How to use the Plain Language Router

A new feature has been added to Golden Eagle FlightPrep software! The Plain Language Router (PLR) makes it easy to directly enter your desired routings. If you know exactly what path you want to file, just select Plain Language Router from the Route menu option in Golden Eagle, Golden Eagle Plus and ChartCase Professional. Simply open the PLR, enter your route with spaces between each waypoint, and you are done! Are you short on oxygen or not equipped? Simply enter "KUAO *V-9000 KSAC" and the system will build a valid airways route from Aurora to Sacramento Executive with a maximum MEA of 9000'. The router also routes using Jet airways (KUAO *J-35000 KBED) and GPS Direct (adds a GPS waypoint every 100-200 miles).

Here is an example, feel free to follow along with your software: You are planning a flight from Hillsboro, OR (KHIO) to Red Bluff, CA (KRBL) From KHIO, fly over the NOONS intersection, and follow low airways to KRBL. Open up the PLR from the menu bar option [Route] and select Plain Language Router Enter: khio noons *v krbl. Each entry is separated by a space. The *v has the PLR (Plain Language Router) plan the flight using Victor Airways. Note: The PLR is not case sensitive. Notice that our altitude (set in the Route Planner – Properties) clears terrain but is not above the MEAs (Minimum Enroute Altitudes). To adjust your actual flight altitude please set it in the Flight Properties Window (right next to Plan It on the Chart Tab).

The PLR can also plan the flight using the MEAs for the route. After the *v, enter a dash (-) followed by your desired altitude in feet… e.g.: KHIO NOONS *V-7000 KRBL The -7000 tells the PLR to plan the flight so that all MEAs are at, or below 7,000’ The flight path DOES clear all MEAs along the route but the route is much longer than the more direct route. You can go back the PLR and make changes in the previous routing. To fly the shortest route using Victor Airways would require an altitude of 11,000’ e.g.: KHIO NOONS *V-11000 KRBL.

For more information on the PLR, graphical examples, and other ways to use the Golden Eagle software please see page 76 of the FlightPrep User Manual. The manual is always accessible in the software by selecting Help from the menu bar and selecting Help Manual. If you have additional questions please email support@flightprep.com