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Charts |
DUAT Voyager |
SmartPlan Premier |
SmartPlates |
GlassView |
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Shows actual fuel prices on each Chart |
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Requires ChartData subscription |
Requires ChartData subscription |
Requires ChartData subscription |
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Download multiple scanned Charts simultaneously |
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Requires ChartData subscription |
Requires ChartData subscription |
Requires ChartData subscription |
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2D charts |
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3D charts (Highway in the Sky) |
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Seamless Sectionals and IFR scanned charts means no gaps as you fly from
coast to coast |
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Requires ChartData subscription |
Requires ChartData subscription |
Requires ChartData subscription |
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Overlay weather on scanned charts |
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Requires ChartData subscription |
Requires ChartData subscription |
Requires ChartData subscription |
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Overlay TFRs, Fuel Prices and other digital information in any scanned
chart |
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Requires ChartData subscription |
Requires ChartData subscription |
Requires ChartData subscription |
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Automatically downloads scanned Charts as they expire using the
Data Manager |
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Requires ChartData subscription |
Requires ChartData subscription |
Requires ChartData subscription |
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Uses colors to show which scanned Charts are current or expired |
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Requires ChartData subscription |
Requires ChartData subscription |
Requires ChartData subscription |
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Scanned Chart Viewer can be minimized so you can open other windows at
the same time |
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Requires ChartData subscription |
Requires ChartData subscription |
Requires ChartData subscription |
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Customize the four large theme buttons on the main window to show any
theme |
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Quick print just the current Chart with a click |
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Scanned Sectionals |
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Requires ChartData subscription |
Requires ChartData subscription |
Requires ChartData subscription |
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Scanned IFR Low and High |
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Requires ChartData IFR or EFB subscription |
Requires ChartData IFR or EFB subscription |
Requires ChartData IFR or EFB subscription |
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Scanned TACs |
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Requires ChartData subscription |
Requires ChartData subscription |
Requires ChartData subscription |
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Scanned WACs |
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Requires ChartData IFR or EFB subscription |
Requires ChartData IFR or EFB subscription |
Requires ChartData IFR or EFB subscription |
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Airports |
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Airspace (incl. current TFRs) |
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Airways |
Victors only |
Victors and Jets |
Victors and Jets |
Victors and Jets |
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Navaids |
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X |
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Cities |
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Terrain |
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Roads |
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Rivers & Lakes |
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Obstacles |
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Radar |
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Cloud Tops (Satellite) |
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Winds Aloft |
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X |
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METARs/TAFs |
X |
X |
X |
X |
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Echo Tops |
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Requires Satellite Wx/XM |
Requires Satellite Wx/XM |
Requires Satellite Wx/XM |
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Lightning |
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Requires Satellite Wx/XM |
Requires Satellite Wx/XM |
Requires Satellite Wx/XM |
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Customize Chart |
Limited |
Full |
Full |
Full |
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Create custom Chart Themes |
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Autorouting |
DUAT Voyager |
SmartPlan Premier |
SmartPlates |
GlassView |
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Automatically finds fuel stops based on fuel price |
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Requires ChartData subscription |
Requires ChartData subscription |
Requires ChartData subscription |
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Set fuel stop interval to any value |
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Automatically use VFR/IFR reserve minimums to plan fuel stops |
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QuickRoute |
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Victor Airways |
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Jet Airways |
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X |
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GPS Direct |
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Avoids terrain |
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X |
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X |
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Warns of dangerous/unusual situations |
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Adds Fuel Stops |
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X |
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Optimizes for Winds Aloft |
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2 modes |
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Avoids selected airspace using 3D calculations |
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User selectable. Also includes B, C, D, MOAs, etc. |
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Avoids water |
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User selectable. Also includes B, C, D, MOAs, etc. |
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Set Min Terrain Clearance |
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Set Max Altitude |
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Set Min Cruise Altitude |
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Adds Approach Plates |
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Requires SmartPlates |
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Plans using SIDs/STARs |
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Plans weight and balance |
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Customizable |
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Other Planning
Features |
DUAT Voyager |
SmartPlan Premier |
SmartPlates |
GlassView |
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Show fuel prices at nearby airports |
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Requires ChartData subscription |
Requires ChartData subscription |
Requires ChartData subscription |
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Fuel vs. Payload Calculator |
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"Zero Winds" plan checkbox |
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Add notes to a flight plan |
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Quick print just the NavLog with a single click |
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Alternate planning |
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Uses
FAA Preferred Routes |
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X |
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Add
SIDs/STARs to an existing plan |
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X |
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Data
entry fields accept airway designators and SIDs/STARs |
Victors only |
Victors, Jets, SIDs, STARs |
Victors only |
Victors only |
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Add
multiple waypoints to a plan at once |
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X |
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Shows/Prints FAA airport diagrams |
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X |
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X |
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Split flight plans |
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X |
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Download all airport info along route |
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X |
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Optimize for winds (outside of Wizard) |
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X |
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Add fuel stops (outside of Wizard) |
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X |
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Customize on-screen NavLog |
