Pmdg 737-800

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I recently purchased a subscription. I create my flight plans in navigraph. I love flying the PMDG 737-800. I can import simbrief flight plan into my FMC no problem.

Once i start a free flight using the navigrapgh flight plan. Once I start the flight I can access the navigraph icon, open it, see the plan and then I can EXPORT then “load as active plan”.

However I cannot acces the plan in FMC. I only see old plans or one from simbrief.

I can load a simbrief flight plan via the EFB, no problem.

I want to use navigraph for flight planning and charts.

Can you please help

Ian

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Hi Ian,

Assuming MSFS 2024,

After you “Load as active flightplan”, in the RTE page, choose CO ROUTE with the flight plan name.

Cheers

Ian

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Ian,

thanks for the reply.

If i press CO ROUTE, all I see is old Simbrief flight plans.

PMDG 737-800: I tried a test, I started at a completely new airport, never been before, no route plan. Start new flight at YPAD. Open Navigraph icon while sitting on runway. Create a new flight plan, EXPORT, then LOAD AS ACTIVE PLAN. Enter YPAD in FMS ORIGIN. press routes, nothing, press CO ROUTE, nothing.

However, if I use ASOBO 737, press EXPORT, then LOAD AS ACTIVE PLAN. I have the plan IN the FMC, press activate and we are go, done.

I prefer the PMDG 737-800, my FMC PAP PFC all work perfectly every time. I prefer Navigraph flight planner a I have ARR and DEP option inplace.

I feel like it is a file location issue, but I am going around in circles.

FS24, WIN11, WINWING FMC using SIMAPPRO, problem only with PMDG 737-800

Ian.

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Hi Ian,

I was incorrect. The LOAD AS ACTIVE PLAN updates the flight plan in the simulator and any WT avionics, but not the PMDG FMC.

To use the PMDG FMC CO Route, you Export from Charts Desktop or Charts Cloud in PMDG RTE format to:

%localappdata%\Packages\Microsoft.Limitless_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalState\WASM\MSFS2024\pmdg-aircraft-738\work\Flightplans

Alternately:

  • Copy the flight plan text string into SimBrief.
  • Generate a SimBrief flight plan.
  • Use the PMDG EFB to load the SimBrief plan.
  • Choose FMC FLT PLAN REQUEST.
  • Load the green flight plan in FMC.

Cheers

Ian

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Ian,

thanks, the first solution worked perfectly. Export flightplan.rte into flight plans. Also allows me to clear out old plans. Not sure why, but when I export the file, I need to add the (.rte) extension to the file name prior to save. Weird. I also found if I want the correct directions from ground and the tower, I should put the DEP RWY into the FS2024 Flight plan prior to start flight.

Do these step and I had a very enjoyable taxi and flight.

Thanks

Ian L.

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Hi Ian,

You are welcome. Glad it is resolved.

Happy flying.

Ian