JetPlanner Common Tasks A4

JetPlanner
Common Tasks
JetPlanner Common Tasks
Jeppesen
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Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction
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Who Should Use This Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Product Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Conventions Used in This Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Chapter 2: Overview
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About JetPlanner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Creating a New User Account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Updating Your Database . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Chart View User Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Selecting Data to Appear in Chart View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Changing Themes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Displaying Groups of Objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Focusing on Desired Areas of the Chart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Displaying Details about an Object . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Changing Attributes of Groups of Objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Displaying Raster Charts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Creating a Flight Plan in Flight Plan Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Converting Units of Measure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Finding Details in the Help File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Getting Product Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Key Terms and Acronyms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Chapter 3: Basic Flight Planning with the Flight Plan Wizard

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Creating a New Flight Plan Request . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Navigating the Flight Plan Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Getting Details with Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Standard Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Clearing, Saving, and Submitting Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
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Completing a Basic Flight Plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Completing Required Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Dragging the Great Circle Line (Rubber-Banding) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Completing Fuel Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Completing Payload Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Completing Optional Route Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Choosing Output Format and Submitting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Viewing and Reusing Plan Data with the Route Line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Chapter 4: Routing
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Introduction to Routing with JetPlanner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Optimization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Jet Airways Optimization (J) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Why Use Jet Airways Optimization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Indicating Jet Airways Optimization in the Route String . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Navigation Optimization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Why Use Navigation Optimization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Indicating Navigation Optimization in the Route String . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Direct Optimization (D) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Why Use Direct Optimization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Indicating Direct Optimization in the Route String . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
User-Specified Optimized Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Rules for User-specified Routes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Route String Examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
J,NAV1,NAV2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
NAV1,NAV2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
J,NAV1,D,NAV2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
J,D,NAV1,NAV2,D . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
User-Specified Routing with SRS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Why Use User-Specified Routing with SRS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Route String Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
-NAV1 NAV2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
-SID1 NAV1 NAV2 STAR1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
-SID1 NAV1 J10 NAV2 STAR1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
-SID1 NAV1 J10 NAV2 N45W045 N45W030 NAV2 STAR1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Using Ad-hoc Latitude/Longitude Points with SRS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Specifying Direction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Specifying Coordinates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Specifying a Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Naming a Point . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
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Combining SRS and Optimization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Rules for User-Specified Routes with Combination Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
-SID1 NAV1--J . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
NAV1--STAR1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
-SID1 NAV1--J,NAV2--STAR1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Using Database Routes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Why Use Database Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
How Do I Indicate Database Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Controlling the Search for Routes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Search in Only the Groups that You Specify . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Exclude Groups from a Search . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Complex Routes and the Route String Limit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Chapter 5: Planning an ETOPS Route

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Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Analyzing Airport Coverage with the Equal Time Points Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Analyzing Coverage of Extended Range Airports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Displaying Detailed Calculations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Adjusting Segment Icing Percentages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Chapter 6: Restricted Areas
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Introduction to Restricted Areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Types of Restricted Areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Database Restricted Areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
User-Defined Restricted Areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Avoiding Country Airspace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Avoiding FIR/UIR Airspace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Chapter 7: User-Defined Data

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The Role of User-Defined Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Managing User-Defined Waypoints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Editing User-Defined Waypoints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Creating a User-Defined Waypoint in Chart View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Selecting the Default User-Defined Waypoint Icon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Displaying User-Defined Waypoints in Chart View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Deleting User-Defined Waypoints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Adding User-Defined Waypoints to the Route . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Chapter 8: Retrieving Weather Reports

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Primary Method to Access Text Weather . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Alternate Methods to Access Text Weather . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Right-Clicking an Airport in Chart View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Weather Tab of Flight Plan Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Downloading Graphical Weather . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Understanding Weather Products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Satellite weather . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Radar (NEXRAD) WeatherUnited States territory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Surface and Low-Level Significant Weather . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Low-Level Spot Wind Forecast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
High-Level Significant Weather . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Winds and Temperatures Aloft Maps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Aviation Hazard Maps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Chapter 9: Choosing Alternates

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Understanding Alternates and Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Searching with the Alternates Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Choosing the Type of Route Calculation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Default Calculation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
How You Can Specify the Calculation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Specified Distance Alternate (Miles from POA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Great Circle Alternate (Standard Model) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Customer Route Alternate (Route) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Flight Levels Alternate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other Alternates (Departure and Enroute) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Departure Alternate (Other Alternates) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Enroute Alternate (Other Alternates) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
JAR-OPS Uplift Requirement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Chapter 10: Working with Flight Plans

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Viewing Generated Flight Plans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Changing the Format of a Flight Plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Reusing Flight Plan Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Resubmitting a Flight Plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Creating a New Request from a Flight Plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Editing a Request . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Saving Flight Plans in Different Formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Saving a Flight Plan in Text Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Saving a Flight Plan as a PDF File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Downloading in RoutePack Formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Printing or Saving Strip Charts (Enroute Plates) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
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Completing Dispatch Actions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

Filing a Flight Plan with ATC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Reviewing Flight Plan Status in Dispatch View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Delaying a Flight Plan with ATC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Canceling a Flight Plan with ATC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Validating for Eurocontrol with CFMU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
If CFMU Validation Fails . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Displaying a Summary of ATC Transactions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Working with Flight Plan Messaging and Uplinking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Uplinking Flight Plans with ARINC and Satcom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Uplinking via ARINC Direct . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Verifying ARINC Acknowledgments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Uplinking a Flight Plan through Satcom Direct . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Submitting a Crew Briefing Request . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Canceling a Crew Briefing Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Sending Attachments with Messaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Viewing Flight Plan Inputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Chapter 11: Managing Speeds and Levels

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Managing Multiple Cruise Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Accessing Settings for Flight Levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Applying Altitude Profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Deciding Whether to Use Checkpoints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Using One Flight Level to the Entire Route . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Changing Altitudes Between TOC and TOD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Optimize Flight Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Optimize Until Checkpoint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Optimize until TOD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
At Flight Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
At Flight Level Until Checkpoint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
At Flight Level Until TOD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Attain Flight Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Attain Flight Level by Checkpoint Until Checkpoint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Attain Flight Level By Checkpoint Until TOD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Between Flight Levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Between Flight Levels Until Checkpoint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Between Flight Levels Until TOD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
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Chapter 12: Calculating Payload and Fuel

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Adjusting Payload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Maximizing Payload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Adjusting Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Maximizing Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
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C HAPTER 1
Introduction
Who Should Use This Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Product Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Conventions Used in This Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
NOTES
Introduction
Who Should Use This Guide
Who Should Use This Guide

This guide contains information about completing common tasks in JetPlanner. JetPlanner is a
Windows-based user interface to the Jeppesen JetPlan flight-planning engine and weather
service with worldwide aviation information.
This guide is for flight planners and pilots who access a JetPlan flight-planning engine through
JetPlanner.
For more information about the JetPlan engine and the engines traditional Question and
Answer command-line inputs, see the JetPlan User Manual.
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Product Support
Product Support
Contact the Jeppesen 24-hour Global Support and Control Center (GSCC) at:
1-800-375-4973
USA telephone: 303-328-4585
Email: gscc@jeppesen.com
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Conventions Used in This Guide
Conventions Used in This Guide

This guide uses the following conventions:
Blue text indicates a hyperlink, which you can access when you view the
document electronically.
Boldface type within steps indicates the user interface elements that you use to
complete the task.
Altitudes are in mean sea level (MSL) unless noted otherwise. To convert to
above ground level (AGL), subtract ground level from MSL. To convert from
AGL to MSL, add ground level to MSL.
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Overview
About JetPlanner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Creating a New User Account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Updating Your Database . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Chart View User Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Selecting Data to Appear in Chart View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Changing Themes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Displaying Groups of Objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Focusing on Desired Areas of the Chart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Displaying Details about an Object . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Changing Attributes of Groups of Objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Displaying Raster Charts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Creating a Flight Plan in Flight Plan Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Converting Units of Measure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Finding Details in the Help File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Getting Product Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Key Terms and Acronyms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
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Overview
About JetPlanner
About JetPlanner
JetPlanner is a Windows-based user interface that provides access to the Jeppesen JetPlan
flight-planning engine. This user interface enables flight planners to create full-featured flight
plans.
Use JetPlanner to access the JetPlan flight-planning engine to create, run, and review flight
plans at any time and from any location. JetPlanner uses an internet connection to submit flight
plan requests to the online JetPlan engine. The flight-planning engine calculates the flight plan
and returns alerts and error messages if necessary.
You can access more tabs and features to complete the following tasks and refine flight plans:
Retrieve text weather reports.
Retrieve graphical weather reports.
Choose alternates.
Work with flight plans (including filing flight plans with ATC authorities and
sending messages).
Manipulate flight levels.
Calculate payload and fuel.
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Creating a New User Account
Creating a New User Account

Before you can gain access to JetPlanner, you must first create a user account. User accounts
require your email address and your user name and password from the Jeppesen flightplanning website.
To create a new user account

1. Click the Start button and click Jeppesen JetPlanner.
2. On the Welcome to Jeppesen JetPlanner dialog, click New User.
3. In the Settings tab, complete the boxes as follows:
Account Name: type an account name (not a JetPlanner.com user name)
Senders Email address: type an email address (optional)
JetPlan.com Account Information User Name: type your JetPlanner.com

user name
JetPlan.com Account Information Password: type your JetPlanner.com

password
4. Click OK.
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Updating Your Database

The JetPlan engine contains databases that your unit can use to store customized data, such as
fleet information or specific routes. The data can help you plan and optimize flight plans.
Jeppesen recommends that you update the local copy of your database after creating a user.
If your organization updates data with an internet connection, use the following procedure.
To update your database with an internet connection

1. From the Tools menu, click Account Databases or press Ctrl+b. [Figure 2.1]
Figure 2.1
Account Databases
2. On the Account Databases dialog, click Update. [Figure 2.2]
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Figure 2.2
Update Databases dialog
3. On the Update Databases dialog, select the check box Check/Uncheck All and
click Submit.
4. When the update completes, on the Account Databases dialog click Close.
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Overview
Chart View User Interface

The JetPlanner Chart View tab offers graphical features for flight planning. Many of these
features are available only if you have current NavData. If current NavData is available, Chart
View can display an enroute chart and routes of flight plans, with or without a weather image.
JetPlanner displays weather images on the Chart View regardless of NavData. Wind data is
available down to 3,000 feet MSL. For information about accessing weather data through
JetPlanner, see Chapter 8, Retrieving Weather Reports.
Figure 2.3
JetPlanner user interface (Chart View tab selected)
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Selecting Data to Appear in Chart View

You can change the appearance of data on the JetPlanner Chart View. You can choose themes
and raster charts (overlays), and you can display groups of objects.
Changing Themes
A theme displays objects in Chart View, such as High Altitude Enroute features. You can
change the theme to meet your needs for particular flight -planning tasks.
To change the theme of Chart View, do one of the following
Right-click anywhere on the enroute chart and select Vector Chart Themes, then
select the chart theme that you want (example: High Altitude Enroute).
On the Display toolbar, select the theme that you want from the list. [Figure 2.4]
Figure 2.4
Changing chart themes with the

Display toolbar
Displaying Groups of Objects

You can display groups of objects on Chart View with buttons on the Preferences toolbar.
[Figure 2.5] Use the buttons to adapt the chart to your flight-planning needs.
Figure 2.5
Preferences toolbar
Examples of data that you can display with buttons on the Preferences toolbar are as follows:
IFR landing facilities
VFR landing facilities
VORs
ARTCC FIR/UIR boundaries
Route Range Rings
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Focusing on Desired Areas of the Chart

You can focus on a part of the Chart View and make it larger by zooming in with the
Zoom Box feature. You can use other features to control zooming and views of the chart.
To zoom in to a part of Chart View with the Zoom Box

1. Place the mouse pointer on the chart at a corner of the area that you want to
appear.
2. Hold down the mouse left button and drag the mouse pointer so that you draw a
box. [Figure 2.6]
Adjust the pointer position so the box boundaries include all of the area that
you want.
The smaller the box, the closer the zoom.
To indicate distances in nautical miles, JetPlanner displays numbers on the box

boundaries.
Figure 2.6
Zoom box
3. Release the mouse button.

JetPlanner expands the area of the chart to fill Chart View.
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To focus on chart areas with other features of Chart View
Do one or more of the following:
Right-click the chart (or open the Chart menu) and then select Zoom In,
Zoom Out, or Full Zoom Out
Right-click the chart and select Next or Previous
To center the chart on a place, double-click that place or right-click and select
Center On
Press the plus sign (+) or minus sign (-) on the keyboard
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Displaying Details about an Object

You can display details about an object, such as an airport, by right-clicking it in Chart View.
To select an object, you might need to zoom in so that the boundaries of the object are distinct.
To zoom in and then display airport details in Chart View

1. In Chart View, zoom in until the boundary of the airport object is distinct.
2. Right-click the airport and select Properties. [Figure 2.7]
Figure 2.7
Zooming in to an object on Chart View
JetPlanner displays a dialog box that is named for the airport. [Figure 2.8]
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Figure 2.8
Account Databases
3. Click one or more of the tabs on the dialog box.

For example, to verify runway length, click Runway Info.
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Changing Attributes of Groups of Objects

You can change the attributes of all objects in a group in Chart View with the
Chart Preferences toolbar. So that objects appear more distinct on certain chart themes, you
might want to change the color or thickness of object boundaries.
Example
Figure 2.9
You can change the thickness and color of oceanic tracks.
Chart Preferences toolbar
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Displaying Raster Charts

Raster charts are scanned electronic copies of paper charts. A raster chart has only the data
from the paper version, and are updated only by scanning a newer version of the paper chart.
You can display raster charts in Chart View.
To display a raster chart in Chart View

1. In Chart View, right-click and then click Properties.
The Properties dialog for Chart View appears. [Figure 2.10]
Figure 2.10
Raster Charts tab of Chart View properties
2. Click the Raster Charts tab.

3. Select a chart set from the Vendor list, and Browse to the chart location.
4. With the Chart Display Mode options, select how to display the raster charts.
5. After the raster charts load, select a chart from the list and then click OK.
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Creating a Flight Plan in Flight Plan Wizard
Creating a Flight Plan in Flight Plan

Wizard
To obtain a flight plan from the server, you send a set of flight planning data that is referred to
as the flight plan request. You can create and send the request from the Flight Plan wizard.
To create a flight plan request with the Flight Plan wizard, do one of the
following
Do one of the following:
From the File menu, click New Request
From the View menu, click Flight Plan Manager Bar and in the Flight Plan
Manager click Create Flight Plan.
From the View menu, click Personal Folder Bar, and in Personal Folders
right-click and select New and then select Request.
JetPlanner displays the Flight Plan wizard. [Figure 2.11]
Figure 2.11
Flight Plan wizard Standard tab
Once the flight plan request exists, you can hide and display the Flight Plan wizard by
pressing F4. To close the Flight Plan wizard, click Close.
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Creating a Flight Plan in Flight Plan Wizard
Converting Units of Measure

As you complete procedures with JetPlanner, you can easily convert units of measure by using
the JetPlanner conversion tool.
To convert units of measure, from the Tools menu, click Conversions. You can copy the
result of the conversion to the Windows clipboard with the To Clipboard button.
Figure 2.12
Numeric Conversions dialog
Finding Details in the Help File

Access the Help file for more information about JetPlanner features, such as:
Tasks that this guide does not describe
The meaning of columns of data
The use of color and boldface in displaying data.
To access Help, do one of the following:
Press F1 on the keyboard
From the Help menu, click Help Topics.
Click a Help icon (
).
Getting Product Support

For product support information, see Product Support on page 3.
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Key Terms and Acronyms

AC
Aircraft.
ACC
Area Control Center.
AFIS
Airborne Flight Information System. An air-to-ground, ground-to-air

communication system for text and graphics messaging.
AFTN
Aeronautical Fixed Telecommunications Network
AGL
Above ground level
Altitude range
An altitude profile that specifies lower and upper limits within which
the aircraft climbs or descends as flight rules or performance dictates.
Applet
A Java application that can be in an HTML page. Applets transfer

information from the page and run on your machine.
ARTCC
Air Route Traffic Control Center.
ATC
Air traffic control.
Call sign
An identifier for filing purposes. The call sign is an optional

JetPlanner input.
CCAA
Customer controlled avoid and alert database
CCAAN
Customer controlled avoidance and alert notification.
CFMU
Central flow management unit, a means of validating a flight plan for

European airspace.
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Constrained IFR
A flight rule that applies instrument flight rules (IFR) but avoids step
climbs and descents while the aircraft is transiting specific organized
track structures (OTS), such as the North Atlantic Tracks (NAT).
CONUS
Continental United States.
EDD
Estimated departure date.
ESRS
European Standard Routing Scheme. A strategically planned routing

system that controls traffic in European airspace.
ETD
Estimated time of departure.
ETOPS
Extended operations.
FAA
Federal Aviation Administration
FIR
Flight information region, a defined airspace within which pilots can

obtain flight information and alerting services.
FL
Flight level. A three-digit altitude level that represents hundreds of

feet. For example, FL180 represents 18,000 feet.
FMS
Flight management system.
GRID MORA
Minimum Off Route Altitude. GRID MORA is a Jeppesen method

for depicting the minimum flight altitude within a charted grid
formed by the lines of latitude and longitude.
GSCC
Global Support and Control Center, part of Jeppesen customer

service.
Hard altitude
An altitude profile input that maintains one flight level for an enroute
segment or the entire flight.
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IATA
International Air Transport Association.
ICAO
International Civil Aviation Organization.
ID
Identifier.
IFR
Instrument flight rules.
ISA
International Standard Atmosphere.
JAR-OPS
Joint Aviation Regulations Operations.
MAA
Maximum authorized altitude. A published altitude that represents the

maximum usable altitude or flight level for an airspace structure or
route segment. Flying at this altitude, assures adequate reception of
navigation aid signals along routes with an MEA designation.
MEA
Minimum enroute altitude. The minimum altitude at which pilots can

receive reliable VOR signals along a specific segment of an airway.
MEAs also ensure 1,000-foot clearance (2,000 feet in mountainous
terrain) of any obstacle within five nautical miles of the airway
centerline.
MEL
Minimum equipment list. Also known as the MEL/CDL

(Configuration Deviation List). Within JetPlanner, MEL refers to
defects and their performance degradations (if any).
METAR
Meteorological Terminal Aviation Routine Weather Report. An

ICAO-defined standard format for reporting weather information.
MSL
Mean sea level
MTOW
Maximum takeoff weight
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NOTAM
Notice to Airmen.
NRP
National Route Program. The NRP allows flights that operate at or

above 29,000 feet within the conterminous U.S. (regardless of city
pairs) to participate in minimum time/cost routes without being
subject to route-limiting restrictions.
OTS
Organized track structures. Sets of routes for flight over water.
PDF
Page description format.
POA
Point of arrival (the arrival airport).
POD
Point of departure (the departure airport).
RCM
Radar-coded message. Part of NEXRAD radar service.
RNAV
Area navigation. A method of navigation that permits aircraft

operation along any flight path within the coverage of stationreferenced navigation aids or within the limits of the capability of a
self-contained navigation system.
SID
Standard instrument departure procedure. A published IFR procedure

for obstacle clearance and transition from the terminal area to the
enroute structure.
SRS
Specified Route Selector. A JetPlanner route selection syntax.
STAR
Standard terminal arrival procedure. A published IFR procedure for

transition from the enroute structure to an outer fix or instrument
approach fix/arrival waypoint in the terminal area.
TAF
Terminal Aerodrome Forecast. A concise statement of the expected

weather at an airport during a specified time.
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TOC
Top of climb.
TOD
Top of descent.
UIR
Upper flight information region. An airspace that covers the same

geographic area as a FIR but extends vertically upward from 24,500
feet.
UTC
Universal Coordinated Time. Also known as Greenwich Mean Time

(GMT) or Zulu time (Z).
VFR
Visual flight rules. Procedures and rules associated with minimum

cloud clearance and visibility requirements.
WX
Weather.
ZFW
Zero fuel weight.
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Basic Flight Planning

with the Flight Plan
Wizard
Creating a New Flight Plan Request . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Navigating the Flight Plan Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Getting Details with Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Standard Tab . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Clearing, Saving, and Submitting Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Completing Required Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Dragging the Great Circle Line (Rubber-Banding) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Completing Fuel Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Completing Payload Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Completing Optional Route Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Choosing Output Format and Submitting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Viewing and Reusing Plan Data with the Route Line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
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Basic Flight Planning with the Flight Plan Wizard

Creating a New Flight Plan Request
Creating a New Flight Plan Request

To obtain a flight plan from the server, you send a set of flight planning data, which is referred
to as the flight plan request. You can create and send the request from the Flight Plan wizard.
To create a flight plan request with the Flight Plan wizard
Do one of the following:
From the File menu, click New Request
From the View menu, click Flight Plan Manager Bar and in the Flight Plan
Manager click Create Flight Plan.
From the View menu, click Personal Folder Bar, and in Personal Folders
right-click and select New and then select Request.
JetPlanner displays the Flight Plan wizard. [Figure 3.2]
Figure 3.1
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Navigating the Flight Plan Wizard

The Flight Plan wizard contains tabs that you can click to access boxes and functions. To
create a basic flight plan, use the boxes in the Standard tab. Refine the flight plan with options
on the other tabs.
Getting Details with Help

For details about any feature of the Flight Plan wizard, access the Help:
Press F1 on the keyboard
From the Help menu, click Help Topics.
Click a Help icon (
).
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Standard Tab
The Standard tab contains most of the features to create flight plans. It is the default tab of the
Flight Plan wizard. [Figure 3.2]
Figure 3.2
To create a flight plan, use the following data boxes:
Call Sign (optional)
Airports
Hold
Alternate
Departure Time
Customer Aircraft Name
Fuel
Payload
Route
Cruise Mode
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Clearing, Saving, and Submitting Data

You use the buttons on the right of the Flight Plan wizard to clear data from the plan, save
data, and submit the request for processing:
To clear all of the boxes on this tab to their default settings, click Clear All .
To save inputs for later use as a request, click Save As (new) or Save (update).
To submit the request to the JetPlan flight-planning engine for processing, click
Submit.
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Completing a Basic Flight Plan

The following topics provide information that you need to complete a basic flight plan.
Completing Required Information on page 30
Completing Fuel Information on page 33
Completing Payload Information on page 33
Completing Optional Route Information on page 34
Choosing Output Format and Submitting on page 34
Viewing and Reusing Plan Data with the Route Line on page 36
Completing Required Information

In the Flight Plan wizard, an asterisk beside a box, button, or other selector, indicates a
required input that you must complete or use before you save and submit the flight plan
request.
To complete required information

1. For Call Sign, enter the aircraft call sign (with no spaces) if necessary.
2. Enter the ICAO or IATA code for the Point of Departure (POD).
3. Enter the ICAO or IATA code for the Point of Arrival (POA).
4. If you need to select an alternate airport in the flight plan, refer to Chapter 9,
Choosing Alternates.
NOTE
If you enter the hold time value without entering an alternate airport, the
JetPlan engine applies this time to POA. If you enter an alternate, the JetPlan
engine applies this time to the alternate. If a default hold time is in the
database, entering a Hold Time overrides that default setting.
5. For ETD, enter a four-digit UTC (Zulu) value to define the estimated time of
departure. You can specify a time up to 23 hours and 59 minutes from the current
time.
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6. In the Aircraft Name box, select an aircraft from the downloaded aircraft
database.
NOTE
If the aircraft database defines a default cruise mode for the aircraft that you
select, the JetPlan engine uses that value in the Cruise Speed box on the
Standard tab.
7. On the Rte list, select the route type (example: Optimized jet airways).
8. In the Cruise Speed box, select the primary cruise mode if the box is blank.
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Dragging the Great Circle Line (Rubber-Banding)

After the Point of Departure (POD) and Point of Arrival (POA) are in the flight plan request,
JetPlanner plots a dashed great circle line in Chart View between POD and POA. The great
circle line indicates the general path that the route takes after you submit the request to a
JetPlanner flight planning engine.
When current NavData is available in Chart View, you can drag the great circle line with the
PC mouse to edit the flight plan request (rubber-banding). JetPlanner plots the line as solid
while you drag it, then changes the line to dashed when you finish. When you submit the flight
plan request, it contains the data implied by the modified great circle linefor example, by
including a must-fly point.
Figure 3.3
Rubber-banding the great circle line in Chart View
With or without rubber-banding, the flight path is subject to optimization and other routing
features. For more information about these features, see Chapter 4, Routing.
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Completing Fuel Information

Every JetPlanner flight plan request requires fuel information, including the quantity of fuel,
type of fuel planning case, and policy for reserves.
To complete required fuel information

1. Select a unit of measure for Fuel, either weight or time. The unit of weight
depends on your account configuration. [Figure 3.4]
Figure 3.4
Fuel on Standard tab of

Flight Plan wizard
2. In the Fuel box to the right of the weight and time option buttons, enter the
amount of fuel for the unit of measure that you chose.
3. To instruct the JetPlan engine how to calculate the fuel amount, click Arrival or
Departure:
Departure calculates the fuel amount that you have on takeoff.
Arrival calculates the fuel amount that you have on arrival.
4. For Reserves, select the type of fuel reserves to use for this flight.
For example, the International Reserves option uses default international reserves
in the flight plan calculation.
Completing Payload Information

Your JetPlanner flight plan request must include data about the payload of the flight.
To complete required payload information

1. Enter the amount of payload.
2. To apply the JetPlan engines autoweight reduction feature,. select Auto Weight.
For more information about autoweight, see Completing Payload Information on page 33.
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Completing Optional Route Information

To enable more routing options and constraints, you can complete optional route information
in your flight plan request .
To complete optional route information

1. (Optional) For RNAV, choose the appropriate flight option:
Enable to activate area navigation routing for this flight plan request.
Disable to disable RNAV for this flight plan request.
Ignore to use the default RNAV settings in the aircraft database.
2. (Optional) To enable EuroControl Route Availability Document (eRAD) routing,

check the ERAD box.
3. (Optional) With the Time Restricted Airways list, select the appropriate flight
option:
Normal: consider time restrictions when calculating route.
Always Avoid: Exclude all time-restricted airways from the flight plan,
regardless of ETD.
Always Ignore: Consider all airways as if no time restrictions exist.
Choosing Output Format and Submitting

JetPlanner uses the default Output Format that is associated with your user account. After you
specify an Output Format and enter all required information, you can submit the flight plan
for processing.
To choose the output format and submit the request for processing
1. (Optional) To override the default plan layout, select the Output Format
check box and then enter the appropriate three-character code in the Output
Format box.
2. Click Submit to send the request for processing.
If the flight plan request processes without error, JetPlanner plots a solid route line in
Chart View. This solid line is the calculated route of flight, and generally follows the dashed
great circle line. [Figure 3.5]
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Figure 3.5
A route line and great circle line in Chart View
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Viewing and Reusing Plan Data with the Route Line

If the Flight Plan wizard is closed, you can click a route line to view its plan data. You can also
create a new request from a copy that route line data.
To view plan data with the route line

1. If the Flight Plan wizard is open, close it by clicking Close.
2. Right-click the route line.
JetPlanner changes the color of the route line to cyan and displays the context
menu. [Figure 3.6]
Figure 3.6
Route line context menu
3. On the context menu, select Properties.

JetPlanner displays the Flight Plan Properties dialog box. [Figure 3.7]
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Figure 3.7
Flight Plan Properties dialog box
To reuse plan data from a route line

1. If the Flight Plan wizard is open, close it by clicking Close.
2. Right-click the route line.
JetPlanner changes the color of the route line to cyan and displays the context
menu. [Figure 3.8]
Figure 3.8
Route line context menu
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3. On the context menu, select Create Request from.

JetPlanner displays the Flight Plan wizard.
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C HAPTER 4
Routing
Introduction to Routing with JetPlanner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Optimization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Jet Airways Optimization (J) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Navigation Optimization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Direct Optimization (D) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
User-Specified Optimized Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Rules for User-specified Routes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
User-Specified Routing with SRS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Why Use User-Specified Routing with SRS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Route String Syntax . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Using Ad-hoc Latitude/Longitude Points with SRS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Combining SRS and Optimization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Rules for User-Specified Routes with Combination Routing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Using Database Routes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Why Use Database Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
How Do I Indicate Database Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Controlling the Search for Routes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
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Introduction to Routing with JetPlanner

You can use JetPlanner to create the route of flight with as little or as much optimization as
you want. You can specify the route with no optimization active, use optimizers to build the
entire route, and you can combine the two methods in a single flight plan.
The JetPlan engine supports two routing methods, which you can use separately or in
combination: Route Optimizer and Specific Route Selector (SRS) [Figure 4.1]. A combination
route uses one or more SRS segments with one or more optimized segments in the same plan.
Combination routes provide benefits of both types of routing.
The Route Optimizer dynamically calculates the most efficient flight path with wind direction
and speed. Depending on the general course of flight, the Route Optimizer maximizes a
tailwind or minimizes a headwind.
The Specific Route Selector enables you to enter a route as you would file it with ATC. The
results are predictable because no optimization occurs.
Figure 4.1
User-specified routing with different route string examples
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Table 4.1 summarizes the types of routing.

Table 4.1
Types of Routing
Your route inputs can include
Type
with
syntax
Features
SRS
No optimization
Great circle point-to-point
Must-fly
waypts.
Lat
Lon
SID
STAR
Direct
seg.
Airway
seg.
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
No
Yes
No
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
No
Enables you to specify all route

elements, such a SIDs, Airway,
and STARs
Jet airways
J
Wind-optimized point-to-point
POD to POA always on jet airways
SID and STAR selection1
Navigation
Direct segments between navaids
Can include airways between
navaids that the Route Optimizer
selects
SID and STAR selection1
Direct
D
East-West calculations every
1 Lat / 10 Lon
North-South calculations every
5 Lat / 1 Lon
1.
The JetPlan flight-planning engine chooses a SID or STAR if the SID or STAR transition point is in
the optimized route and the SID or STAR is in the navigational database.
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Optimization
Optimization
Your database administrator sets the optimization goalto minimize fuel, time, or expense
for each aircraft in the aircraft database. JetPlanner uses the selected source of wind data to
accomplish the optimization goal. If your route includes must-fly waypoints, the Route
Optimizer optimizes to and from each must-fly waypoint.
The Route Optimizer processes the identifier of standard instrument departure (SID) or
standard terminal arrival (STAR) as the name of an airway.
The types of optimization discussed in this chapter are as follows:
Jet Airways Optimization (J) on page 43
Navigation Optimization on page 44
Direct Optimization (D) on page 45
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Optimization
Jet Airways Optimization (J)

Jet airways optimization looks for efficient routing from POD to POA on jet airways,
including SIDs and STARs.
The optimizer chooses waypoints, SIDs, and STARs, based on the following conditions:
A SID/STAR transition is part of the optimized route.
The SID/STAR identifier is in the navigation database.
When the J option is active, the Route Optimizer respects any time and directional restrictions
of airways.
Why Use Jet Airways Optimization

Use jet airways optimization if airway routing is mandatory in the airspace of the flight. The J
option uses the airways constraint while simultaneously working to achieve the optimization
goal.
Indicating Jet Airways Optimization in the Route String

In the JetPlanner route string, you indicate jet airways optimization with the letter J from the
Rte list on the Standard tab on the Flight Plan wizard, by either:
Selecting the Optimized jet airways option. [Figure 4.2]
Selecting the A user-specified route option and entering J in the route string.
J as the first input in the route string specifies optimized jet airways as the default routing
method for the plan.
Figure 4.2
Jet airways optimization
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Navigation Optimization
Navigation optimization uses direct segments between navaids as the primary routing method.
Airways may be part of the route, but navigation optimization does not actively search for
airways.
The optimizer chooses waypoints, SIDs, and STARs, based on the following conditions:
A SID/STAR transition is part of the optimized route.
The SID/STAR identifier is in the navigation database.
Why Use Navigation Optimization

Navigation optimization is based on the ability to plan multiple direct segments in the airspace
of the flight. When you use navigation optimized routing, you remove the constraint of airway
routing, increasing the quantity of potential routing solutions and, usually, increasing the
efficiency of the selected route.
Indicating Navigation Optimization in the Route String

Select Navigation optimized from the Rte list on the Standard tab on the Flight Plan wizard.
Navigation optimization is the Route Optimizers default method of optimization, so no
command identifier specifically invokes navigation optimization. Generally, the absence of a
D or J command in the route string leaves the optimizer to use its default method, navigation
optimization. [Figure 4.3]
Figure 4.3
Navigation optimization
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Optimization
Direct Optimization (D)

Direct optimization ignores airways and navaids to find the most efficient point-to-point route.
It produces the most efficient latitude/longitude route.
If wind is zero between points, the direct route is approximately the great circle route. The
variance depends on the location of the nearest 5-degree or 10-degree lat/long point.
For routes that are mostly east/west, direct optimization calculates checkpoints at
every one degree of latitude and ten degrees of longitude.
For routes that are mostly north/south, direct optimization calculates checkpoints
at every five degrees of latitude and one degree of longitude.
Why Use Direct Optimization

Direct optimization is the least constrained of the optimization choices. It is appropriate for
overwater route segments where an Organized Track Structure is not available or not desired.
You can also use direct optimization to specify direct segments within a navigation-optimized
or jet airways optimized route. Verify that the latitude and longitude precision meets your
requirements.
NOTE
If the POD and POA are the same airport, you can use direct optimization to
reverse the direction of the flight. You can apply direct routing to almost any
segment of the route.
Indicating Direct Optimization in the Route String

In the JetPlanner route string, you indicate direct optimization with the letter D in the Rte list
on the Standard tab on the Flight Plan wizard, by selecting either:
The Direct option. [Figure 4.4 on page 46]
A user-specified route option and entering D in the route string.
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Optimization
Figure 4.4
Direct optimization
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User-Specified Optimized Routing

This section includes examples of the optimization methods of the JetPlan engine and
indicates how to specify each in a route string.
Rules for User-specified Routes

Set a default primary optimizer for the entire route. Specify the default primary optimizer with
the first entry of the route string. The primary optimizers are as follows:
Optimize Jet Airways (J).
Navigation Optimized ( )
You cannot specify Optimize Jet Airways and Navigation Optimized in the same segment of a
route string.
After specifying the primary optimizer, you can specify a direct segment anywhere else in the
route by using the Direct Optimize command (D). Identifiers for SIDs, STARs and airway
segments are not valid inputs for Direct optimization.
NOTE
While using User-specified optimized routing, separate inputs with a comma.
Route String Examples

J,NAV1,NAV2
In this example, Jet airways is the default mode of optimization. The route optimizer uses J
rules to NAV1.
Because the example does not specify a direct segment between NAV1 and NAV2, the JetPlan
engine uses the default J to find airway routing between the two points. The default "J" also
applies from NAV2 to the POA.
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NAV1,NAV2
In this example, no command appears for the route optimizer, so Navigation is the default
mode of optimization. The route optimizer uses Navigation-optimized rules to NAV1.
The example does not specify a direct segment between NAV1 and NAV2, so the JetPlan
engine uses the default Navigation Optimizer to find the most efficient route between the two
points. The default Navigation Optimizer also applies from NAV2 to the POA.
J,NAV1,D,NAV2
In this example, Optimize Jet Airways is the default mode of optimization.
The example specifies direct optimization between NAV1 and NAV2 with the D command.
This command overrides the J and plans a Direct optimized route for this particular segment.
From NAV2 to the POA, the default J applies.
J,D,NAV1,NAV2,D
In this example, Optimize Jet Airways is the default mode of optimization.
Immediately following the default J, the D specifies a Direct optimized segment from the
POA to NAV1. The Route Optimizer overrides the J command for the first segment, so the
segment from the POD to NAV1 is a Direct optimized.
No command appears between NAV1 and NAV2, so the Route Optimizer uses the default J
between these two points.
The D command after NAV2 specifies a Direct Optimized segment from NAV2 to the POA.
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User-Specified Routing with SRS

Specific Route Selector requires you to specify all route elements from POD to POA. No
optimizer is active during SRS route segments, so by default you get great circle routing pointto-point.
IMPORTANT
With SRS, the JetPlan engine calculates every route entry that you
specify, regardless of compliance (or lack of compliance), within the
airspace of the flight.
Figure 4.5
Specific Route Selector routing
Why Use User-Specified Routing with SRS

Use SRS routing to define the route manually rather than using an optimizer to determine the
route. An SRS route can include any type of element, and the JetPlan engine calculates the
route in the sequence that you specify in the route string.
SRS routing is more efficient for expressing particular flight plan requirements. SRS enables
you to:
Combine low-altitude and high-altitude airways in a single flight.
Specify SID, STAR, and airway segments.
Switch off optimization to enable you to specify exactly the route that you require.
Route String Syntax

The Specific Route Selector uses a minus sign / hyphen (-) at the beginning of the route
string to turn off optimization. [Figure 4.5]
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When you use SRS, separate all inputs with spaces rather than with commas or other
separators.
Because the Route Optimizer is off, all route segments are great circle direct unless you
specify a SID, a STAR, or airway segments.
To specify a transition point for a SID or STAR, specify the SID/STAR identifier and its
published transition point. Use a space or period to separate the SID/STAR identifier and point
identifier.
To specify a runway with a SID/STAR, append the runway identifier to the name of the SID or
STAR. Use the syntax sidstar$#$, where sidstar identifies the SID or STAR, and #
specifies the runway. The runway number must be two digits. Use L for a left runway, R for a
right runway, and B for a procedure that is common to parallel runways.

-NAV1 NAV2
In this example, a direct route from the POD to NAV1 is planned, direct from NAV1 to NAV2
and direct from NAV2 to the POA.
-SID1 NAV1 NAV2 STAR1

In this example, the departure procedure name is SID1 and the published transition point for
this SID1 is NAV1.
Upon reaching the transition point NAV1, a direct route is planned from NAV1 to NAV2.
NAV2 serves as the published transition point to finish the flight plan on the STAR1 arrival.
-SID1 NAV1 J10 NAV2 STAR1

In this example, NAV1 serves as the published transition point for the departure procedure and
is also a point on J10, creating a transition from the departure procedure to the airway.
The plan follows airway J10 to NAV2, which serves as the published transition point onto the
STAR1 arrival.
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-SID1 NAV1 J10 NAV2 N45W045 N45W030 NAV2 STAR1

In this example, the aircraft flies the SID1 departure to the published transition point NAV1,
which also serves as a point at which the flight joins airway J10.
The plan follows airway J10 to NAV2. From NAV2 the aircraft flies a direct route to two
lat/long points.
Following the second lat/long point, a direct segment to NAV2 is planned. NAV2 is the
published transition point for the STAR1 arrival.
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Using Ad-hoc Latitude/Longitude Points with SRS

You can add ad-hoc points with User-specified (SRS) routing. Ad-hoc points are part of the
flight plan but are not persistent in the local database. You can name an ad-hoc point so you
can recognize it easily in the route output from the flight-planning engine.
Specifying Direction
To indicate direction, a coordinate requires a single-character prefix or suffix (one or the other
but not both): N or S or E or W.
Specifying Coordinates
Table 4.2 specifies the rules for specifying latitude and longitude coordinates.
Table 4.2
Specifying lat/long for ad-hoc points in a flight plan
Features and
Examples
Direction
Latitude
Longitude
Single-letter prefix or suffixone or the other but not both:
N or S or E or W.
Numerals
One or two digits indicate degrees
One to three digits indicate degrees
If three or four digits, the last two

indicate minutes
If four or five digits, the last two indicate

minutes
Optionally, a period followed by a single digit indicates tenths of a minute.

Examples
Each of the following indicates 37 degrees

12 minutes and 4 tenths of a minute North
latitude and receives the same output from
the flight-planning engine:
Each of the following indicates 98 degrees

23 minutes and 6 tenths of a minute West
longitude and receives the same output
from the flight-planning engine:
N3712.4
W09823.6
N3712
W09823
3712.4N
09823.6W
3712N
09823W
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Specifying a Point
To specify a lat/long point, type the latitude coordinate followed by the longitude coordinate.
Optionally separate the coordinates with a slash, space, or comma.
Examples
To specify the point from the previous examples, use any of the following inputs
to produce the same output from the flight-planning engine:
N3712.4/W09823.6
N3712/W09823
N3712.4/09823.6W
N3712/09823W
N3712.4W09823.6
N3712W09823
3712.4N09823.6W
3712N09823W
Naming a Point
By default, the JetPlanner flight-planning engine names a lat/long point internally by
combining the first two digits of the latitude with the second and third digits of the longitude.
This internal name is visible in the flight plan output from the engine.
Example
JetPlanner internally names the ad-hoc point (N4800W17500) as 4875.
You might decide that you want to specify your own names for ad-hoc lat/long points so they
are easier to interpret in the flight plan.
To name an ad-hoc lat/long point, precede the lat/long coordinates with the text name in
parentheses:
(name)latlong
where:
(name) is an optional, ad-hoc name that appears in the flight plan output. The
name can be 1 6 characters in length. The characters can be alphanumeric or
special. If you use a name, put it in parentheses. Otherwise, omit the parentheses.
latlong specifies the latitude and longitude of the point using the coordinate
rules.
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In the following example, the name CP1 appears in the flight plan output for the coordinates
N3712W09823:
(CP1)N3712W09823
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Combining SRS and Optimization

To combine SRS and optimization in a route string, separate adjacent SRS and optimization
sections with two consecutive minus signs (--). You can switch back-and-forth, ending
each section with -- and then continuing with the next section of the route string.
Rules for User-Specified Routes with Combination

Routing
To switch between optimization and SRS, include two consecutive hyphens/minus signs
(--).
You can use multiple switch commands within the same route string.
The route can begin with an active optimizer or in SRS mode.
The transition from the last entry before the -- to the first input after the -- must be valid.

-SID1
NAV1--J
In this example, routing begins in SRS mode.

The SID1 departure is planned to the transition of NAV1.
The -- command switches the route mode from SRS to the new route segment, which is
Optimized.
Within the optimized segment, the J command activates Optimized Jet Airways from NAV1
to the POA.
For a valid transition between the last entry before the -- and first entry after the --,
NAV1 must be on an airway.
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NAV1--STAR1
In this example, Navigation Optimized is applied from the POD to NAV1.
The point NAV1 is the published transition point for STAR1.
-SID1
NAV1--J,NAV2--STAR1
In this example, routing begins in SRS mode.

The SID1 departure is planned to NAV2. Because NAV2 is also a point on an airway, the Jet
Airway optimizer can optimize from NAV1 to NAV2. NAV2 is the published transition point
for the arrival STAR1.
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Using Database Routes

Database selection lets you choose a route from your organizations route database. Your
database administrator creates and maintains these routes.
Why Use Database Selection

Use database selection when you want to utilize a route created by your administrator for the
city pair of the flight. The administrator might have created a route for a specific purpose, such
as to avoid unauthorized airspace.
How Do I Indicate Database Selection

You use database route selection by entering your POD and POA in the Flight Plan wizard.
Then you select a database route for the plan in either of two methods.
One method is to select The most optimal database route from the Rte list on the Standard
tab on the Flight Plan wizard. [Figure 4.6] This method optimizes from all routes in your
organizations route database between the POD and POA. The POD/POA on the flight plan
request must match the airport pair of the database record.
Figure 4.6
Database route selection
The other method is to select a specific database route that you know exists between the POD
and POA. The names of the stored database routes appear just above the The most optimal
database route option in the Rte list.
When you select a specific route name, the JetPlan engine generates a flight plan using only
data from that specific route database record.
These stored database routes are available for selection from the Rte list only if you have
downloaded your route database with Tools > Account Databases > Update.
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Controlling the Search for Routes

By default, the JetPlan engine searches all routes in the database between POD and POA. The
search option Inclusive of All Routes indicates this default. The designation RT/ALL appears
in the route string.
You can constrain the search by including or excluding route groups.
Examples
Search only the database route groups that you specify (Inclusive of Route
Group)
Exclude groups from the search (Exclusive of Route Group).
Search in Only the Groups that You Specify

In Figure 4.7, the JetPlan engine searches only the TST1 group in your organizations
database.
Figure 4.7
Database routing with inclusive search
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Exclude Groups from a Search

In Figure 4.8, the JetPlan engine searches all but the TST1 group of your organizations
database.
Figure 4.8
Database routing with exclusive search
You can specify a route by name. If the database record exists and its airport pair matches the
POD/POA on the flight plan request, the JetPlan engine uses that record. [Figure 4.9]
Figure 4.9
Database routing with named route
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Complex Routes and the Route String Limit
Complex Routes and the Route String

Limit
Complex route requests might exceed the 408-character limit for route strings of the JetPlan
online flight-planning engine.
If the route request is too long, the JetPlan online flight-planning engine returns a message that
is similar to the following:
Failed to process request: Plan: Failed to process the request: ...INPUT
TOO LONG, MAX IS 408.
To request a complex route more efficiently, use waypoints from your organizations database
instead of ad-hoc points.
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Planning an ETOPS
Route
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Completing a Basic Flight Plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Analyzing Airport Coverage with the Equal Time Points Tool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Analyzing Coverage of Extended Range Airports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Displaying Detailed Calculations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Adjusting Segment Icing Percentages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Introduction
Introduction
JetPlanner enables you to analyze and plan routes that require equal time points (ETP) and
extended operations (ETOPS).
The JetPlan flight-planning engine does not interpret lists of ETOPS alternate airports
(suitable) or ETP airports as a routing constraint or requirement. You ensure that the route
meets your requirements by visually inspecting the route that the flight-planning engine
returns. If all of the route is within the range rings of ETOPS alternate airports, then the route
meets ETOPS routing requirements. If all of the route is within the range rings of ETP
airports, then the route meets your organizations requirements.
JetPlanner enables analysis and planning with the following features:
Equal Time Points dialog box, a visual analysis tool
ETOPS tab in the Flight Plan wizard, where you specify the ETOPS alternate
airports and ETP airports
View Plans tab, where you can view detailed ETOPS analysis from the flightplanning engine
The following information introduces these features and suggests a method to complete a
flight plan with coverage by extended range and adequate range airports:
1. Completing a Basic Flight Plan on page 63
2. Analyzing Airport Coverage with the Equal Time Points Tool on page 64
3. Analyzing Coverage of Extended Range Airports on page 68
4. Displaying Detailed Calculations on page 70
5. Adjusting Segment Icing Percentages on page 71
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To plan an ETOPS route efficiently, submit a basic flight plan so that you receive a route line
from the JetPlan flight-planning engine. You know this method from Chapter 3, Basic Flight
Planning with the Flight Plan Wizard. For more information, see Completing a Basic Flight
Plan on page 30.
Figure 5.1 shows the great circle line from ENGM to MMUN and an optimal route line that is
south of the great circle line.
Figure 5.1
ENGM MMUN great circle and route lines
After you have a route line, analyze the route for coverage by ETP and ETOPS alternate
airports. The Equal Time Points tool and the Flight Plan wizard help you identify ETP and
ETOPS alternate airports that are appropriate to the route.
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Analyzing Airport Coverage with the Equal Time Points Tool
Analyzing Airport Coverage with the

Equal Time Points Tool
To analyze a route for ETOPS coverage, use the Equal Time Points tool. To display airports,
range rings, and arrows for equal time points on the chart, click the Route range rings button
( ). For general Chart View tools and techniques, refer to Chart View User Interface on
page 10.
When the chart shows all of the airports that you want for analysis, use the ETP tool to specify
and draw range rings around potential airports. The route line either is, or is not, completely
within those range rings.
Analyze both sets of airports, ETP and ETOPS alternates. Choose the set of airports to analyze
first with respect to your organizations operational specification and your own work
preferences. In the method that follows, coverage of ETP airports is analyzed first. In this
example, the distance to an ETP airport is the binding constraint because that distance is
always smaller than the distance for an ETOPS alternate airport. If the route is sufficient with
ETP, then it is sufficient with ETOPS alternate airports.
The Equal Time Points tool is a visual analysis tool only. It receives a list of SCM data sets
from your organizations database, but it does not affect the inputs, nor does it affect the
outputs, of flight plan calculations. You separately manage data between the tool and the flight
plan.
To display range rings for a list of airports with the Equal Time Points tool
1. Click Tools, and then click Equal Time Points (or press Ctrl + E).
JetPlanner displays the Equal Time Points dialog box.
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Figure 5.2
Equal Time Points dialog box with

SCM data sets for the flight plan
aircraft
If a flight plan route is on the chart, then JetPlanner fills the SCM Data Set list
with the data sets that are available for the flight plan aircraft.
2. If the SCM Data Set list is active, select the correct data set for the analysis.
3. In the Name box, type a name for the analysis that you want to perform.
In Figure 5.2, the name is for a potential route.
4. In the Distance box, type the distance of the range rings in nautical miles.
5. To instruct JetPlanner to display range rings for the airports, in the Range group of
the dialog box, click Display.
6. For each airport that you want to analyze, click in an empty Airport cell and type
an airport identifier.
JetPlanner fills the Description box with the name of the airport and displays the
range ring. The list of airports does not need to be in alphabetical or flight-plan
sequence.
7. To control other display features, use the controls in the Coverage Display group.
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After you analyze the route for coverage by the airports, you might need to adjust the route
with a must-fly waypoint or other criteria, and then adjust the list of airports. The route line in
Figure 5.3 shows several hundred miles of exposure outside of ETP.
Figure 5.3
ENGM MMUN southern route with range rings. The chart projection makes the range
rings seem different in size.
To continue the example, suppose:

1. You decide that coverage of the route in Figure 5.3 by ETP airports is so poor that
you cannot improve it enough to accept the route. You decide to instruct
JetPlanner to optimize a northern route.
2. To instruct JetPlanner to optimize a northern route, you edit the flight plan request
to include a point near CYYR as a must-fly waypoint.
3. You submit the edited flight plan request.
Figure 5.4 shows a northern route for the flight that includes a point near CYYR as a must-fly
waypoint. The range rings completely enclose the route line, so you consider the coverage of
this route as adequate. You can confidently proceed with the ETOPS analysis.
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Figure 5.4
ENGM MMUN northern route with range rings
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Analyzing Coverage of Extended Range Airports
Analyzing Coverage of Extended Range

Airports
To analyze coverage of ETOPS alternate airports, you can instruct JetPlanner to display the
equal time points in Chart View and to display a detailed report of the ETOPS analysis on the
View Plans tab. Use the ETOPS tab of the Flight Plan wizard to:
Identify airports for JetPlanner to plot for analysis.
Adjust the list of ETP airports.
Include the analysis of ETOPS alternate airports.
Adjust the icing percentages for calculation of ETOPS diversion segments.
To include ETOPS alternate airports in the flight plan

1. On the Flight Plan wizard, click the ETOPS tab. [Figure 5.5]
Figure 5.5
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address 4.6***
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2. In the Analysis group, click the ETOPS option box.

If you want the flight plan to include only an analysis of equal time points,
without extra analysis for ETOPS, clear the ETOPS option box.
3. Select the correct SCM dataset in the list on the right.
4. In the Alternates group, type the ICAO or IATA identifiers for the ETOPS
alternate airports, in flight plan sequence, between POD and POA.
These airports can be a subset of the airports that you analyze with the Equal Time
Points tool.
5. Click Submit.
JetPlanner displays the new flight plan with equal time point arrows for the
ETOPS alternate airports. [Figure 5.6]
Figure 5.6
Equal time point arrows for ETOPS alternate airports on the ETOPS tab
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Displaying Detailed Calculations
Displaying Detailed Calculations

If you submit a flight plan request with ETOPS analysis, the flight-planning engine calculates
a detailed analysis of the equal time points. For ETOPS, it also includes the entry points, exit
points, and fuel scenarios. With the ETOPS analysis, you can assess the airports and the icing
percentages for each segment. The detailed analysis is available on the View Plans tab.
To display detailed ETOPS calculations from the flight plan

1. Click the View Plans tab.
2. At the bottom, for ETOPS analysis, click Custom and then select the ETOPS
report.
JetPlanner displays the detailed analysis. Figure 5.7 shows an ETOPS analysis.
Figure 5.7
ETOPS analysis on the View Plans tab
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Adjusting Segment Icing Percentages

For calculating ETOPS segments, JetPlanner uses a conservative 100% as the default icing
percentage. To produce estimates that are more realistic, you can override the default icing
percentage of most segments. JetPlanner does not enable overrides on the first segment, from
the entry point to the first ETOPS alternate, and on the last segment from the final ETOPS
alternate and the exit point.
To adjust segment icing percentages for ETOPS calculations

1. Click the ETOPS tab on the Flight Plan wizard. [Figure 5.8]
Figure 5.8
Icing overrides for ETOPS alternates
2. To override the default icing percentage, in the Alternates group click an

icing percentage box and type the correct percentage.
3. After you update the required boxes, click Save.
JetPlanner updates the flight plan request with the new icing percentages.
4. To generate the flight plan with the new icing percentages, click Submit.
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C HAPTER 6
Restricted Areas
Introduction to Restricted Areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Types of Restricted Areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Database Restricted Areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
User-Defined Restricted Areas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Avoiding Country Airspace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Avoiding FIR/UIR Airspace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
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Introduction to Restricted Areas

JetPlanner enables you to define a restricted area on or near the expected route. The flightplanning engine calculates a route to avoid restricted airspace. In some cases, such as
Country Avoid airspace, you can instruct the flight-planning engine to notify you that the
optimal route crosses the airspace.
NOTE
If you try to avoid a restricted area that is part of a stored route, the flightplanning engine returns an error. You cannot include and exclude the same
airspace for the same flight plan. If the restricted area is part of an SRS route,
the flight-planning engine ignores the restriction.
Types of Restricted Areas

Restricted areas are either defined in a database or are user-defined.
Database Restricted Areas

Regulatory organizations and your own organization can define database restricted areas.
Your organization might also subscribe to commercially available databases of restricted
areas.
Example
A regulatory database might specify names or identifiers of countries.
For users with the same JetPlanner ID and password to share information, you can download a
copy of your organizations database of restricted areas to your PC.
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User-Defined Restricted Areas

You define restricted areas in two ways:
Identify one or more parts of a route structure.

JetPlanner enables you to identify any of these route structures as restricted areas:
Airways (
).
FIR/UIR boundaries (
Navaids (
).
).
Specify the boundaries of a region (
).
JetPlanner enables you to specify boundaries of a region with any of the following
methods:
Specify the center point of a circle with its radius measured in nautical miles.
Specify lat/long coordinates.
Draw the boundaries of a three- to five-sided region in Chart view (delineated

boundaries).
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Avoiding Country Airspace
Avoiding Country Airspace

Country avoidance is defined for JetPlanner in your organizations Customer Controlled
Avoid and Alert (CCAA) database. To activate the feature for a flight plan, select On or
Notify from the Country Avoid list.
To activate the country airspace avoidance service

1. On the Flight Plan wizard, click the Route & Time tab. [Figure 6.1]
Figure 6.1
Country Avoid list on the Route & Time tab
2. Select one of the following options in the Country Avoid list:
For Ignore (no) service, select Off.
To be notified if the route crosses any area of any of country that is in the
database, select Notify.
To instruct the flight-planning engine to calculate a route that does not cross
any area of any of country that is in the database, select On.
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Avoiding FIR/UIR Airspace

By using Chart view, you can visually select FIR/UIR airspace for avoidance service in the
flight plan. You can also find FIR/UIR airspace with the search feature in the Flight Plan
wizard.
To select FIR/UIR airspace in Chart view for avoidance service

1. To display the region boundaries in Chart view, click the ARTCC/FIR/UIR
Boundaries button (
).
2. Click the boundary of the FIR/UIR.
The Select an Item list appears. [Figure 6.2]
Figure 6.2
Selecting an FIR/UIR in Chart view
3. Click the name of the region to avoid, and then click OK.
JetPlanner closes the Select an Item list and shades the selected region in
Chart view.
4. Right-click the boundary of the shaded region, and then click Avoid. [Figure 6.3]
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Figure 6.3
Right-clicking the shaded region to avoid
JetPlanner includes the region identifier on the Route & Time tab of the Flight
Plan wizard. [Figure 6.4]
Figure 6.4
FIR/UIR specified for avoidance on the

Route & Time tab
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To select FIR/UIR airspace for avoidance by using the search function

1. From the Route & Time tab of the Flight Plan wizard, click the search button
on the Avoid FIR/UIR row.
The Search dialog box appears. [Figure 6.5]
2. To display the FIR/UIR name in the list, specify a name or airport filter.
3. To send the FIR/UIR to the Route & Time tab, select the Name from the list and
click OK.
Figure 6.5
Avoid FIR/UIR specified on Route & Time tab
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C HAPTER 7
User-Defined Data
The Role of User-Defined Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Managing User-Defined Waypoints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Editing User-Defined Waypoints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Creating a User-Defined Waypoint in Chart View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Selecting the Default User-Defined Waypoint Icon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Displaying User-Defined Waypoints in Chart View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Deleting User-Defined Waypoints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Adding User-Defined Waypoints to the Route . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
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The Role of User-Defined Data
The Role of User-Defined Data

You can define your own locally stored data to use in flight plans.
Example
You can add user-defined waypoints and other features to plans.
You can locally define the following types of data and add them to a flight plan:
Waypoints
Navigational Aids
Ground Reference Points
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Managing User-Defined Waypoints

You can complete the following tasks for managing user-defined waypoints:
Editing User-Defined Waypoints on page 83
Creating a User-Defined Waypoint in Chart View on page 85
Displaying User-Defined Waypoints in Chart View on page 87
Deleting User-Defined Waypoints on page 88
Adding User-Defined Waypoints to the Route on page 89
Editing User-Defined Waypoints

To gain the flight-planning benefits of a user-defined waypoint, you first create the point in
Chart view. If necessary, you can edit user-defined waypoints.
To edit your own waypoint, navaid, or ground reference point

1. In JetPlanner, from the Edit menu, click User Defined Waypoints.
JetPlanner displays the User Defined Waypoints dialog box. [Figure 7.1]
Figure 7.1
User Defined Waypoints
2. Select the waypoint and click Properties.

JetPlanner displays the Waypoint Properties dialog box. [Figure 7.2]
(If the Create Marker from Point dialog box appears, then the point is defined
from a navaid. In the Help, refer to Using Navaid/Radial Inputs.)
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Figure 7.2
Waypoint Properties dialog

box*
3. Specify the data of the waypoint.
Do not use a comma character (,) in the Name or Comments box of a user
defined waypoint.
If you are editing the waypoint, modify the data as required.
4. To save your changes, click OK.
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Creating a User-Defined Waypoint in Chart View

You can create a user-defined airport in Chart View. In JetPlanner, this method is referred to
as dropping the airport. This method is easy because you start with the visual reference of the
chart.
To create a user-defined waypoint, navaid, or ground reference point on

Chart View:
1. From the Tools menu, click Drop User Defined Waypoint.
2. Click the point in Chart View.
Waypoint Properties dialog box. [Figure 7.3]
Figure 7.3
Waypoint Properties dialog box
3. Specify the data of the waypoint.
Do not use a comma character (,) in the Name or Comments box of a user
defined waypoint.
Type a Name, and select an Icon, for the waypoint.
4. Complete the other active boxes in the dialog box and then click OK.
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Selecting the Default User-Defined Waypoint Icon

To save time creating multiple user-defined waypoints, you can select the default waypoint
icon.
To select the default user-defined waypoint icon

1. In JetPlanner, from the Tools menu, click Set Default User Defined Waypoint.
The Set Default Icon dialog appears.
2. Select the desired icon and then click OK.
JetPlanner sets the default icon.
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Displaying User-Defined Waypoints in Chart View

For visual reference during your flight planning, you can display user-defined waypoints in
Chart View. In JetPlanner, this display process is referred to as locating the waypoint.
To display a user-defined waypoint, navaid, or ground reference point in

Chart View
JetPlanner displays the User Defined Waypoints list.
2. Select the desired waypoint and then click Locate.
A flashing red arrow points to the location in Chart View. [Figure 7.4]
Figure 7.4
A user-defined
waypoint in Chart View
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Deleting User-Defined Waypoints

To maintain the accuracy of your data and to minimize clutter on the screen, you can delete
user-defined waypoints. After you delete user-defined waypoints, you cannot retrieve them.
To delete your own waypoint, navaid, or ground reference point

JetPlanner displays the User Defined Waypoints list.
2. Select the desired waypoint and then click Delete.
3. In the confirmation box, click one of the following:
No to cancel.
Yes to delete the waypoint.
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Adding User-Defined Waypoints to the Route

You can add user-defined waypoints to a route by using Route Builder or by typing the
waypoint identifiers in the Rte line within JetPlanner.
To add user-defined waypoints to a route with Route Builder

1. Open a flight plan for editing.
2. From the Tools menu, click Route Builder. [Figure 7.5]
Figure 7.5
Route Builder Waypoint button
3. In the Insert section of the Route Builder dialog, click Waypoint.

4. Click the User Defined Waypoints tab in the Search dialog box.
5. To display a list of waypoints, complete the search criteria and click Find.
[Figure 7.6]
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Figure 7.6
Search for user-defined waypoints
6. To add a waypoint to the route, select the waypoint and click OK.
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Retrieving Weather
Reports
Primary Method to Access Text Weather . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Alternate Methods to Access Text Weather . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Right-Clicking an Airport in Chart View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Weather Tab of Flight Plan Wizard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Downloading Graphical Weather . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Understanding Weather Products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Satellite weather . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Radar (NEXRAD) WeatherUnited States territory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Surface and Low-Level Significant Weather . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Low-Level Spot Wind Forecast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
High-Level Significant Weather . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Winds and Temperatures Aloft Maps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Aviation Hazard Maps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
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Retrieving Weather Reports

Primary Method to Access Text Weather

To download text weather during the flight planning process, you can use either the primary
method or an alternate method.
To access all text weather options using the primary method

1. Do one of the following:
From the Tools menu, click Download Text Weather.
In the Text Weather tab, right-click in the Text Weather Manager and click
New.
JetPlanner displays the Text Weather dialog box.

