I'm just wondering how other users are doing here. Do you print out and use the entire PDF trip tick? A typical 3-hour flight for me generates 75 pages...

How do you use the trip tick when you fly?

While I like the idea of a trip tic, I've found them to be not very useful. I like to cross check my position with VORs, and most of the time the useful VORs for this are not on the trip tic.

Dear All
I am using Premium Flight Planning but it is not working for me i get a erra message but Basic flght Planning i get the charts so i am canncelling my Premium Member Ship
and this softwear is only for USA
Sunil

Regarding the question "How do you use the TripTicks?" here's a little info that may be of help.

The earliest iterations of the TripTick, some 8 or 9 years ago,were quite simple, short and sweet, providing just a nav log and the charts of your choice.

As time went on, users asked for enhancements, for example, adding a profile view, FBO data, TFRs, NOTAMs, Weather, etc. To answer those users we expanded the options available on the TripTick page to provide for a lot of printed stuff that if "fully checked" would generate a whole lot of people and burn up precious ink. A lot of the items in the full TripTick are nice to know and can be viewed at the flight planning phase but are probably less than helpful in printed form on paper in the cockpit when you are the sole pilot on board.

With that in mind, here is the procedure I follow:

After doing all the planning, including referencing the Profile View to be sure my selected flight altitudes make sense with regard to terrain and obstructions, I will select most of the TripTick options and then hit "Generate PDF." That will create a nice file on the computer that I can review and decide what I really want in print form.

Quite frequently, what I want in a print form is just the nav log, the charts, and a few terminal procedure graphics. I can then go back to my planned flight and deselect the NOTAMs, weather, etc., and create a new TripTick of only what I want. One real advantage of this method (compared to buying charts and terminals) is that I can print things in a large format to help with my older eyes; a real blessing in poor cockpit lighting at night in instrument conditions.

I hope this helps a bit.

As for the other comment about the TripTicks not working, that's a big "Ooops!" on our end and will be fixed shortly.

Bill Norman
AeroPlanner.com