PREFLIGHT PLANNING WORKSPACE

Above The Lakes

Public site Planning mode · Not for navigation
Distance—nautical miles
ETE—wind adjusted
Trip fuel—taxi through descent
Fuel at landing—planned remaining
Avg groundspeed—knots
Arrival—estimated local input time
MAP DISPLAY Aviation chart layer
FAA chart products
Street map selected. Aviation chart layers are supplemental and must be checked for currency.
Live traffic loading…Internet traffic is enabled by default.
Enter a route and build the flight plan.
FAA DIGITAL CHARTS

Aviation chart display

Available chart layers

VFR SectionalVisual navigation, airports, controlled airspace, special-use airspace, obstructions, and navigation aids.
Terminal Area ChartLarger-scale VFR detail around selected Class B metropolitan areas. Tiles appear only where TAC coverage exists.
IFR Low EnrouteLow-altitude IFR airway and navigation information for supplemental planning.
IFR High EnrouteHigh-altitude IFR route structure for supplemental planning.

Chart limitations

Chart tiles are loaded from FAA Aeronautical Information Services map services. Chart coverage is scale dependent, so a layer may appear blank until the map is zoomed into its supported range. Verify the chart edition and effective dates before every flight.

The displayed route, weather, emergency range, and other overlays are application-generated layers and are not part of the underlying FAA chart.

Chart selection

Use the chart selector above the map on the Overview tab. Your last selected chart and opacity are saved in this browser.

Flight phase summary

No route calculated.

Destination runway wind analysis

Weather and runway data will appear after the route is built.
FUEL INTELLIGENCE

Range and fuel-stop planning

Open full fuel module

Aircraft fuel profile

The selected aircraft now stores fuel type, typical fuel onboard, usable fuel, reserve, cruise flow and a conservative safe-range planning factor.

Build a route, then open the full Fuel module for range rings and corridor airport suggestions.

Fuel data confidence

Airport fuel availability and prices are not consistently available from one free authoritative source. Above The Lakes keeps database-provided information separate from pilot-entered observations and displays update dates.

Departure weather

Build a route to retrieve METAR and TAF data.

Destination weather

Build a route to retrieve METAR and TAF data.

Route PIREPs

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Build a route to retrieve reports.

SIGMETs

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Build a route to retrieve advisories.

G-AIRMETs

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Build a route to retrieve advisories.

Center Weather Advisories

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Build a route to retrieve advisories.
CONSOLIDATED ROUTE REVIEW

Preflight weather briefing

Build a route to assemble the briefing.

Route and fuel

No route calculated.

Weather overview

No weather retrieved.

Weather products affecting the route corridor

No products retrieved.

Source record

Data source and retrieval time will appear here.
FAA AIRSPACE REVIEW

Temporary restrictions and NOTAM review

Open official FAA TFR map
Build a route to retrieve current TFR information.

Route-area TFRs

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No route loaded.

Airport NOTAM review

Build a route to create the airport NOTAM checklist.
Open FAA NMS

Operational reminder

The TFR list is a supplemental convenience. Review the complete controlling NOTAM, airport and enroute NOTAMs, and obtain an authoritative briefing. A missing item or unavailable feed must never be interpreted as clear airspace.

LIVE TRAFFIC · SUPPLEMENTAL

Nearby aircraft

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Nearby aircraft — supplemental awarenessChoose Internet traffic for planning, a Stratux receiver while connected to its cockpit Wi-Fi, or Demo to practice. Aircraft symbols also appear on the main map. Keep looking outside: this display can miss traffic and must never be used for separation or collision avoidance.

Traffic source

Traffic diagnostics

Choose a traffic source to begin.

Operational limitations

Keep looking outside. A missing aircraft symbol does not mean the sky is clear. Use this only as extra awareness.

Never use this display for collision avoidance or separation. Internet traffic can be delayed, incomplete, rate-limited, or absent. Local receiver traffic depends on receiver coverage, antenna performance, ADS-B participation, and ground rebroadcast availability.

Maintain visual vigilance and use approved onboard equipment. A missing target does not mean the airspace is clear.

Open Live Flight Following

Traffic targets

Click a target to center it on the map.

Traffic is off.

Aircraft profiles

Aircraft profile

Choosing a configuration rebuilds the profile using its factory-baseline planning values. You can then edit the individual values for the specific aircraft.

EMERGENCY PLANNING REFERENCE

Diversion and glide planning

Planning position

Glide calculations are geometric estimates only. Wind, terrain, maneuvering, reaction time, aircraft condition, and configuration can materially reduce achievable range.

Glide estimate

Enter a position and altitude to estimate the still-air glide envelope.

Ranked nearby airports

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No emergency search has been run.
REVISION-CONTROLLED REFERENCE

Aircraft emergency checklist workspace