2. In the Text Weather dialog box, click New.
3. Select the option button for the type of weather report that you want, and then
click OK.
A dialog box appears for the type of weather report that you selected. [Figure 8.1]
Figure 8.1
Text Weather Type dialog
4. Select a weather report in the Text Weather dialog box, and then click OK.
The Text Weather dialog box appears with the entry for the weather report.
[Figure 8.2]
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Figure 8.2
Text Weather dialog box
5. Click Submit.
6. After the weather report downloads, in the Text Weather dialog box, click Close.
7. To review the report, click the Text Weather tab and select the report from the
Text Weather Manager. [Figure 8.3]
Figure 8.3
Viewing text weather
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Alternate Methods to Access Text Weather
Alternate Methods to Access Text

Weather
Alternate methods to access text weather are as follows:
Right-Clicking an Airport in Chart View This method displays the dialog box
for that airport.
Weather Tab of Flight Plan Wizard on page 95. This method provides the
option to attach TAFs, METARs, NOTAMs, and enroute weather. It attaches text
weather to the flight plan when you submit the request.
Right-Clicking an Airport in Chart View
In Chart View, right-click an airport and click View Text Weather and
NOTAMs. [Figure 8.4]
Figure 8.4
Viewing text weather

after right-clicking an
airport in Chart View
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Weather Tab of Flight Plan Wizard

You can use the Flight Plan wizard to include text weather in the flight plan request.
JetPlanner attaches the selected text weather to the flight. The text is attached to the bottom of
the plan in the View Plans tab.
To append text weather to the flight plan when you submit the request
1. In the Flight Plan wizard, click the Weather tab. [Figure 8.5]
2. Select one or more check boxes for the types of weather data that you want
(example: METAR).
3. Select one or more check boxes for types of weather stations to report (example:
POA).
4. If you want to receive enroute weather, select the Append enroute weather to
flight plan check box.
Figure 8.5
Attaching text weather to a flight plan

by using the Weather tab
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Downloading Graphical Weather

The Tools menu in JetPlanner provides access to the graphical weather information stored in
the JetPlan engine. You can retrieve custom and template-based weather reports for the flight
planning process.
To download graphical weather

1. From the Tools menu, click Download Graphic Weather.
JetPlanner displays the Weather Graphics Selection dialog box. [Figure 8.6]
Figure 8.6
Empty inventory of graphical weather
2. If the Raster Images and Vector Images tabs are empty, select the Update
weather inventory check box and click Submit.
JetPlanner updates the inventory of graphical weather.
3. Select the region that you want.
4. Select Raster Images or Vector Images.
5. Click the plus sign (+) to expand an image type; then select the option boxes for
the weather images that you want.
6. Click Submit to download the weather images.
7. (Optional) In the Description list, enter a name for the template.
8. Click Save, and then click OK. [Figure 8.7]
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Figure 8.7
Naming and saving a graphical weather template
9. In JetPlanner, click the Chart View tab.

10. If the Weather Manager toolbar is not visible, in JetPlanner, click the View menu
and select Weather Manager.
JetPlanner displays the Graphic Weather manager toolbar. [Figure 8.8]
Figure 8.8
Graphic Weather manager toolbar
11. In Graphic Weather manager, select the name of the weather images that you
want to view.
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Understanding Weather Products

JetPlanner provides access to the following weather products:
Satellite weather on page 98
Radar (NEXRAD) WeatherUnited States territory on page 98
Surface and Low-Level Significant Weather on page 99
Low-Level Spot Wind Forecast on page 100
High-Level Significant Weather on page 100
Winds and Temperatures Aloft Maps on page 101
Aviation Hazard Maps on page 101
Satellite weather
Infrared satellite
images
Measure the temperature of the reflecting surface. Maps update at

different intervals depending on the imagery type.
Visible satellite
images
Pictures taken by a satellite. Maps update at different intervals.
Infrared/radar
composites
Combine infrared satellite imagery with NEXRAD radar base

reflectivity. Maps update every 15 minutes.
Radar (NEXRAD) WeatherUnited States territory

Base reflectivity
(NEXRAD radar
base reflectivity)
maps
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Measure the intensity of radar echo returns from precipitation

particles. Maps update every six minutes and contain the most recent
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Echo tops
Depict the height, in hundreds of feet, of the highest echo returns.

Maps update every six minutes and contain the most recent
NEXRAD mosaic.
One-hour
precipitation maps
Represent the cumulative inferred precipitation over the past hour.

Maps update every six minutes and contain the most recent
NEXRAD mosaic.
Radar composites
Combine reflectivity values and echo tops as reported by NEXRAD

Radar Coded Messages (RCM). Maps update every 30 minutes on the
hour and at the half-hour.
Winter radar
mosaics
Depict base reflectivity in unique color schemes to differentiate

among rain, mixed precipitation, and snow. Maps update every six
minutes and contain the most recent NEXRAD information.
Single-site radars
Depict the actual base reflectivity from the individual NEXRAD

radar sites.
Surface and Low-Level Significant Weather

Surface weather
depictions
Contains the most recent observations from the stations on the map.
Maps update once per hour (usually close to the hour).
Surface analyses
Depict the latest METAR observations for various regions with radar
and satellite imagery. Maps are available for various regions.
Surface weather
forecasts
Depict conditions from the surface to FL240. Maps are available in

24-hour forecast periods for various regions.
Low-level
significant
weather forecasts
Depict conditions from the earths surface to FL240 in 12- and 24hour forecast periods. Maps update four times each day, and the valid
time appears on the lower margin of each panel.
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Low-level
significant
weather maps
(surface-FL100)
Available for the United Kingdom and Northwest Europe. To access

these maps, click the U.K. Met Office T4 Charts button in Graphic
World Weather Regions window.
Low-Level Spot Wind Forecast

Low-level spot
wind maps
(FL010-FL240)
Available in nine-hour forecast periods for the United Kingdom and

European Union. To access these maps, click the U.K. Met Office T4
Charts button in the Graphic World Weather Regions window.
Mid-level
significant
weather maps
(FL100-FL450)
Available for Europe, the Middle East, and India. To access these
maps, click the U.K. Met Office T4 Charts button in the Graphic
World Weather Regions window.
High-Level Significant Weather

High-level
significant
weather forecasts
Depict 12-hour high-level significant weather forecast conditions

between FL240 and FL600, including surface fronts, turbulence
areas, convective areas, jetstreams, tropopause heights, tropical
cyclones, and volcanic ash.
Upper-level
analyses
Depict upper-level geopotential height contours and wind speed

(above 500 mb) or temperature (500 mb and lower) at standard
pressure levels (850, 700, 500, 400, 300, 250, 200, 150 mb).
North Atlantic
tracks
Graphically depict the twice-daily ABC and XYZ North Atlantic

tracks. The ABC westbound tracks maps are online from 2300
through 0100 UTC and are valid from 1130 to 1900 UTC. The XYZ
eastbound tracks are online from 1200 through 1400 UTC and are
valid from 0100 to 0800 UTC.
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Winds and Temperatures Aloft Maps

Upper-level wind
and temperature
maps
Issued every three hours for the regional United States at six-hour and
twelve-hour forecast periods; maps for all other areas update every
six hours at 12- and 24-hour forecast periods.
Aviation Hazard Maps

Icing maps
Available for the U.S. at the following forecast periods: 00, 03, 06,
12, 18 and 24 hours
Turbulence maps
Available for the U.S. at the following forecast periods: 00, 03, 06,
12, 18 and 24 hours.
IFR AIRMETS
Updated every hour and are available 30 - 45 minutes after the hour.
SIGMETS and
convective
SIGMETS
Updated every hour and contain the most recent information. Maps
are available 20 - 30 minutes after the hour.
Lifted index maps
Updated four times a day and are valid at 0000, 0600, 1200 and 1800
UTC. Maps remain available one-and-a-half hours after the valid
time.
Example
A map that is valid at 0000 remains available until

0130.
Hurricane/
typhoon tracks
Depict the name of the storm at the current position for each system.
Also depicted is the day of the month and time of the current position
or forecast. Below the day and time is the central pressure of the
storm in mb, and below that is the wind speed in knots.
Lightning maps
Available every 10 minutes and include all lightning detected during

that 10-minute period.
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Choosing Alternates
Understanding Alternates and Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Searching with the Alternates Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Choosing the Type of Route Calculation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Default Calculation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
How You Can Specify the Calculation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Specified Distance Alternate (Miles from POA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
Great Circle Alternate (Standard Model) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Customer Route Alternate (Route) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Flight Levels Alternate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Other Alternates (Departure and Enroute) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Departure Alternate (Other Alternates) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Enroute Alternate (Other Alternates) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
JAR-OPS Uplift Requirement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
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Understanding Alternates and Settings
Understanding Alternates and Settings

To search for and choose alternates to add to the flight plan, use the Alternate features in the
Flight Plan wizard. You can refine the routes to alternates and configure the settings that the
JetPlan engine uses to calculate fuel along alternate routes.
By default, the JetPlan engine uses great circle routing to determine the distance, optimum
altitude, and required fuel to the alternate. To ensure that the JetPlan engine adds fuel to the
calculations, you can specify a greater distance to the alternate.
Example
The actual distance from KDEN to KCOS might be 60 nautical miles, but you
specify 100 nautical miles of distance. JetPlanner adds fuel for 100 nautical miles
to the alternate fuel block rather than the actual 60 nautical miles.
Your organizations database might contain alternate routes. You can manipulate the altitude
only if you are using an alternate route that is stored in the database.
Table 9.1
Settings that affect alternate fuel and distance calculations
Setting
Comments
Alt Type
Type of alternate, either Primary, Secondary, Departure, or Enroute. Each type is

associated with generic values in the JetPlan database. Usage of Departure and Enroute
alternates depends on the flight plan format.
By default, JetPlanner adds fuel to the flight plan for the Primary alternate. You can
include secondary alternates, but JetPlanner only considers fuel for the secondary
alternates when you use the JAR-OPS uplift philosophy.
Hold time
The JetPlan engine uses hold time (in minutes) to calculate a holding fuel amount.
By default, JetPlan calculates hold time over the point of arrival. JetPlan calculates hold
time over the alternate that you specify an alternate,
Your organizations aircraft database includes parameters to control the:
holding fuel flow
hold altitude,
minimum amount of hold fuel, and
whether JetPlan uses landing weight or max zero fuel weight to calculate hold fuel.
Uplift requirement
(JAR-OPS)
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The JAR-OPS uplift philosophy tells the JetPlan engine to determine which alternate
requires the most fuel and then applies this fuel amount to the fuel totals. If you identify
only a primary alternate, no uplift philosophy is necessary.
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Searching with the Alternates Filter

After you enter a Point of Departure (POD) and Point of Arrival (POA) on the Standard tab on
the Flight Plan wizard, you can search for alternate airports with either of two features:
The standard JetPlanner search function. Use the name of the airport or city. You
can access the standard search function either by clicking the search icon (
) or,
from the Charts menu, by clicking Search and then clicking Airports.
The Airport Filter Dialog box, which is available on either the Standard or
Alternates tab, by clicking the ellipses (
) button. [Figure 9.1] The procedures
in this chapter focus on using the Alternates tab.
Figure 9.1
Airport Filter Dialog box
To use the Airport Filter to search for an alternate airport after you have
specified an arrival (destination) airport
1. In the Flight Plan wizard, click the Alternates tab.
2. In Arrival Alternates by the box for Primary, click the ellipses (
The Airport Filter dialog displays.
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3. To search for an alternate, specify the following search criteria:
Flight Restrictions (VFR only, or VFR and IFR)
Search Area Center / Radius, for distance near POA
Runway length minimum
Type of airport usage
4. When you have entered search criteria, click OK.

The Search dialog opens to its Airports tab. [Figure 9.2]
Figure 9.2
Search results for alternates
5. Click Find.
Search automatically uses the criteria that you set to display a list of alternates.
6. After you select the alternate from the list, click OK to enter that alternate in the
Alternate box.
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Choosing the Type of Route Calculation

The Flight Plan wizard displays different options for calculating the route to the destination
alternate. The Route Type options and Flight Levels that you select affect the calculations. If
you specify multiple alternates, you can apply a JAR-OPS philosophy.
Default Calculation
By default, the JetPlan engine calculates a direct route to the alternate. If an Alternate database
route is available in your organizations alternate database, you can make it the default setting.
JetPlanner indicates the default calculation indirectly, by:
Setting the button Miles From POA for Route Type in each section of the Arrival
Alternates.
Leaving the Miles from POA box blank.
Figure 9.3
Default calculation for alternate as indicated by JetPlanner
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How You Can Specify the Calculation

If the default route calculation method for the destination alternate is not suitable for the flight
plan, you can specify the calculation. The other types of calculation are:
Specified Distance Alternate (Miles from POA) on page 109.
Great Circle Alternate (Standard Model) on page 110.
Customer Route Alternate (Route) on page 111.
Flight Levels Alternate on page 112.
Enroute Alternate (Other Alternates) on page 116.
Departure Alternate (Other Alternates) on page 114.
JAR-OPS Uplift Requirement on page 118.
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Specified Distance Alternate (Miles from POA)

To instruct the JetPlan engine to add fuel to the calculations, you can specify a greater distance
to the alternate. [Figure 9.4]
If you click the Miles from POA button and enter a value, the distance that you enter
overrides the distance between the POA and Alternate in the database.
Example
Figure 9.4
The actual distance from KDEN to KCOS might be 60 nautical miles, but you
specify 100 nautical miles of distance. JetPlanner adds fuel for 100 nautical miles
to the alternate fuel block rather than the actual 60 nautical miles.
Calculating alternate fuel with a specified distance
To modify the route calculation by using a specified distance (Miles from POA)
1. In the Primary or Secondary alternate field, enter a four-character ICAO or threecharacter IATA code for the alternate airport if one is not already present.
2. In the Route Type area, click the Miles from POA option button and then enter
the distance in nautical miles.
3. Click Save or Save As.
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Great Circle Alternate (Standard Model)

If you choose the Great Circle option for Route Type, JetPlanner plans a shortest-distance
direct route from the POA to the alternate. [Figure 9.5] The calculation uses a standard model
that considers long range cruise, great circle route, and optimum flight.
Figure 9.5
Calculating an alternate route with Great Circle
To affect the route calculation with the Great Circle option

2. In the Route Type area, click Great Circle.
3. To save the changes, click Save or Save As.
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Customer Route Alternate (Route)

If your organizations Alternate database has a route between the POA and the Alternate
airport, that route is available in the Route list. [Figure 9.6] The alternate database route can
specify both the segment to the alternate and an altitude for that segment.
Figure 9.6
Using a customer database route to the arrival alternate
To modify the route calculation by using the customer Route alternative option
2. In the Route Type area on the Primary or Secondary alternate in the Alternate tab,
click Route.
3. In the list to the right, select the route name from your organizations database.
NOTE
If a route exists in the database but does not appear in the list, you might
need to update the Alternates database on the machine (Tools >
Account Databases > Update).
4. To save the changes, click Save or Save As.
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Flight Levels Alternate

If you enter data in the Flight Levels Minimum box and the Flight Levels Maximum box, the
JetPlan engine uses those values to calculate the route. [Figure 9.7] If the same flight level is in
both boxes, the JetPlan engine uses that specific flight level when calculating the alternate
profile.
NOTE
Enter values in each box. If you do not, the JetPlan engine returns an error.
You can use Flight Levels with any Route Type choice. If you use Flight Levels, their values
override any flight level in an Alternate database route.
Figure 9.7
Specifying minimum and maximum flight levels
To modify the route calculation with the Flight Levels option

2. In the Flight Levels area on the Primary or Secondary alternate in the Alternate
tab, enter a value for the Minimum flight level box.
3. In the Flight Levels area on the Primary or Secondary alternate in the Alternate
tab, enter a value for the Maximum flight level box.
4. If you wish to save the changes now, click Save or Save As.
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Other Alternates (Departure and Enroute)

In addition to destination alternates, you can add Departure and Enroute alternates to the plan.
You do so on the Alternates tab in the Other Alternates section. [Figure 9.8]
Figure 9.8
Other Alternates in the Alternates tab
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Departure Alternate (Other Alternates)

To choose a Departure alternate
1. In the Alternates tab, Other Alternates section, click the ellipses (
Departure. The Search dialog displays.
) button for
2. Click the Airport tab and then set the search criteria.
3. When the search criteria are complete, click Find.
JetPlanner uses the criteria that you set to find alternates. [Figure 9.9]
Figure 9.9
Search for Departure alternate
4. If the criteria match at least one airport, a list appears. Select the desired airport,
and then click OK. [Figure 9.10]
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Figure 9.10
5. After you select the desired alternate from the list, click OK to enter that alternate
on the Alternates tab.
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Enroute Alternate (Other Alternates)

To choose an Enroute Alternate
1. In the Alternates tab, Other Alternates section, click the ellipses (
Enroute.
) button for
The Search dialog appears. [Figure 9.11]
Figure 9.11
Search for Departure alternate
2. Click the Airport tab and then set the search criteria.
3. Click Find.
Search uses the criteria that you set to find alternates. [Figure 9.12]
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Figure 9.12
4. If the criteria match at least one airport, a list appears. Select the desired airport
and then click OK.
5. After you select the desired alternate from the list, click OK to enter that alternate
on the Alternates tab.
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JAR-OPS Uplift Requirement

