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Radio Aids Navigation Tutor RANT-XL

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RANT is the answer to all your radio navigation questions, a software training and exercise package designed for any pilot who wants to learn and practice the fundamental skills of radio navigation.

RANT provides imaginative tutorials, consolidation exercise and the opportunity to practice radio navigation skills on your PC. Radio navigation aids covered are VOR, DME, ADF, ILS, RNAV and GPS. There is also an easy-to-use flight planning function with GPS upload/download capability.

Whether working on your basic PPL, IMC rating or Instrument rating skills, this package will make your flying time more productive. Also ideal as a briefing and de-briefing aid for Flight Instructors.

Minimum System Requirements: PC with Windows 98/ME/2000/XP; mouse; 16-bit colour graphics card, 800x600 pixel screen resolution.
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FliteStar (Jeppesen) VFR PC Software

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The pilot's choice among flight planning software now comes in a VFR version. This basic version of FliteStar gives you comfort and flexibility in flight planning with unparalleled precision and speed. FliteStar VFR includes the functionality to satisfy even the most discriminating VFR flyer.

Optional FliteStar VFR Revision Services are available after initial software purchase. Please note that only Initial Service is available online at this time. For Revision Services and One-Time Updates please contact PilotShop directly.

If you buy FliteStar VFR to get started, you can upgrade to the expanded features and capabilities of FliteStar IFR simply by paying the price difference between the two - your investment guaranted!

FliteStar VFR includes the functionality to satisfy even the most discriminating VFR flyer with features that include:

  • Graphical TFR Depiction
  • GPS upload capability
  • Point-and-click as well as automatic routing
  • Routing between VORs, NDBs, airports and user-defined waypoints
  • Direct and great circle paths
  • Routing around special use airspace
  • Color-coded elevation information in the planview and profile views
  • Terrain avoidance flight planning option
  • Connection to GTE or DTC DUATS via the Internet
  • Graphic weather overlays
  • Printed nav logs, flight plan forms, and more
  • Weight and balance, plus CG location calculations
  • Dozens of aircraft models and the ability to build your own
  • Fully compatible with Jeppesen digital RasterPlus VFR and nautical charts
  • Sunrise and sunset calendar
  • Color-coded elevation information that can be viewed in both the planview and profile views
  • Internet or modem connection to CSC or DTC DUATS for current weather and flight plan filing 
  • Auto load function makes installation and NavData updates incredibly easy.
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FliteStar (Jeppesen) IFR PC Software

FliteStar IFR v9.0 is the world's leading desktop flight planner! It includes all of the features of FliteStar VFR and Jeppesen's exclusive VectorPlus mapping technology and vector chart themes, which offer Jeppesen low and high altitude enroute chart emulations as well as user-customizable charts. FliteStar's chart filtering features allow you to select which chart items are depicted. Intelligent chart de-clutter automatically minimizes label overwrite, making charts easier to read. FliteStar's GPS-direct router avoids airspace vertically as well as laterally, when asked to do so. Integrated terrain data makes your planning easier and more complete by displaying the color-coded elevation information in both the planview and profile views.

Weather animation capabilities allow Jeppesen weather images, including satellite and radar images, to be shown in moving sequence, thus depicting weather trend information.
And, with release v9.0, cloud bases are automatically shown in the profile view when your weather briefing is complete.

FliteStar takes full advantage of Windows 32-bit technology allowing you to customize your screen layout. You can adjust your display to show just a single chart, multiple charts, toolbars, and information bars, or anything in between.

FliteStar v9.0 IFR includes all of the charting, display, and planning features described here and more:
  • TFR view and avoid information directly from the FAA
  • Wind - Aware (pressure pattern) routing
  • Wind component arrows in the profile view
  • Flight optimization displaying the best altitude for saving time and fuel
  • Enhanced aircraft performance modeling
  • DUATS weather retrieval, flight plan filing
  • A multitude of printable reports
  • Electronic JeppGuide with airport diagrams, hotels, FBOs, etc
  • A route wizard that makes flight planning fast and simple
  • User-defined waypoints with lat/lon resolution to 5 decimal places
  • New highly sophisticated routing algorithms
  • Routing around 15 different types of airspace as well as FIRs/UIRs
  • Over 50 aircraft models ranging from a Cessna 150 to a Boeing 757
  • Free Aircraft Model EXchange offering access to many more models
  • GPS upload/download
  • Trip Kit and strip chart printing
  • Fully compatible with JeppView, Jeppesen's digital approach charts
  • Intelligent chart declutter that minimizes label overwrite, making your charts easier to read without manual adjustment
  • Integrated terrain data to make your planning easier
  • Weather overlay on any chart