Frequently Asked Questions (latest)
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Can I use my own Google API key?
Well yes, you can get your own Google Maps API key and for a single user with moderate use it would probably not hit the threshold to be charged by Google Cloud. However, this just gives you the ability to use the Javascript API (or others) to retrieve a map. Effectively it’s no different than…
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Racing Information
Flightplan can be used to join online races or create your own. When racing in Microsoft Flight Simulator, simply join a race in Cockpit Map by clicking the checkered flag button. Descriptions of the various features are below: Courses Any flight plan uploaded to the downloads section can be used as a race course. When…
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Distance and Laps
Distance is calculated from your 2nd waypoint along the flight path to each subsequent waypoint ending with your penultimate (2nd-to-last) waypoint. This is the race distance for 1 lap and is multiplied by the number of laps on the race to determine the actual race distance. Each race can have any number of laps and…
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Distance Mode
There are 4 different modes available, these control the how close you need to be to each waypoint for your sector time to be recorded. The mode is selected on the Aircraft Settings form in Flightplan, but it will be automatically reset when you join a race. So if you were racing in Normal mode…
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Aircraft Classes
Aircraft are split into classes typically grouped by similar performance characteristics. The race classes from the MSFS Reno Air Races are standard, as are several classes for aircraft that don’t meet the criteria of any of the official racing classes, such as commercial jets. There are no restrictions in simflightplan racing, you can race any…
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Courses
Any flight plan uploaded to the downloads section can be used as a race course. When you create a race for a flight plan it gets designated as a Race Course and shows up as a course card in the race course carousel on the racing page. You can think of a race course as…
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How To Resume In Flight After A Crash
After crashing your aircraft in Microsoft Flight Simulator you are presented with a Restart and Main Menu options allowing you to reload your flight plan and start over or just give up and try something else. But Simflightplan™ allows you to determine the exact coordinates of your crash, which you can then use to respawn…
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How To Add Nav Waypoints Using Any Glass Cockpit
Flightplan does not display Nav Waypoints on the map unless they are waypoints on the flight plan. The assumption is that the glass cockpit will take care of that for you, so displaying the Nav Waypoints in Cockpit Map is really not necessary (although they may be added in future versions of Flightplan). However you…