Flight Planner or ATC Mod

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I stoped with IFR ATC, it is indeed too rigid about runway choice. In another hand, it is very nice to drive us by the hand to the approach....

So
I installed FSNavigator, from the moving map, you get all info needed in flight without need of the dreadfull FS2004 map.
I start a VFR flight, here you can ask clearance to take off, You are assigned to the default runway but can ask any other.

You keep then the advantage of AI traffic warnings but free to follow your own flight plan.

When arriving, the moving map shows you exactly where you are so, no more need for ATC IFR driving. open the option "Nearest airports". When your
destination airport appears in the list (it is refreshed in real time) select it and ask for clearance. If the assigned runway does not fit your plan,
then simply ask for the one you wish (check the wind on the ATIS first , who knows...)

FSNavigator is very complementary with FSPassengers, You can define the important parameters of your plane like climb rate speed during climbs
descent, landing, fuel flow in climb, cruise, descent etc.
From there, you can get VERY ACURATE flight time and fuel calculations (to see your climb, cruis, descent fuel flow... simply check your FSPassengers
flight logs...)

Really nothing to do with the poor FS2004 flight planer.