Cockpit Map Window Cockpit Map will automatically open from the Simflightplan™ Main window if Microsoft Flight Simulator (MSFS) is running and no flight plan has been opened. Cockpit Map will display the aircraft at the prime meridian on the equator (Latitude: 0°, Longitude: 0°) if no flight is loaded in MSFS. You can also click…
MSFS Map While Flying
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.
Happy Flying!
How to use Google Maps in Cockpit
You can use Simflightplan™ Cockpit Map to take Google Maps in the cockpit with you in Microsoft Flight Simulator. You can open any MSFS flight plan and follow your progress on the flight path or just use the Google Map to create a route on-the-fly. Check out the video below for an overview of Cockpit…
Cockpit Map Features
Simflightplan™ Cockpit Map can be used in place of Microsoft Flight Simulator’s Nav Map. Cockpit Map displays the loaded flight plan along with the current position of your aircraft over the Google map. When launched, Cockpit map will appear at the top right 1/3 of the primary display. It can be moved or resized to…
How To Use Satellite View During Taxi
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…
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…