The JAR-OPS uplift requirement instructs the JetPlan engine to calculate which alternate
requires the most fuel and then to apply this fuel amount to the fuel totals. If you identify only
a primary alternate, no uplift philosophy is necessary.
To activate a JAR-OPS requirement

2. In the JAR-OPS area on the Primary or Secondary alternate in the Alternate tab
(Figure 9.13), select a value from the Uplift philosophy list that corresponds tothe
quantity of secondary alternates in the plan.
The JetPlan flight-planning engine scans the primary alternate first, and then
scans left-to-right through the secondary alternate dialog boxes.
Figure 9.13
Activating a
JAR-OPS
uplift
requirement
3. To save the changes, click Save or click Save As.
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Working with Flight

Plans
Viewing Generated Flight Plans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
Changing the Format of a Flight Plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Reusing Flight Plan Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Resubmitting a Flight Plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Creating a New Request from a Flight Plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Editing a Request . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Saving Flight Plans in Different Formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Saving a Flight Plan in Text Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Saving a Flight Plan as a PDF File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125
Downloading in RoutePack Formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Printing or Saving Strip Charts (Enroute Plates) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Completing Dispatch Actions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Filing a Flight Plan with ATC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Reviewing Flight Plan Status in Dispatch View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Delaying a Flight Plan with ATC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Canceling a Flight Plan with ATC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Validating for Eurocontrol with CFMU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
If CFMU Validation Fails . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Displaying a Summary of ATC Transactions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Working with Flight Plan Messaging and Uplinking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Uplinking Flight Plans with ARINC and Satcom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Uplinking via ARINC Direct . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Verifying ARINC Acknowledgments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Uplinking a Flight Plan through Satcom Direct . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Submitting a Crew Briefing Request . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Canceling a Crew Briefing Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Sending Attachments with Messaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Viewing Flight Plan Inputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
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Working with Flight Plans

Viewing Generated Flight Plans

Use the Dispatch View to access all previously generated flight plans. You can resubmit plans,
save, and print plans in different formats, and complete various messaging and dispatch
actions.
After you complete the flight plan inputs and click Submit, the JetPlan engine generates the
flight plan and displays it in the Chart View and View Plans tabs. [Figure 10.1]
Figure 10.1
Generated flight plan in View Plans tab
In the Flight Plan Manager, choose a flight plan by selecting its check box. [Figure 10.2]
Figure 10.2
Selecting a flight plan in

Flight Plan Manager
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Changing the Format of a Flight Plan

To meet specific requirements of ATC or your organization, you can reformat a flight plan.
To reformat a flight plan into one of the selectable formats (and, optionally,
print in that format)
1. Select the flight plan from one of the following:
Dispatch View
Flight Plan Manager
Personal Folder
2. Click the View Plans tab. [Figure 10.3]
Figure 10.3
Format buttons available on View Plans tab
3. To select a format, click its button at the bottom of the View Plans tab.
4. (Optional) To print, right-click the plan and select Print.
NOTE
The Text button displays the flight plan either in your organizations default
flight plan format or in the format that you select in the Output Format section
on the Standard tab.
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Reusing Flight Plan Data

To save time and effort, the Dispatch View context menu enables you to re-use flight data in
new or changed requests and flight plans. For example, you can resubmit a flight plan request
with its original inputs or after you edit the inputs. You can also create a flight plan request
from a computed flight plan.
Resubmitting a Flight Plan

You can resubmit a flight plan. The request contains the route and other information of the
flight plan as computed by the flight-planning engine, not necessarily the inputs of the original
flight plan request.
To resubmit a flight plan

Dispatch View
Flight Plan Manager.
Personal Folder
2. Right-click the plan and click Resubmit.

The system generates a new flight plan with the same inputs as the original flight
plan.
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Creating a New Request from a Flight Plan

You can create a flight plan request with the original inputs of a flight plan that the flightplanning engine already computed.
NOTE
If the original flight plan used an optimizer for routing, the JetPlan engine
reoptimizes the routing in the new request when you submit it.
To create a flight plan request with the original inputs from a flight plan
Dispatch View
Flight Plan Manager
Personal Folder
2. Right-click the flight plan, and then click Create Request from.
The Flight Plan wizard opens with inputs that you used to create the flight plan.
3. Edit the request and click Save or Submit.
Editing a Request
To edit a flight plan request
1. Select the request from any one of the following:
Dispatch View.
Personal Folder.
2. Right-click the request and click Edit.

The Flight Plan wizard opens the request. You are editing the original request, not
a copy of the request.
3. Edit the request and then click Save or Submit.
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Saving Flight Plans in Different Formats

To meet specific requirements of ATC or your organization, you can save a flight plan in
different formats, such as for paper or for a flight management system (FMS).
The options include the following:
Saving a Flight Plan in Text Format on page 125
Saving a Flight Plan as a PDF File on page 125
Downloading in RoutePack Formats on page 127
Printing or Saving Strip Charts (Enroute Plates) on page 128
Saving a Flight Plan in Text Format

You can save a flight plan as a .txt file that you can open with a text editor.
To save a flight plan as a .txt file

1. In Dispatch View, right-click the plan and select View Plan Text.
In Flight Plan Manager or Personal Folder, right-click the plan and select
Display.
The flight plan text window appears in the View Plans tab.
2. In the View Plans tab, right-click the flight plan text and click Save Text As.
3. In the Save As dialog box, select the destination.
4. Click Save.
Saving a Flight Plan as a PDF File

You can save a flight plan as a PDF file. PDF files print consistently across various printers.
You can choose the destination folder for the PDF file before you save it.
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To choose the directory for storing a flight plan .pdf file

1. In JetPlanner, from the Tools menu, click Options, then click Administration (or
Ctrl+o). [Figure 10.4]
Figure 10.4
Destination directory for .pdf

file
2. In the Data Directory Settings list, select Saved PDF files location.
3. Change the directory to what you want. To browse for a folder, click the ellipses
(
) button.
4. Click OK to save the changes.
To save a flight plan as a .pdf file

1. Right-click on the flight plan from one of the following:
Dispatch View
Flight Plan Manager
Personal Folder
2. Select Save Flight Plan as PDF.

JetPlanner generates the PDF and saves it in the default directory.
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Downloading in RoutePack Formats

To use a flight plan in other Jeppesen products, you can save the plan as a RoutePack. Other
Jeppesen products can import data in RoutePack formats.
To save the flight plan as a RoutePack

1. Select the plan from one of the following:
Dispatch View.
Personal Folder.
2. Right-click the plan and click Save as

3. Select one of the following (the file extensions differ):
RoutePack (.crd) for Common Route Definition format
RoutePack (.crf) for Common Route format
RoutePack (.rpk) for RoutePack format
4. In the Save As dialog, select the destination.

5. Click Save.
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Printing or Saving Strip Charts (Enroute Plates)

A Trip Kit is a collection of charts and information that you can print for a particular flight
plan.
Examples
By using the Trip Kit feature through Personal Folders, you can print strip charts
(enroute plates) for a flight plan.
You can save strip charts of a flight plan as a .pdf file with the same procedure.
NOTE
The Trip Kit feature works only if you have an up-to-date Jeppesen charting
product installed on the same machine after JetPlanner was installed.
JetPlanner prints strip charts sequentially. A range of chart scales is available. You can use any
scale with any chart theme.
The following procedure for printing strip charts assumes that:
The Flight Plan Manager window is visible (View > Flight Plan Manager Bar)
The flight plan is in Flight Plan Manager
The Personal Folders window is visible (View > Personal Folder Bar).
To print strip charts for a flight plan that is in Flight Plan Manager
1. Right-click in Personal Folders and select New Folder.
2. Name the new folder.
3. Drag and drop the flight plan from Flight Plan Manager to the new folder in
Personal Folders.
4. In the new folder, click + on the flight plan to display its terminal charts.
[Figure 10.5]
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Figure 10.5
Flight plan terminal displayed

in new folder in Personal
Folders
5. Right-click on the flight plan (not airport detail), then point to Print, and then
click Trip Kit.
A Printing_TK dialog appears with the flight plan identifier after the TK_.
[Figure 10.6]
Figure 10.6
Printing a strip chart (enroute plate)
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6. On the Printing_TK dialog, select the Strip Charts (Enroute Plates) option box.
7. Select other options on the dialog as you want, such as chart scale and profile
sections.
8. Click Print Preview to verify the charts look the way you want. Change options
and settings as necessary.
9. When all options on the dialog are as you require, click Print or Save as PDF.
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Completing Dispatch Actions

Start dispatch actions by right-clicking a flight plan (not its request) either in Dispatch View or
by opening the plan in the Flight Plan wizard.
Dispatch actions include the following:
Filing a Flight Plan with ATC on page 132
Reviewing Flight Plan Status in Dispatch View on page 136
Delaying a Flight Plan with ATC on page 137
Canceling a Flight Plan with ATC on page 138
Validating for Eurocontrol with CFMU on page 139
Displaying a Summary of ATC Transactions on page 141
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Filing a Flight Plan with ATC

JetPlanner helps you electronically file and cancel United States flight plans with ATC
authorities. You can file up to 31 days in advance with the Estimated Departure Date (EDD)
option. After you file the flight plan with ATC, JetPlanner submits this flight plan
electronically as the plan that the crew is to fly.
As an alternative to its regular electronic flight plan filing, some versions of JetPlanner can be
configured to file a flight plan through the Aeronautical Fixed Telecommunications Network
(AFTN).
AFTN filing enables you to change any part of a flight plan before you file it, but does not
check for your errors and does not enable you to track the plan through JetPlanner. Because
JetPlanner does not track the plan, canceling or delaying the plan requires a separate AFTN
message.
If you do not know how JetPlanner is configured, begin with the procedure for
regular filing on page 132.
If JetPlanner is configured for regular filing, continue with the procedure To file
the flight plan electronically with ATC (without AFTN) on page 132.
If JetPlanner is configured for AFTN filing, continue with the procedure To file
the flight plan electronically with ATC using AFTN on page 134.
To file the flight plan electronically with ATC (without AFTN)

1. Select the request from one of the following:
Dispatch View
Flight Plan Manager
Personal Folder
2. Right-click the plan and then click File.

The File Flight Plan dialog box appears. [Figure 10.7]
If the dialog box does not look like Figure 10.7, JetPlanner is configured for
AFTN filing. Continue with the AFTN procedure.
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Figure 10.7
Electronically filing a flight plan
3. Complete the required boxes (*) in the File Flight Plan dialog.
4. Complete one of the following options to set time to file the plan:
File immediately
File [_] hours [_] minutes before ETD (lead time)
File at [_] on [_] to submit at a specific time on a specific date
5. Click Submit.
ATC filing status appears in the Dispatch View (View > Dispatch View Bar).
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To file the flight plan electronically with ATC using AFTN

1. Select the request from one of the following:
Dispatch View
Flight Plan Manager
Personal Folder
2. Right-click the plan and click ATC File.

The ATC File Flight Plan dialog box appears.[Figure 10.8]
If the dialog box does not look like Figure 10.8, JetPlanner is not configured for
AFTN filing.
Figure 10.8
Electronically filing a flight plan
3. In the Priority list, select the appropriate priority for the flight plan filing.
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4. As necessary, edit the Recipients or Message Contents boxes.

Examples
You can add or remove recipients in the Recipients box.

You can specify flight plan features in the Message Contents box, such as STAY
or DLE.
NOTE
JetPlanner does not check for errors that you might type. When you click
Send, JetPlanner sends the flight plan to the recipients.
5. Click Send.
ATC filing status appears in the Dispatch View (View > Dispatch View Bar).
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Reviewing Flight Plan Status in Dispatch View

To manage your operations, you can monitor flight plan status in Dispatch View.
Refer to Table 10.1 for descriptions of the statuses.
Figure 10.9
Dispatch View
Table 10.1
Status of flight plan in Dispatch View
Status
Description
Cancelled
Flight plan filed with ATC and then canceled. This status appears
when you cancel a plan, even if you did not send the plan to Crew
Brief or delay the plan.
Computed
Flight plan calculated but not yet filed with ATC.
Delayed
Flight plan filed, then a request to delay sent to ATC. If a plan has
been both delayed and sent to Crew Brief, it appears as
Delayed/CB. For ICAO flight plans only.
Filed
Flight plan computed and filed with ATC.
Request
Uncomputed flight plan request with no other status.
Released
Primary plan Released by the Release choice from the right-click

menu.
Scheduled
A schedule refers to this flight plan request.
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Delaying a Flight Plan with ATC

For operational convenience or other reasons, you might want to delay a flight. When you
change the estimated time of departure (ETD) for a filed flight plan, the Status on the flight
plan in Dispatch View changes to Delayed.
To delay the filing of the flight plan

1. In JetPlanner, from the View menu, click Dispatch View Bar.
JetPlanner displays the Dispatch View dialog box.
2. Right-click a filed plan and click ATC Delay.
JetPlanner displays the Delay Flight Plan dialog box. [Figure 10.10]
Figure 10.10 ATC Delay with new departure time
3. (Option) Set a new departure time. In the next step, you can select a different date
with the same time.
4. (Option) To select a new departure date, click the ellipses button (
Select Date dialog.
) to open a
5. Click Submit.
Status shows Delaying while processing, then Delayed when processing is
complete.
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Canceling a Flight Plan with ATC

To cancel a filed flight plan, you can use the ATC Cancel feature.ATC Summary remains
available and indicates that the flight plan is canceled.
To cancel a previously filed flight plan

1. In JetPlanner, from the View menu, click Dispatch View Bar.
2. Right-click a filed plan and click ATC Delay.
JetPlanner displays the Cancel Filed Flight Plan dialog box. [Figure 10.11]
Figure 10.11 Electronically canceling a filed flight plan
3. Click Submit.
Status shows Delaying while processing, then Delayed when processing is
complete.
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Validating for Eurocontrol with CFMU

If the flight is to operate in the Eurocontrol area, you can validate the flight plan with the
Central Flow Management Unit (CFMU) prior to filing. Validation tests the plan with
Eurocontrol requirements and identifies opportunities to increase the probability that the plan
is accepted by Eurocontrol.
To validate a flight plan prior to filing for the Eurocontrol area with CFMU
1. From the View menu, click Dispatch View Bar.
2. Right-click a flight plan and click Validate Filing.
JetPlanner displays the CFMU Validation Result.
The CMFU Validation Results window (Figure 10.12) shows any validation errors. Use this
window to have JetPlanner suggest routes similar to the one you created that meet CFMU
validation requirements.
Figure 10.12 CFMU Validation Results
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If CFMU Validation Fails

If CFMU validation fails, you can use JetPlanner to analyze route constraints that can increase
the probability that plan will be accepted.
If CFMU validation fails

1. If necessary, select a checkpoint in the Do not alter my route prior to or Do not
alter my route after boxes.
2. Click the plus sign (
recommends.
) to add constraints to the routes that JetPlanner
The CFMU Validation Results window expands to display route constraint

options. [Figure 10.13]
Figure 10.13 CMFU Route Constraint Options
3. If you want to set constraints:
In the Via Airspaces box, enter the airspace from which the flight must enter
the Eurocontrol area.
In the Avoid Airspaces box, enter any airspace that this flight must avoid.
In the Via Points box, enter the checkpoints at which the flight must enter the
Eurocontrol area.
In the Avoid Points box, enter any checkpoints that this flight must avoid.
4. Click REQUEST ROUTES.

