Sim EFB - Create Advanced Flight Plan
Create Advanced Flight Plan
Sim EFB can be used in many ways. The Text Flight Plan left blank and Sim EFB used to display Maps/Charts, or simple flight plan can be entered, which is displayed in the “SIM EFB PANEL1” within FS2020.
With minimum of effort we can add collapsible sections using "+ My Heading"
And take this one step further by adding "+ Heading,Bearing,Altitude,Distance Nm" as can be seen in the example “EGKB EGKA Biggin Hill to Shoreham By Sea ”:
Sim EFB has calculated and add the Speed and ETE based on the values entered in the publish window.
The three sections Departure/Arrival Airport + Flight Plan are displayed in FS2020 in sections:
Each section can be expanded, by simply clicking on its heading, to read the section text:
Formatting Flight Plan
Flight plans are entered as simple text, but with the addition of a few extra codes at the start of the line, the formatting can be defined.
For example:
Flight Plan
+ Biggin Hill
Depart and turn right to follow 253
+ Kenley Airfield,253,1500,5.05
Climb to precisely 2400ft, to stay below the London TMA but above the winch height for Gliders that operate from Kenley
+ Epsom Downs,277,1500,6.02,
Home of the Epsom Derby horserace Locate the large Grandstands and the race course. Cruise at 2300ft to give extra margin.
+ Guildford,251,1500,12.99
Pass over Leatherhead and continue onwards to Guildford. A large town.
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Gives us:
The Flight Plan Notes can be formatted using, at the start of a line:
Add a Heading
Flight Plan
h My heading
+ Biggin Hill
Depart and turn right to follow 253`
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Displays:
Adding a link to Map/Chart
Links to Charts and Maps are automatically added as a list at the bottom of panel. But if you want to add a link to the image in the text you can do so:
Add link to Map/Chart
h My trip to Shoreham
+ Biggin Hill
Depart and turn right to follow 253
i1
+ Kenley Airfield,253,1500,5.05
Climb to precisely 2400ft, to stay below the London TMA but above the winch height for Gliders that operate from Kenley
i2
+ Epsom Downs,277,1500,6.02,
Home of the Epsom Derby horserace Locate the large Grandstands and the race course. Cruise at 2300ft to give extra margin.
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Displays:
With specific co-ordinates
The flight plan can include specific co-ordinates.
Example
+ Airport:EGLL,N51° 28' 16.40", W0° 27' 39.15",,0
OR
+ GPS:MAXIT,51.24972,-0.56194,=FL60,14
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Indeed this can be show by importing a .PLN or .FLP file, or importing the current flight plan from FS2020.
This would give:
Flight Plan
h Flight : Heathrow to Alicante
LowAlt Depart:27R MAXI1F Arival:28 REST2R CrAlt:FL220
+ Airport:EGLL,N51° 28' 16.40", W0° 27' 39.15",,0
+ SID:MAXI1F,N51° 28' 37.20", W0° 31' 49.82",>583ft,3
Altitude 583ft Or Above
RWY 27RIGHT
Departure Flight Plan: MAXI1F RWY:27 RIGHT
+ SID:MAXI1F,N51° 27' 59.32", W0° 35' 44.18",>583ft,3
RWY 27RIGHT
Departure Flight Plan: MAXI1F RWY:27 RIGHT
+ SID:MAXI1F,N51° 23' 26.36", W0° 36' 4.20",>FL30,5
Altitude FL30 Or Above
RWY 27RIGHT
Departure Flight Plan: MAXI1F RWY:27 RIGHT
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This allows Sim EFB to show the route on the "World Map"
And the airport shows any text at the bottom of the airport, in this example LEAL
Shows as:
