MentorPlus Software

FliteStar/FliteMap

A graphic flight planning system for general aviation pilots, first developed in DOS and later moved into Windows desktop software.

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Product Overview

FliteStar/FliteMap helped general aviation pilots plan flights graphically, combining route planning, airway auto-routing, aircraft performance modeling, and live position inputs into a map-centered desktop application.

Key Technologies

  • MFC
  • C
  • C++
  • DOS
  • Windows Desktop Development
  • DBase

What It Did

Graphic Flight Planning

Developed as an early graphic flight planning system for general aviation pilots, beginning as a DOS application before moving into Windows.

Airway Auto-Routing

Included an auto-routing engine for low and high airway routes, with enhanced aircraft models incorporated into routing decisions.

Aircraft Performance Models

Modeled aircraft data entry after Cessna and Bonanza performance handbooks, then expanded the model set to include jet aircraft.

Moving Map Inputs

Used GPS and Loran inputs to update aircraft position on the map or keep the aircraft fixed on screen while the map moved beneath it.

Simulated Instrument Panel

Created a simulated instrument panel with multiple dials for values such as airspeed and altitude.