User manual

Pro Flight Emulator Deluxe
Aerosoft GmbH 2007
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Flight Plans
A good flight plan is the most important part of making a good flight.
ProFlight‘s compilation process to create an ADVenture file is now
intercepted by PFE to create a much more compact ADV Flight File.
Flight Plans can be created using the FS9 or FSX FlightPlanner. Howe-
ver they need to be converted to FS2000 format for use with ProFlight
2000. At the time of writing they can be converted the ConvertFS9FP.
exe tool provided by OnCourse Software. However, this may find itself
as an integral part of PFE by the time the program is released.
These Flight Plans need to be exported to the PFE\FS2000\Pilots folder.
When you open ProFlight 2000 you may wish to set various options
before selecting Compile.
In this guide to using PFE I will assume you have created an IFR Flight Plan.
Most flight planners do about the same thing. First you select a
Departure Airport and Runway then you select a Destination Airport
and Runway. Second you select a cruise altitude. Here in the USA we
observe the east / west rule.. Odd thousands when easterly and even
thousands when westerly.
PFE does not detect terrain efficiently enough to be able to success-
fully vector you around hazards. Therefore it is important to select a
cruise altitude that will clear all terrain and such hazards on route.
And last you must select a route. Again, here in the USA we fly Low
Enroute Airways (V186) below 18000 ft. and High Enroute Airways
(J24) above 18000 ft.
FS9/FSX FlightPlanners allow you to choose IFR or VFR, then select Low
or High altitude airways or even VOR to VOR.
Once it generates a flight plan you can edit it and add or delete waypoints.
When creating a flight plan in FS9/FSX it is important to include co-
located or the nearest VOR to the Departure and Destination airport.
These are needed to define enroute waypoints. They can be added by
using the edit feature..