4. Planning

Planning is where flight plans are created, edited, checked, briefed, filed, printed, and synced to devices.

Topics:

• Flight Plans
• Create and Edit Plan
• Stages
• Stage Details
• Optimise Altitudes
• Loading/ W&B/ Fuel
• SUAs
• Messages
• Route Briefing
• File Plan
• Print
  

Quick Start

1. Open `Planning`, or go to /plans.
2. Select an existing plan from `Flight Plans`, or press `New`.
3. Select an `Aircraft` and, if shown, choose a `Performance Profile`.
4. Set `Flight Rules` to `VFR` or `IFR`.
5. Enter the route for the selected `Stage`.
6. Set the `ETD`.
7. Review the `Stage` summary for altitude, LSALT, winds, fuel, distance, and ETA.
8. Use the planning tabs to check `Optimise Altitudes`, `Loading/ W&B/ Fuel`, `SUAs`, `Route Briefing`, `File Plan`, or `Print`.
9. Confirm the plan is correct before syncing, filing, or printing.
   

*The plan status tag shows whether the plan is `Loading…`, `Saving…`, `Pending`, or `Up to date`.

!Always confirm the selected `Stage` before changing details, filing, or submitting a multi-stage plan.