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IFR Flight Prep: A Whole New Game

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Key Takeaways:

  • The information revolution has significantly changed modern flight planning, introducing new computerized tools.
  • These digital tools offer a range of features for instrument cross-country flights, including scanned charts, IFR data, fuel prices, and in-flight navigation.
  • Examples of such advanced flight planning software include Seattle Avionics’ Voyager and FlightPrep’s Online Flight Planner.
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Thanks to the information revolution, new computerized tools have changed the flight-planning process. Just how does one plan an instrument cross-country today? Let me count the ways.

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Seattle Avionics’ Voyager is a scalable flight-planning package with available scanned charts, IFR charts, fuel prices and an excellent in-flight navigation module.
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FlightPrep’s Online Flight Planner is feature-rich and always just a broadband connection away. It features profile view, scanned U.S. en-route and sectional charts and an excellent flight-planning wizard.

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