Flight Planner

[Northwest 102]

Is there a way to create a flight plan with multiple destinations/way points?

MIKE

[WebbPA]

Multiple destinations, no.  By definition there can be only one destination.

Multiple waypoints, yes.  The flight planner tries to create an optimal flight plan but waypoints can be deleted or added in the built in flight plan editor.

[Northwest 102]

How do you do this?  I'd like to make a flight plan with a few waypoints.

[WebbPA]

To add a waypoint drag the flight path line to it.

[Northwest 102]

You see that part I knew but it's a little difficult when you can't make out the airports.  And if you zoom in too far you can't see your line if your going a long distance.

[ViperPilot]

This may sound weird, but here goes:

1) Plot out your flight plan using a sectional (or go to skyvector.com), noting your waypoints.

2) Start the sim, go to the Flight Planner, create your flight plan using your 1st waypoint, save it and initialize the flight.

3) When you get within 5 mi. of your 1st waypoint, use the GPS program function to enter your next waypoint into the GPS (intersections, VOR's, airports). DO NOT HIT 'ENTER'.

4) when you get within 1 mi of your waypoint, scroll through the GPS menu back to the waypoint info you entered, then HIT 'ENTER'.

5) Follow the Director (green line) to the next waypoint!

Did that make any sense? When I fly VFR cross country flights, I use this method with the GPS. I also use the Sectionals from SkyVector on another laptop to plot my flight plan, going from waypoint to waypoint.

Northwest... you are a pilot, right? I'm not, and I'm wondering if this is the way pilots use the charts for VFR flight?

Hope this wasn't too confusing!