I am one of those “serious” virtual pilots who spend a lot of time planning my flights – I check current weather, forecasts, NOTAMS. To make this review and description complete, I need to start with a short story of how I plan my flights.

It is (again) the added value of PFPX – it makes me learn. When I translated this review today – I see several mistakes that I made in this flight plan – today I would plan such a flight a little differently. PFPX changed this – since then I got PMDG 777, 737 and Jetstream and I can say that I enjoy them so much mostly thanks to PFPX that gives me the opportunity to plan my flights properly. A year ago I rarely flew airliners. I never had time to properly plan a flight and I chose easier flights (easier mainly in terms of data collecting). That is the greates value of this software. I see a value in this – it’s impossible to explain all aspects of flight planning in software manual (it’s not the role of software manual!). Some may say that this is a flaw of PFPX – it does not explain everything. I spend hours studying manuals, books and forums (pprune for example) looking for explanations. But I compare my knowledge now with what I knew two months ago, when I first started using PFPX and I see how much have I learned. Some values that could be corrected or some errors that I made. “Pro pilots who cross the Pond often and who know their 777 will surely find some mistakes in my flight plan. In March 2015 when I wrote this review in Polish I said: PFPX gives me freedom – it helps me in what I need, allowing me to take all the tasks that I want to perform myself. With Professional Flight Planner X I can enjoy a well prepared flight without sacrificing precious time for tedious tasks of collecting and copying data. On the other hand – virtual flying is just a hobby of mine – I do not have hours to plan every flight, I do not have time to collect NOTAMS and METARS from several sources.

For my flights I want to have a serious flight plan that I created, checked and accepted. Try it – you will be delighted! What did I gain with PFPX? Actually it made me more interested in flying airliners as it positively transformed the entire experience. For me, PFPX changed the way I plan my flights. If you are up to the job – I strongly recommend it. It is up to you if you create great and realistic flight plans with it. It is an amazing tool! But you need to remember that it is just a tool. It’s good! Read my review to know how good and why you need it. After two months of learning I am ready to review Aerosoft’s Professional Flight Planner X. Flight planning for (virtual) airline pilots.

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