User manual

PFPX - Professional Flight Planner X
Aerosoft GmbH 2013
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By default, this Step Size is set to the ICAO standard of 2.000ft (600m)
and can be modified to 4.000ft (1.200m) if required. If no step-climbs
are desired, select None.
Note: If a Cruise Altitude/FL is manually entered a climb to this
altitude is scheduled, irrespective of any airway flight level re-
strictions and the Step Climb field will be disabled. Further level
changes can be applied on the Advanced/Speed/Altitude tab.
The Altitude Cap value will normally not be modified. If you wish to
specify it, the resulting vertical flight path will be restrained to the value
entered. This can be useful on certain routes not allowing to be planned
at a higher level or for technical reasons when an aircraft is not allowed
to exceed a certain altitude.
Inflight
Under special circumstances, (re-)planning is required with an aircraft
already in flight. This may be the case if a new destination is planned for
operational reasons, for unplanned diversions or if the remaining
amount of fuel is insufficient to reach the planned destination.