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Rather than checking the actual LAT/LON, he just needs to check that the segment distance for each leg corresponds within 2 miles of the segment distance on the flight plan (you can circle the segment distance too if you want). The FO will take the flight plan and go back to the LEGS page, making sure that each waypoint is verified. Once the route is entered and executed (one of the only times you can execute without the other guy's approval), he puts a checkmark next to each waypoint, indicating that every waypoint on the flight plan is also entered on the LEGS page.Then he checks that the total distance on the PROGS page is reasonably close to the flight plan distance (this could vary a bit depending on runway use and arrival procedure). If there is ACARS, then he would send the recall number on the flight plan and wait to uplink it. Presuming there is no ACARS, the captain normally manually enters the route using the RTE page. Here's how the procedure generally works in practice at my company: The route is via RBV, but the flight plan skips it as one of the waypoints, so I just planned to go direct to BYRDD after the SKORR 3 departure.ĭifferent companies have different procedures, and maybe other guys want to chime in here as well. The red-boxed stuff in the header is what I would generally be most interested in when handed a new flight plan. I used red ink for everything that is done prior to liftoff and green for airborne.
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Here is what a completed flight plan looks like at the end of the flight: It is probably not the best software, but the version I use is free, so I can't complain. If you are interested in learning how a flight plan is used in real life, I put together a practice flight for you from JFK to DEN in a 744F using the GE engines. The fuel planning is perhaps not completely accurate, but a method is provided (which is mentioned in the review) that enables you to fine-tune it for your aircraft. In fact, much of the program's complexity comes from the fact that it's fully equipped to enable you to plan an ETOPS route (OK, it's unlikely you should ever need to for a 744, but just in case), but you can ignore that complexity and quickly get to the point where you can plan a 'domestic' flight such as the ones you describe in less than ten minutes. You can access the review here (please copy and paste the URL):
#GOODWAY FLIGHT PLANNER REVIEW HOW TO#
But the review does contain links to the purchase pages, as well as to various sources for tutorials and videos to learn how to plan your route. If it's any help, here's a link to a review of PFPX that I wrote not long after it was published, so the program has some additional facilities, now (it can now export a route directly to PSX, for example).