RocketRoute has upgraded how route information is returned and displayed when planning routes.
Multiple routes are returned in a new format with extra tabs that present supplementary information for each result:
- Source and Validity (NEW! ATC Preferred Routes)
- Estimated Enroute Time
- Distance, GCD Overhead
- Fuel Burn
- Flight Level
- Wind Shear value
Having such information readily available empowers decision making when selecting the most suitable route option for a flight.
Example of Routing results: Old and New format.
Routes are presented in default categories, ordered by lowest fuel burn, as follows:
- Company Preferred Routes
(if applicable - valid then non-valid preferred routes in order of lowest fuel burn) - Freshly Generated Routes
- ATC preferred Routes
- Previously Filed Routes
- All other valid routes by lowest fuel burn
- Any other non-valid routes by lowest fuel burn
Routes also come from a variety of sources. The route sources are indicated by a colored icon - Green for valid and Red for non-valid.
The order of routes can be custom sorted by the column headers - select and sort by EET, NM, Fuel, and so on.
An inner scroll bar appears if there are more than 5 routing results.
Useful tooltips
Hovering a mouse pointer over the icons or table headers will display tooltips, which provide additional information. See example:
ATC Preferred Routes
ATC Preferred Route tooltip shows any specific details about the preferred route which may help to decide whether this route is applicable to a flight.
Brazil ATC Preferred Routes
Given there is not a full pre-validation process in Brazil, having access to ATC preferred routes, is highly useful for a flight planner, because such routes are likely to be accepted by Brazilian ATC. The remarks are available both in Portuguese and English.
Complete List of ToolTips:
Estimated Enroute Time
Route Distance in Nautical Miles
Percentage overhead compared to the Great Circle Distance (GCD)
Fuel Burn [Trip Fuel + Taxi Fuel]
Highest cruise Flight Level
Vector Wind Shear [Update added in September 2020]
Company Preferred Route
Freshly Generated Route
Previously Flown Route
ATC Preferred Route [Update added in December 2020]
Number of Route Errors Found
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