AOPA Flight Training - AOPA's Real Time Flight Planner

AOPA has partnered with Jeppesen to create an easy to use real-time flight planning software tool that provides the basic capabilities that most pilots need without bogging you down in thousands of details or complex functions. All you have to do is download and install the software, setup your individual pilot and aircraft profiles, then start planning your flights! AOPA's Real-Time Flight Planner (RTFP) will take care of all the details regarding fuel burns, time to waypoints, wind correction, magnetic variation, ground speed, etc.

Would you like to learn more before you download? Visit AOPA's Real Time Flight Planner Tutorial, and follow a step-by-step demonstration of how to create your first flight plan and stop the program at any time to navigate to different sections and topics of interest.

Always Uses the Latest Data Straight from Approved Sources

Flight Planner Screen image We all know that temporary flight restrictions (TFRs), weather data, airport information, and other navigational information is constantly changing. So every time you use RTFP, the software will use your Internet connection to check with Jeppesen for updates to their master navigation database, as well as to check for real-time updates to TFRs. If you've registered for free access to the FAA's Direct User Access Terminal System (DUATS), RTFP can access and display real-time weather data including radar, satellite images, and winds aloft. It can even access data from AOPA's Airport Directory Online including NACO IFR approach plates. Between these three world-class sources of real-time data, your flight planning will always be current and accurate.

Key Features Make Planning Fast and Easy

Simplified route wizard gets you going fast (with direct or airway routing)
Graphical display of enroute charts with unlimited display zooming
Overlay radar and satellite images on your route (uses data from DUATS)
Interactive graphical rubber-banding of routes around weather, airspace, and TFRs
Store and recall multiple routes (simultaneous maximum of 10)
Store and recall multiple aircraft profiles (simultaneous maximum of 5)
Each route can contain up to 35 waypoints
Access your personalized profiles from any Internet-connected computer
Coverage area includes all of North America
Access the latest airport and FBO data and IFR approach plates from AOPA's Airport Directory Online

	View installation instructions and access a link that will let you download the Windows installation file for the AOPA Real-Time Flight Planner.
	Once installed, you'll need a live internet connection. The first time you use the flight planner, you'll need to enter your AOPA Username and Password (the same ones you use to access member only content on AOPA.org). If you've forgotten either, get a login reminder.
	Learn how to setup your pilot and aircraft profiles.
	Read the frequently asked questions.
	Access RTFP's online Help system.
	View the printed documentation (Online Version).
	View (or download) the printed documentation (PDF Version).
	Get information about DUATS or access an authorized DUATS service provider. Use of DUATS is free but requires a current FAA medical certificate.
	If you need more detailed information about the Real-time Flight Planner, please visit the RTFP pages.
	Send comments about AOPA's Real-time Flight Planner to our help department.

Other Features Include:

Graphical overlays of real-time TFRs and Washington ADIZ along with listing of current NOTAMs.

Real-time TFR graphical overlay with current NOTAMs.

Locate active TFRs and special-use airspace (SUA) areas, then rubber-band the route around them
Rolling the cursor across a TFR or SUA depiction shows altitudes and duration; double-clicking on the depiction pulls up the textual notam description.

Real-Time weather map selected from weather thumbnails.

Real-time weather map.

Based on route, obtain weather briefing including radar summaries and weather chart products from either DUATS provider, then overlay route with current radar or satellite graphics for a clear picture of weather along the way.

Clicking an airport displays basic data along with links to approach charts and AOPA's Airport Directory Online.

Tap into AOPA's Airport Directory Online.

Double-click on a landing facility for basic information and links to the Airport Directory Online and current online instrument approach procedures.
Airport and approach procedure information can be printed out in kneeboard format.

Rubber-band your route to avoid weather and special use airspace (SUA)

Set level of detail on en route chart.

Show state boundaries, cities, landing facilities, airways, intersections, and navigation aids using zoom in/zoom out and select/de-select tools
Flight Plan and Navigation Log created automatically as route is planned.