At the AOPA Summit in October 2012 Lockheed Martin had a large and impressive display to announce the rollout of Flight Services (LMFS). Sigh…another flight planning app. Why bother? We took a look and concluded that the site has a lot to offer, but a lot to improve.
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Key Takeaways:
- Lockheed Martin Flight Services (LMFS) is a comprehensive online tool offering pilots access to nearly all flight planning and briefing data available to human briefers.
- Key features include an Adverse Condition Alerting Service (ACAS) for pre-flight alerts on weather and TFRs, and guidance for filing complex ICAO flight plans.
- While showing "great promise" with future enhancements planned (e.g., enhanced SAR, shared briefer views), the service currently lacks some conveniences like plain-language weather decoding and auto-summarization, and is still evolving.
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