9. Main Menu and Toolbars

This chapter describes all the menu items of Little Navmap. You will find some of this functionality on the toolbars as well which are not be described separately. Keyboard shortcuts can be seen on the menu items. See Keyboard Shortcuts for a complete list.

All toolbar buttons have an equivalent function in the menu.

Drop down menus in the toolbar can be torn off by clicking on the dashed line on top of them. See Tear off Dropdown Menus for more information.

Menu and toolbars docked in default positions. Screenshot based on Little Navmap 2.6.

Tip

Look at the left side of this online user manual to see all the menus and menu items in a tree structure.

9.1. File Menu

9.1.1. New Flight Plan

Clears the current flight plan and shows the flight plan table.

You have to use Context Menu Search, Context Menu Map or Flight Plan Route Description dialog to create a new flight plan.

Note

You can exit Little Navmap without saving the current plan. All will be restored on next startup. See Load last used flight plan for more information and how to disable this behavior.

Note

Little Navmap automatically adds your current position to the flight plan if your plan is empty after connecting to a simulator. This can be the nearest airport, a parking position or a runway close to your aircraft position.

This is the same as selecting a departure airport and then using the function Select a Start Position in menu Flight Plan.

This function can be disabled in options on page Files.

9.1.2. Open Flight Plan

Opens a flight plan with one of the following formats:

• LNMPLN. This is the default format of Little Navmap which supports all flight plan features like remarks. See Little Navmap LNMPLN Format for information about this format.

• PLN: FSX, FS9, FSC, MSFS 2020 or MSFS 2024.

• FLP

• FMS: X-Plane FMS 11 (used by X-Plane 11 and X-Plane 12) or FMS 3

• FlightGear FGFP

• Garmin FPL and GFP

The file type is determined by content and not file extension. See Flight Plan Formats for more information.

An opened flight plan file will be reloaded on start up (reload and centering can be switched off in the options dialog on page Startup and Updates and User Interface).

You can also drag and drop files from a file manager like Windows Explorer or macOS Finder into the Little Navmap main window to load them. Single flight plan files of all allowed formats as well as aircraft performance files are accepted.

Little Navmap has to guess or correct the cruise altitude if it is invalid or cannot be read from the flight plan. This is needed to avoid restriction violations and resulting error messages in the Error Messages Footer.

You will see a notification dialog if this is the case. Adjust the cruise altitude manually if needed (Cruise altitude).

This correction applies to all plans which are loaded manually by a user. The change is stored in the undo/redo stack and can be undone to revert to the previously invalid cruise altitude. The corrected altitude depends on plan type (IFR or VFR), used procedures and used airways.

Note

Keep in mind that most flight plan formats are limited and not all information is provided or can be loaded from a file. For example, cruise altitude might not be loaded from X-Plane FMS in some cases, airways or departure parking spots cannot restored from several formats, for example.

Important

Always save a copy of the flight plan in LNMPLN format to be able to reload all information. Exporting to and reading from other formats like X-Plane FMS might result in information loss.

9.1.3. Append Flight Plan

Adds departure, destination and all waypoints to the current flight plan.

Using Append Flight Plan allows to load or merge complete flight plans or flight plan snippets into a new plan. All waypoints are added at the end of the current flight plan. Then you can use the Delete selected Legs and Move selected Legs up/down context menu items to arrange the waypoints and airports as required. See Context Menu Flight Plan.

All current arrival procedures will be removed when appending a flight plan. The new flight plan will use arrival and approach procedures from the loaded plan, if any are present.

The appended legs are selected after loading the flight plan.

9.1.4. Recent Flight Plans

Shows all recently loaded flight plans for quick access. You can clear the list by selecting Clear Menu.

Little Navmap will show an error message if you try to load a deleted file.

9.1.5. Save Flight Plan

Saves the flight plan into the current LNMPLN file. This format allows to store all flight plan attributes of Little Navmap. Disabled if flight plan is empty.

Little Navmap opens the Save as dialog (see below Save Flight Plan as LNMPLN) if departure, destination or any other value used in the flight plan name has changed. This helps to avoid overwriting LNMPLN files with wrong plans after reversing direction, for example.

You can disable this behavior in the options dialog on page Files by deselecting Avoid overwriting Flight Plan with not matching departure and destination.

Tip

Enable the export option Little Navmap native flight plan format in the Multiexport Options Dialog and adapt the export path. Then use Files -> Multiexport Flight Plan to save your flight plan and all selected export formats with one click. See Exporting Little Navmap native flight plan format for more information.

Note

Little Navmap will not ask to save the file on exit but will instead save the changes to a temporary file. The changes will be restored on next startup. See Load last used flight plan for more information and how to disable this behavior.

9.1.6. Save Flight Plan as LNMPLN

Saves the flight plan to a LNMPLN file. This format allows to save all flight plan attributes of Little Navmap. Disabled if flight plan is empty.

See Little Navmap LNMPLN Format for information about this format.

Save Flight Plan as PLN changes the current file name in Little Navmap which means that all further saves will go into the new LNMPLN file.

Little Navmap proposes a new file name based on the pattern set in options on page Files.

Tip

You can save the flight plan files in any place. I recommend a directory in Documents like Documents\Little Navmap\Flight Plans.

You can also use the directory which is suggested by the dialog window Directories.

Important

Always save a copy of the flight plan in the default LNMPLN format to be able to reload all information. Writing to and reading from other formats like X-Plane FMS might result in information loss. See Flight Plan Formats for more information.

9.1.7. Reset all for a new Flight

Opens a dialog which allows to reset functions in Little Navmap for a new flight. See Reset all for a new Flight for more information.

9.1.8. Export Flight Plan as MSFS 2024 PLN

Saves a flight plan for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024. Disabled if flight plan is empty.

Little Navmap can read and write this format.

This does not change the current file name and type. Further saves will still use the same LNMPLN file name and format as before.

The proposed file name can be defined in the Multiexport Options Dialog for format Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024.

MSFS flight plans can be saved to and loaded from any location but the default directories are:

• Microsoft Store installation: C:\Users\alex\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Limitless_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalState\

• Steam installation: C:\Users\USER\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024\LocalState

See also Flight Plan Formats and Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 and Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024.

9.1.9. Export Flight Plan as MSFS 2020 PLN

Saves a flight plan for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020. Disabled if flight plan is empty.

Little Navmap can read and write this format.

This does not change the current file name and type. Further saves will still use the same LNMPLN file name and format as before.

The proposed file name can be defined in the Multiexport Options Dialog for format Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020.

MSFS 2020 flight plans can be saved to and loaded from any location but the default directories are:

• Microsoft Store installation: C:\Users\YOURLOGINNAME\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.FlightSimulator_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalState

• Steam installation: C:\Users\YOURLOGINNAME\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft Flight Simulator\LocalState

See also Flight Plan Formats and Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020 and Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024.

9.1.10. Export Flight Plan as P3D or FSX PLN

Saves a flight plan for FSX or Prepar3D. Disabled if flight plan is empty.

Little Navmap can read and write this format.

This does not change the current file name and type. Further saves will still use the same LNMPLN file name and format as before.

The proposed file name can be defined in the Multiexport Options Dialog for format FSX and Prepar3D.

See also Flight Plan Formats.

9.1.11. Export Flight Plan as FMS for X-Plane 11 and 12

Saves the flight plan using the new X-Plane FMS 11 format which is usable in X-Plane 11 and X-Plane 12. Disabled if flight plan is empty.

Little Navmap can read and write this format.

See Flight Plan Formats for more information on limitations.

This does not change the current file name and type. Further saves will still use the same file name and format as before.

The proposed file name can be defined in the Multiexport Options Dialog for formats X-Plane 11. Note that the two export format entries for X-Plane 11 and 12 use the same file format but a different directory.

Tip

Store FMS files into the Output/FMS plans directory inside the X-Plane directory if you would like to use the flight plan in the X-Plane GPS, the X1000 or the FMS.

You have to load the FMS flight plans from the stock FMS or GPS when sitting in the cockpit and avionics switched on. Do not try to it as a .sit, .rep or other file type from the X-Plane menu.

See here in the user manuals for the respective units: X-Plane User Manuals Look for a chapter Loading a (saved) Flight Plan in the PDF manual for the navigation device.

9.1.12. Export Flight Plan as FlightGear FGFP

A flight plan format which can be loaded into the RouteManager of the free flight simulator FlightGear. Disabled if flight plan is empty.

Little Navmap can read and write this format.

See Flight Plan Formats for more information on limitations.

This does not change the current file name and type. Further saves will still use the same file name and format as before.

You can save the files into any directory and load it within FlightGear.

The proposed file name can be defined in the Multiexport Options Dialog for format FlightGear.

9.1.13. Open Flight Plan from SimBrief

Opens a dialog that allows to import a flight plan from SimBrief.

See Open Flight Plan from SimBrief for more information.

9.1.14. Export Flight Plan to SimBrief

Opens a dialog that allows to export a flight plan to SimBrief. Disabled if flight plan is empty.

See Export Flight Plan to SimBrief for more information.

9.1.15. GPX Exchange Format (GPX)

This sub-menu allows to load and save the flow trail of the user aircraft. See Aircraft Trail for more information.

