I can create a flight plan on the world map in MSFS 2020 and save it, fly it, and reload it later. I create a flight plan in Simbrief, generate it, and use SImbrief Downloader to export it to MSFS 2020. I use the Open/Load feature in MSFS 2020 to try and open the pln file and nothing happens. I have tried this with a dozen pln files from Simbrief. Everything I read on the net says this should work and I have seen demo videos doing it. Anyone have any information on why this is not working or is there another step somewhere? I also loaded a Simbrief plan directly in the SF 50 Vision Jet from a small airport that is a multi-leg round robin but the IFR clearance only seems to recognize the cold and dark flight I use to place the airplane at the airport. The flight plan created in MSFS 2020 shows departure and arrival airport as the same airport which is expected. MSFS 2020 seems to ignore the SImbrief plan loaded inside the Vision Jet. A frustrating scenario…
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It might have to do with Simbrief generating it’s plans from Navigraph (Jeppensen) as opposed to the sim’s NavBlue (Airbus) navigation data…
The first part, is the flightplan folder read only?
As for the second question, ATC will only recognize one flightplan.
It is a limitation of the sim.
The flight plan folder is not read only…Simbrief writes the pln file. It just will not load through the MSFS world map load feature when selected.
Unfortunately, that thought does not line up with the actual videos showing loading a SimBrief pln file through the world map load feature…
If the route being generated from Simbrief can’t match the waypoints/Navaids available in NavBlue, you will get a mismatch.
A test of this is to install Little Nav Map. It will use whatever NavData is loaded in the sim. Export the Simbrief as a PLN, try to load it in LNM and see what it looks like.
This link shows a simbrief pln file being opened in MSFS 2020…however, I cannot get one to load…you select the pln file to load and nothing happens in MSFS 2020.
I’ve just successfully ended the flight shown in the youtube video choosing the FBW A320.Erased 2 discrepancies and found some problems on the star shown in the world map (little different ,few waypoints missing on the Mcdu).
I use the PMDG 737 700 NGX and the SF50 Vision Jet…none will load for me in the world map.
I have and use Little Nav Map…will try that export
The Little Navmap pln file loads as expected. There appears to be something in the SimBrief pln file that MSFS 2020 does not like.
I performed a test. I set Little NavMap ot use only the Navigraph AIRAC data in the scenery library and exported the flight plan to MSFS 2020. It loaded fine. Still no clue why it is balking on a Simbrief flight plan.
Did you try posting this on Simbrief’s forum?
They may be able to offer more insight on this.
Have you updated the latest AIRAC from the Nav8grqph site? You dont say where you’re located but the latest one was released today. Not sure when this became an issue for you but thought I’d bring that point up.
I stay updated…2401 today. I did another test …Little NavMap will not load the Simbrief generated pln file. It shows an exception error Error reading “” on line 14 column 43; Expected ‘#’ or ‘[a-xA-Z]’ but got ’ '. Will submit this to Simbrief.
I see your post on Simbrief and it looks like they made an update. Did that resolve the issue?
I read the Simbrief post and tested this morning. They corrected something (code I expect) on their side and the Simbrief generated pln file imports perfectly into MSFS 2020 and Little NavMap. The issue is resolved.
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