You can use the Satellite view of Cockpit Map to assist with navigating complicated taxiways. Simply turn on GPS Follow mode, set your Zoom level so that you can read the taxiway and runway markings (if the airport is clearly marked) and select Satellite as your Map. You can then follow the ATC taxi route…
Bush Trips
Simflightplan™ is a Google Maps flight planning add-on for use with Microsoft Flight Simulator. You can use Cockpit Map to take Google Maps in the cockpit with you to use real time terrain elevations, road maps, landmarks, satellite views and street view 3D imagery.
Download Simflightplan™ and try it yourself. You can also download and fly any of our free flight plans, click the Downloads link at the top to search all downloads. Load them in MSFS World Map and you are ready to fly.
For more information see the FAQ page or our YouTube channel.
Navigating Microsoft Flight Simulator Bush Trips can be a challenge. You can use the Nav Log bearings and ETEs to navigate the route, but if you want to sight-see the compass and stopwatch can be a burden. You can use the VFR Map, but it doesn’t show town or street names and the elevations are difficult to read. Wouldn’t it be nice to have Google maps in the cockpit with you?
Happy Flying!
Isn’t it cheating to use Cockpit Map in a Bush Trip?
Well yes, from a navigation perspective the point of Bush Trips is to use the Nav Log and VFR to navigate the route. Although some of the Nav Log descriptions are vague and hard to follow on a number of built-in Bush Trips so it can be difficult to find the landmarks mentioned (even if…
How do I save the aircraft settings I want to start with?
While Flightplan allows you to change the aircraft name for any flight, there are many settings that may not be correct from one aircraft to another. Typically, changing from a “more complex” aircraft to a “less complex” aircraft (for example from an A320neo to a Cessna Skyhawk) will not have any noticable change when loading…
Can I open a Bush Trip leg that I haven’t completed in Flight Simulator?
Yes. There are several ways to open the built in Bush Trips, but the easiest way is to at least start the first leg of the bush trip in-game. If you don’t want to fly the whole leg, just taxi down the runway a few feet, then exit to the Main Menu. Flight Simulator will…