Functionality

Zoom out to a location that covers several places where you want more detail. Use the drag-and-zoom feature once to get to the detailed zoom level, and then use the Previous View and Next View to quickly go back and forth between the overview and the detailed view.

Also, hide terrain whenever possible because it takes up the most download time relative to other map features.

To get landing and departure calculations for stops along a route, create and save each leg as its own route (KGAF -> KONA, KONA -> KHFY, etc.).

The data is missing from the national terrain database JIFP uses (along with FliteStar, JeppView, FliteDeck, and JetPlanner). A number of low-lying areas worldwide are missing, as well as the western half of the Bohai sea in China. When the data is fixed at the source, your chart data will update when you log onto the server.

JIFP downloads temporary flight restrictions (TFRs) directly from an FAA website. For the latest information, call the local Flight Service Station at 1-800-WX-BRIEF.

If you want to plan a Defense VFR (DVFR) flight, generate your route with one of the available flight rules in the Flight Plan dialog box, add a waypoint at the ADIZ crossing using the rubberband method, and select the DVFR check box in the FAA flight plan form.

Currently, JIFP and FliteStar do not take the Eurocontrol rules into account. If you need valid Eurocontrol routing, talk with a Jeppesen Customer Support Representative about JetPlan which is getting a 90% Eurocontrol acceptance rate.

In situations where you have to fly from a TFR or into a TFR to reach your airport, plan your route with a  nearby airport outside the TFR. When the route is generated, use the rubberband method to drag the waypoint from that airport, and drop it on the airport where you need to fly. This procedure should work for outgoing and incoming routes.

Jeppesen Internet Flight Planner provides access to an on-line library of 100 pre-built aircraft.  These aircraft can be used 'as is' or customized to more closely match specific operating parameters of your airplane. You can also build an aircraft model from scratch. Once your preferences are set, save your aircraft to the server. Saving your aircraft to the server makes it available if you change computers.

It is strongly recommended that you modify an existing aircraft even if it means changing every number. Editing an aircraft model similar to yours gives you a feel for how the data is entered for that type of airplane. This action also minimizes the risk of saving and closing a model with empty or corrupt data fields, which are difficult to fix. To begin building an aircraft model from the beginning, view Creating a New Aircraft.

Information is not shared between the two applications on the server, and no export/import functionality exists. The following suggestions might help you to copy the information into JIFP.

• If you would like to copy an aircraft model into JIFP:

1. Connect to JIFP and RTFP simultaneously.

2. In RTFP, open the aircraft modeling dialog box and move it to one side of your display.

3. In JIFP, you can either select a sample model from the database that closely matches yours (recommended), or you can create a new aircraft model. On the appropriate tabs, transcribe the aircraft model information into JIFP.

• If you want to copy the aircraft model into JIFP and cannot connect both applications simultaneously:

1. Connect to RTFP.

2. Select the desired aircraft, and take a screenshot of the Basic Info and Aircraft Name tabs:

1. Press ALT+PRINT SCREEN.

2. Open an image editor application, such as Microsoft© Paint.

3. Press CTRL+V.

4. Click File > Save to save the image to your hard drive.

3. Disconnect from RTFP.

4. Connect to JIFP. You can either select a sample model from the database that closely matches yours (recommended), or you can create a new aircraft model. On the appropriate tabs, transcribe the aircraft model information into JIFP.

NOTE:   RTFP uses very basic aircraft models that only incorporate the Basic Info and Aircraft Name tabs. You must add other information to have a complete aircraft model.

• To copy your routes from RTFP:

1. Connect to RTFP and load your route from the server.

2. Note the waypoints in your route from departure to destination.

3. Connect to JIFP and create a new route (CTRL+F).

4. In the Plan Route dialog box, enter the departure and destination airports.

5. If VORs, NDBs, airports, terminal, and enroute fixes are used, in the Route Type drop-down menu, select Plain Language Routing and enter all the intermediate waypoints, separated by a space.

6. Once you are finished entering the remaining information, click OK.

7. Use the rubberband feature to make any edits to your route.

Not with the first iteration of JIFP. See the previous questions with ideas of how to transcribe the information into JIFP.

Not with the current iteration of JIFP.

The primary source of airport data used in JIFP is JeppGuide. JeppGuide is very similar to the AOPA Directory for most U.S. airports. However, JIFP does provide a link to the AOPA directory in the Airport Properties dialog box for those who prefer that information source. An AOPA user name and password is required.

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