Simbrief

Simbrief is the most popular and essential free flight-planning tool for the flight simulation community. If you're ready to move beyond just flying from A to B and want to start flying like real-world pilots do, this is the perfect first step. It is now part of the Navigraph family.

Think of Simbrief as your personal "mission control" or "virtual dispatcher." Instead of just guessing, you tell it what aircraft you're flying and where you want to go. Simbrief then does all the complex work for you, creating a complete briefing package, just like real airline pilots receive.

This briefing includes:

• The precise route to fly, using the same "sky highways" real planes follow.

• The exact amount of fuel you'll need for the trip, so you don't run out.

• Up-to-date weather reports for your departure and arrival airports.

• Important alerts (called "NOTAMs") for things like closed runways or broken equipment.

Best of all, you can download this flight plan in over 40 different formats, allowing you to load it directly into your simulator (MSFS, X-Plane, P3D) or into complex add-on aircraft (like those from PMDG, Fenix, or ToLiss).

The service is completely free with a Navigraph account.