First things first - Flymap can incorporate many different chart formats, so you can always plan on a chart with which you are familiar.

It's essential to know what the weather is going to do, so Flymap allows you to download and view the weather directly overlaid onto the map. It is colour coded by severity and you can also download and animate previous weather pictures in order to show trends. This service requires a subscription.

There are a variety of ways to plan your route in Flymap Win, but the most usual is to select a start and destination airfield and then simply click and drag the route to avoid restricted airspace and hazards

Flymap Win allows you to automatically download and visually display NOTAMs overlaid directly onto the map. Hovering your mouse over the NOTAM displays the text and validity. Having the NOTAMs visually on the map makes it  very easy to check that you haven't missed anything on the AIS. The user has the option either to leave a NOTAM on the map or remove it, leaving only the NOTAMs relevant to the flight. This service requires a subscription.

Checking the elevation profile not only alerts you of high ground on the route (brown) but also allows you to double check the height and position of restricted airspace (blue).

This feature allows you to view your route in 3d complete with restricted airspace the correct levels in Google Earth, which is a free tool from Google. This is useful for two reasons: The first is that you can double check restricted airspace and the second is that you can see what your destination airfield is going to look like from the approach direction (see the bottom photo which is of EGTB)

If you have the option installed, you can bring up the Pooley's guide for your departure and destination airfields (also available on the Moving Maps). You can also print off individual Pooley's plates to take with you in the cockpit.

Once you have set up Flymap Win for your aircraft, it is easy to check weight and balance and fuel burn for the trip

When you're ready, you can print off one of a selection of PLOGs and/or an international flight plan

It's now a simple one-button function to send the route either to your Pocket PC or to a USB memory stick (for the L/XL systems). You can also very simply transfer user-defined airfields, weather, flightlogs and checklists.

You can now jump in the aircraft and switch on your system to start navigating. In the case of the Pocket PC the route should already be on your system, if you have the L/XL systems you can easily transfer the route by putting the memory stick into the USB port at the front.