convenient and worth the effort if only a minor code change. Personally my flight plans generally aren't long enough to experience it but did notice it while planning a long xcountry from Tampa to Greenville, SC.

Carl Raichle

 
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8/7/2010 4:34 PM
 

Glad to see this in the wish list. I flew from WI to CA and had to scroll to the bottom to add the next way point many times. I would say it's best to automatically go to the bottom of the list after adding a way point.

Jayson

 
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8/19/2010 1:52 AM
 

Easier yet would be the ability to enter a string of waypoints and then have the unit list and route them with only one enter click. A few years back ('06/'07) I was using a flight planner on the internet, forgot whose it was; I think an early AOPA, but after I entered the aircraft data than all I had to do was select "routing" as VOR ,and put in the first and last "airports" mind you, and the planner produced a flight plan from the orgin airport to the destination airport via your selected routing -VOR in my case, I believe LAC's as well . I would print it out in flight plan format and was done and ready to file provided I was going to fly that route. It was unbelieavably easy. It always planned the great circle routing at MEA's. Its gone now, I asked around but haven't found one like it since. The flight planner, whoever it was, decided to make some changes and removed that ability in favor of GPS/RNAV direct, but then you had to figure out and enter your own waypoints, if you wanted any. Try that on a two fuel stop XC it ain't easy... Ahhh "the good old days" of simple VOR flight planning before we all started using GPS direct where we have the "Luxury" to pick out our own waypoints. It was fun to fool around with to see if you could take a different route by changing the origin airport., or change a mid-route VOR, for fuel or RONing, the planner would do all the planning for you and recalulate fuel and times, and give you a whole new route if your fuel stop change was excessively off route. It was the best. It was routing at MEA so if you wanted to fly a lower more indirect route you could manipulate the VOR's and etc. Best of all this planner was free. dp

 
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8/19/2010 7:58 PM
 

I think something that would be useful would be a "quick route" feature where you can enter a long string as a flight plan.

Example: KIYK KMHV PMD FIM KOXR

If it had a K prefix it was assumed to be an airport, if not it was assumed to be a navaid. Each time I create a long flight plan, I wish I could do this.

 
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