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Bob, That's right and for now, it's the only possibility. Disadvantage: you have to save the same flightplan, with different names twice in the FlightsimX file folder. But you did find out the right way. I have to do the same with Flightsim Commander. Perhaps it could be fixed in a next version of EFB. Regards Henk

Hi Bob, FS9 generated flightplans indeed can't be loaded directly into EFB. However there is a simple solution for this, and somewhere (in a post or in the manual), Urs gave a good solution for this: Load this flightplan into the FSX-flightplanner and the save it under the same name. Then you can load the fresh saved flightplan into EFB. There is another issue though. A flightplan, generated with Flightsim Commander as a Flightsimulator Flightplan can also not loaded into EFB. You can use the same work-around, described above. Then you can load this flightplan into EFB. But....there is one problem: Flightsim Commander cannot load this flightplan anymore, which is very funny. I already noticed that apparently, FSC (also the newest version) saves its flightplans in a FS9-format. Bob, couls you tell me, whether you use FSC for creating flightplans? Henk

Hello, After some experiments with loading flightplans into PMDG MD-11 and 747, I noticed that the MD-11 only imports *.rte flightplans while the 747 can import both *.rte and *.rt2. So, the possibility to save an EFB flightplan as a *.rte file should be a very nice feature. As an example, I made a flightplan with Flightsim Commander and saved that as a *.rte file. The flightplan is really simple: departure airport EDDS, flying over waypoint 4808E (is in the Airac database) and than landing at LSZH. This *.rte flightplan can be read from PMDG MD11 and 747. The *.rte file looks like this: Generated and exported by FlightSim Commander · Version 8.6 · Build:021209 3 EDDS 1 DIRECT 1 N 48.6900 E 9.2219 1266 ----- 1 0 1 1266 - -1000000 -1000000 4808E 2 DIRECT 1 N 48.0000 E 8.0000 0 0 0 0 LSZH 1 - 1 N 47.4582 E 8.5480 1414 ----- 0 0 1 1414 - -1000000 -1000000 To make it somewhat more complicated, I also saved the flightplan in LevelD format, which is also a *.rte flie and quite different. It looks like this: H,EDDS,LSZH,07, W,4808E,,0,48,8,0.000000,0.000000,0,0,0 It is a litle bit ashaming that those aicraft add-on developers don't use standard flightplan files. Life should be a lot simpler. However, since PMDG aircraft is flown by more flightsimmers as the LevelD B767 (i guess), the possibility of saving flightplans in PMDG *.rte format should be more important as any other format. Hope this helps. Nice Sunday, Henk

Thanks Urs, I found it. So my wish is furfilled already. Henk

Urs, The first flightplan (the one, made with FSBuild) Chaz mentioned the first post of this thread has the right RTE format. More can I not say. Regards Henk

Daz, Like you, I like to fly PMDG aircraft. For some reason, PMDG seems to accept *.RTE plans only for the MD11. The PMDG B747 accept only *.RT2 plans. EFB can only save flightplans in *RT2 format, not in *.RTE format. The 2 formats (*.RTE and *.RT2) have different formats. So, if you created an EFB-flightplan, and you save it in *.RT2 format, it can only be read into the FMC of the PMDG-747. That's also the reason. that your FSBuild generated *.RTE flightplan looks that different from the output of the EFB generated *.RT2 plan. Hope this helps, also when it does not solve your problem It's really a pity that EFB cannot create PMDG MD-11 flightplans. Perhaps something for the wishlist? Henk

Hello Urs, I made my first flights now, using EFB and despite the fact, that I still have a lot to learn and practise, before I do everything really OK, I would like to compliment you. EFB is a real good program!!! Still there remain questions, and the forum is therefore very interesting. What I would like to know is, is there a possibility to run FSX together with EFB, and fly without to be forced to use system time. Suppose, it's evening and I would like to make a flight at broad daylight. In FSX, I have the possibility to disable system time and season. Could I also do so when EFB is running. If not, could the option of more flexiblity in choosing another flightime in EFB, be something for the wishlist? Thanks for help Henk

Urs, I understand, that I have to run FSX in Windowed mode, but I don't want to make the FSX window smaller. So, in that case, I will move my EFB display unit to a second (small) monitor. No real problem. Thanks for the help. Henk

Hello to all. I installed EFB on the same computer and monitor as FSX. When I fly a flightplan and I would like to see the moving map, does this mean that I have to switch from FSX to the display unit from EFB (not seeing FSX anymore), or is it possible to see both moving map and FSX activated at the same time on one monitor? Best regards Henk Altena

Hello Urs, Now I understand Aivlasoft. I like the name now. Even Urs Wildermuth told in his article about EFB (FlightXPress): the name is not a typo. Being Dutch, but living in Schweiz for almost 5 years and regarding my age (there are already kids, who call me grandpa (grosspapi), I don't think, I'm able to learn this Buendner language anymore. Thanks that I could join the forum Henk (Altena)