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Terrain altitude

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KellyB

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Trying to do a low-level mission. Is there a way to determine the altitude of the terrain enroute so as to avoid pranging into the side of a mountain?

The map is less than topographic.

I suppose one could fly the route as a recon mission first, but it would be neater to be able to do it in the planning.
 
That's a thought; never occurred to me. I'll try it and let you know.

Thanks for the idea.


11:43 update. Google Maps doesn't seem to have the ability, or I'm missing it. But I did find this.

You can draw your route in segments and then have it profile the elevations along those segments. The little I played with it might just work.

Gotta go do real life things now (It's 54 deg. F here in Bangor; thinking of launching the boat again....) but this might just do it.
Here's the link in case you or anyone else is interested.

http://www.heywhatsthat.com/profiler.html
 
kelly....don't do it. the minute you get it gassed up and ready to go a NW'll blow in and you'll just have to pull it again.
 
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Well, fwiw, I use both Flight Sim Commander (FSC) (payware) and Plan-G (freeware). Since they're both designed as flight planners, Minimum Enroute Altitude is easily determined, as I recall (don't have either up, right now).

If you don't have it, Plan-G is a quick and easy try. http://www.tasoftware.co.uk/planG.htm

If you're heavy with coin, FSC is a real peach. http://www.fscommander.com/

Hope that helps, rather than hinders or confuses.
 
gaw said:
kelly....don't do it. the minute you get it gassed up and ready to go a NW'll blow in and you'll just have to pull it again.
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I know, I know. Sigh.
It's also true we had snow here just a week or so ago. Now the grass is beginning to grow again!
Global Warming? Global UpAndDown is more like it.
 
HighGround22 said:
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Well, fwiw, I use both Flight Sim Commander (FSC) (payware) and Plan-G (freeware). Since they're both designed as flight planners, Minimum Enroute Altitude is easily determined, as I recall (don't have either up, right now).

If you don't have it, Plan-G is a quick and easy try. http://www.tasoftware.co.uk/planG.htm

If you're heavy with coin, FSC is a real peach. http://www.fscommander.com/

Hope that helps, rather than hinders or confuses.
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I just registered with the tasoftware folks, and as soon as it takes, I'll give Plan-G a try. Thanks.
 
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