Golden Eagle And Cirrus Software For DUATS

CSC DUATS GoldenEagle FlightPrep

CSC Inc. DUATS of Chantilly, Virginia, has selected FlightPrep® to power the Golden Eagle FlightPrep® flight planner. This new flight planner is a replacement for the popular Cirrus® software which has been the mainstay offline and dial-up DUATS flight planner for the last eight years, for several hundred thousand pilots.

Golden Eagle FlightPrep® was developed to take better advantage of the latest internet online flight planning capability while retaining all the functionality of the original Cirrus® software. Many new features, such as weather overlay, always current TFRs, richer flight planning charts, and a direct online flight planning gateway to FlightPrep®, make Golden Eagle FlightPrep® the flight planner of choice for pilots facing the challenges of today's complex airspace.

For a Free Golden Eagle FlightPrep® Disk call:CSC DUATS at 1-800-345-3828
or email to duats@duats.com
or
Download now!

1. Click the Free Download now link below. When the download begins, Click Save to store the file anywhere you wish.
2. When the download completes, exit any running programs.
3. Double click the file you downloaded, GoldenEagleSetup.exe to begin the update process.

Free Download now (~100MB)

GoldenEagle Upgrades

While Golden Eagle FlightPrep® does all your basic offline and online flight planning, it also provides a entry point to FlightPrep's premium products. These include ChartCase® and ChartCase Professional®, which deliver all Sectional, WAC, and Enroute charts as well as Instrument Terminal Procedures for your flight. Additional premium features include the dynamic weight and balance, custom aircraft installation and other advanced technical support options.

Comparison Table and Pricing

GoldenEagle Software and Database Updates

Golden Eagle FlightPrep automatically checks for database and software updates when you run the program, however, you must be connected to the Internet at the time you run the program. To manually update the program, select "check for updates" from the "Help" pulldown menu in Golden Eagle FlightPrep. On that page, you will be shown the current Navigaton Date cycle effective dates. If a update is needed, you can download the program/data update from the "Update Basic Data" section.

Cirrus Software And Database Updates

**********Important Notice **********
Cirrus is a mature software product and will not have future updates. The following links are provided for re-installation of the product. Database updates will continue to be available and current.
Cirrus 5.0 needs to be loaded into a clean directory. If you elect to load it in an existing Cirrus Directory you must remove all previous Cirrus files from the "Cirrus" directory and all files from the subdirectory "DATA".
Exception: Saved flight plans with extension .CSC do not have to be removed and the Cirrus.ini file does not have to be removed.
If you elect to remove the .INI file make sure you have your access code and password to re-enter.

Download Software and Database Updates

Download Cirrus Software

Windows Version Cirrus Version Instructions Software Download Size (bytes)
95 and Later 5.0 Instructions cirrus5_0.exe us 6081

Cirrus Software Installation Instructions

Windows 95 and Later Versions

  1. Click on the file cirrus5_0.exe. Make sure you note the directory it will be downloaded into. When the download is complete go to the directory that was downloaded to and double click on Cirrus5_0.exe file and install shield will do the rest.

Database Updates

The Cirrus Airport and Navigational Aids database is available on a 56-day update basis.

To reduce download time and make Cirrus' display less cluttered, database updates are now available in three versions: all airports, airports with at least one runway of 2,500 feet or more, and airports with at least one runway of 5,000 feet or more. Note: The type of runway and its surface could be of any construction: asphalt, concrete, turf, etc. Please check the FAA's Airport/Facility Directory or other official information to ensure that the airport's runways will meet the needs of your aircraft for landing and takeoff.

Database Updates - Chart Date MAY 2, 2013
Airports Included Cirrus 5 Cirrus 4 & Earlier Size (bytes)
All airports cu_rwyall_5.exe cu_rwyall.exe 633,076
Runways of 2,500 ft or more cu_rwy25_5.exe cu_rwy25.exe 415,579
Runways of 5,000 ft or more cu_rwy50_5.exe cu_rwy50.exe 150,159
NOTE
If problems occur with downloading the update from above use the link below:
Airports Included Cirrus 5 Cirrus 4 & Earlier Size (bytes)
All airports cu_rwyall_5.exe cu_rwyall.exe 633,076
Runways of 2,500 ft or more cu_rwy25_5.exe cu_rwy25.exe 415,579
Runways of 5,000 ft or more cu_rwy50_5.exe cu_rwy50.exe 150,159

Installation instructions for database updates are given below.

Database Update Instructions

  1. Create a temporary directory C:\UPDATE directory on your hard drive.
    To create the temporary C:\UPDATE directory, open Windows Explorer to show the contents of your C: drive. Click on File, click on New, and click on Folder. A new folder will be created and will be highlighted. Type UPDATE and press return to name the folder.
  2. Click on the selected .exe file (see the table above) to download it to the directory C:\UPDATE.
  3. After the .exe file is downloaded into your C:\UPDATE directory, use Windows Explorer to open your C:\UPDATE directory , and then double-click on the .exe file you downloaded.
    The database files in your Cirrus directory will be updated automatically.
  4. Close the window on the C:\UPDATEdirectory. Locate the icon for the C:\UPDATE directory in the C:\ folder, and drag it to the Recycle Bin. You no longer need this folder or the any of the files in this folder.

There are quite a few new airports in this file, especially the file that contains "All Airports and Navaids," compared to the original Cirrus database. When you do a database update, it will ovewrite the following data files in the C:\cirrus\data directory: 

     FAA.DAT  FAANAMES.DAT  NAMES.DAT  VOR.DAT

NOTE: This update will not affect the user defined waypoints you have entered into Cirrus.

Attention! Since Airport and Navaid data changes every 56 days, loading this new information may affect the routes you have saved. Please validate all of your saved routes to ensure you are using the current navigation data in your flight routes.

If you have any problems, suggestions or comments about Cirrus please e-mail them to cirrus@duats.com

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