Weather animation capabilities allow Jeppesen weather images, including satellite and radar images, to be shown in moving sequence, thus depicting weather trend information.
And, with release v9.0, cloud bases are automatically shown in the profile view when your weather briefing is complete.
FliteStar takes full advantage of Windows 32-bit technology allowing you to customize your screen layout. You can adjust your display to show just a single chart, multiple charts, toolbars, and information bars, or anything in between.
FliteStar v9.0 IFR includes all of the charting, display, and planning features described here and more:
- TFR view and avoid information directly from the FAA
- Wind - Aware (pressure pattern) routing
- Wind component arrows in the profile view
- Flight optimization displaying the best altitude for saving time and fuel
- Enhanced aircraft performance modeling
- DUATS weather retrieval, flight plan filing
- A multitude of printable reports
- Electronic JeppGuide with airport diagrams, hotels, FBOs, etc
- A route wizard that makes flight planning fast and simple
- User-defined waypoints with lat/lon resolution to 5 decimal places
- New highly sophisticated routing algorithms
- Routing around 15 different types of airspace as well as FIRs/UIRs
- Over 60 aircraft models pre-built and ready to use
- Free Aircraft Model EXchange offering access to many more models
- GPS upload/download
- Trip Kit and strip chart printing
- Fully compatible with JeppView, Jeppesen's digital approach charts
- Intelligent chart declutter that minimizes label overwrite, making your charts easier to read without manual adjustment
- Integrated terrain data to make your planning easier
- Weather overlay on any chart