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Free Pre-Flight Planning Software
from NASA and Friends
for the General Aviation Enthusiast
Most of these programs are free, unsupported, and not maintained. Also, some of the databases may be out of date.
These programs are for entertainement value only, and are used for Preliminary Flight Planning, only. You MUST perform your own Final Flight Planning and Navigation as you were trained by your FAA Certified Instructor.
Click for Download Help. You can comment on any software you have tested by adding a message to our Product Comparison Forum. Please feel free to send comments on any program for the NOTES column in the following table.
P.S. If you know of any other aviation software or software sites, let Max know.
Filename | O/S | Description | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
2474.ZIP | DOS | Flight Planning Program. | |
AEROLOG.ZIP | Logbook Program. | ||
AFSS.ZIP | Pilots Guide for Automated Flight Service Stations. | ||
ARPRTS.ZIP | 3 Letter Identifier for U.S. Airports | ||
ARPTS.ZIP | 3 and 4 letter airport identifiers, from jsc.nasa.gov. | ||
AVDEMO.ZIP | DOS | Flight Planner with search database. | DEMO |
AVDUAT25.ZIP | Win-D Wx Create offline wx & multi-flt plans & send to Contel Duat. | ||
AVDUAT30.ZIP | Win-D Wx Creates Wx & Flt Pln requests offline then uploads to Contel Duat. | ||
AVPLAN.ZIP | DOS | Flight Planning Program. | OBS |
CAFP.ZIP | DOS | Flight Planning Program with database. | OBS |
DATA.ZIP | WX data upper/lower from DUAT. | ||
DISTANCE.ZIP | WIN2 | Windows Utility that Caluclates Airport to Airport Distance. | Easy |
DTCDUAT.EXE | DTCDUAT v5.1e Communications Software. | ||
DTCDUATW.ZIP | DTCDUAT for Windows v2.05 | ||
DUATCOM.ZIP | SMALL, SIMPLE PROGRAM TO CONNECT TO DUAT SERVICES. | ||
DUATFP.ASC | Help file for DUATS new FLIGHT PLANNER. | ||
DUATQP.ASC | Help file for DUATS QUICK PATH. | ||
E6B421.ZIP | Flight Planning Program. | ||
FAADICT.ZIP | Translations Used In Converting DUAT And Other Wx Rpts. | ||
FAX.ZIP | Recieve Weather-Fax pictures off the air. | ||
FDC22A.EXE | Update FDCDUAT, new version 2.2a. Self-extracting. | ||
FDCDUAT.EXE | FDCDUAT v2.1, Similar to DTCDUAT. | ||
FINALAPP.ZIP | WIN | Create & Edit Approach Plates. | |
FLTFRQ.ZIP | DOS | Flight Planning Program. | OK |
FLTPLAN.ZIP | DOS | Flight Planning Program. (Same as FLTFRQ) | OK |
FLTPLAN3.ZIP | Flight Planning Program. | Huh? | |
FLTPLN30.ZIP | DOS | Flight Planning Program v3.0. (East Coast) | OK |
FP3.ZIP | DOS | Flight Planning Program. | Hard |
FPLANNR.ZIP | Flight Planning Program, definable waypoints. | ||
GLIDRL.ZIP | Glider Pilot's Log Book. | ||
GTWV41.ZIP | A script file for use with TELIX that gets the weather report for your area. | ||
JEPP.ZIP | Jeppeson program, weather information, etc. | ||
JEPPLINK.ZIP | Aviation Weather Program, Flt Planner. | ||
LFWDEMO1.ZIP | WIN | Logbook Program for Windows, #1 of #2. | DEMO. No |
LFWDEMO2.ZIP | WIN | Logbook Program for Windows, #2 of #2. | Executable |
LOG.ZIP | Pilot Log Book Program. | ||
LOGBOOK.ZIP | Computerized Pilot Logbook, many functions. | ||
LOGTIME.ASC | How to log flight time. | ||
METAR1.DOC | METAR/TAF Briefing Booklet, MS-Word v6 Format. | ||