5. Select the appropriate option.
6. Click Resubmit to CMFU.
7. Edit the route line with user-specific route selection. Create a flight plan that
matches the route string provided by CFMU.
8. To save the new route to your organizations database, enter the route name and
click Save.
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Displaying a Summary of ATC Transactions

To maintain your awareness of the ATC history of a flight plan, you can display an
ATC Summary. The ATC Summary shows a list of ATC transactions for a flight plan.
See Figure 10.14.
To display a list of ATC transactions for a flight plan

2. Right-click a plan and click ATC Summary. [Figure 10.14]
3. When done, click Close (
) to dismiss the summary.
Figure 10.14 ATC Summary
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Working with Flight Plan Messaging and Uplinking
Working with Flight Plan Messaging and

Uplinking
JetPlanner messaging features include the following:
Uplinking Flight Plans with ARINC and Satcom on page 142
Submitting a Crew Briefing Request on page 144
Canceling a Crew Briefing Record on page 144
Sending Attachments with Messaging on page 145
Uplinking Flight Plans with ARINC and Satcom

You can use the JetPlanner Messaging feature to send (uplink) a flight plan directly to an
aircraft with ARINC Direct or Satcom Direct, saving time and minimizing confusion and
effort.
To uplink a flight plan, your organizations database must contain the Type code for a flight
management system (FMS).
This section explains how to uplink a flight plan with ARINC Direct Uplink and Satcom
Direct, and how to check ARINC acknowledgments.
Uplinking via ARINC Direct

For successful uplink of a flight plan to an aircraft with ARINC Direct, the aircraft must have
a registration number in your organizations database, and that database must already be on
your PC (Tools > Account Databases).
To uplink a flight plan to an aircraft through ARINC Direct

2. Right-click a plan; from the Uplink menu, select Uplink via ARINC Direct.
) to dismiss the Summary.
JetPlanner displays a message to confirm that the uplink is successful.
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Verifying ARINC Acknowledgments

After you uplink a flight plan through ARINC Direct, you can retrieve ARINC Direct
acknowledgments for the aircraft that is specified in the selected flight plan. You can retrieve
acknowledgments for the current or previous day. Table 10.2 describes the types of ARINC
direct acknowledgments.
Table 10.2
Types of ARINC Direct acknowledgements
Acknowledgement
Comments
Flight Plan Delivered
Flight plan uplinked to the aircraft and received by the flight management
system (FMS).
Flight Plan Stored
ARINC Directs host system received and stored the Uplink request. The
plan is ready for a downlink request from the aircraft.
Unable to Deliver Flight Plan
An aircraft requested the stored flight plan, but the plan failed to load
(ARINC Direct received a NAK message from the FMS). A possible cause
is that the FMS was loading another flight plan.
To verify ARINC Direct acknowledgments for a flight plan uplinked through

ARINC Direct
2. Right-click a plan and click Uplink.
3. Select one of the following:
Todays ARINC acknowledgements
Yesterdays ARINC acknowledgements
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Uplinking a Flight Plan through Satcom Direct

To uplink a flight plan to an aircraft through Satcom Direct
2. Right-click a plan; from the Uplink menu, click Uplink via Satcom Direct.
Submitting a Crew Briefing Request

From Dispatch View, you can submit a crew briefing request and activate the flight plan in
EasyBrief with one procedure. Doing so minimizes confusion and saves time and effort.
To submit a crew briefing request and activate the flight plan in EasyBrief
2. Right-click a plan and select Crew Brief > Notify.
3. To add a message for the crew, select Send message. Type the message, and then
click Submit.
Canceling a Crew Briefing Record

If a crew briefing record exists for a flight plan, you can cancel that record in Dispatch View.
To cancel the crew briefing record for a flight plan

2. Right-click a plan and select Crew Brief > Cancel.
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Sending Attachments with Messaging

You can send JetPlanner transactions, messages, and attachments using:
ARINC, SITA, or AFTN.
Fax.
Email.
You can create messaging templates to simplify sending future messages of a similar type.
To create a messaging template and send a message with attachments

1. From the Tools menu, click Messaging (or Ctrl + m).
The Messages dialog box appears.
2. On the Messages dialog box, click New.
The Message Properties dialog box appears.
Figure 10.15 Send Message dialog box
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3. In the Subject box, type the name of the message template.

4. Click the tab for the type of attachments that you want to send.
5. On that tab, click on the attachments to send. To cancel a selection, hold the Ctrl
button and click that attachment.
6. Select a messaging system, such as email, from the Recipients list.
7. Select recipients from the list for that messaging system and then click Add.
The recipient names appear in the list on the right side of the Message Properties
dialog.
8. (Optional) If a required recipient does not appear in the list, click New Address.
Complete the dialog box that appears and then click OK to save the new
information.
9. When all desired recipients are in the list on the right side of the
Message Properties dialog, click OK.
The message Subject appears in the Messages dialog.
10. Select the message to send, if you did not already select it.
11. Click Submit.
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Viewing Flight Plan Inputs
Viewing Flight Plan Inputs

If you contact Jeppesen for support, support personnel might ask you to provide your flight
plan inputs in line mode format so that Jeppesen can analyze the support issue.
To view flight plan inputs in line mode format
In the Flight Plan wizard lower right-hand corner, select the Custom check box.
JetPlanner displays a text list of flight plan inputs. [Figure 10.16]
Figure 10.16 Reviewing Flight Plan Inputs
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C HAPTER 11
Managing Speeds and

Levels
Managing Multiple Cruise Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Accessing Settings for Flight Levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Applying Altitude Profiles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Deciding Whether to Use Checkpoints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Using One Flight Level to the Entire Route . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Changing Altitudes Between TOC and TOD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Optimize Flight Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Optimize Until Checkpoint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Optimize until TOD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
At Flight Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
At Flight Level Until Checkpoint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
At Flight Level Until TOD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Attain Flight Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Attain Flight Level by Checkpoint Until Checkpoint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Attain Flight Level By Checkpoint Until TOD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Between Flight Levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Between Flight Levels Until Checkpoint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Between Flight Levels Until TOD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
NOTES
Managing Speeds and Levels

Managing Multiple Cruise Modes

The Speed and Level features of JetPlanner help you manage the flight levels and plan
multiple cruise mode changes in the flight plan. By default, the Flight Plan wizard obtains the
optimal profile for the selected aircraft and airspace for any situation. By adjusting speeds and
levels in the flight plan, you can meet particular flight requirements while achieving some
benefits of optimization. [Figure 11.1]
NAV1
NAV2
LRC
Figure 11.1
NAV3
M69
NAV4
NAV5
LRC
Multiple cruise modes in a flight plan
The Cruise section on the Speed and Level tab in the Flight Plan wizard enables you to use
multiple cruise modes in a flight plan. [Figure 11.2]
Figure 11.2
Cruise mode section of the Speed and Level tab
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The Initial Primary list determines the first cruise mode of the flight. The Initial Primary cruise
mode appears as the first cruise mode in the Multiple Cruise column of lists on the
Speed and Level tab.
To the right of the Multiple Cruise column is a Checkpoint column. The JetPlan engine plans
the cruise mode from Multiple Cruise until the flight reaches the specified checkpoint. All
must-fly waypoints that you type into the route string appear in each Checkpoint list.
To use fewer cruise mode changes than the total allowed, select the POA as the last Until
checkpoint.
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Accessing Settings for Flight Levels
Accessing Settings for Flight Levels

To refine the flight level calculations in the flight plan, in the Flight Plan wizard use the
Altitude Profile section on the Speed and Level tab. [Figure 11.3]
Figure 11.3
Altitude Profile in the Speed & Level tab of the Flight Plan wizard
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Applying Altitude Profiles

To set the profile for a flight plan, select a combination of flight level inputs that define the
following information:
Profile option (for example, at, attain, between, and optimize)
Flight Level
Checkpoint identifiers, if necessary
Deciding Whether to Use Checkpoints

You control the altitude profile in one of two wayswith checkpoints or without checkpoints:
Checkpoints are constraint points that imply altitude changes along the route of
flight.
An absence of checkpoints in an altitude profile defines a single flight level

limitation from top of climb (TOC) to top of descent (TOD).
Each list in the Altitude Profile includes sets of selections, one of each set ending in until
TOD that serve the without-checkpoints alternative. You can use as many as 10 of these
Altitude Profile options per flight plan.
Examples
Optimize and Optimize until TOD.
Using One Flight Level to the Entire Route

If you want the flight level selection to apply to the entire route, use only selections with
until TOD in an Altitude Profile list. If used, these options are the final or only entry in
the profile.
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Changing Altitudes Between TOC and TOD

If you want multiple altitude changes between TOC and TOD, use selections from the lists that
do not have until TOD in their names.
Example
Figure 11.4
You can instruct JetPlanner to calculate a flight plan in which the aircraft must be
at a specific altitude by a specific checkpoint somewhere along the route of flight.
Because the altitude specification was to a checkpoint rather than for the entire
route, JetPlanner prompts you for a profile for the remainder of the flight.
Flights levels At and Optimize Until TOD
Table 11.1 helps you select the correct profile function for each situation.
Table 11.1
Selecting a Profile Function
If you want to
Use
Page
Use the most efficient level in a segment
Optimize Until Checkpoint
156
Use the most efficient level for the remainder of the flight
Optimize until TOD
157
Fly one level in a segment
At Flight Level Until Checkpoint
158
Fly one level for the remainder of the flight
At Flight Level Until TOD
159
Achieve (reach) a level before a point and fly at that level for a
segment
Attain Flight Level by Checkpoint

Until Checkpoint
160
Achieve (reach) a level before a point and fly at that level for
the remainder of the flight
Attain Flight Level By Checkpoint

Until TOD
161
Constrain optimization of level in a segment
Between Flight Levels Until

Checkpoint
162
Constrain optimization of level for the remainder of the flight
Between Flight Levels Until TOD
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Figure 11.5 introduces the profile functions.

NAV1
NAV2
NAV3
NAV4
NAV5
Optimize
Attain
At
Between
Figure 11.5
Profile functions
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Optimize Flight Level

With the Optimize selections, the JetPlan engine determines the most efficient flight level, and
the aircraft climbs and descends as necessary to maximize efficiency. The optimizer also
considers airway and airspace altitude requirements.
Optimize Until Checkpoint

If it is not feasible to optimize the flight from TOC to TOD, you can use the Optimize Until
Checkpoint option to optimize for part of the flight.
To configure the JetPlan engine to determine the optimum altitude up to and

including a checkpoint
1. In the Altitude Profile section on the Speed & Level tab, click Optimize from the
list. [Figure 11.6]
2. From the Until list, click the checkpoint identifier.
Figure 11.6
Optimize until checkpoint
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Optimize until TOD

The Optimize until TOD option optimizes the flight from TOC to TOD.
To direct the JetPlan engine to determine the optimum altitude from TOC to
TOD
In the Altitude Profile section on the Speed & Level tab, click
Optimize until TOD from the list. [Figure 11.7]
Figure 11.7
Optimize until TOD
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At Flight Level
At Flight Level
The At functions enable you to specify a single flight level for the designated segment of the
flight plan. JetPlanner starts the change of altitude at checkpoint. Due to the fixed-altitude
constraint, no optimization occurs.
At Flight Level Until Checkpoint

To resume optimization after a checkpoint, use the At Until option.
To ensure that the aircraft maintains a particular flight level until it reaches a
checkpoint
1. On the Speed & Level tab in the Altitude Profile section, click At from the list.
[Figure 11.8]
Figure 11.8
At flight level until checkpoint
2. In the next box type the flight level (###) to use to the checkpoint.
3. From the Until list, select the checkpoint at which that altitude is no longer
required.
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At Flight Level
At Flight Level Until TOD

To ensure that the aircraft maintains a particular flight level from TOC to TOD, use the
At until TOD option.
On the Speed & Level tab in the Altitude Profile section, click At until TOD
from the list. [Figure 11.9]
Figure 11.9
At flight level until TOD
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Attain Flight Level
Attain Flight Level

The Attain function enables you to specify an altitude to reach by a checkpoint that you
specify. The JetPlan engine chooses either a descent or climb point to ensure that the specified
flight level is achieved.
Attain Flight Level by Checkpoint Until Checkpoint

To ensure that the aircraft attains a particular flight level before specific
checkpoint and maintains that flight level until another checkpoint:
1. On the Speed & Level tab in the Altitude Profile section, click Attain from the
list. [Figure 11.10]
Figure 11.10 Attain flight level by checkpoint until

checkpoint
2. In the next box type the flight level (###).

3. From the By list, select the checkpoint by which the aircraft must attain that flight
level.
4. From the Until list, select the checkpoint at which that flight level constraint is no
longer required.
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Attain Flight Level
Attain Flight Level By Checkpoint Until TOD

To ensure that the aircraft attains a particular flight level before a specific
checkpoint and maintains that flight level until TOD
1. On the Speed & Level tab in the Altitude Profile section, click Attain until TOD
from the list. [Figure 11.11]
Figure 11.11 Attain flight level by checkpoint until TOD
2. In the next box, type the flight level (###) that the aircraft must attain.
3. From the By list, select the checkpoint by which the aircraft attains that fixed
altitude.
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Between Flight Levels

The Between function lets you specify a range of flight levels. You specify minimum and
maximum flight levels and the JetPlan engine optimizes flight levels within this range.
NOTE
Specify both a minimum and a maximum flight level. The JetPlan engine
returns an error from a flight plan request that contains one flight level but not
the other.
Between Flight Levels Until Checkpoint

If it is not feasible to optimize between flight levels from TOC to TOD, you can specify
optimization to a checkpoint.
To apply a flight level range to and including a checkpoint

1. On the Speed & Level tab in the Altitude Profile section, click Between from the
list. [Figure 11.12]
Figure 11.12 Between flight levels until checkpoint
2. In the next two boxes, type the minimum then maximum flight levels for the range
(###) (###).
3. From the Until list, select the checkpoint identifier.
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Between Flight Levels Until TOD

Assuming that full optimization from TOC to TOD is not feasible, the second most efficient
flight plan might be calculated with the Between until TOD option.
To apply a flight level range between TOC and TOD

1. On the Speed & Level tab in the Altitude Profile section, click
Between until TOD from the list. [Figure 11.13]
Figure 11.13 Between flight levels until TOD
2. In the next two boxes, type the minimum then maximum flight levels for the range
(###) (###) between TOC and TOD.
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C HAPTER 12
Calculating Payload and

Fuel
Adjusting Payload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Maximizing Payload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Adjusting Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Maximizing Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
NOTES
Calculating Payload and Fuel

Adjusting Payload
Adjusting Payload
The fuel and payload features in the Flight Plan wizard enable you to create different fuel and
payload scenarios that you can apply to the flight plan. You access payload and fuel
information from the Payload tab on the Flight Plan wizard.
The payload scenarios in JetPlanner enable you to use different input methods to calculate fuel
scenarios that fit different needs. The JetPlan engine uses the parameters that you set to adjust
the fuel and payload of the flight plan.
Maximizing Payload
To maximize payload and control departure or arrival fuel, use the option Maximize ZFW,
known fuel.
The option Maximize ZFW, known fuel maximizes aircraft zero-fuel weight by adding the
maximum payload defined in the weights section of the aircraft database.
Jeppesen recommends that you use the Auto Weight feature. The Auto Weight feature limits
payload to ensure that the flight plan exceeds no weight limit.
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Adjusting Payload
To maximize payload with known fuel

1. In the Flight Plan wizard on the Payload tab, click Maximum ZFW, known fuel.
[Figure 12.1]
Figure 12.1
Maximize ZFW with known fuel and Auto Weight
2. Click a fuel case:
If Arrive, enter the weight of fuel that the aircraft is to arrive with (possibly
zero).
If Depart, enter the weight of fuel that the aircraft is to depart with.
3. Select the Enable Auto Weight check box.
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Adjusting Fuel
Adjusting Fuel
Use the fuel reserves features in the Standard tab on the Flight Plan wizard to plan for fuel
reserves with the reserve policy that you select. The JetPlan engine uses the parameters that
you set to adjust the calculations.
To maximize the amount of fuel that the aircraft departs with, use the option
Known Payload, tanker fuel.
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Adjusting Fuel
Maximizing Fuel
To specify the payload and weight upon departure or arrival, use the option
Known Payload, tanker fuel. Because you specify payload, the only way to increase aircraft
weight is to add fuel.
Jeppesen recommends using the Auto Weight function. The Auto Weight function limits
payload to ensure that the flight plan does not exceed any weight limit.
To maximize fuel for a known payload while respecting weight limits

1. In the Flight Plan wizard on the Payload tab, click Known payload, tanker fuel.
[Figure 12.2]
Figure 12.2
Known payload, tanker fuel
2. Enter a Payload amount.

