iVFR.net was arguably the world's first fully comprehensive web-based flight planning service. It had all of these features:
- Fully interactive map with drag-and-drop route creation
- Search and display all Australian airports and airspaces on the map
- Link to the latest ERSA page for each airport
- Live updates of area forecasts, TAFs and NOTAMs
- Aircraft type definitions, including weight and fuel calculations for the route
- Printable flight plan with lots of useful information including frequencies
- Printed plan could include workflow such as frequency changes or reminders of radio calls
- Strip chart of planned route, showing terrain and planned altitude
- Export the plan to GPS device via USB
- Check first / last light
- Recalculate from current wind
- Safety audit
- Email flight note or notification including all plan details
- Upload photos and publish the trip for friends to view on the web, with clickable photo icons where the photos were taken
- Search for accommodation and tourist attractions nearby
- ...and much more!
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Sadly, some clever person in the USA patented web-based flight planning, and started aggressively litigating for millions of dollars. So iVFR.net is now nothing more than a fond memory.