What is PFPX?

PFPX - Professional Flight Planner X is a new flight planning tool developed by real-world pilots and dispatchers.
The aim of the program is to support the serious flight simmer to produce professional flight plans for their virtual schedules.

Status (updated 20 Apr 2012)

Contrary to some rumors that PFPX development has stopped, there was huge progress recently. The UI (User interface) is complete now and most functions are working now, requiring some fine tuning. As defining a release date is still pretty difficult, we estimate the product to be finished in summer/fall 2012

News are available at http://topcatsim.com/forum

Sample flight plan

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Screenshots

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Planned/completed Features

		Microsoft ® Windows ® application made by professional airline pilots and dispatchers (does not require any other software)
		Fully adjustable and customizable GUI (Graphical user interface) with panable/sizeable panes
		Worldwide nav-database
		"Easy plan" function for quick flightplan creation
		Large database of included airplanes
		User-editable aircraft files
		Adjustable fuel burn bias to reflect flight simulator variations
		Redispatch planning
		ETOPS integration including unbalanced ETOPS solution
		Cost-Index based flight planning
		Variable speed / constant mach segments
		Automatic flight level allocation using country dependant hemispherical rules (including metric system)
		Manual flight level selection
		Various integrated fuel planning rules (EU-OPS, FAR, CASA, etc.)
		User-defineable individual fuel planning rules
		Flight list with delay and slot management
		Upper winds, METAR/TAF and NOTAM download
		Graphical, zoom- and panable world map
		Can be used with any flight simulator
		Take-Off and Landing performance calculation (requires a full version of TOPCAT, partly working)
		Printable flight briefing package
		Plan via North Atlantic Tracks (NAT) and Pacific Track System (PACOTS)
		Defineable user waypoints and airways
		Automatic, manual or advanced route building including SIDs/STARs
		Printable map
		Export routes to various Add-Ons
		Navigraph cycle updates (in work)
		More to come...