9.1.15.1. Load Aircraft Trail from GPX

Loads and replaces the current aircraft trail after asking the user. Routes in the GPX file are ignored. GPX track is centered after loading if enabled in options on page Files. See Aircraft Trail for more information.

9.1.15.2. Append Aircraft Trail from GPX

Loads and appends to the current aircraft trail. Routes in the GPX file are ignored. GPX track is centered after loading if enabled in options on page Files. See Aircraft Trail for more information.

9.1.15.3. Export Flight Plan and Trail as GPX

Exports the current flight plan into a GPS Exchange Format file which can be read by Google Earth and most other GIS applications. Disabled if flight plan is empty.

The flight plan is exported as a route and the flown aircraft trail as a track including simulator time and altitude.

The route has departure and destination elevation and cruise altitude set for all waypoints. Waypoints of all procedures are included in the exported file. Note that the waypoints will not allow to reproduce all parts of a procedure like holds or procedure turns.

See Aircraft Trail for more information.

Note

Do not forget to clear the aircraft trail ( Delete User Aircraft Trail or Reset all for a new Flight) before a flight to avoid old trail segments in the exported GPX file. Or, disable the reloading of the trail in the options dialog on page Startup and Updates.

9.1.16. Export Flight Plan to Other Formats

9.1.16.1. Show Flight Plan in SkyVector

Opens the default web browser and shows the current flight plan in SkyVector. Procedures are not shown. Disabled if flight plan is empty.

Note that the flight plan will not be shown if a small airport is unknown to SkyVector.

Example: ESMS NEXI2B NILEN L617 ULMUG M609 TUTBI Z101 GUBAV STM7C ENBO. Note missing SID and STAR in SkyVector.

9.1.16.2. Export Flight Plan as HTML Page

Saves the flight plan table as shown to HTML file which can be viewed in a web browser. Icons are embedded in the page. Disabled if flight plan is empty.

The exported file will reflect changes of the flight plan table view like column order. Columns which are hidden or shrunk to minimum width are excluded.

9.1.16.3. Export Flight Plan for vPilot, xPilot or SWIFT

Export the flight plan for the VATSIM vPilot online network client. Disabled if flight plan is empty.

Flight Plan Online Network Export will appear before where you can add all needed information.

9.1.16.4. Export Flight Plan as IvAp FPL

9.1.16.5. Export Flight Plan as X-IvAp FPL

Export flight plan format for IVAO online network clients IvAp or X-IvAp. Disabled if flight plan is empty.

Flight Plan Online Network Export will appear before where you can add all needed information.

9.1.17. Export Options

Sub-menu with several actions that affect export to most flight plan formats. This does not affect the saving of flight plans into the LNMPLN format.

Warning

Note that saving flight plans with one or more of these methods has limitations:

• Several approach leg types like holds, turns and procedure turns cannot be displayed properly by using just waypoints or coordinates.

• Speed and altitude limitations are not included in the exported legs.

Normally you should not use these export options.

See Convert Procedure to Waypoints for information about converting procedures to a list of waypoints in the flight plan.

9.1.17.1. Export Waypoints for Approaches

Save procedure waypoints instead of procedure information if checked. This affects all flight plan export formats except the native LNMPLN format.

Use this if your simulator, GPS or FMC does not support loading or display of approach procedures, SID or STAR.

Procedure information is replaced with respective waypoints that allow to display procedures in limited GPS or FMS units.

9.1.17.2. Export Waypoints for SID and STAR

As above Export Waypoints for Approaches but only for SID and STAR procedures.

9.1.17.3. Export Waypoints for Airways

Enabling this function will omit all airway information in the exported flight plan formats. A chain of waypoints will be exported instead of waypoint/airway/waypoint triplets.

9.1.18. Multiexport Flight Plan

Exports all selected flight plan formats at once. You have to configure paths and select formats for exporting before by selecting Multiexport Flight Plan Options below. Also Disabled if flight plan is empty.

Disabled if no flight plan format is selected for export.

See Flight Plan Multiexport for details.

9.1.19. Multiexport Flight Plan Options

Opens a dialog which allows to configure paths and select formats for flight plan exports with the Multiexport Flight Plan function above.

See Flight Plan Multiexport for details.

Note

Note that the multiexport dialog window is also used to define default file names for the export options Export Flight Plan as MSFS 2020 PLN, Export Flight Plan as P3D or FSX PLN, Export Flight Plan as FMS for X-Plane 11 and 12 and Export Flight Plan as FlightGear FGFP.

9.1.20. Add Google Earth KML

Allows addition of one or more Google Earth KML or KMZ files to the map display. All added KML or KMZ files will be reloaded on start up. Reload and centering can be switched off in the options dialog on pages Startup and Updates and Files.

Due to the variety of KML files it is not guaranteed that all files will show up properly on the map.

Use GPX instead of KML to import a trail into Little Navmap. You can convert the KML to GPX using one of the numerous online tools or Google Earth.

9.1.21. Clear Google Earth KML from Map

Removes all loaded KML files from the map.

9.1.22. Save Map as Image

Saves the current map view as an image file. Allowed formats are JPEG, PNG and BMP. The image does not include the map overlays.

Map Image Export will show up before saving which allows to select the image size.

9.1.23. Save Map as Image for AviTab

Saves the current map view as an image file for AviTab. Allowed formats are JPEG and PNG.

Map Image Export will show up before saving which allows to select the image size.

The saved file is accompanied by a calibration file in JSON-Format. It has the same name as the image with an additional .json extension.

The files have to be saved to .../X-Plane 11/Resources/plugins/AviTab/MapTiles/Mercator or .../X-Plane 12/Resources/plugins/AviTab/MapTiles/Mercator.

See here in the AviTab documentation for more information how to load the map image: Map App - Mercator.

9.1.24. Copy Map Image to Clipboard

Copies the current map image to the clipboard. The image does not include the map overlays.

Map Image Export will show up before copying the image which allows to select the image size.

9.1.25. Print Map

Allows to print the current map view. See Print Map for more information.

9.1.26. Print Flight Plan

Opens a print dialog that allows you to select flight plan related information to be printed. See Print Flight Plan for more information.

9.1.27. Quit

Exits the application. Will ask for confirmation if there are unsaved files.

9.2. Flight Plan Menu

9.2.1. Flight Plan

Opens and raises the flight planning dock window and flight plan tab. Also activates the flight plan table for quick navigation. Same as Window -> Shortcuts -> Flight Plan or pressing F7.

See Window for a full list or shortcuts.

9.2.2. Fuel Report

Opens and raises the flight planning dock window and Fuel Report tab. Same as Window -> Shortcuts -> Fuel Report or pressing F8.

See Window for a full list or shortcuts.

9.2.3. Undo and Redo

Allows undo and redo of flight plan changes. The last action is shown in the menu item like Add Waypoint, for example. The undo information is cleared when restarting Little Navmap.

9.2.4. Select a Start Position

Select a parking spot (airport center, gate, ramp, fuel box), a runway or a helipad as a start position at the departure airport. A parking position can also be selected in the map context menu item Set as Departure when right-clicking on the center of a parking position. If no position is selected the airport center is automatically selected as a start position.

See Select Start Position for more information.

9.2.5. Select Departure Runway or Procedure

Same as Set Departure Runway in the map context menu. Only active if the current flight plan has a departure airport. See more about this in chapter Departure and Destination Runway.

The button Show Departure Procedures jumps directly to Search Procedures where you can view and select a SID.

9.2.6. Select Destination Runway or Procedures

Same as Set Destination Runway in the map context menu. Only active if the current flight plan has a departure airport. See more about this in chapter Departure and Destination Runway.

The button Show Arrival Procedures jumps directly to Search Procedures where you can view and select a STAR or an approach.

9.2.7. Edit Flight Plan on Map

Toggles the flight plan click-and-drag edit mode on the map. See Map Flight Plan Editing.

9.2.8. Flight Plan Calculation

Opens the flight plan calculation dialog window which allows to automatically generate a flight plan by various criteria. The window is pulled into foreground if already open.

The altitude from the current flight plan is transferred to the calculation window but not vice versa.

See chapter Flight Plan Calculation for more information.

9.2.9. Generate Random Flight

Shows the airport search tab and enables the controls for the random flight generation from the airport search result.

See Random Flight Generation for more information.

9.2.10. Calculate Direct

Deletes all intermediate waypoints and connects departure and destination using a great circle line.

This function does not delete procedures from the current flight plan but will connect procedure exit and entry directly, if any.

Tip

You can calculate a flight plan between any kind of waypoints, even user defined waypoints (right-click on the map and select Add Position to Flight Plan to create one). This allows the creation of snippets that can be merged into flight plans.

9.2.11. Reverse Flight Plan

Swaps departure and destination and reverses order of all intermediate waypoints. The departure airport will be assigned as start position.

Procedures are removed by this function.

This function also removes all airway references since the result would not be valid due to one-way restrictions.

9.2.12. Adjust Flight Plan Altitude

Changes the flight plan altitude according to a simplified East/West rule and the current route type (IFR or VFR). Rounds the altitude up to the nearest even 1,000 ft (or meter) for westerly flight plans or odd 1,000 ft (or meter) for easterly flight plans. Adds 500 ft for VFR flight plans.

