User manual

PFPX - Professional Flight Planner X
Aerosoft GmbH 2013
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PFPX Data Sources
PFPX has several external data input feeds, apart from user input. These
data feeds provide real time information required for accurate flight
planning.
Navigational Database
PFPX comes with an initial, world-wide navigation data set containing
airports, navaids, waypoints and airways. Navigational Databases are
updated every 28 days to incorporate changes in navigational facilities.
These updates are called Navdata Cycles.
Cycles are designated by their year of release and sequential number
(e.g.: Cycle 1309 would mean the 9th cycle in 2013).
Regular Nav-Database updates are available from third-party providers
like Aerosoft (www.aerosoft.de) and Navigraph (www.navigraph.com).
Weather, Winds, NOTAMs and Tracks
Some data is accessible from the PFPX data server and therefore re-
quires an active internet connection. This data consist of:
• Airport Weather (METAR) and Forecasts (TAF)
• Accurate Upper Wind Forecast Model
• Notices to Airman (NOTAMs)
• North Atlantic Tracks (NATs), Pacific Organised Tracks (PACOTs)
and Australian Organised Tracks (AUSOTs)
As this produces a quite high amount of server load a subscription is
required. When initially activating your PFPX license, a 365 day server
subscription is automatically activated.
By obtaining a Coupon Code, a server subscription can be extended.