Simbrief OFP testing

[OAL853 Nick Papandreou]

Testing Simbrief...Flight EDDL - LGTS

Simbrief Operational Flight Plan to the left, final ACARS results to the right.

Total fuel quantity needed according to Simbrief: 5722 (trip)+100 (taxi) = 5.822
Actual fuel quantity used: 5.698

Total time needed according to Simbrief: 0214 + ~15mins for taxi = 0229
Actual total time: 0232


Pretty close...

[OAL878 Thodoris Katsikas]

Testing Simbrief...Flight LGAV-ENGM

Total fuel quantity needed according to Simbrief: 12035 trip + 200 taxi =12235

Actual fuel quantity used:9241,9Kg

Total time needed according to Simbrief: 0344 + ~20mins for taxi = 0404
Actual total time: 04:04

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LGAVENGM_PDF_1511016979.pdf

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234907 - LGAV to ENGM.pdf

[OAL853 Nick Papandreou]

Did you set the cost index in Simbrief?
Was the generated route the same in Simbrief and in PFPX?

[OAL878 Thodoris Katsikas]

CI in simbrief 50, and i put 20 in PFPX & aircraft.

Yes same route.

[OAL321 Marios Martinis]

getting "Fatal error : unknown a/c type" with B747-400F

[OAL442 Orestis Doukas]

getting "Fatal error : unknown a/c type" with B747-400F

Same with MD11F.

[OAL853 Nick Papandreou]

Problems with simbrief and some aircaft in the Cargo division have been fixed.

There was a difference between the aircraft icao in our dispatch office and the ones used by simbrief.