The rule can be changed in the options on page Flight Plan.

9.2.13. Flight Plan Route Description

Opens a dialog with the ATS route description of the current flight plan that also allows to modify the current flight plan or enter a new one.

Flight Plan Route Description gives more information about this topic.

9.2.14. Copy Flight Plan Route Description to the Clipboard

Copies the route description of the current flight plan to the clipboard using the current settings from Flight Plan Route Description.

9.2.15. Download Oceanic Tracks on Startup

Downloads tracks immediately and instructs Little Navmap download tracks on startup.

See Tracks for more information.

9.2.16. Download Oceanic Tracks

Downloads Oceanic or other tracks which are NAT or PACOTS.

Tracks are shown on the map and a message is shown in the Statusbar once the download is finished.

Tracks are removed when closing the program. Use the function Download Tracks on Startup above to always have tracks available.

See Tracks for more information.

9.2.17. Delete Oceanic Tracks

Remove downloaded Oceanic and other tracks from the track database.

9.2.18. Track Sources

9.2.18.1. NAT

9.2.18.2. PACOTS

Allows to select the track systems to download. The download is triggered automatically after changing one of these options.

See Tracks for more information.

9.3. Search Menu

This provides a shortcut to jump to the respective search window and tabs. See Search for more general information about airport, navaid and other search functions.

9.3.1. Airport Search and Navaid Search

See Search for general information about these two search tabs.

9.3.2. Procedure Search

See Search Procedures for more information about procedure search and display as well as Procedures for general information about SID, STAR and approaches.

9.3.3. Userpoint Search

See Userpoints for more information about userpoints.

9.3.4. Logbook Search

See Logbook for more information about the logbook.

9.4. Map Menu

9.4.1. Go to Home

Shows the home area that was set using Set Home View in the sub-menu More in the map context menu. It will show the map using the saved position and zoom distance. The center of the home area is highlighted by a symbol.

Note that the symbol is only an indicator for the home view center position and does not have any context menu or mouse actions attached.

The symbol cannot be hidden. Set it at a remote position if you like to hide it.

9.4.2. Go to User Aircraft

Moves and zooms the map to the user aircraft. Disabled if not connected to a simulator.

9.4.3. Center Flight Plan

Centers the whole flight plan on the map.

9.4.4. Go to Center for Distance Search

Go to the center point used for distance searches. See Set Center for Distance Search.The center for the distance search is highlighted by a symbol.

The center symbol cannot be hidden. Set it at a remote position if you like to hide it.

9.4.5. Jump to Coordinates

Opens a dialog allowing to place the map at the given coordinates at the given zoom distance.

See Jump to Coordinates about the dialog and Coordinate Formats about the accepted formats.

9.4.6. Map follows User Aircraft

Zooms to the user aircraft if connected to a flight simulator or Little Navconnect and keeps the aircraft centered on the map.

See User Aircraft Centering for general information about aircraft centering while flying.

9.4.7. Delete User Aircraft Trail

The global aircraft trail is saved and will be reloaded on program startup.

This menu item and toolbar button removes the user aircraft trail from both the map and the elevation profile.

See Aircraft Trail for more information.

9.4.8. Map Position Back/Forward

Jumps forward or backward in the map position history which is a result of all map movements or zoom actions. Movements from the user or the program (like aircraft centering) are recorded.

The complete history is saved and restored when starting Little Navmap.

9.4.9. Remove all Highlights and Selections

Deselect all entries in the flight plan table, all search result tables and removes all highlight marks from the map. Also clears the procedure preview enabled with Preview all Procedures in the window Search Procedures.

Use this to get a clean view of the map while flying.

9.4.10. Remove all Range Rings

Removes the respective user features which are range rings, navaid range rings, measurement lines, airport traffic patterns, user placed MSA diagrams and user holdings from the map.

This cannot be undone.

A warning dialog is shown before removing the user features.

The options are disabled if the respective features are not present the map.

See also Range Rings.

9.4.11. Remove all Measurement Lines

See also Measure Distance.

9.4.12. Remove all Traffic Patterns

See also Traffic Patterns.

9.4.13. Remove all Holdings

See also Holdings.

9.4.14. Remove all MSA Diagrams

See also Minimum Sector Altitude.

9.4.15. More Details

9.4.16. Default Details

This resets the map detail as well as the label detail level back to default.

9.4.17. Less Details

Increases or decreases the detail level for the map. More details means more airports, more navaids and increased symbol sizes.

Map details have an equivalent button on the toolbar which allows to change the detail levels with a slider. The drop down menu of the toolbar button can be torn off by clicking on the dashed line in the menu (Tear off Dropdown Menus).

The detail level is shown in the Statusbar. Range is -2 for least detail to +5 for most detail.

Warning

Map information will be truncated if too much detail is chosen. A red warning message Too many objects will be shown in the Statusbar if this is the case.

Tip

You can also quickly change the detail level with the mouse wheel using Ctrl+Wheel or with the keyboard shortcuts Ctrl++, Ctrl+- or Ctrl+0 (default details).

You can use the numeric keypad to access the keys + and - since these might not work depending on your language specific keyboard layout.

Note that you have to activate the map window by clicking into it or pressing the key F2 before using keyboard shortcuts.

9.4.18. More Map Labels

9.4.19. Less Map Labels

These change the number and size of map labels. More means more labels, increased label sizes and more information in the labels.

The label level has a range is -5 for least and smallest labels to +5 for biggest labels and most label information.

Tip

You can also quickly change the label detail level with the mouse wheel using Ctrl+Shift+Wheel or with the keyboard shortcuts Ctrl+Shift+ or Ctrl+Shift-.

You can use the numeric keypad to access the keys + and - since these might not work depending on your language specific keyboard layout.

Note that you have to activate the map window by clicking into it or pressing the key F2 before using keyboard shortcuts.

9.5. View Menu

9.5.1. Reset Display Settings

Resets all map display settings which can be changed in the menu View back to default. This covers the map theme, the map projection and all detail levels.

Disabling the setting Load the map display saved settings on the options page Startup and Updates will reset all view settings back to default after each restart.

9.5.2. Airports

This sub-menu has an equivalent button on the toolbar containing the same items as this sub-menu. The toolbar buttons additionally allows to limit the display of airports to a minimum runway length. The drop down menu of the toolbar button can be torn off by clicking on the dashed line in the menu (Tear off Dropdown Menus).

Note that airports might be hidden on the map depending on zoom distance and airport type.

ILS and GLS/RNP feathers are hidden with the related airports too.

Display, labels and airport diagram features can be changed in options on the pages Map Display and Map Labels.

9.5.2.1. Add-on Airports

Little Navmap has several filter modes to keep add-on airports visible. See Add-on no override, Add-on override zoom, Add-on override zoom and filter and Show only add-on airports for information and examples of the related functions.

Add-on airports are highlighted with a yellow ring which is independent of these filter functions. You can disable the yellow ring in the options dialog on page Map Display by deselecting Highlight add-on airports.

You can also mark airports as add-on using the map context menu Mark Airport as Add-on which will overlay an userpoint over the airport. Note that this userpoint will not adhere to the filters mentioned here.

Further add-on related scenery library functions to exclude add-ons from recognition can be found in options on page Scenery Library Database.

9.5.2.2. Show Airports

Disable or enable the display of all airports. This also covers add-on airports.

9.5.2.3. Reset airport display options

Reset airport display to default settings, i.e. display all airports.

9.5.2.4. Show only add-on airports

Disables all filters and enables Add-on override zoom and filter to show only add-on airports on the map. All other airports are hidden with this preset.

Show only add-on airports preset clicked. Add-on airports are shown on all zoom levels and are not affected by filters. Click image to enlarge.

9.5.2.5. Hard surface

Show airports that have at least one runway with a paved surface. Note that this affects the other map display airport filters as well.

9.5.2.6. Soft surface

Show airports that have only unpaved runways. Note that this affects the other map display airport filters as well.

9.5.2.7. Seaplane Bases

Show airports that have only water runways.

9.5.2.8. Heliports

Show airports that have no runways but only helipads or are marked as a heliport.

9.5.2.9. Empty

Show empty airports. This button or menu item might be disabled depending on settings in the options dialog on page Map. The status of this button is combined with the other airport buttons. This means, for example: You have to enable soft surfaced airport display and empty airports to see empty airports having only soft runways.

An empty airport is defined as one which has neither parking nor taxiways nor aprons and is not an add-on. These airports are treated differently in Little Navmap. Empty airports are drawn gray and behind all other airports on the map.

This function helps the user to avoid airports that have no scenery elements.

Airports having only water runways are excluded from this definition to avoid unintentional hiding.

9.5.2.9.1. X-Plane 11 and 3D airports

The function can be extended to X-Plane 11 airports which are not marked as 3D. This can be done by checking X-Plane 11 2D airports are shown as empty in the options dialog on page Map. All airports not being marked as 3D will be shown in gray on the map and can be hidden like described above if enabled.

An airport is considered 3D if its source file contains 3D in the gui_label.

