Introduction
This topic describes how to redirect to the SimBrief Dispatch System with all of the desired flight options auto-filled for the user.
How it Works
This is accomplished by including the desired parameters in the redirect URL. Using this method, developers can auto-fill as many or as few of the dispatch options as they’d like. For example, suppose a Virtual Airline (“ABC Virtual Airlines”) operated the following flight:
Flight: ABC1234
Aircraft: B738
Origin: KORD
Destination: KSFO
Departure: 1630Z
Time Enroute: 4:30
If the VA wanted to offer a SimBrief flight plan for this flight, they could insert the following link into their flight schedule:
There are no guidelines on how the link should be formatted, but one suggested format would be to format it with SimBrief’s logo. For example:
<a href="https://dispatch.simbrief.com/options/custom?airline=ABC&fltnum=1234&type=B738&orig=KORD&dest=KSFO&deph=16&depm=30&steh=4&stem=30" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.simbrief.com/previews/sblogo_small.png"></a>
A pilot following this link will arrive at the Dispatch Options page with their flight data already filled in! Note how the parameters of the flight are passed along in the link. Almost every Dispatch Option can be specified in this way; VAs who simulate an entire fleet can specify the Aircraft Registration and VAs with preferred routes can even specify the route to be used.
Note that this link does not bypass the system’s login page. A user must be logged in in order to arrive at the Dispatch Options page, if they are not they will be shown the login screen before proceeding to the dispatch system.
Dispatch Options
| Dispatch Option | Parameter | Example Value 1, Example Value 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Airline | airline | ABC |
| Flight Number | fltnum | 1234 |
| Aircraft | type | B738 |
| Origin | orig | KORD |
| Destination | dest | KSFO |
| Date | date | 11JUL13 |
| Departure Time (Hour) | deph | 16 |
| Departure Time (Minute) | depm | 30 |
| Route | route | PLL SNY GAROT OAL MOD4 |
| Scheduled Time (Hour) | steh | 4 |
| Scheduled Time (Minute) | stem | 30 |
| Aircraft Registration | reg | N123XX |
| Aircraft Fin Number | fin | 123 |
| Aircraft SELCAL | selcal | XXXX |
| Passengers | pax | 100 |
| Alternate | altn | KLAX |
| Number of Alternates | altn_count | 4 |
| Avoid Alternates | altn_avoid | KBDL KALB |
| Alternate # 1-4 Ident | altn_#_id | KBOS |
| Alternate # 1-4 Runway | altn_#_rwy | 22R |
| Alternate # 1-4 Route | altn_#_route | MERIT ROBUC3 |
| Takeoff Alternate | toaltn | KBOS |
| Enroute Alternate | eualtn | KBDL |
| Altitude | fl | 34000, FL340 |
| Captain’s Name | cpt | JOHN DOE |
| ID Number | pid | 12345 |
| Fuel Factor | fuelfactor | P00 |
| Manual ZFW | manualzfw | 40.1 |
| Extra Fuel | addedfuel | 5 |
| Cont Fuel | contpct | 0.05 |
| Reserve Fuel | resvrule | 45 |
| Taxi Out (Minutes) | taxiout | 10 |
| Taxi In (Minutes) | taxiin | 4 |
| Cargo Weight | cargo | 5.0 |
| Departure Runway | origrwy | 06L |
| Arrival Runway | destrwy | 36R |
| Climb Profile | climb | 250/300/78 |
| Descent Profile | descent | 84/280/250 |
| Cruise Profile | cruise | LRC, CI |
| Cost Index | civalue | 25, AUTO |
| Callsign | callsign | ABC1234 |
| Dispatch Remarks | manualrmk | TEST REMARK, MULTILINE\nREMARK |
| Static ID | static_id | ABC_123 |
| Aircraft Data | acdata | {“cat”:“M”,“equip”:“SDE3FGHIRWY”, “transponder”:“S”,“pbn”:“PBN/A1B1C1D1”, “extrarmk”:“DAT/V RVR/250 RMK/EXAMPLE”, “maxpax”:“146”,“oew”:96.5,“mzfw”:134.5, “mtow”:169.8,“mlw”:142.2,“maxfuel”:42.6} |
| — | — | — |
| Plan Format | planformat | LIDO |
| Units | units | LBS or KGS |
| Detailed Navlog | navlog | 1 or 0 (1 enables, 0 disables) |
| ETOPS Planning | etops | 1 or 0 (1 enables, 0 disables) |
| Plan Stepclimbs | stepclimbs | 1 or 0 (1 enables, 0 disables) |
| Runway Analysis | tlr | 1 or 0 (1 enables, 0 disables) |
| Include NOTAMs | notams | 1 or 0 (1 enables, 0 disables) |
| FIR NOTAMs | firnot | 1 or 0 (1 enables, 0 disables) |
| Auto-Insert SID/STAR | find_sidstar | 1 or 0 (1 enables, 0 disables) |
| Flight Maps | maps | detail, simple, or none |