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Improve alternate planning

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By Richard747 - 6/20/2022 10:30:14 PM

I would also like the ability to plan (rubber band) the routing to the destination alternate please,
It would just be an option for those who wanted to use it, those who don’t can simply  ignore it.
A sensible routing / altitude from a missed approach at destination could produce a realistic fuel requirement.
In addition many of the items shown via the red Warnings tab are due to the direct routing assumed from destination to destination alternate going through CAS, restricted areas etc.
This reduces the effectiveness of the pre-flight gross error check on the planned route by swamping it with unnecessary warnings.
By marioair - 6/22/2022 9:15:37 AM

 
Richard747 - 6/20/2022 10:30:14 PM
I would also like the ability to plan (rubber band) the routing to the destination alternate please,
It would just be an option for those who wanted to use it, those who don’t can simply  ignore it.
A sensible routing / altitude from a missed approach at destination could produce a realistic fuel requirement.
In addition many of the items shown via the red Warnings tab are due to the direct routing assumed from destination to destination alternate going through CAS, restricted areas etc.
This reduces the effectiveness of the pre-flight gross error check on the planned route by swamping it with unnecessary warnings.

i agree 100%. From a safety perspective, alternate planning seems like an after thought. Without being to actually plan a route to the alternate:

  • The NOTAM may be wrong
  • The fuel planning and PLOG will be wrong
  • The airspace warnings will be wrong
By marioair - 8/31/2019 10:00:47 AM

When choosing an alternate it draws a direct to it. Is there a way to plan the alternate properly. There’s obviously too many variable as to how and when one would choose to route to an alternate. However if you’ve rubber-banded the route from your destination to alternate in advance it gives you much less work figuring out things like heights, times and NOTAMs / restricted airspace. (And not ignoring pointless notams/warnings because you’d never fly the direct route.

A diversion is a busy time so having some of the route plotted will give you an easy way of “intercepting” your diversion route, knowing you only need to worry about the bit between where you are and the diversion route