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Analyze flight for dangerous/unusual situations |
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X |
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Reverse route |
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X |
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Re-autoroute flight |
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X |
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File flight plan via DUAT/DUATS |
DUAT only |
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Create Personal Waypoints |
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X |
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Create Personal Procedures |
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X |
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Rubber-banding routes |
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X |
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Profile View |
DUAT Voyager |
SmartPlan Premier |
SmartPlates |
GlassView |
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Shows flight over terrain |
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X |
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Alter flight plan altitude by moving line on Profile |
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X |
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Shows entire flight |
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Shows cloud layers |
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X |
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Show airspace |
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X |
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Synch weather with flight plan |
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X |
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Zooms/scrolls to match main Chart |
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X |
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Use timeline to control weather overlay |
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X |
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Printing |
DUAT Voyager |
SmartPlan Premier |
SmartPlates |
GlassView |
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Print fuel prices at nearby airports |
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Requires ChartData subscription |
Requires ChartData subscription |
Requires ChartData subscription |
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Weather log prints in either Raw or Translated format |
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X |
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Print
to PDF |
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X |
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Full Page |
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X |
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Kneeboard sized (1/2 page) |
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X |
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X |
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Prints NavLog |
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X |
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X |
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Prints Airport Information |
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X |
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X |
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Print Preview |
X |
X |
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X |
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Prints AOPA FBO Information |
X |
X |
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Print Weather Charts |
X |
X |
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X |
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Print DUAT/DUATS briefing |
DUAT only |
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X |
X |
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Print Weather Log |
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X |
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Weight and Balance |
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X |
X |
X |
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Charts |
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Full |
X |
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Cover Page |
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X |
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Procedures per airport |
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Requires SmartPlates |
X |
Requires SmartPlates |
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All procedures along route |
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X |
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FAA Flight Plans |
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X |
X |
X |
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ICAO Flight Plans |
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X |
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Multileg flight plans |
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X |
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Set margins |
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X |
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Weather |
DUAT Voyager |
SmartPlan Premier |
SmartPlates |
GlassView |
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Automatically downloads weather in the background |
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X |
X |
X |
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Full DUAT or DUATS briefings |
DUAT only |
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X |
X |
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Downloads TAFs/METARs |
X |
X |
X |
X |
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Downloads NexRad Radar |
X |
X |
X |
X |
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Downloads Cloud Tops (Satellite) |
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X |
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X |
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Downloads Winds Aloft for US and Canada |
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X |
X |
X |
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More than 400 US/Canadian Wx graphics |
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X |
X |
X |
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Weather overlays automatically synchronized |
X |
X |
X |
X |
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Shows Winds Aloft table |
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X |
X |
X |
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Clouds shown in Profile view |
X |
X |
X |
X |
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Works with XM/WxWorx |
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X |
X |
X |
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Exports Options |
DUAT Voyager |
SmartPlan Premier |
SmartPlates |
GlassView |
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Bendix/King AV8OR |
X |
X |
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Google
Earth |
X |
X |
X |
X |
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Memory
Card Synch |
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X |
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Franson GPSGate |
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X |
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NMEA |
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X |
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Run
Voyager directly off a memory card or USB memory stick |
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X |
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Web
Synch |
X |
X |
X |
X |
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Voyager FDX Format |
X |
X |
X |
X |
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MS Flight Simulator |
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X |
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Garmin handhelds |
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X |
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Garmin 430W/530W/G100 |
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X |
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Lowrance handhelds |
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X |
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Control Vision Anywhere Map |
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X |
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Hilton Software WingX |
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X |
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Import/Export pilots, aircraft, etc. |
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X |
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Send Procedures to PDA |
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X |
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Information/Misc. |
DUAT Voyager |
SmartPlan Premier |
SmartPlates |
GlassView |
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Shows
airport satellite images via integrated Google Maps |
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X |
X |
X |
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Shows
TAFs and METARs from nearby airports when an airport doesn't have its
own |
X |
X |
X |
X |
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Add
personal notes to any airport |
X |
X |
X |
X |
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Displays detailed airport/navaid/etc. info |
X |
X |
X |
X |
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Automatically downloads TFRs |
X |
X |
X |
X |
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Updates NavData each month via Internet |
Basic data only |
Requires ChartData subscription |
