Free Pre-Flight Planning Software
from NASA and Friends
for the General Aviation Enthusiast

Most of the following programs are free, unsupported, and not maintained. Also, some of the databases may be out of date.

DO NOT USE FOR NAVIGATION.

Thanks, and Have Fun!

Filename O/S Description Notes
FAA ATA-100 The FAA ATA-100 CD Rom (08/03/06) DB
2474.ZIP DOS Flight Planning Program.
AEROLOG.ZIP Logbook Program.
AFSS.ZIP Pilots Guide for Automated Flight Service Stations.
ARPRTS.ZIP 3 Letter Identifier for U.S. Airports
ARPTS.ZIP 3 and 4 letter airport identifiers, from jsc.nasa.gov.
AVDEMO.ZIP DOS Flight Planner with search database. DEMO
AVDUAT25.ZIP Win-D Wx Create offline wx & multi-flt plans & send to Contel Duat.
AVDUAT30.ZIP Win-D Wx Creates Wx & Flt Pln requests offline then uploads to Contel Duat.
AVPLAN.ZIP DOS Flight Planning Program. OBS
CAFP.ZIP DOS Flight Planning Program with database. OBS
DATA.ZIP WX data upper/lower from DUAT.
DISTANCE.ZIP WIN2 Windows Utility that Caluclates Airport to Airport Distance. Easy
DTCDUAT.EXE DTCDUAT v5.1e Communications Software.
DTCDUATW.ZIP DTCDUAT for Windows v2.05
DUATCOM.ZIP SMALL, SIMPLE PROGRAM TO CONNECT TO DUAT SERVICES.
DUATFP.ASC Help file for DUATS new FLIGHT PLANNER.
DUATQP.ASC Help file for DUATS QUICK PATH.
E6B421.ZIP Flight Planning Program.
FAADICT.ZIP Translations Used In Converting DUAT And Other Wx Rpts.
FAX.ZIP Recieve Weather-Fax pictures off the air.
FDC22A.EXE Update FDCDUAT, new version 2.2a. Self-extracting.
FDCDUAT.EXE FDCDUAT v2.1, Similar to DTCDUAT.
FINALAPP.ZIP WIN Create & Edit Approach Plates.
FLTFRQ.ZIP DOS Flight Planning Program. OK
FLTPLAN.ZIP DOS Flight Planning Program. (Same as FLTFRQ) OK
FLTPLAN3.ZIP Flight Planning Program. Huh?
FLTPLN30.ZIP DOS Flight Planning Program v3.0. (East Coast) OK
FP3.ZIP DOS Flight Planning Program. Hard
FPLANNR.ZIP Flight Planning Program, definable waypoints.
GLIDRL.ZIP Glider Pilot's Log Book.
GTWV41.ZIP A script file for use with TELIX that gets the weather report for your area.
JEPP.ZIP Jeppeson program, weather information, etc.
JEPPLINK.ZIP Aviation Weather Program, Flt Planner.
LFWDEMO1.ZIP WIN Logbook Program for Windows, #1 of #2. DEMO. No
LFWDEMO2.ZIP WIN Logbook Program for Windows, #2 of #2. Executable
LOG.ZIP Pilot Log Book Program.
LOGBOOK.ZIP Computerized Pilot Logbook, many functions.
LOGTIME.ASC How to log flight time.
METAR1.DOC METAR/TAF Briefing Booklet, MS-Word v6 Format.
MARNAV45.ZIP Convert LAT/LON (GPS) to LORAN delays and vice versa. Calculates in either GPS/LORAN coordinates.
MTRDCDR.PDF WIN METAR/TAF Key, Side 1, Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader.
MTRDCDR2.PDF WIN METAR/TAF Key, Side 2, Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader.
NAVCOM14.ZIP NavCom v1.4, Calculator.
NAVIGATE.ZIP WIN Flight Planning Program, for Windows. 30 days
NAVMATE.ZIP Navigation Program.
NOTAMS.ASC Notice To Airmen Advisory.
NY_SCAN.ZIP Scanner Frequencies for New York Area Airports.
