Looking for some kind of world map

Hi !

First of all, im a newbie in FS (by writing that im a newbie i mean that i
can take-off, land and use ATC) and to this group so forgive me if this
topic was here before.
What i am planning right now, is a Fly-Around-The-World tour (yes, i do have
a lot of free time). What I am looking for is some kind of a world map,
using which i can plan my route (and fe. measure distances). The questions
are:
Is there a piece of software like that ?
Is there a non-commercial (by which i mean "free") piece of software like
that ?
or
Where to buy it (and how much can it cost) ?

Thx for all your answers,

Qrak

PS. I know i have a map inside FS2004. But it is hard to plan a bigger route
with it, and i am looking for an external software.

Yes what you want is FSNav obtainable from the site below

http://www.fsnavigator.com/download.htm

You can download a demo which is restricted to 20 times use I believe, so
you can decide whethet to buy it. As so many simmers class it as the most
important addon, I am sure you will buy it as it is inexpensive anyhow. I
believe every thirtieth download scores you a free copy, so you might be
lucky!

"Quilljar" <stay@home.today> wrote in message news:<c2a2h9$e48$1@sparta.btinternet.com>...

Couldn't agree more...

A few other links you might find useful:

Charts, flight planning etc:

http://www.tooby.demon.co.uk/P_Assis...FLightPlanning
http://www.tooby.demon.co.uk/FS2002/...tml#Pre-Flight

"Navigating long distances over water without GPS" is one of the
topics here:

http://www.tooby.demon.co.uk/FS2002/...tml#NeatThings

Calculating great circle routes is one of the functions of my freeware
Pilot's Assistant toolset:

http://www.tooby.demon.co.uk/P_Assis...l#INTRODUCTION

And if you're generally looking for stuff, try jumping in here:

http://www.tooby.demon.co.uk/FS2002/...ts&TipsSummary


HTH...


--
Brian Tooby TCA Pilot #2658

Pilot's Assistant Home Page:
http://www.tooby.demon.co.uk/P_Assist_Home.html

If you have plenty of time and some money to spend ($100) I suggest you look
into MS Encarta Premium Suite - there are very detailed interactive maps of
the whole world plus plenty of info on each country you want to visit. Also
great educational tool for yourself and the kids (or grandkids as the case
may be).

I usually print out a detailed Encarta map of the area I'm flying to and
it's accurate enough so I can follow the valleys and villages if you do VFR.
Great geographic info tool, if combined with FS9.

Cheers, Oscar



"Qrak" <qrak@nospam.wp.pl> wrote in message
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Hi Qrak,

Also noticed an alternative (payware) program on the Flightsim home page
this morning.

You get to try it for free first, though.

Regards,
John
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Hi,

I'm not trying to be a smart ass.. BUT,. I have found a GLOBE, and a piece
of string to be usefull, a globe gives a new perspective to distances,
because frequently on flat projection maps of large distances, the curve is
hard to plot manually, but on a globe, you just take the string and do a
rough measurement, then measure the marked off string with a ruler

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shu

"Qrak" <qrak@nospam.wp.pl> wrote in message
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shu wrote:

Hi Shu,
Very true, and an excellent point. However, FSNav also gives you the option
of a globe view and you can easily see the effects of plotting a straight
line on a Mercator projection!

I think FSNavigator is what i was looking for,

Thanks for all your answers