Basic data only |
Basic data only |
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Full AF/D information |
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X |
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X |
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Downloads, displays and prints AOPA Airport Information |
X |
X |
X |
X |
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Unlimited number of Pilots |
X |
X |
X |
X |
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Open multiple windows at the same time |
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X |
X |
X |
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Flight Calculator / E6B |
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X |
X |
X |
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Unit Converter |
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X |
X |
X |
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General customizability |
Very limited |
Full |
Full |
Full |
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Aircraft Profiles |
DUAT Voyager |
SmartPlan Premier |
SmartPlates |
GlassView |
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Comes pre-loaded with 160+ aircraft |
X |
X |
X |
X |
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Add/modify aircraft |
X |
X |
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X |
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Unlimited number of aircraft |
X |
X |
X |
X |
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Basic performance modeling |
X |
X |
X |
X |
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Model performance at different altitude/weight/temp |
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X |
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Model multiple fuel tanks with user-specified burn/fill order |
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X |
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Model run-up fuel burn |
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X |
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Support |
DUAT Voyager |
SmartPlan Premier |
SmartPlates |
GlassView |
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Detailed Help system |
X |
X |
X |
X |
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Web-based Support section |
X |
X |
X |
X |
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Downloadable User's Guide (PDF) |
X |
X |
X |
X |
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Email tech support |
Limited |
Full |
Full |
Full |
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Phone tech support |
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X |
X |
X |
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Newsletter |
X |
X |
X |
X |
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IFR Procedure Management |
DUAT Voyager |
SmartPlan Premier |
SmartPlates |
GlassView |
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Easily
select procedures without creating a Plate Pack |
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X |
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Print
single procedures in either half-page or full page size |
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X |
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Use
the mouse to scroll procedures by dragging |
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X |
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Display/Print Procedures |
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X |
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Automatically select procedures along a route |
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X |
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Manually select procedures |
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X |
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Combine Plate Pack and Flight Plan |
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X |
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Send procedures to Pocket PC |
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X |
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Automatically downloads revised procedures each month |
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X |
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Prints two per page (kneeboard) |
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X |
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Print true Full Page |
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X |
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No annual or monthly fee |
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X |
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Geo-referenced approaches/airport diagrams |
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Requires GlassView and EFB ChartData subscription |
Requires SmartPlates and EFB ChartData subscription |
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Moving Map |
DUAT Voyager |
SmartPlan Premier |
SmartPlates |
GlassView |
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Built-in GPS simulator |
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X |
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Connection indicator shows WAAS and signal strength |
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X |
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Scratchpad widget for taking notes in-flight |
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X |
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Layouts for both landscape and portrait modes |
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X |
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NavLog accepts Personal Waypoints and Personal Procedures |
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X |
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Fuel prices shown in Nearest widget |
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Requires ChartData subscription |
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Fuel price shown on Airport Info widget |
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Requires ChartData subscription |
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Accepts GPS baud rates up to 115200 |
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X |
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Accepts XM baud rates up to 115200 |
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X |
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Layouts for portrait mode tablets |
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X |
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In-flight NavLog |
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X |
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Airport Selector widget |
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X |
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Option
to filter-out small
airports |
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X |
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Option
to filter-out NDBs |
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X |
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Sort
columns in Nearest/Direct To |
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X |
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Create
flight plans in-flight with Direct To |
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X |
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Automatically hides layouts inappropriate for a screen size/orientation |
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X |
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Customize which Layouts are shown when the Layouts button is clicked |
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X |
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Select
default GlassView Layout or let Voyager decide |
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X |
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Overlays aircraft position on Chart |
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X |
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Shows table of nearest airports/navaids |
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X |
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Unique Wind Optimizer shows relative winds at altitude |
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X |
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Shows detailed airport information |
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X |
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Optimized for Tablet PC |
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X |
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Oversized text and menus for in-flight use |
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X |
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Customizable gauges |
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X |
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Multi-pane Layouts |
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X |
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Location-sensitive Direct To |
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X |
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TAWS-like terrain avoidance |
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X |
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Track Up / North Up |
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X |
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HSI |
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X |
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Overlays aircraft position on Procedures/Airport Diagrams |
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Requires SmartPlates and EFB ChartData subscription |
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