The definition of 3D is arbitrary, though. A 3D airport may contain just a single object, such as a light pole or a traffic cone or it may be a fully constructed major airport.

Note

This function is disabled for X-Plane 12 since the 3D airport flag is broken there. Major airports like KSEA, KORD or EDDF do not have this flag set.

9.5.2.10. Not lighted

Show airports which have no lighted runway.

9.5.2.11. No procedure

Show airports which have no approach or other procedures.

9.5.2.12. Closed

Show airports which are marked closed or have only closed runways.

9.5.2.13. Military

Show military airports. Note that military airports are detected by name patterns like AB and therefore not all military airports can be detected. This also applies to airports with both military and civil use.

9.5.2.14. Add-on no override

Add-on airports are highlighted on the map but show up like all other airports. This means that they are affected by all airport filters above and disappear on higher zoom levels like normal airports.

Only large add-on airports are shown on the map with a yellow highlight if Add-on no override is selected. Filters and zoom distance affect add-ons like normal stock airports.

9.5.2.15. Add-on override zoom

Add-on airports are always shown independently of the zoom level if this option is selected.

You can still use the type filters and runway length filter to limit the display of add-on airports. This means you can hide all add-on airports having grass runways by deselecting Soft surface, for example. You can also limit the display by selecting the minimum runway length.

Enabling this function allows to see even small add-on airstrips in large continental zoom levels.

Add-on override zoom selected: All large add-on airports and additionally small add-on airstrips are shown on the map with a yellow highlight. Airports with soft surfaces, seaplane bases and heliports are hidden which affects add-ons too. Click image to enlarge.

9.5.2.16. Add-on override zoom and filter

Add-on airports are shown independently of the zoom level if this option is selected. This function also overrides the filters like Soft surface above and does not allow to hide add-on airports on the map.

The runway length limitation filter can still be used to limit the display add-on airports.

Click Show only add-on airports to select a preset which shows add-on airports only.

Add-on override zoom and filter selected: All large add-on airports and additionally small add-on airstrips are shown on the map with a yellow highlight. Airports with soft surfaces, seaplane bases and heliports are shown since the filters Soft surface, Seaplane bases and Heliports affect only stock airports. Click image to enlarge.

9.5.3. Navaids

Show or hide these navaids on the map. Navaids might be hidden on the map depending on zoom distance.

Display and labels can be changed in options on the pages Map Display and Map Labels.

Note

Navaids related or being part of a flight plan and its procedures are always shown together with the flight plan. You can disable the display of all VOR, NDB, waypoints and ILS to get a more clean display when flying.

9.5.3.1. Show VOR Stations

Toggle display of VOR, VORDME, VORTAC, DME and TACAN stations.

9.5.3.2. Show NDB Stations

Toggle display of NDB navaids.

9.5.3.3. Show Waypoints

Show or hide intersections or waypoints.

9.5.3.4. Show ILS Feathers

Toggles the display of ILS, localizer, IGS, LDA and SDF feathers.

Note that this setting also affects the ILS glideslope display in the elevation profile and can be used to force the display of the ILS slope for all approach types. The feathers are hidden if the related airport is not shown. See Show ILS or GLS/RNP for more information.

9.5.3.5. Show GLS/RNP Approach Paths

Toggles the display feathers for GLS, RNP and other approach types.

Note that this setting also affects the GLS/RNP glidepath display in the elevation profile and can be used to force the display of a glidepath for all approach types. The feathers are hidden if the related airport is not shown. See Show ILS or GLS/RNP for more information.

Note

GLS/RNP approach paths are not available for all scenery library settings. You need the Navigraph navdata update (Little Navmap - Install Navigraph Updates) or X-Plane to see these. See also Load Scenery Library, Navigation Databases and Scenery Library Menu.

9.5.3.6. Show Holdings

Show or hide en-route holdings. Note that these are a part of the navdata and do not cover user placed holdings which can be added from the map display context menu using Add Holding.

Note

En-route holdings are not available for all scenery library settings. You need the Navigraph navdata update (Little Navmap - Install Navigraph Updates) or X-Plane to see these. See also Load Scenery Library, Navigation Databases and Scenery Library Menu.

9.5.3.7. Show MSA Sectors

Toggle display of MSA (minimum sector altitude) icons. This does not cover the user placed MSA sector diagrams.

See Minimum Sector Altitude for more information.

Note

MSA sectors are not available for all scenery library settings. You need the Navigraph navdata update (Little Navmap - Install Navigraph Updates) or X-Plane to see these. See also Load Scenery Library, Navigation Databases and Scenery Library Menu.

9.5.3.8. Show Low Airways

Toggles display of low airways (also Victor) and the attached waypoints.

9.5.3.9. Show High Airways

Toggles display of high airways (also Jet) and the attached waypoints.

9.5.3.10. Show Oceanic Tracks

Show or hide Oceanic or other tracks which are NAT or PACOTS.

This function is disabled if no tracks are downloaded.

See Tracks for more information.

9.5.4. Airspaces

This sub-menu and toolbar button allow the selection of individual airspace categories.

Airspace data sources can be selected in menu Scenery Library -> Airspace Libraries.

The dropdown menu of the toolbar buttons can be torn off (Tear off Dropdown Menus).

Airspace display and labels can be changed in options on the pages Map Display and Map Labels.

Airspace selection toolbar with all drop down menus. Click image to enlarge.

9.5.4.1. Show Airspaces

Allows to enable or disable the display of all airspaces with one click. Use the menu items below this one or the toolbar buttons to display or hide the various airspace types.

The airspaces toolbar contains buttons each having a drop down menu that allows to configure the airspace display like showing or hiding certain airspace types. Each drop down menu also has All and None entries to select or deselect all types in the menu.

The previous selection state is restored by clicking the All or None items a second time in the toolbar button dropdown menu.

Additionally a minimum and maximum altitude can be selected in the toolbar button . Only airspaces overlapping with these limits are shown.

9.5.4.2. All altitudes

Show airspaces for all altitudes.

9.5.4.3. At flight plan cruise altitude

Show only airspaces touching the flight plan cruise altitude (set in Cruise altitude).

9.5.4.4. For minimum and maximum altitude

Show only airspaces touching the altitude range set in the toolbar button .

9.5.4.5. ICAO Airspaces

Allows selection of Class A to Class E airspaces.

9.5.4.6. FIR Airspaces

Allows selection of the Class F and Class G airspaces or flight information regions.

9.5.4.7. Restricted Airspaces

Show or hide MOA (military operations area), restricted, prohibited and danger airspaces.

9.5.4.8. Special Airspaces

Show or hide warning, alert and training airspaces.

9.5.4.9. Other Airspaces

Show or hide center, tower, mode C and other airspaces.

9.5.5. User Features

The menu item has an equivalent button on the map options toolbar. The dropdown menu of the toolbar button can be torn off (Tear off Dropdown Menus).

The previous selection state is restored by clicking the All User Features or No User Features items a second time in the toolbar button dropdown menu.

9.5.5.1. Range Rings

See also Range Rings.

9.5.5.2. Measurement Lines

See also Measure Distance.

9.5.5.3. Traffic Patterns

See also Traffic Patterns.

9.5.5.4. Holdings

See also Holdings.

9.5.5.5. MSA Diagrams

See also Minimum Sector Altitude.

Hides or shows the respective user features.

The respective option is automatically enabled after a user feature is added to the map.

User features can also be toggled with the toolbar button .

The previous selection state is restored by clicking the All Userpoints or No Userpoints items a second time in the toolbar button dropdown menu.

9.5.6. Userpoints

Allows to hide or show user defined waypoints by type.

The menu item Unknown Types shows or hides all types which do not belong to a known type.

The type Unknown shows or hides all userpoints which are exactly of type Unknown.

User features can also toggled with the toolbar button .

You can tear off the drop down menu from the toolbar by clicking on the dashed line on top of it.

The previous selection state is restored by clicking the All Userpoints or No Userpoints items a second time in the toolbar button dropdown menu.

The respective type is automatically enabled after a userpoint is added to the map.

Custom userpoint categories show up in this menu too.

See Userpoints for more information on user defined waypoints.

9.5.7. Show Flight Plan

Show or hide the flight plan. The flight plan is shown independently of the zoom distance.

Note that the flight plan is also hidden in the elevation profile if you switch it off here.

Related navaids for procedures are forced with the flight plan display. All navaids needed for procedures are still shown if you disable the display of VOR, NDB and waypoints. This helps to keep an uncluttered map display.

9.5.8. Show Alternate Airports

Alternate airports and the related flight plan legs can be hidden on the map using this option.

The alternate airport symbols might disappear depending on airport filter settings.

9.5.9. Show Top of Climb and Top of Descent

Hides the climb and descent slopes as well as the top of climb and top of descent indicators when disabled. This affects the map and elevation profile display but not the altitude calculation in the fuel report or elevation profile.

9.5.10. Show Missed Approaches

Show or hide the missed approaches of the current flight plan or the procedure preview (Preview and Highlights).

