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Comparison Overview

	FreeFlight	SmartPlan Express	SmartPlan Premier	SmartPlates	GlassView
Charts	How do the various Voyager Modules and FreeFlight compare to one another? And which features are where? The following tables explain it all! Just click on any of the grey bars below to see exactly how our products stack up.
Autorouting
Other Planning Features
Profile View
Printing
Weather
Export Options
Information/Misc.
Aircraft Profiles
Support
IFR Instrument Procedures
Moving Map

Charts

Charts	FreeFlight	SmartPlan Express	SmartPlan Premier	SmartPlates	GlassView
Shows actual fuel prices on each Chart		Requires ChartData subscription	Requires ChartData subscription	Requires ChartData subscription	Requires ChartData subscription
Download multiple scanned Charts simultaneously		Requires ChartData subscription	Requires ChartData subscription	Requires ChartData subscription	Requires ChartData subscription
Automatically downloads scanned Charts as they expire		Requires ChartData subscription	Requires ChartData subscription	Requires ChartData subscription	Requires ChartData subscription
Uses colors to show which scanned Charts are current or expired		Requires ChartData subscription	Requires ChartData subscription	Requires ChartData subscription	Requires ChartData subscription
Scanned Chart Viewer can be minimized so you can open other windows at the same time		Requires ChartData subscription	Requires ChartData subscription	Requires ChartData subscription	Requires ChartData subscription
Customize the four large theme buttons on the main window to show any theme		X	X	X	X
Quick print just the current Chart with a click		X	X	X	X
Scanned Sectionals		Requires ChartData subscription	Requires ChartData subscription	Requires ChartData subscription	Requires ChartData subscription
Scanned IFR Low and High		Requires ChartData IFR or EFB subscription	Requires ChartData IFR or EFB subscription	Requires ChartData IFR or EFB subscription	Requires ChartData IFR or EFB subscription
Scanned TACs		Requires ChartData subscription	Requires ChartData subscription	Requires ChartData subscription	Requires ChartData subscription
Scanned WACs		Requires ChartData IFR or EFB subscription	Requires ChartData IFR or EFB subscription	Requires ChartData IFR or EFB subscription	Requires ChartData IFR or EFB subscription
Airports	X	X	X	X	X
Airspace (incl. current TFRs)	X	X	X	X	X
Airways	Victors only	Victors and Jets	Victors and Jets	Victors and Jets	Victors and Jets
Navaids	X	X	X	X	X
Cities	X	X	X	X	X
Terrain		X	X	X	X
Roads		X	X	X	X
Rivers & Lakes		X	X	X	X
Obstacles		X	X	X	X
Radar	X	X	X	X	X
Cloud Tops (Satellite)	X	X	X	X	X
Winds Aloft	X	X	X	X	X
METARs/TAFs	X	X	X	X	X
Echo Tops		Requires Satellite Wx/XM	Requires Satellite Wx/XM	Requires Satellite Wx/XM	Requires Satellite Wx/XM
Lightning		Requires Satellite Wx/XM	Requires Satellite Wx/XM	Requires Satellite Wx/XM	Requires Satellite Wx/XM
Customize Chart	Limited	Full	Full	Full	Full
Create custom Chart Themes		X	X	X	X

Autorouting

Autorouting	FreeFlight	SmartPlan Express	SmartPlan Premier	SmartPlates	GlassView
Automatically finds fuel stops based on fuel price		Requires ChartData subscription	Requires ChartData subscription	Requires ChartData subscription	Requires ChartData subscription
Set fuel stop interval to any value			X
Automatically use VFR/IFR reserve minimums to plan fuel stops		X	X
QuickRoute	X	X	X	X	X
Victor Airways	X	X	X	X	X
Jet Airways			X
GPS Direct	X	X	X	X	X
Avoids terrain	X	X	X	X	X
Warns of dangerous/unusual situations	X	X	X	X	X
Adds Fuel Stops		X	X
Optimizes for Winds Aloft		1 mode	2 modes
Avoids selected airspace using 3D calculations		Fixed. Avoids TFRs, NSAs, Prohib, Restrict	User selectable. Also includes B, C, D, MOAs, etc.
Avoids water		Fixed. Always avoids water	User selectable. Also includes B, C, D, MOAs, etc.
Set Min Terrain Clearance			X
Set Max Altitude			X
Set Min Cruise Altitude			X
Adds Approach Plates		Requires SmartPlates	Requires SmartPlates	X
Plans using SIDs/STARs			X
Plans weight and balance			X
Customizable			X

