No ifr mode?

Flyboy7312 · June 24, 2026, 10:37pm

Tried everything suggested but charts will not let me change the mode to ifr. Even when I import an ifr flight plan from Simbrief it gives it in vfr mode

Ian · June 24, 2026, 11:37pm

Hi…,

If you mean changing the map preset to IFR instead of VFR:

What happens when you select High IFR ?

Are you using Charts Desktop or Charts Cloud ?

Please post screenshots showing the issue using Guide to posting Screenshots.

Cheers

Ian

Flyboy7312 · June 24, 2026, 11:48pm

In the General tab it shows flight as being vfr even when I import a Simbrief ifr flight plan. In options it shows the flight as being ifr. Since in the General tab it’s vfr, I can’t have SIDs or anything ifr?

Ian · June 25, 2026, 12:13am

That setting sets UI defaults. It doesn’t affect the ability to see SID’s.

Please post the flight plan in copiable text form so we can load it.

Cheers

Ian

Rodeo314 · June 25, 2026, 12:20am

That’s just the current weather conditions at the airport. If you click on the green pill, it takes you to the METAR report from which said conditions were determined.

It’s like the green (or other color, depending on weather conditions) pill you would see on e.g. SkyVector.

Regards,

Tim

Flyboy7312 · June 25, 2026, 12:51am

What is a “copiable text form” lol sorry not familiar with this.

Ian · June 25, 2026, 12:53am

Something like

CYUL/24L DCT YUL DCT CYHU/24R

Note that CYUL has only one SID - Montreal 5 DEP, which has vectors after runway heading.

Cheers

Ian

Flyboy7312 · June 25, 2026, 1:43am

I think I found my problem. Thank you so much for your time. I figured that I can plan all my ifr procedures “even” if in the general tab it says “vfr”. But I still wonder why lolll

Ian · June 25, 2026, 1:49am

You are welcome. Glad it is resolved.

Happy flying.

Ian

Rodeo314 · June 25, 2026, 2:21am

There is no indicator of the type of flight on the general tab. I’ve explained the meaning of the (unralated) weather dot in a post above

Regards,

Tim

Flyboy7312 · June 25, 2026, 12:21pm

I’m so sorry. I saw the spinning wheel for an ad on your post and disregarded it as simply an advertisement and did not read the rest. It would have saved me a lot of searching. Thanks for the explanation.