Note

This function changes the active flight plan leg sequencing: Sequencing the active leg will stop if the destination is reached and missed approaches are not displayed. Otherwise sequencing will continue with the missed approach and the simulator aircraft progress will show the remaining distance to the end of the missed approach instead.

9.5.11. Show Direction to Departure Runway

Shows the heading to the departure runway position using a dashed line with arrows.

This line is drawn from the departure parking or runway or the user aircraft position (if connected). The line disappears when arriving near the departure position or when taking off.

Important

Note that you need to have a departure runway set using Select Departure Runway or Procedure in menu Flight Plan or a SID selected from Search Procedures to see this indication.

See also Departure and Destination Runway and Procedures.

9.5.12. Show User Aircraft

Shows the user aircraft and keeps it centered on the map if connected to the simulator. The user aircraft is always displayed regardless of the zoom distance.

The icon color and shape indicates the aircraft type and whether the aircraft is on ground (gray border on ground).

User aircraft in flight.

A click on the user aircraft shows more information in the Simulator Aircraft dock window.

More settings to change the map behavior while flying can be found on page Simulator Aircraft in options.

9.5.13. Show User Aircraft Trail

Show the user aircraft trail. The trail is always displayed regardless of the zoom distance. It is saved and will be reloaded on program startup. You can clear the trail using Delete User Aircraft Trail.

See Aircraft Trail for more information.

9.5.14. Show Selected Altitude Range Arc

Shows a distance arc that predicts reaching the selected autopilot altitude. This is shown for descent and climb.

The option Show Vertical Trail in the elevation profile provides similar functionality.

The selected autopilot altitude value can be seen in Tab Progress when enabling Autopilot Selected in Aircraft Progress Display Options.

Note that some add-on aircraft do not provide a useful autopilot altitude and use the value for their own purposes.

A jet aircraft climbing and about to reach the top of climb before waypoint ASKJA.

9.5.15. Show Turn Flight Path

Enables a turn indicator which shows the predicted path if the given turn rate of the aircraft is kept. The arc is limited to 5 NM length and a turn maximum of 180°. Tick marks show distance in 1 NM steps.

An aircraft turning in a procedure about to intercept the ILS after waypoint CI26B

9.5.16. Show Aircraft Endurance

Enabling this function will display two circles around the user aircraft which are shown if the user aircraft is airborne.

Note that you will see limited endurance if climbing to cruise altitude since the range depends on the current fuel flow and speed.

The endurance can also be seen in Tab Progress when enabling Endurance in Aircraft Progress Display Options.

Two circles are shown:

1. A a black dotted circle shows the maximum endurance considering reserves around the user aircraft, if enabled. A label suffixed with (RSV) (reserves) displays endurance in NM and hours/minutes until the fuel level is down to reserves. The label turns orange if the endurance is below 45 minutes and to red if endurance is below 30 minutes. The endurance is based on fuel on board, current fuel flow and groundspeed considering reserves and contingency as set in the Aircraft Performance file. Note that even if you have fuel on board, running below the fuel reserve may result in zero endurance being displayed.

2. A red dotted circle shows the aircraft endurance with distance and hours and minutes to go. This is based on fuel on board and ground speed to calculate the endurance util the fuel level is zero.

Aircraft endurance rings shown with labels. 384 NM and 3 hours and 18 minutes to go until on reserves as defined in aircraft performance. 587 NM and 4 hours and 52 minutes to go until fuel level is zero.

Important

You will see red or orange endurance warnings if the wrong aircraft performance file is used.

9.5.17. Show Compass Rose

Show a compass rose on the map which indicates true north and magnetic north. Aircraft heading and aircraft trail are shown if connected to a simulator.

The rose is centered around the user aircraft if connected to a simulator. Otherwise it is centered on the map view.

See Compass Rose for details.

9.5.18. Attach Compass Rose to Aircraft

The compass rose is centered in the current view if not connected to a simulator.

Once connected, the compass rose will be attached to the user aircraft and follow its position.

This can be disabled with this menu item which detaches the rose from the user aircraft and keeps it centered on the screen.

9.5.19. AI and Online Aircraft

9.5.19.1. Show AI and Multiplayer Aircraft

Shows AI and multiplayer aircraft on the map. Multiplayer vehicles can be displayed from e.g. FSCloud, VATSIM or Steam sessions.

The icon color and shape indicates the aircraft type and whether the aircraft is on ground (gray border).

Two types of traffic are shown:

AI or multiplayer aircraft from the simulator:

This includes aircraft traffic that is injected by online network clients. A click on the AI aircraft or ship shows more information in the Simulator Aircraft dock window in the tab Tab AI / Multiplayer.

Multiplayer aircraft/client from an online network:

A click on the online aircraft shows information in the Information dock window in the separate tab Online Clients. See also Online Networks.

The displayed vehicles are limited by the used multiplayer system if Little Navmap is not connected to an online network like VATSIM or IVAO. Multiplayer aircraft will disappear depending on distance to user aircraft.

Little Navmap limits the display of AI vehicles depending on size and type. Zoom close to see small aircraft or boats.

Aircraft labels are forced to show independently of zoom level for the next five AI/multiplayer aircraft closest to the user that are within 20 NM distance and 5,000 ft elevation. Other labels appear depending on zoom distance.

On the lowest zoom distance all aircraft and ships are drawn to scale on the map.

All aircraft icons can be customized: User, AI and Multiplayer Aircraft Icons.

Note

Currently multiplayer traffic cannot be shown for MSFS simulators since these are lacking the required programming interfaces.

9.5.19.2. Show Online Aircraft

As Show AI and Multiplayer Aircraft but shows online network aircraft on the map if enabled. This setting affects all traffic from online networks like IVAO, VATSIM or custom networks which can be enabled in the options dialog on page Online Flying.

See Online Networks for an overview and Aircraft and Ships for information on aircraft colors and symbols.

9.5.19.3. Show AI and Multiplayer Ships

As Show AI and Multiplayer Aircraft but enables or disables AI or multiplayer ships on the map. Fetch AI or multiplayer ships has to be enabled in the Connect Dialog to see AI ships.

This option also affects the frigate and carrier ships from X-Plane.

See also Aircraft and Ships for information on ship colors and symbols.

9.5.20. Show Map Grid

Show a latitude/longitude grid as well as the Meridian and 180th Meridian or Anti-meridian (near the date line) on the map.

A 30, 5 or 1 degree grid is shown depending on zoom distance.

9.5.21. Show Map Grid Options

Shows a dialog window which allows to configure the map grid colors and labels.

9.5.22. Show Country and City Names

Show country, city and other points of interest. Availability of these options depends on the selected map theme. See Map Themes and Map Layers for details.

9.5.23. Show Minimum off-route Altitude Grid

Toggles the display of minimum off-route altitude grid on the map.

The minimum off-route altitude grid provides an obstacle clearance altitude within an one degree grid. The altitudes clear all terrain and obstructions by 1,000 ft in areas where the highest elevations are 5,000 ft MSL or lower. Where the highest elevations are above 5,000 ft MSL or higher terrain is cleared by 2,000 ft.

The large number is 1,000 ft and small number 100 ft minimum altitude.

Note

The MORA grid is not available for all scenery library settings. You need the Navigraph navdata update (Little Navmap - Install Navigraph Updates) or X-Plane to see these. See also Load Scenery Library, Navigation Databases and Scenery Library Menu.

MORA grid: 3,300, 4,400, 6,000, 9,900 and 10,500 ft.

9.5.24. Show Airport Weather

Shows icons for airport weather where a weather station is available. Select source for display with Airport Weather Source below.

See Airport Weather for an explanation of the symbols and Airport Weather for more information.

9.5.25. Wind levels

Enables or disables wind aloft display for different layers as well as at flight plan waypoints. Select wind data source for display with Wind source below.

See Winds Aloft for an explanation of the wind symbols and Winds Aloft for more information.

9.5.26. Show Sun Shading

Enables the display of sun shading on the globe. This works in both projections Mercator and Spherical.

You can change the time source with the Sun Shading Time menu below. The shadow darkness can be changed in the options dialog on page Map.

Note that offline maps cannot display a sun shadow.

See Sun Shading for more information.

9.5.27. Sun Shading Time

You can choose between three time sources for the sun shadow.

9.5.27.1. Simulator Time

Uses the time of the connected flight simulator and falls back to real time if not connected. Updates the shadow if the simulator time changes.

9.5.27.2. Real UTC Time

Use real time.

9.5.27.3. User defined Time

Allows to use the user defined time as set by using Set User defined Time below.

9.5.27.4. Set User defined Time

Opens a dialog to set a user defined time in UTC as a source for the sun shading.

See Set User defined Time for more information.

9.5.28. Projection

See Map Projection for details.

9.5.29. Theme

Selects the map background theme. See Map Themes and Map Layers for details.

9.6. Weather Menu

This sub-menu allows to change or enable weather source.

Note that some weather sources depend on the selected scenery library. For example:

• X-Plane 11 scenery selected: X-Plane 11 METAR.rwx weather file and global_winds.grib wind file in the X-Plane 11 base path are loaded.

• X-Plane 12 scenery selected: The directory Output/real weather in the X-Plane 12 base bath is checked for METAR and wind files.

