Modify X-Plane flight plan (.fms) into Swift (.json)??

[Daniel Mckee 10]

Query is in the topic name. Have put it in topic name to make it easier for Search function to locate.

Cheers Dan

[Andreas Fuchs 239]

Hi Daniel,

 

can you please explain? You want to load X-Plane .FMS-files into swift for what purpose? For the ATC flightplan?

[Daniel Mckee 10]

I want to open a .fms saved plan and load it in Swift so I can then send plan to ATC.

[Andreas Fuchs 239]

Ok...all you need to do is copy-paste the routing, there's not much more to be read and loaded into a flightplan than maybe the level and planned true airspeed/mach number. But you can still make the suggestion, sure. If it is not too much work, the team will probably implement it.

[Daniel Mckee 10]

Thanks mate. So if I understand the answer is No, one cannot modify a .fms to a .json. So we have to manually type in the departure and destination airports and all the other flight details into Swift and then copy/paste the route. Maybe at next update perhaps this issue could be looked at as to my knowledge (which I admit is sp[Mod - Happy Thoughts] on the subject) there are not many flightplan programmes using .json. Anyway thankyou for your guidance. Cheers Dan

[Andreas Fuchs 239]

I have already forwarded your request to the team. Have you joined our Discord server? The developers are very active there.