RANT Flight Planner
Included the the RANT
XL package is the RANT Flight Planner - a fully featured navigation planner
for use in conjunction with RANT XL. Using the same database as RANT XL you
can enter your navigation route, either in a table or graphically and let
the program calculate all the headings, times and fuel remaining. You can input a wind profile
and RANT will calculate the wind for each leg. RANT Flight Planner allows you
to edit your route route, moving turning points and inserting legs. A diversion finder finds a suitable airfield
and plans the leg for diversion as well.
You can print a full
VFR or IFR pilots log (PLOG), and an ICAO Flight Plan can be produced for
the trip and edited on-screen before being printed out. Ever
wondered how to decode a TAF (Terminal Aerodrome Forecast) or METAR?
The weather decoder will help you here. RANT Flight Planner can be configured
to reflect your aircraft’s performance as well as weight and balance. So
once you have set up the program for your own particular aircraft all you
have to do is enter the waypoints and the wind and RANT Flight Planner will
take care of the rest - print it out and then you fly it using RANT …all
on-screen. This facility is extremely useful for those about to embark upon
an Instrument Rating Test as you can practise the routes on the computer
beforehand.