The same applies to ActiveSky weather files for X-Plane where the files are selected automatically. This does not apply to FSX and P3D simulators where the weather is loaded using the simulator connection.

See also on options page Weather Files for configuration of download addresses and file paths.

Important

Only FSX, P3D and X-Plane simulators allow to show the weather source Simulator. Use NOAA for MSFS simulators which gives the most recent METAR weather reports and winds aloft forecasts.

9.6.1. Airport Weather Source

Selects the source for the airport weather symbol display on the map. See also Airport Weather and options page Weather.

The selection in this menu also determines the source for runway and procedure wind display in Departure and Destination Runway and Search Procedures.

See Airport Weather for an explanation of the symbols

The following options are available:

9.6.1.1. Disabled

Disables the weather source which also disables all file accesses and online downloads. The menu item Show Airport Weather and the toolbar button will disabled if this is selected.

9.6.1.2. Flight Simulator

FSX, Prepar3D or X-Plane. Display for FSX/Prepar3D and on remote connections is slower and might cause stutters when scrolling.

Display for X-Plane remote connections is not supported except by sharing the X-Plane 11 METAR.rwx weather file or the X-Plane 12 directory Output/real weather on the network.

9.6.1.3. Active Sky

Use Active Sky as source for weather display.

9.6.1.4. NOAA

Most up-to-date option for weather (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration).

9.6.1.5. VATSIM

Use this for online flying in the VATSIM network.

9.6.1.6. IVAO

Use this for online flying in the IVAO network.

9.6.2. Wind source

Choose the source for winds aloft forecast data here. This affects the calculation of top of descent, top of climb and fuel planning as well as display of wind barbs on the map. See also Winds Aloft and options on page Weather.

A manual wind setting on Tab Fuel Report for cruise altitude can also be used. See Buttons on tab Fuel Report.

The selected wind source is shown in the Tab Fuel Report in the Average wind line as well as in all tooltips on wind barbs.

This is the same function as the Manual Wind menu button in the Tab Fuel Report.

9.6.2.1. Manual Wind

This menu item allows to set the average wind direction and speed manually. Three input fields for direction, speed and level altitude are shown in the Tab Fuel Report if this is checked.

Note that the wind is set for given altitude and is interpolated down to zero for MSL. Placing a flight plan cruise level below the wind layer will result in lower winds. Placing the cruise level above will result in the same wind.

9.6.2.2. Disabled

No wind will be downloaded and processed and no files are checked for updates.

9.6.2.3. Flight Simulator (X-Plane only)

Uses the global_winds.grib file which is downloaded and used by X-Plane 11 or checks the X-Plane 12 directory Output/real weather for changes. The files use less wind layers and are therefore not as accurate and not as recent as the NOAA option.

Display for X-Plane remote connections is not supported except by sharing the X-Plane 11 global_winds.grib weather file or the X-Plane 12 directory Output/real weather on the network.

9.6.2.4. NOAA

Downloads weather files from National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. This is the most accurate and most recent option since it downloads data for several wind layers as well as the ground level.

9.7. Userpoint Menu

See Userpoints for more information on user defined waypoints.

9.7.1. Userpoint Search

Raise the dock window Search and the tab Userpoints where you can edit, add delete and search user-defined waypoints.

9.7.2. Undo and Redo Userpoint

Same as Undo and Redo Userpoint in the context menu of the userpoint table.

9.7.2.1. Cleanup Userpoints

Same as Cleanup Userpoints in the context menu of the userpoint table.

9.7.3. Import CSV

Import a CSV file that is compatible with the widely used format from Plan-G and adds all the content to the database.

Note that the CSV format is the only format which allows to write and read all supported data fields.

See CSV Data Format for a more detailed description.

9.7.4. Import X-Plane user_fix.dat

Import user defined waypoints from the file user_fix.dat. The file does not exist by default in X-Plane and has to be created either manually or by exporting from Little Navmap.

The default location is Custom Data/user_fix.dat in the X-Plane base directory.

The imported userpoints are of type Waypoint which can be changed after import using the bulk edit functionality.

For additional information see X-Plane user_fix.dat Data Format.

9.7.5. Import Garmin GTN

Reads user defined waypoints from the Garmin user.wpt file. Refer to the manual of the Garmin unit you are using for more information about format and file location.

The imported userpoints are of type Waypoint which can be changed after import using the bulk edit functionality.

See Garmin user.wpt Data Format for more information.

9.7.6. Export CSV

Create or append user defined waypoints to a CSV file. A dialog asks if only selected userpoints should be exported, if the userpoints should be appended to an already present file or if a header should be added.

Note that the exported file contains extra columns compared to the Plan-G format. The description field supports more than one line of text and special characters. Therefore, not all programs might be able to import this file. If needed, adapt the file in LibreOffice Calc or Microsoft Excel.

Userpoint export dialog with tooltip help on first option.

9.7.7. Export X-Plane user_fix.dat

Only selected userpoints or all can be exported. The exported data can optionally be appended to an already present file.

Not all data fields can be exported to this format. The ident field is required for export.

Also, you have to make sure that the user waypoint ident is unique within the user_fix.dat.

See X-Plane user_fix.dat Data Format for more information about limitations.

9.7.8. Export Garmin GTN

Only selected userpoints or all can be exported. The exported data can optionally be appended to an already present file.

Not all data fields can be exported to this format. The ident field is required for export. Some fields like the name are adapted to limitations.

See X-Plane user_fix.dat Data Format for more information about limitations.

9.7.9. Export XML for FSX/P3D BGL Compiler

This export options creates an XML file which can be compiled into an BGL file containing waypoints.

The region and ident fields are required for this export option.

See the Prepar3D SDK documentation for information on how to compile the BGL and how to add this to the simulator.

9.8. Logbook Menu

9.8.1. Logbook Search

Raise the dock window Search and the tab Logbook where you can edit, add delete and search logbook entries.

See Logbook for more information.

9.8.2. Undo and Redo Logbook Entry

Same as Undo and Redo Logbook Entry in the context menu of the logbook table.

9.8.3. Cleanup Logbook Entries

Same as Cleanup Logbook Entries in the context menu of the logbook table..

9.8.4. Show Statistics

Shows the logbook statistics dialog. See Logbook Statistics.

9.8.5. Import CSV

Import logbook entries from a CSV file. The entries are added to the logbook database.

9.8.6. Export CSV

Allows to export the full logbook or the selected entries to a CSV (comma separated value) text file which can be loaded in LibreOffice Calc or Microsoft Excel. See Import and Export.

9.8.7. Import X-Plane Logbook

Import the X-Plane logbook file .../X-Plane 11/Output/logbooks/X-Plane Pilot.txt into the Little Navmap logbook database. Note that the X-Plane logbook format is limited and does not provide enough information to fill all Little Navmap logbook fields.

See X-Plane Import.

9.8.8. Convert Log Entries from Userpoints

Automatically converts all legacy log entries that were collected as userpoints and copies them to the new logbook.

9.8.9. Create Logbook entries

Enables automatic logbook entry creation for takeoff and landing.

See also Create Logbook Entries.

9.9. Aircraft Menu

This menu contains functionality for aircraft performance profiles which allow fuel planning and traveling time estimation.

See Aircraft Performance and Aircraft Performance Edit for more information.

9.9.1. New Aircraft Performance

Creates a new performance profile with default values, shows the fuel report and opens the edit dialog. A simple default profile for a Cessna C172 is default.

9.9.2. Open Aircraft Performance

Loads a LNMPERF aircraft performance profile and shows the fuel report. You can also load a profile by dragging the file from a file manager like Windows Explorer into the main window of Little Navmap.

9.9.3. Save Aircraft Performance

Saves the current profile. Opens a file dialog if not saved before.

9.9.4. Save Aircraft Performance as

Allows to save the current profile using a new filename.

9.9.5. Recent Aircraft Performance Files

Shows all recently loaded aircraft performance files for quick access. You can clear the list by selecting the sub-menu item Clear Menu.

9.9.6. Edit Aircraft Performance

Opens Aircraft Performance Edit for the current performance profile.

9.9.7. Open Aircraft Performance and Merge

Opens a file loading dialog and subsequently Aircraft Performance Merge which allows to merge or copy data from the opened file to the current aircraft performance.

9.9.8. Merge collected Aircraft Performance

Opens Aircraft Performance Merge which allows to merge or copy data from the collected aircraft performance to the currently loaded aircraft performance.

See also Aircraft Performance Collection.

9.9.9. Restart Aircraft Performance Collection

Resets all collected values for aircraft performance to zero and starts the performance collection over.

See also Aircraft Performance Collection.

9.9.10. Warning for Aircraft Type Mismatch

A warning in the fuel report and the flight plan table footer will be shown if this is enabled and the simulator aircraft type does not match the loaded performance file.

See Aircraft Type for more information on changing the type in the aircraft performance edit dialog window.

Note

Note that MSFS delivers wrong values for the ICAO designator through the SimConnect interface in some cases. Keep this warning disabled if you see issues.

9.10. Scenery Library Menu

See Navigation Databases for general information about navigation and simulator data.

9.10.1. Flight Simulators

One menu item is created for each flight simulator installation or database found. These menu items allow switching of databases on the fly.

