Download page for VFR Flight Planner

Version 1.20 of the Flight Planner:
 
  • Works with all Excel versions from 5.0 to Excel 2000. See bug list. Updates include new airport sheet, minor bug fixes and a new built-in sunrise/sunset calculator. Read an online PDF version of the user reference. The spreadsheet structure is as follows:

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    ---Sheet "1" is a basic howto sheet for first time users and novice pilots.
    ---Sheet "2" is an airports sheet for user entered airport info (latitudes/longitudes/runway/frequency/timezone data).
    ---Sheet "3" is the main flight planner for checkpoint/wind entry with all the calculated fields shown in tabular form.
    ---Sheet "4" is the reverse flight plan automatically generated from sheet 1. User has option to add pertinent data or modify it as well.
    ---Sheet "5" contains comm/nav frequency, runway information and a flight plan generator.
    ---Sheet "6" is the aircraft page, that holds aircraft specific information (Vspeeds, W&B data, operating costs etc.)
    ---Sheet "7" is the weight and balance calculation and display page.
    ---Sheet "8" is a weather page for writing down weather/ATIS/NOTAM info. Brief explanation of METAR/TAF abbr. is also provided.
    ---Sheet "9" is a sheet that contains timezone and daylight savings time information for most countries and internal timezones for large countries. User can modify if needed.
     
     

  • Basically you enter VFR checkpoint information, winds and altitude and you get wind correction angle, MH, MC, ETEs, ETAs, GS and fuel consumption.
  • Density altitude, great circle distance, sunrise/sunset go/no-go recommendations and other miscellaneous time calculations.
  • This 9 page spreadsheet (hopefully) contains all the information you are likely to need to fly from point A to point B in VFR conditions.
  • Documentation in Microsoft Word, ASCII text and Adobe PDF. HTML and others in the near future.
  • Also downloadable from ZDNet Hotfiles website. Please click on the ZD Net Editors' Pick icon on this page for a review and direct download from ZDNet.

    • Download ZIP file here (213kB) -- fltpln10.zip

    The ZIP format is a commonly used format on the PC - DOS, Windows 3.1/95/98/NT platform. You can download a copy of such a program like Winzip to unzip the above file.

    IMPORTANT - PLEASE READ

    Comments, feedback and bug reports welcomed. Also, please refer to the documentation for detailed information. If you like/dislike the program, email me or sign the guestbook (link at the bottom of the page). Please back up the spreadsheet results with supplemental calculations as and when necessary and do use common sense when interpreting its results. As pilot in command (PIC), you are responsible for your flight and I cannot be held liable for you running out of fuel or you ending up at the wrong airport or any other stunts you may try! Click here for current bug list.

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    fltpln120.xls © 5 November 2000 by Sriram Narayan

    DEFINITELY NOT FOR COMMERCIAL REDISTRIBUTION OR FOR PROFIT. If you want to link to this page, that's fine but please do not copy this file and host it at your site. This application is FREE and I don't want ANYONE making money off of it either directly or indirectly through advertising.

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    Last edited: November 5, 2000.