I have dozens or more saved FPs, but my FP save file names are very short (6-7 characters) which involve a 3-letter designation for the hoplist I'm using and a 3-4 number designation for the flight number from that hoplist.

I.E. for UGT Hop 306, the plan is named "UGT306".  I find it tedious to try and find the correct hop in the FMS when using the default FS Planner names like "IFR Someplace to Someplace Else" because it's rare to find the second name due to character limitations in the CDU screen.

Maybe it's related to too many and/or too long of a name?

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Neal wrote on Sep 12^th, 2008, 12:09am:

Semi-accurate would be a good choice of words. I was looking at flights from San Diego to Las Vegas and the majority of flights were listing 'KSAN PEBLE3 SXC LAX DAG KEPEC2 KLAS' as the flight plan. But when you look at the actual route taken, you can tell that they were following 'KSAN LNSAY2 FALCC SLI POM DAG KEPEC2 KLAS' which some flilghts did list as their plan. But the kicker was when I looked at the details of the second flight plan, the waypoints for the first flight plan were shown  

But overall, that site does help me in understanding real world flight paths.

John

This tutorial is very good. I'm getting through step 11 okay but at step 12 I can't get to the departure part. I think I'm not understanding how to get from arr to dep. Maybe I'm missing a button press where it talks about sid/star...I'm kind of confused about that section.

So is there any web based route builder that allows you to save in the correct format for the 757? I don't mind typing in the routes manually, but it would be nice to avoid that with the very long routes.
Thanks

Mike

pntbllr233 wrote on Mar 27^th, 2009, 6:34am:


You know you can type your route directly into the MCU using airways, and all the waypoints will be automatically put in.  Then you can save the route as a company route for 757 (although it won't be available as an FSX route).  Saves a lot of typing because you don't have to put in each waypoint.

SKBO SID ABL UL423 ISEBA UG440 LIB UG436 AUR UA552 MTT UJ5 MEX STAR MMMX

"SKBO" is Bogota's airport, SID is whatever SID you want to use, if any, and "ABL" is the first waypoint after that.  "UL423" is an airway that will have a number of waypoints, but you just type in the airway as the via, and "ISEBA" as where you're getting off of it.  Same with the other stuff until you get to MEX, then whatever STAR, and Mexico City!

A lot easier than typing in twenty or more separate waypoints.

Even better is 100 free plans for FSX so you don't have to type at all.

I highly recommend World's 100 Busiest Airports package which is a free download from a newer company that is known for its MD-80  Wolfgang Schroeder is the author I believe.  (The example I used above comes from it.)  It has plans ready for installation, and also a trip booklet with the route, other info and a map.  It is ideal for the 757.  Start in Sao Paulo and work your way around the world, trying out every livery that's available.

I have a problem with the FMC and flight plans.  I will explain the process that I use and tell me if anything I do is wrong.  The problem is the departure (SID).  I take off and fly the SID fine, but in the FMC, it says ROUTE DISCOUNTINUTY, even though from the finishing point of the SID I have a waypoint that is Direct from the finishing point of the SID to the next waypoint.  So here is what I do: 1) I go to this site (http://rfinder.asalink.net/free/) and I use the route it provides to me.  2) I manually enter the route into the FMC. (first loading the whole route and then SID and STAR).  3) I fly the SID, but the FMC says route discontinuity though I programed a direct route from the ending point of the SID to the next waypoint (it is DIRECT).  ANY HELP WOULD BE APPRECIATED!  Thanks!