MARNAV45.ZIP | Convert LAT/LON (GPS) to LORAN delays and vice versa. Calculates in either GPS/LORAN coordinates. | ||
MTRDCDR.PDF | WIN | METAR/TAF Key, Side 1, Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader. | |
MTRDCDR2.PDF | WIN | METAR/TAF Key, Side 2, Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader. | |
NAVCOM14.ZIP | NavCom v1.4, Calculator. | ||
NAVIGATE.ZIP | WIN | Flight Planning Program, for Windows. | 30 days |
NAVMATE.ZIP | Navigation Program. | ||
NOTAMS.ASC | Notice To Airmen Advisory. | ||
NY_SCAN.ZIP | Scanner Frequencies for New York Area Airports. | ||
OPTILOAD.ZIP | Automated Wt & Balance Program For Transport Category A/C. | DEMO | |
PCFPL11.ZIP | Personal Computer Flight Planner v1.1. | ||
PCLOG11A.ZIP | Logbook Program for pilots. #1 of #2. | ||
PCLOG11B.ZIP | Logbook Program for pilots. #2 of #2. | ||
PILOTLOG.ZIP | Logbook Program. | ||
PLANNER.ZIP | Flight Planning Program. | ||
PLOGBOOK.ZIP | DOS | Nice pilot logbook. | |
PREFLITE.ZIP | Preflight check for W&B, D/Alt., Etc. | ||
PUBARPTS.ZIP | Extensive Listing of World-Wide Public Airports, updated 09/94. | ||
RNVAWY.ZIP | NAVX Flight Planning Program, Airway data file. | ||
RNVDAT.ZIP | NAVX Flight Planning Program, Data file. | ||
RNVDOC.ZIP | NAVX Flight Planning Program, Documentation. | ||
RNVIND.ZIP | NAVX Flight Planning Program, Index file. | ||
RNVPGM.ZIP | NAVX Flight Planning Program. | ||
RNVWIN.ZIP | Experimental NAVX Windows Program. | ||
RTENAV23.ZIP | Graphic based Flight Planning Program. | ||
SOARLOG.EXE | DOS | logbook program for glider pilots. Self-ext, inc docs. | |
TRIPQTR5.ZIP | TripQuoter V5.0 - Flight Management System | DEMO | |
VAC-PL.ZIP | Find distance and route for trips. Neat. | ||
VFRDEMO.TXT | VFR-Flight Planner 1.5b - Progam Details. | ||
WBD132S.ZIP | Weather board, utility to give state and local FT's. | ||
WBD133S.ZIP | Tie into local airport WX station for all the latest WX. | ||
WBD141S.ZIP | The Weather Board v141. | ||
WEATHE.ZIP | WeatherGraphix 4.3b. | ||
WEATHER.ZIP | WX forecasting, wind chill, temp-humidity index, heat index,dew point ect. | ||
WETH35G.ZIP | Integrated Weather Forecaster/Dbase - ver 3.5g. | ||
WXBOARD.ZIP | BBS weather access program. | ||
WXBRIEF.ZIP | Tutor for reading/understanding aviation weather reports. | ||
WXCHANL.ZIP | Weather analysis program. | ||
WXFAX.ZIP | Complete Data Base of Weather Fax Stations in the World, a Must For WXMAN20.ZIP | ||
WXGFX41A.ZIP | WX Graphix v4.1a, display wx data from CServ, DUAT, etc. | ||
WXMAN20.ZIP | Receive Weather Fax Thru SB or compatible card, Req's SW Radio & BFO | ||
WXRADAR.ZIP | Weather Radar Depiction Program. | ||
WXSOURCE.EXE | Internet Weather Sources, Self-Extracting File, Revised 6/27/95. | ||
WXSTATN.ZIP | Weather Station vS2.0. Decode weather reports easily. | ||
WXVIEW.ZIP | WXView 2.5b - view raw NWS obs and radar data in a color. | ||
WXVIEW27.ZIP | WeatherView v2.7 - Graphics weather program to search/display NWS SA/SD. | ||
WXVIEW28.ZIP | WeatherView v2.8 - Weather graphics program for pilots/hobbiests. |
30 Day Demo. | |
DOS | DOS Based Program. |
N/E | Slides Only. No Executable. |
OBS | Obsolete Database(s) or other information. |
WIN | Windows Based. |
WIN2 | Windows 2.0. |
WNT | Windows NT. |
W95 | Windows '95. |
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