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