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Hi all!
Since I flight with virtual airline, I take for model the flight preparation from Air-France (as you know I'm French) real GEN-OPS.
However we don't have professional tools, so I try to approach the real "Flight flie" as it it can be with enable addons.
I propose to teach how I do that. OK?... Here we go
1- I Book a flight on Air-Child site and print the the flight plan once modified (fuel rounded up to the hundred kilo).
2- I use TOPCAT to generate a accurate loadsheet with the data found on Air-Child FP. Then I print it on the back of FP (To save paper).
I generate a take off report depending the weights and balance, weather conditions, airport and runway used. I print the report.
So I generate the landing report with estimated weight and runway will be used. I print it to the back of TO report.So we'll have flight and weight data on the same sheet.
I generate a weather report for departure, arrival and alternate (METAR and TAF, TOPCAT do that very simply. Moreover, we have the Air-Child FP one) and print it.
3- I download a SIGWX weather chart for the whole flight area at: and print it on back. So we'll have weather data on the same sheet.
4- I download a cruise altitude winds chart at: and print it.
I have now a complete pilot flight file. Then I can go on board with my crew like a real pilot.
TIP: To decrease the print cost, i bought a laser printer (around 100€ for simple B&W model with scanner). So the page cost is 0.025€.
Well, now you are ready to create the flight file.
Ho! I've forgot a little thing. I found on supermarket an erasable highlighter pen. It could be very usefull if you would draw the flights track on enroute chart. Several brand sell this kind of pen.
Have good flights
Pierre
Since I flight with virtual airline, I take for model the flight preparation from Air-France (as you know I'm French) real GEN-OPS.
However we don't have professional tools, so I try to approach the real "Flight flie" as it it can be with enable addons.
I propose to teach how I do that. OK?... Here we go
1- I Book a flight on Air-Child site and print the the flight plan once modified (fuel rounded up to the hundred kilo).
2- I use TOPCAT to generate a accurate loadsheet with the data found on Air-Child FP. Then I print it on the back of FP (To save paper).
I generate a take off report depending the weights and balance, weather conditions, airport and runway used. I print the report.
So I generate the landing report with estimated weight and runway will be used. I print it to the back of TO report.So we'll have flight and weight data on the same sheet.
I generate a weather report for departure, arrival and alternate (METAR and TAF, TOPCAT do that very simply. Moreover, we have the Air-Child FP one) and print it.
3- I download a SIGWX weather chart for the whole flight area at: and print it on back. So we'll have weather data on the same sheet.
4- I download a cruise altitude winds chart at: and print it.
I have now a complete pilot flight file. Then I can go on board with my crew like a real pilot.
TIP: To decrease the print cost, i bought a laser printer (around 100€ for simple B&W model with scanner). So the page cost is 0.025€.
Well, now you are ready to create the flight file.
Ho! I've forgot a little thing. I found on supermarket an erasable highlighter pen. It could be very usefull if you would draw the flights track on enroute chart. Several brand sell this kind of pen.
Have good flights
Pierre
