hey i was planning on flying one of the jim routes tomarrow from KORD to LSZH i know flying over the ocean is different and was wondering how exactly i would go about programming my pmdg fmc for this. Normally i just to to fsroute and have that download the info to the fmc i dont think i can do that with nats n stuff any other info would help... thanks a bunch
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My First Across the Big Pond Flight
- Dave Blake
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As suggested on the SAX flight plan route field, I used the web address listed and went to Route Finder. I then entered the departure and destination codes, set a target enroute altitude range, enabled NATS, then pressed Find Route and there is your route for your big pond crossing for today. NATS routes change daily in the real world.
If you want, you can copy the clearance at the bottom of the page (less the departure and distination codes, DP and stars) and then go to FSRoute.com and have it generate a flight plan for download. You may need to do a little editing of the route to eliminate any fixes that FSRoute can't find. Then when you import the route into your FMC or FS9 Flight Planner you may need to manually enter the NATS fixes in longitude and latitude.
The reason that the SAX flight plans do not have route clearances for the big pond-crossing flights is because the routes change daily in the real world due to the weather and jetstream.
I don't have the PMDG 737 so maybe someone else can help with programing the FMC. Hope this helps.
If you want, you can copy the clearance at the bottom of the page (less the departure and distination codes, DP and stars) and then go to FSRoute.com and have it generate a flight plan for download. You may need to do a little editing of the route to eliminate any fixes that FSRoute can't find. Then when you import the route into your FMC or FS9 Flight Planner you may need to manually enter the NATS fixes in longitude and latitude.
The reason that the SAX flight plans do not have route clearances for the big pond-crossing flights is because the routes change daily in the real world due to the weather and jetstream.
I don't have the PMDG 737 so maybe someone else can help with programing the FMC. Hope this helps.
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