3. To maximize weight, use M in the Weight box.
4. Select an Arrive or Depart case for Weight.
5. Select the Enable Auto Weight check box.
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Index
Index
A
distance 109
Account
Calculating with great circle 110
User 7, 34, 57, 142

Ad-hoc
Calculating with your customer database route 111

Choosing 103
Name in point syntax 53

Not persistent in database 52
Database 111
Point-aloft or in-flight start 52
Default calculation as indicated in Arrival Alternates 107
Substituting database waypoints for in

long route strings 60
Departure 114
AFTN
search 114
Destination
Aeronautical Fixed Telecommunications Network 132

aircraft name 31
Airport 23
Alternate
database route to 111
searching with Filter 105
Filter
accessing with ellipses button 105
dialog box 105
dialog box example 105
POA POD pair must match in database
route search 57, 59
POD and POA same for reversing direction 45
Right-clicking in chart view 94
Text weather access from Chart View
94
Alternate
Calculating fuel with specified
calculation with Flight Plan wizard

107
Distance greater for fuel calculations
104
Enroute
search 116
Flight Level 112
calculation 107
database route 112
Other alternates in the alternates tab
113
Route
calculation 108
database 104, 111
great circle 110
Routing by flight-planning engine 107
Search with filter 105
Searching with Filter 105
Specified distance
fuel calculation 109
Specified distance (miles from POA)
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NOTES
Index
109
introduction 143
Understanding settings 104
retrieve for specific aircraft 143

Direct Uplink 142
Altitude 20, 21, 22
Uplinking flight plan to 142
See also Flight Level

Airspace requirements optimized
ARTCC 11
Alternate
ATC
Canceling a filing 138
optimum calculated 104

Alternate database 111
Filing as part of Dispatch Actions 132
Attain 160
SRS
flight plan format similar 40
Changes between TOC and TOD 154
Summary 141
Checkpoint
available after cancellation of flight

plan 138
absence of 153
in optimization 154
Transactions in Summary 141
meaning in Profile 153

role in control 153
Avoid
Restricted area 74
Optimize
Unauthorized airspace 57
until checkpoint 156

until TOD 157
Avoidance
See Avoid
Profile
applying 153
drop-down list 153
Base Reflectivity
fixed 158
Infrared/radar composite 98
in Speed & Level tab of Flight Plan

wizard 152
NEXRAD 98
Single-site radar 99
Route
Winter radar mosaic 99
database manipulation 104

SRS
combining low and high in single
flight plan 49
Wind data floor for online 10
Altitude Profile
Applying 153
Speed & level tab of flight plan wizard
152
ARINC
Acknowledgment
172
C
call sign 30
CCAA 76
CFMU
Acronym defined 139
Validation
failure 140
requirements 139
results example 139
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with EUROCONTROL 139
Cruise Mode
CFMU validation 140
From Multiple until checkpoint 151
Chart
Initial primary 151
Theme changes 11
Number of changes per flight 151
Charts
Speed and Level tab example 150
Overlay 17
cruise mode 31
Raster 17
Checkpoint
At flight level until 158
Attain
by checkpoint until checkpoint 160
by checkpoint until TOD 161
example 154
introduction 160
Between flight levels until 162
Column in Cruise section of Speed and
Level tab 151
Deciding whether to use 153
Must-fly waypoints from route string
151
Optimize
with instead of for entire flight 154
Optimize until 156
POA as last Until 151
Profile identifiers required 153
Range to and including 162
Conversion
numeric 19
create a flight plan
Flight Planning tab 34
Crew Briefing
Database
Ad-hoc points not persistent in 52
Administrator 57
Aircraft
contingency fuel 57
weights defined in 166
Alternate 111
override with flight level input 112
routes in 104
ARINC
aircraft registration number required 142
download required for uplink 142
type code required 142
Navigation
SID/STAR loaded 43, 44
Override
Miles from POA 109
Route
example 111
most optimal 57
Rte drop-down list 57
searching by name 59
selection 57
Canceling record 144
selection example 57
Send flight plan to 144
stored required to manipulate altitude 104
Submitting a request 144
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NOTES
Index
default 58
ETOPS 70, 71
excluding groups 59
Efficient planning with route line 63
inclusive of all routes 58
Planning a route 61
specifying groups 58
ETP
Updating 8
after creating new user 8
See Equal Time Points

Eurocontrol 139
Delineated Boundaries of Restricted Area

75
Dispatch 120
FIR 77
Crew briefing canceling record 144
Avoiding 77
Crew briefing request submitting from

144
Button to display boundaries 11, 75
Delayed 137
Searching for airspace to avoid 79

Flight Level 21, 22
list of actions 130
Accessing settings 152
Starting an action 130
At
Status of flight plans in 136
View
until TOD 159
example 136
until TOD example 159
At and optimize until TOD 154
EasyBrief 144
At until TOD 159
Activate plan and submit crew brief in

one request 144
Echo Tops 99
Echo tops
Weather
NEXRAD 99
Radar composite 99
Enroute Alternate 116
Enroute Plate
See Strip Chart 127
Equal Time Points 62
ERAD 34
ETD 21, 30
Delaying with ATC 137
Attain 160
by checkpoint until checkpoint 160
by checkpoint until TOD 161
Between
until TOD 163
Between requires minimum and maximum 162
Between until TOD 163
Flight-planning engine optimizes 156
Inputs to set profile 153
Minimum and Maximum
both required 162
same for both 112
Optimization
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great circle 110

Optimize 156
Override
from alternate database route 112
Profile
canceling 144
Cruise mode
changes in 150
multiple in same plan 150
Delaying 137
on Speed and Level tab 152
Delaying with ATC 137
setting 153
Dispatch actions
Refining profile on Speed & Level tab

152
Same minimum and maximum for arrival alternate 112
Until TOD to apply to entire flight plan
153
Flight Plan
Ad-hoc points in offline
not persistent 52
ARINC 142
FMS type code required 142
launching 130
Display 121
EasyBrief
activating with crew briefing request 144
Editing a request 123
Filing 132
Filing with ATC 132
Flight level settings 152
Format
retrieving acknowledgment 143
changing 121
uplink requires aircraft registration

142
default 121
uplinking with ARINC Direct 142
RoutePack saving as 126
ATC
directory for saving as PDF 125
save in different 124

delaying with ETD 137
saving as PDF 124
filing electronically 132
saving as txt 124
transaction summary 141

Canceling 138
Canceling with ATC 138
CFMU validation 139
Changing format 121
Completing a basic 30
Creating a request 26
Creating in Flight Plan wizard 18
Creating request from a flight plan 123
Creating with flight plan wizard 18
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120
Line mode inputs from Custom
check box 147
Manager 120
Messaging / uplinking 142
Payload
adjusting 166
Profile 154
At 158
setting 153
Request
175
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NOTES
Index
create new from old 123
navigating 27
creating 123
Standard tab sections for basic

plan 28
Resubmitting 122
Weather tabs 95
Reviewing inputs 147

Reviewing status in Dispatch View 136
Fuel 166
Alternate 104
Route
adding with specified distance to

109
affecting flight-planning calculation 108
in offline calculation 109
SRS motivation 49
specified distance example 109
User-specified example 50
understanding settings 104
Saving in different formats 124
As optimization goal 42
Selecting in Flight Plan Manager 120
Completing information on Standard

tab 33
Status
delayed 137
Known Payload tanker option 169
monitoring in Dispatch View 136
Maximize ZFW known fuel option 166
Submit 34
Maximize ZFW option 166
resubmit 122
Maximizing at departure 168
Syntax
Maximizing payload with 166
point for offline engine 53
Maximizing with known payload 169
Uplink
Optimization
Satcom Direct with 144
role in goal 42
Uplinking via ARINC Direct 142
Payload 166
Uplinking with ARINC and SATCOM

142
maximizing with 167

scenarios 166
View 120
Reserve 168
Viewing inputs 147

Viewing inputs in line mode with Custom check box 147
G
generate flight plan
Weather
appending text weather example
95
Flight Planning tab 34

Great Circle 35, 63, 110
Default if Route Optimizer is off 50
appending text weather to 94
Rubber-banding 32
text weather 95
Wizard
Basic flight planning 25
creating new request 26
176
H
Help
Finding details in the help file 19
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Hi-Level Sig (High-Level Significant

Weather) 100
M
Mean Sea Level (MSL) 4
Mid-level Significant Weather Maps 100
ICAO 22
Mid-Level Significant, Weather Maps
Icing Maps 101

IFR
See Weather, Mid-Level Significant

Must-fly Waypoint 41, 66, 151
AIRMETs 101
Landing facilities button 11
Infrared Satellite Images 98
N
NEXRAD
Base reflectivity 98
Echo tops 99
JAR-OPS 118
Infrared/radar composite 98
Activating 118
Mosaic 99
example 118
RCM 99
Alternate
Single-site radar 99
multiple 107
Weather 98
Winter radar mosaic 99
Latitude/Longitude 45, 52
North Atlantic Tracks 21, 100
Level 21, 22
Weather 100
See also Flight Level
Numeric Conversion 19
Above Ground Level 4
High-level significant weather 100

Low-level significant weather 99
Low-level spot wind 100
Managing speed and 150
Optimization
Flight Level
optimize until checkpoint example
156
Mean Sea Level 4
Flight level 156
Mid-level significant weather 100
Goal 42, 43
Upper level analyses 100
Flight-planning engine 42
Upper wind and temperature 101
with jet airways 43
Lightning Maps 101
List of types 42
Low-Level Significant Weather 99, 100
Navigation defined 44
See Weather, Low-Level Significant

Low-Level Spot Wind Maps 100
Route
avoids improper use of one-way
airways 43
direct defined 45
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NOTES
Index
direct example 46
PDF
direct in example 48
Saving 125
direct indicated by D 45
Saving a flight plan 124
direct resolution east/west 45

direct resolution north/south 45
POA 23, 30, 43, 47, 48, 49, 50, 55, 58, 105,
107, 111
Alternate
direct why use 45

direct with reversing direction of
flight 45
specified distance from 109

As last Until checkpoint for cruise
mode control 151
jet airways as default in example

48
Great circle to Alternate 110
jet airways example 43, 47
Miles from box 109
jet airways indicated by J 43
blank meaning of 58
jet airways what it does 43
Same as POD with Direct routing 45
jet airways why use 43

navaid example 48
POD 23, 30, 43, 48, 49, 50, 56, 57, 58, 59,
105
navigation benefit 44
navigation example 44
point-to-point 45
Same as POA with Direct routing 45

Preferences toolbar 11
Profile 20, 21, 150, 153, 154
SRS disables 40
Alternate 112
user-specified 47
Checkpoints
uses must-fly waypoints 42
meaning of absence from 153
Switching between route and SRS 55
with and without 153
Setting for a flight plan 153
Payload 6
Adjusting 166
Auto Weight function 166
Completing information 33
Known Payload tanker fuel option 168
M option 169
Maximize with known fuel 167
Maximize ZFW known fuel option 166
Maximizing 166
Specifying to maximize fuel 169
Speed and Level tab example 152
R
Range Rings
Route 11
Raster Charts
displaying 17
Restricted Area 74
RNAV 23, 34
Route 20, 21, 22, 23
Alternate
choosing type of calculation 107
great circle 110
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modify with specified distance 109
43, 44
Analyzing coverage with ETP tool 64
Solid line in Chart View 34
Begins with optimizer or SRS active 55
Specific Route Selector 40
Builder 89
Specific route selector routing 49
Choosing the type of calculation 107
Specifying by name 59
Combination defined 40
SRS 40
Completing optional information 34
SRS compliance 49
Database 57
SRS great circle by default 50
altitude changes 104

customer route 111
most optimal 57
selector example 57
Database introduced 57
Database search in only the groups
that you specify 58
Database exclusive search 59
Database inclusive search 58
Database named route 59
Downloading in RoutePack format 126
Drop-down list of Arrival Alternates
section 111
Exclude groups from a route database
search 59
Flight level minimum and maximum
112
Optimization types summarized 41
Optimizer 40
Poorly served by adequate range airports 66
RT/ALL in string 58
SID/STAR transition part of optimized
Stored
restricted area 74
String
indicating direct optimization 45
indicating navigation optimization
44
limit on length in characters 60
Structure parts for user-defined restricted areas 75
The most optimal database route option 57
User specified route 47
User specified route with jet airways
and direct optimization 40
User specified SRS 49
User-defined waypoints added with
Route Builder 89
User-defined waypoints in 89
User-specified introduced 47
User-specified route combination 55
User-specified with SRS 49
Route Optimizer
See Optimization, Route
RoutePack 126
Downloading in RoutePack formats
126
Rubber-banding 32
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NOTES
NOTES
Index
Chart View 87
SIGMETS and Convective SIGMETS 101
create or edit 83
creating 83
Strip Chart
deleting 88
print 127
displaying in Chart View 87
Printing 127
locating in Chart View 87
selecting default icon 86
Theme
Weather
Chart changing 11
time restricted airways 34
Attaching Text Weather To Flight Plan

With Weather Tab 95
Tracks
Downloading graphical weather 96
See Oceanic Tracks
High-level significant 100

Icing maps 101
Trip Kit
Defined 127
Infrared satellite images 98
print 127
Low-level significant 99, 100
Turbulence Maps 101
Mid-level significant 100
Txt Format
North Atlantic tracks 100
Saving a flight plan in 124
Primary method to access text 92

Retrieving reports 91
U
Upper-Level Wind And Temperature Maps
101
User Account 34
Creating new 7
User-Defined Data 81
Understanding products 98
Wind data altitude floor for online 10
Wind Data
Altitude floor for online 10
Wind Direction 40
User-Defined Waypoint 87
V
Visible Satellite Images 98
W
Waypoint
Dropping to Chart View 85
Must-fly 66
User-Defined 87
User-defined
actions to manage 83
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Chapter 3: Basic Flight Planning with the Flight Plan Wizard

Completing a Basic Flight Plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

JetPlanner Common Tasks

Combining SRS and Optimization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Chapter 5: Planning an ETOPS Route

Chapter 7: User-Defined Data

JetPlanner Common Tasks

Chapter 8: Retrieving Weather Reports

Chapter 9: Choosing Alternates

Chapter 10: Working with Flight Plans

JetPlanner Common Tasks

Completing Dispatch Actions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130

Displaying a Summary of ATC Transactions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Working with Flight Plan Messaging and Uplinking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Submitting a Crew Briefing Request . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Viewing Flight Plan Inputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Chapter 11: Managing Speeds and Levels

JetPlanner Common Tasks

Chapter 12: Calculating Payload and Fuel

JetPlanner Common Tasks

Who Should Use This Guide

JetPlanner Common Tasks

USA telephone: 303-328-4585

JetPlanner Common Tasks

Conventions Used in This Guide

JetPlanner Common Tasks

Retrieve text weather reports.

Retrieve graphical weather reports.

Manipulate flight levels.

Calculate payload and fuel.

JetPlanner Common Tasks

Creating a New User Account

To create a new user account

Account Name: type an account name (not a JetPlanner.com user name)

Senders Email address: type an email address (optional)

JetPlan.com Account Information User Name: type your JetPlanner.com

JetPlan.com Account Information Password: type your JetPlanner.com

JetPlanner Common Tasks

Updating Your Database

To update your database with an internet connection

2. On the Account Databases dialog, click Update. [Figure 2.2]

JetPlanner Common Tasks

Update Databases dialog

JetPlanner Common Tasks

Chart View User Interface

JetPlanner user interface (Chart View tab selected)

JetPlanner Common Tasks

Selecting Data to Appear in Chart View

To change the theme of Chart View, do one of the following

Changing chart themes with the

Displaying Groups of Objects

JetPlanner Common Tasks

Focusing on Desired Areas of the Chart

To zoom in to a part of Chart View with the Zoom Box

The smaller the box, the closer the zoom.

To indicate distances in nautical miles, JetPlanner displays numbers on the box

3. Release the mouse button.

JetPlanner Common Tasks

To focus on chart areas with other features of Chart View