Other Planning Features

Other Planning Features	FreeFlight	SmartPlan Express	SmartPlan Premier	SmartPlates	GlassView
Show fuel prices at nearby airports		Requires ChartData subscription	Requires ChartData subscription	Requires ChartData subscription	Requires ChartData subscription
Fuel vs. Payload Calculator	X	X	X	X	X
"Zero Winds" plan checkbox			X
Add notes to a flight plan			X
Quick print just the NavLog with a single click	X	X	X	X	X
Alternate planning			X
Uses FAA Preferred Routes			X
Add SIDs/STARs to an existing plan			X
Data entry fields accept airway designators and SIDs/STARs	Victors only	Victors and Jets only	Victors, Jets, SIDs, STARs	Victors only	Victors only
Add multiple waypoints to a plan at once	X	X	X	X	X
Shows/Prints FAA airport diagrams	X	X	X	X	X
Split flight plans			X
Download all airport info along route			X
Optimize for winds (outside of Wizard)			X
Add fuel stops (outside of Wizard)			X
Customize on-screen NavLog			X
Analyze flight for dangerous/unusual situations			X
Reverse route			X
Re-autoroute flight		X	X
File flight plan via DUAT/DUATS	DUAT only	X	X	X	X
Create Personal Waypoints		X	X
Create Personal Procedures			X
Rubber-banding routes	X	X	X	X	X

Profile View

Profile View	FreeFlight	SmartPlan Express	SmartPlan Premier	SmartPlates	GlassView
Shows flight over terrain	X	X	X	X	X
Alter flight plan altitude by moving line on Profile	X	X	X	X	X
Shows entire flight	X	X	X	X	X
Shows cloud layers	X	X	X	X	X
Show airspace	X	X	X	X	X
Synch weather with flight plan	X	X	X	X	X
Zooms/scrolls to match main Chart			X
Use timeline to control weather overlay			X

Printing

Printing	FreeFlight	SmartPlan Express	SmartPlan Premier	SmartPlates	GlassView
Print fuel prices at nearby airports		Requires ChartData subscription	Requires ChartData subscription	Requires ChartData subscription	Requires ChartData subscription
Weather log prints in either Raw or Translated format	X	X	X	X	X
Print to PDF		X	X	X	X
Full Page	X	X	X	X	X
Kneeboard sized (1/2 page)	X	X	X	X	X
Prints NavLog	X	X	X	X	X
Prints Airport Information	X	X	X	X	X
Print Preview	X	X	X	X	X
Prints AOPA FBO Information	X	X	X
Print Weather Charts	X	X	X	X	X
Print DUAT/DUATS briefing	DUAT only	X	X	X	X
Print Weather Log		X	X
Weight and Balance		X	X	X	X
Charts		Limited	Full	X
Cover Page			X
Procedures per airport		Requires SmartPlates	Requires SmartPlates	X	Requires SmartPlates
All procedures along route				X
FAA Flight Plans	X	X	X	X	X
ICAO Flight Plans			X
Multileg flight plans			X
Set margins			X

Weather

Weather	FreeFlight	SmartPlan Express	SmartPlan Premier	SmartPlates	GlassView
Automatically downloads weather in the background	X	X	X	X	X
Full DUAT or DUATS briefings	DUAT only	X	X	X	X
Downloads TAFs/METARs	X	X	X	X	X
Downloads NexRad Radar	X	X	X	X	X
Downloads Cloud Tops (Satellite)	X	X	X	X	X
Downloads Winds Aloft for US and Canada	X	X	X	X	X
More than 400 US/Canadian Wx graphics	X	X	X	X	X
Weather overlays automatically synchronized	X	X	X	X	X
Shows Winds Aloft table	X	X	X	X	X
Clouds shown in Profile view	X	X	X	X	X
Works with XM/WxWorx		X	X	X	X

Export Options

Export Options	FreeFlight	SmartPlan Express	SmartPlan Premier	SmartPlates	GlassView
Google Earth	X	X	X	X	X
Memory Card Synch			X
Franson GPSGate			X
NMEA			X
Run Voyager directly off a memory card or USB memory stick			X
Web Synch		X	X	X	X
Voyager FDX Format	X	X	X	X	X
MS Flight Simulator		X	X
Garmin handhelds			X
Lowrance handhelds			X
Control Vision Anywhere Map			X
Hilton Software WingX			X
Import/Export pilots, aircraft, etc.		X	X
Send Procedures to PDA				X

Information/Misc.

Information/Misc.	FreeFlight	SmartPlan Express	SmartPlan Premier	SmartPlates	GlassView
Shows airport satellite images via integrated Google Maps	X	X	X	X	X
Shows TAFs and METARs from nearby airports when an airport doesn't have its own	X	X	X	X	X
Add personal notes to any airport	X	X	X	X	X
Displays detailed airport/navaid/etc. info	X	X	X	X	X
Automatically downloads TFRs	X	X	X	X	X
Updates NavData each month via Internet	Basic data only	Requires ChartData subscription	Requires ChartData subscription	Basic data only	Basic data only
Full AF/D information	X	X	X	X	X
Downloads, displays and prints AOPA Airport Information	X	X	X	X	X
Unlimited number of Pilots	X	X	X	X	X
Open multiple windows at the same time		X	X	X	X
Flight Calculator / E6B			X	X	X
Unit Converter			X	X	X