OPTILOAD.ZIP Automated Wt & Balance Program For Transport Category A/C. DEMO
PCFPL11.ZIP Personal Computer Flight Planner v1.1.
PCLOG11A.ZIP Logbook Program for pilots. #1 of #2.
PCLOG11B.ZIP Logbook Program for pilots. #2 of #2.
PILOTLOG.ZIP Logbook Program.
PLANNER.ZIP Flight Planning Program.
PLOGBOOK.ZIP DOS Nice pilot logbook.
PREFLITE.ZIP Preflight check for W&B, D/Alt., Etc.
PUBARPTS.ZIP Extensive Listing of World-Wide Public Airports, updated 09/94.
RNVAWY.ZIP NAVX Flight Planning Program, Airway data file.
RNVDAT.ZIP NAVX Flight Planning Program, Data file.
RNVDOC.ZIP NAVX Flight Planning Program, Documentation.
RNVIND.ZIP NAVX Flight Planning Program, Index file.
RNVPGM.ZIP NAVX Flight Planning Program.
RNVWIN.ZIP Experimental NAVX Windows Program.
RTENAV23.ZIP Graphic based Flight Planning Program.
SOARLOG.EXE DOS logbook program for glider pilots. Self-ext, inc docs.
TRIPQTR5.ZIP TripQuoter V5.0 - Flight Management System DEMO
VAC-PL.ZIP Find distance and route for trips. Neat.
VFRDEMO.TXT VFR-Flight Planner 1.5b - Progam Details.
WBD132S.ZIP Weather board, utility to give state and local FT's.
WBD133S.ZIP Tie into local airport WX station for all the latest WX.
WBD141S.ZIP The Weather Board v141.
WEATHE.ZIP WeatherGraphix 4.3b.
WEATHER.ZIP WX forecasting, wind chill, temp-humidity index, heat index,dew point ect.
WETH35G.ZIP Integrated Weather Forecaster/Dbase - ver 3.5g.
WXBOARD.ZIP BBS weather access program.
WXBRIEF.ZIP Tutor for reading/understanding aviation weather reports.
WXCHANL.ZIP Weather analysis program.
WXFAX.ZIP Complete Data Base of Weather Fax Stations in the World, a Must For WXMAN20.ZIP
WXGFX41A.ZIP WX Graphix v4.1a, display wx data from CServ, DUAT, etc.
WXMAN20.ZIP Receive Weather Fax Thru SB or compatible card, Req's SW Radio & BFO
WXRADAR.ZIP Weather Radar Depiction Program.
WXSOURCE.EXE Internet Weather Sources, Self-Extracting File, Revised 6/27/95.
WXSTATN.ZIP Weather Station vS2.0. Decode weather reports easily.
WXVIEW.ZIP WXView 2.5b - view raw NWS obs and radar data in a color.
WXVIEW27.ZIP WeatherView v2.7 - Graphics weather program to search/display NWS SA/SD.
WXVIEW28.ZIP WeatherView v2.8 - Weather graphics program for pilots/hobbiests.

Notes
Abbreviation
Meaning
DB Database
30 days 30 Day Demo.
DOS DOS Based Program.
N/E Slides Only. No Executable.
OBS Obsolete Database(s) or other information.
WIN Windows Based.
WIN2 Windows 2.0.
WNT Windows NT.
W95 Windows '95.

DOWNLOAD & UNZIP HELP
Most of these programs must be unzipped with PKUNZIP from PKWARE (download pkunzip if you don't already have it - there are versions for most operating systems).
1) Create a directory for the program.
2) Pick on the program name to download it to your computer.
3) Download (Save) into your created directory.
4) Either execute the self-extracting '.EXE'. program (e.g. fred.exe) or
4) Unzip the '.ZIP' program with pkunzip (e.g. pkunzip fred.zip).

 

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