VFR Flight Plan Calculator version 1.7
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This US version of the program. Unpack all files from the flyplanc.zip to one folder. 
You can calculate your flight as a whole or devide it into legs.
Program can store default values for TAS, total fuel on board,
fuel burned per hour, variation and home airport geographic coordinates.
To save them enter as usual data in fields and then from the "tools" menu choose "save
defaults". 
Home airport geographic coordinates will be save after entered in
"get true course and distance" dialog and after pressed "OK" button
following by "save defaults" from "tools" menu like above.
Defaults can be also restored by choosing "load defaults" from "tools" menu,
ar by pressing the "Reset" button, which also clears rest of the fields.
Defaults data are stored in "config.fly" file.

Airports symbols and coordinates necessary for calculating distance and true course
can be stored and added to database by entering these data in
"get true course and distance" dialog in destination drop down edit control and
clicking "Add Airport" button. Editing these data or removing can be done only
manually in current version by editing "airports.fly" file in text editor
remembering about formatting rules. I the file will be corrupted, just remove the file,
it will be restored empty ready for new data. The same is with config.fly file.

You need to remember to enter consistent unit measures for distance, wind speed and TAS.
So if you using knots, you have to use nautical miles for distance to have correct results.
Similarly if using statute miles per hour, you need to use also statute mile for distance.
In the "tools" menu there are adequate converters for this purpose.

Sample defaults are set for CDW, Essex County airport in NJ and Cesna 172P airplane.

Starting:
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1.Click "Get TC and Distance" button, choose your flight or first leg of the flight.
2.Enter wind, magnetic deviation and airplane parameters as nedded.  
3.Click "Calculate" button to get results for the flight or first leg of the flight.
4.Repeat steps as nedded for the next leg of the flight.


I use this program for my cross country flights planning so comments are welcome.

(C) Robson Consulting L.L.C.   2002
email r.urban@robson-consulting.com