The menu shows the simulator name as a disabled menu item as an indicator if only one flight simulator was found.

Note

The selection in the scenery library menus also affects the selection of weather files for ActiveSky and X-Plane.

Note

While Little Navmap tries to keep all information and search results when switching simulators, some information in the information window Information and the Search Procedures windows may be lost when switching.

The loaded AIRAC cycle is only shown for X-Plane and Navigraph data since the information is not available for FSX, P3D and MSFS simulators.

The menu items are suffixed with the following depending on status:

• prev. version - reload advised: The found database was created with a previous version of Little Navmap and should be reloaded to benefit from bug fixes or improvements.

• 99 days old - reload advised: The scenery library database was loaded 99 days ago. Scenery changes in the simulator are very likely (installed add-on airports, simulator updates and more) and might not be reflected in the database.

• no simulator: A scenery library database was found but no related simulator installation. This database cannot be loaded but can be updated by manual copying from another computer, for example. This will be shown for a Network Setup where the simulator is not available on the remote computer. See Databases for file locations if you wish to remove a database.

This menu is synchronized with simulator selection in Load Scenery Library. Once a database is successfully loaded, the display, flight plan and search will switch over to the newly loaded simulator data.

Important

Little Navmap does not keep you from using a X-Plane scenery library database when connecting to a FSX, P3D or MSFS simulator or vice versa, for example. You will get unwanted effects like wrong weather information or not matching airport layouts if using such a setup.

An orange warning message is shown in the connect dialog ( Connecting to a Flight Simulator) if a mismatch is detected.

Some functions like access to weather source files depend on the selected scenery library database. X-Plane 11 weather files are read if enabled and the X-Plane 11 scenery library is selected, for example.

Note

The program might change a loaded flight plan if you switch between different databases. This can happen if a departure position is set in the plan which does not exist in the other database. Select New Flight Plan in the menu File before switching to avoid this.

9.10.2. Navigraph

This sub-menu also shows the AIRAC cycle if a Navigraph database is found in the database directory. Use this indication to verify if an database update was successful. See Little Navmap - Install Navigraph Updates for installation options if you run into issues.

The right navdata mode is selected automatically per default. See below for more information.

The recommended selection depends on the simulator setup. Little Navmap will show dialog windows describing the recommended modes after loading a scenery library database or after selecting Validate Scenery Library Settings if Select automatically is not enabled.

Note

Note that the Navigraph selection in this menu is remembered separately for each simulator selection. This means that the Navigraph selection is automatically changed when switching between simulators if Select automatically is not enabled.

Use the menu item Scenery Library -> Validate Scenery Library Settings to check your settings.

See the chapter Navigation Databases for more information about scenery databases and the three different display modes below.

Note that airspaces are not affected by this selection. See Airspace Libraries below.

9.10.2.1. Select automatically

Selects the right mode of the Navigraph navdata library database automatically, if checked. This function is enabled per default and it is recommended to keep it enabled. The selection of the right mode depends on the following criteria:

1. Selected simulator (X-Plane, FSX, MSFS, etc.)

2. Simulator database status (empty or not)

3. Navdata AIRAC cycle

4. Navdata update installed in MSFS or not

5. Simulator data AIRAC cycle (if available)

The navdata mode is applied when switching between simulators or after compiling a database.

The automatically selected mode can be seen in the disabled menu items in menu Navigraph or in the Window Title.

The mode Use Navigraph for all Features is enabled if the simulator database is empty to have airports available for planning. This mode is selected after a fresh installation, for example. It is independent of the AIRAC cycle.

9.10.2.2. Use Navigraph for all Features

Completely ignores the simulator database and takes all information from the Navigraph database.

This mode is automatically selected if the simulator navigation database is empty.

Note

Airport information is limited in this mode. This means that aprons, taxiways, parking positions, runway surface information and other information is not available. Also, smaller airports will be missing. Runway layout might not match the runway layout in the simulator if you use stock or older airport scenery.

The Little Navmap window shows a (N) in the title bar and white runway surfaces if this is selected.

9.10.2.3. Use Navigraph for Navaids and Procedures

This mode blends navaids from the Navigraph database with airports from the simulator database. This affects the map display, all information and all search windows.

9.10.2.4. Do not use Navigraph Database

Ignores the Navigraph database and shows only information read from the simulator scenery.

Note

Navdata read from FSX, P3D or MSFS has limitations. The airway network might not be correct and procedures can have errors in rare cases.

9.10.3. Airspace Libraries

Enables or disables various airspace databases for display.

9.10.3.1. Simulator

Toggles display of simulator airspaces. These also change when changing the simulator database in the Scenery Library menu.

See also X-Plane Airspaces and FSX, Prepar3D and MSFS 2020 Airspaces.

9.10.3.2. Navigraph

Shows the airspaces from the included or updated Navigraph database. This is independent of the selected simulator.

9.10.3.3. User

Selects user airspaces for display. This source is independent of the selected simulator.

See also Loading Airspaces and Load User Airspaces.

9.10.3.4. Online

Selects the online centers for display. Only enabled if connected to an online service like VATSIM or IVAO.

9.10.4. Load User Airspaces

Shows a dialog window where user airspaces can be loaded.

See Loading Airspaces for information about loading airspaces into the Little Navmap database and Airspace Libraries for information how to select airspace sources to display.

9.10.5. Validate Scenery Library Settings

Tests if the currently selected scenery library selection corresponds to the recommended modes. Shows a dialog window describing the recommended selection if changes are required.

See the chapter Navigation Databases and Load Scenery Library for more information.

9.10.6. Load Scenery Library

Open the Load Scenery Library dialog which loads all files from a simulator scenery library like navaids, airports and more into an internal database. See Load Scenery Library for more information.

9.11. Tools Menu

9.11.1. Connect to Flight Simulator

Opens the Connect dialog allowing Little Navmap to connect directly to a flight simulator, the Little Xpconnect X-Plane plugin, or remotely using the Little Navconnect agent.

See Connecting to a Flight Simulator for more information and Install Little Xpconnect in X-Plane Plugins and Little Xpconnect below for more information about X-Plane.

9.11.2. Toggle Flight Simulator Connection

Switches the simulator connection on and off without opening the connection dialog.

9.11.3. Create Directory Structure for saving Files

Little Navmap creates a recommended directory structure when selecting this menu item.

See chapter Directories for more information.

Note that Little Navmap does not require a fixed directory structure for its files. You can always save and load all files to and from arbitrary places.

9.11.4. Install Little Xpconnect in X-Plane Plugins

This function installs or updates the X-Plane plugin Little Xpconnect which is needed for Little Navmap to connect to the simulator.

You can use this to avoid the manually copying. Additionally the function checks for wrongly installed plugins.

See chapter Little Xpconnect for more information.

Important

You have to keep the directory structure intact when installing/extracting Little Navmap from a Zip archive. Otherwise this menu item will be disabled if Little Navmap cannot find Little Xpconnect in its installation folder.

9.11.5. Run Web Server

Starts or stops the internal web server of Little Navmap. Access the web page using the menu item Open Web server Page in Browser below.

See chapter Web Server for detailed information and options page Web Server for configuration options.

9.11.6. Open Web Server Page in Browser

Only enabled if the web server is running. Opens the web server page in your default browser. The default address is like http://YOUR_COMPUTER_NAME:8965 or http://localhost:8965.

This function might not work depending on your network setup. Enter the computer name as above manually in your browser if this is the case.

9.11.7. Reset all Messages

Re-enable all dialog windows that were disabled by selecting Do not show this dialog again or similar messages.

All warning and notification dialogs will show up again after selecting this menu item. Hide the dialog windows manually again by selecting the Do not show this dialog again buttons.

Note that a few important messages are enabled again when updating Little Navmap.

9.11.8. Reset all Settings and Restart

This will reset all options, window layout, dialog layout, aircraft trail, map position history and file histories back to default values and restart Little Navmap after showing a warning dialog.

User features like range rings, traffic patterns, holds as well as scenery, logbook and userpoint databases are not affected.

A backup copy of the settings file little_navmap.ini is created in the configuration directory. See Configuration.

Use this function instead of deleting the settings directory if you see crashes or other issues with the program.

9.11.9. Save Options and Application State

Saves all options, dialog settings, tab arrangements and the window layout. This is normally only done when exiting Little Navmap.

9.11.10. Create Issue Report

Manually creates an issue report Zip archive containing all needed files to reproduce a problem.

See chapter Issue Report for more information.

9.11.11. Files and Directories

9.11.11.1. Open Log File

Shows the log file abarthel-little_navmap.log in the default text editor. This can be used to track down errors or crashes.

See also Logs for details.

Note

This file combined with Open Configuration File below is the best way to report an issue.

Immediately save this log to another file if you’d like to report problems with Little Navmap. The log file might be overwritten if you continue your flight. See How to report a Bug for more information about reporting bugs.

9.11.11.2. Open Configuration File

Shows the main little_navmap.ini configuration file in the default text editor.

See also Configuration for details about the used files.

Warning

There is usually no need to edit this file directly. Editing this file the wrong way might crash Little Navmap.

