FPL2V3 V1.2

FPL2V3 Converts Condor V2 flightplans to V3

Condor 3 must be installed on your computer.

If Condor2 is not (or no longer) installed, the .trn files corresponding to the C2 landscapes used must be accessible
 in a folder tree identical to that of the Landscapes folder in Condor2.

You will then need to specify the path to the corresponding folder in the FPL2V3.ini file: Condor2_Landscapes_Path 

New settings in C3 will be set as default or may be set with a defaults file

You may have to specify:
1/ The path to the existing V2 FPL file(s) (default=DOCUMENTS\Condor\FlightPlans) multiple selections are possible
2/ Possibly a default values file (see below)
3/ The V3 landscape folder where the corresponding .trn file can be found
4/ The path(s) to the V3 FPL file(s) to be created (default=DOCUMENTS\Condor3\FlightPlans\NAME_V3.fpl)

The landscape and defaults file may be specified in the FPL2V3.ini file (see file contents)

Command line syntax:

FPL2V3.exe [-help] [-auto] [-d:DEFAULTS] [-l:LANDSCAPE] [file(s)]                          
-help        : print the syntax                                                   
-auto        : do no ask for output file names
-l:LANDSCAPE : Condor3 landscape name that will be used for ALL files                   
-d:DEFAULTS  : path to a file containing default values for ALL files (.fpl format) (see below)
               if set to ASK, will be asked for for each file
file(s)      : path(s) to the file(s) to convert'

The command line options supersede those defined in the .ini file.

ThermalsInversionheight will be converted from AGL (Condor 2) to AMSL (Condor 3)
MaxStartGroundSpeed will be set to 170 kph

The above values can of course be replaced by those set in the DEFAULTS file.

DEFAULTS FILE:

This file contains values that will override the values read in the FPL file to convert (or set values existing only in C3)
The file structure is the same as a Condor FPL file
An "example.fpl" file is in the distribution

AUTOMATICALLY CONVERTING MANY (ALL) FPLS IN A GIVEN FOLDER

It is possible to convert all flightplans in a folder in one go and have it save to the default flightplans folder without user intervention.

NOTE: only possible if all flight plans are located in the same C3 landscape - the C2 landscapes maybe different, e.g. for AA3: AA2, Provence18, Jura-Mont-Blanc 2, etc

In the .ini file, set:
Landscape=C3 target landscape
Default_output_files=1

Then :
- either run from the command line something like: > FPL2V3.exe WHATEVER_PATH_YOU_LIKE\*AA2*.fpl (wildcards are allowed in the command line file name)
- or select the desired (possibly all) files from the input file picker (CTRL-A should work)

WARNING: 

If you want to set values, always add the corresponding header before the corresponding lines (e.g. [WeatherZone0] for weather) 

DO NOT SET ANY VALUES IN THE [Task] SECTION, the results may be unpredictable !

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Copyright (C) 2024 Marc TILL

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