9.11.11.3. Show Map Cache

Opens the file manager with the disk cache directory that is used to store all the downloaded online map tile images.

See also Disk Cache for details.

9.11.11.4. Show Map Theme Installation

Opens the file manager with the installation directory for additional map themes.

See also Installing Map Themes for more information about additional map themes.

9.11.11.5. Show Database Files

Open Little Navmap’s database directory in a file manager. See Running without Flight Simulator Installation for more information on copying database files between different computers.

See also Databases for details about the different database files.

9.11.11.6. Show GLOBE offline elevation Data Installation

Opens the installation directory of the offline elevation data. See GLOBE Offline Elevation Data for installation instructions.

9.11.12. Flight Plan Table Display Options

See Flight Plan Table Display Options.

9.11.13. Aircraft Progress Display Options

See Aircraft Progress Display Options.

9.11.14. Elevation Profile Display Options

See also Elevation Profile Display Options.

9.11.15. Options

Opens the dialog window Options which allows to change the user interface, map display, weather and more.

Note

The menu entry which is referenced as Tools -> Options in this manual for Windows and Linux can be found in the application menu at Little Navmap -> Preferences on macOS.

9.12. Window Menu

9.12.1. Shortcuts

A list of menu items that open and raise the respective dock window and tab. See Window shortcuts for a full list.

Some shortcuts also activate search fields or tables like the airport ICAO search when using Airport Search or pressing F4. This allows to quickly look for an airport or other feature by just pressing a function key and entering the ICAO code.

9.12.2. Map Overlays

Show or hide floating map overlays, like the overview on the top left or the compass on the top right corner of the map window.

You can also right click on a map overlay to hide it from the context menu.

See also Overlays for more information about map overlays.

9.12.3. Style

Allows to switch the style of the graphical user interface on the fly. A restart is not needed.

The user interface styles contain a mode Dark which can be used for flights in a dark environment. You can also dim the map and elevation profile display for this style in the options dialog on page Map (scroll down to Map dimming in dark style at the bottom of the dialog).

The colors for the styles Fusion and Dark can be changed by editing configuration files. See Customize for more information.

The available styles depend on the operating system except for Fusion and Dark which are always available.

9.12.4. Open Window Layout

Opens a LNMLAYOUT file and applies the changes like visibility, position and floating status directly to the dock windows. Size and position of the main window is also restored.

Fullscreen and normal layouts are both loaded from this file.

See Window Layout for more information.

9.12.5. Save Window Layout as

Saves visibility, position and floating status of all dock windows as well as the size and position of the main window to a LNMLAYOUT file.

Note that the layout for the fullscreen and normal view are save together in this file.

See Window Layout for more information.

9.12.6. Recent Window Layouts

List of recently saved or loaded window layout files. Select one to load and apply the layout.

9.12.7. Reset Window Layout to Default

Reset the main window layout back to default. This involves visibility, position and state of all dock windows as well as the Toolbars and the Statusbar.

Tabs are not affected by this. Use Reset Tabs to Default below to reset all tabs.

This function can be helpful if a dock window gets lost on multi monitor setups or other issues.

Note that the dock windows Search and Simulator Aircraft are stacked in the default layout. You can access both using the tabs at the lower right position of the main window.

See Window Layout for more information on window layouts.

Tip

You can use Window -> Reset Window Layout to Default if the main window of Little Navmap is not or only partially visible. Activate the main window of Little Navmap by either clicking on the visible part or by using the Alt+Tab function of your operating system. The window only needs to be active and not visible.

Then press the shortcut Ctrl+Alt+Shift+W to reset the window layout which brings the main window back on screen.

9.12.8. Reset Tabs to Default

Resets all tabs to default. Opens all closed tabs, unlocks the tab layout and restores the default order.

This is the same as clicking Reset Tab Layout in each tab context menu.

See Tabs for more information on tabs.

9.12.9. Fullscreen Map

Maximizes the map window and hides all dock windows as well as the toolbars.

See Fullscreen for more information on fullscreen mode.

9.12.10. Keep in Foreground

Forces the main window of Little Navmap to remain in foreground of all other applications.

9.12.11. Show all floating Dock Windows

Raises all undocked (i.e. floating) windows before the main window. This can be helpful if a window got lost. See Dock Windows for more information about floating dock windows.

9.12.12. Allow Window docking

This is enabled per default. Disable this if you do not want floating (i.e. undocked) dock windows to snap back into the main window while moving them around. See also Dock Windows.

9.12.13. Allow Dock Window moving

Enabled per default. Disable this to avoid moving dock windows around when accidentally clicking and dragging the title bar which can mess up the window layout. Disabling this function still allows to move floating (i.e. undocked) windows around.

You can still resize the docked windows at the border between them and you can still turn a docked window into a floating window by double clicking on the title bar. See also Dock Windows.

9.12.14. Show Dock Window Title Bars

Hides the title bars of all docked (i.e. not floating) windows to save screen space if not checked. You can still resize the docked windows at their borders but you cannot drag them around. Dock windows can still be opened from the toolbar or using keyboard shortcuts.

Enable this if you’d like to undock windows or drag them around. See Dock Windows for more information.

9.12.15. Statusbar

Show or hide the statusbar. See Statusbar for more on the shown information.

9.12.16. Toolbars

9.12.16.1. File, Map, Map Options, Map Options Other, Flight Plan, Map Options Flight Plan and Aircraft, Map Airspaces, Dock Windows and Tools and Options

Show or hide these Toolbars.

You can also hide toolbars in the context menu that appears when right clicking on them.

9.12.17. Dock Windows

Open or close these dock windows. The map dock window cannot be closed. The whole dock window stack is closed if a dock window is part of a stack. See Dock Windows for more information about stacked dock windows.

Note that the windows Flight Plan Calculation ( Flight Planning), Flight Plan Route Description (Flight Plan Route Description) and Logbook Statistics (Logbook Statistics) cannot be docked into the main window and are independent and do not block the main application.

9.12.17.1. Flight Planning

9.12.17.2. Search

9.12.17.3. Simulator Aircraft

9.12.17.4. Flight Plan Elevation Profile

9.12.17.5. Information

9.13. Help Menu

9.13.1. User Manual (Online)

Show the online user manual in the default web browser. The English user manual is shown if it is not available in your language.

You can install additional language packs for Little Navmap which can include a translated manual.

9.13.2. Helpful Chapters (Online)

9.13.2.1. Start and first Steps

Shows the page Start which opens automatically in your browser after updating or first installation of Little Navmap and is a part of the Little Navmap online manual.

It gives valuable links and information for first time users and provides a list of first steps.

9.13.2.2. Tutorials

Shows the online tutorials in the default web browser.

9.13.2.3. User Interface

Opens chapter User Interface which provides information about the user interface of Little Navmap in general.

9.13.2.4. Main Menu and Toolbar Items

Opens this chapter Main Menu and Toolbars which describes all the menu items of Little Navmap.

Tip

Look at the left side of this online user manual to see all the menus and menu items in a tree structure.

9.13.2.5. Flight Planning

Opens chapter Flight Planning describing the flight plan table and context menu.

9.13.2.6. Aircraft Performance

Opens chapter Aircraft Performance which gives information about aircraft performance management in Little Navmap.

9.13.2.7. Map Display and Context Menu

Opens chapter Map Display which provides information about the map display and the context menu.

9.13.2.8. User Manual - NavMap Legend (Online)

Show the navigation related map legend in the default web browser.

9.13.3. User Manual (Offline, PDF)

Show the included PDF user manual in the default PDF viewer.

You can install additional language packs for Little Navmap which can include a translated PDF manual.

This menu item is only shown if the PDF user manual is present in the directory help in the installation directory.

You can download the user manual for offline user here: Little Navmap - User Manuals

9.13.4. Frequently asked Questions (Online)

Shows the page Little Navmap - Frequently asked Questions in the web browser.

Tip

Look at the frequently asked questions first if you have a question or problem.

9.13.5. Downloads (Online)

Opens the page Little Navmap Downloads in the default web browser where you can get aircraft performance files, airspace boundaries, flight plans, map themes or userpoints provided by the community.

9.13.6. Download User Manuals

Opens the page Little Navmap - User Manuals in the default web browser. You can download the user manual in formats usable for printing and offline reading like PDF, ePUB, MOBI and a Zip archive of the HTML user manual.

9.13.7. Changelog (Offline, Text)

Opens the included file CHANGELOG.txt in a text editor. This file lists all changes made for each release. Refer to this file if you think that a function is missing or has been moved.

9.13.8. About Little Navmap

Show version and revision number for Little Navmap, also contains links to the database directory, configuration file, log file and the author’s contact address.

9.13.9. About Marble

Display information about the Marble widget that is used to download and show the maps.

9.13.10. About Qt

Display information about the Qt application framework that is used by Little Navmap.

9.13.11. Donate for this Program

Opens the donation web page in your default browser.

If you would like to show your appreciation you can donate using PayPal.

Donations are purely optional but greatly appreciated.

9.13.12. Check for Updates

Allows to manually check for updates. This will also show updates that were recently ignored by pressing the Ignore this Update on the notification dialog.

See Updates for more information.