SimBrief — Standalone Dispatcher
Generate a professional Operational Flight Plan for any Compass route using SimBrief's full dispatcher. Free to use — a Navigraph subscription adds current AIRAC cycle data for accurate routing and procedures.
Open SimBrief ↗SmartCARS — File Your Flight
File your Compass flight and generate a SimBrief OFP directly through the SmartCARS crew centre. Your flight hours are logged automatically on completion.
Open SmartCARS ↗Compass SimBrief Portal — Coming Soon
A full Compass-integrated SimBrief dispatcher is in development — available directly on this page, with Compass-specific airframe profiles for the full fleet and a custom Compass OFP format with proper dispatch paperwork.
When complete, you'll be able to select your Compass aircraft by registration, pull your route directly from the schedule, and generate a branded OFP without leaving the site. SmartCARS will remain the filing system.
In the meantime, use the standalone SimBrief dispatcher or file through SmartCARS — both generate a valid OFP for your flight.
Until the Compass portal is live, here's the recommended workflow for generating a proper OFP for your flight. It takes about two minutes.
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Find your route in SmartCARS. Log in to the crew centre at crew.compass-virtual.net, select your flight, and note the origin, destination, route string, and assigned aircraft type.
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Open SimBrief. Go to dispatch.simbrief.com and log in or create a free account if you don't have one.
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Enter your flight details. Set the origin and destination ICAOs, enter the route string from SmartCARS, and select your aircraft type. Use the closest available generic airframe — the Compass portal will offer exact fleet profiles when it launches.
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Set cruise altitude and Mach. Use the cruise level from your SmartCARS flight plan. For oceanic flights, confirm your level is correct for the relevant FIR — see the ATC Guide for New Zealand and oceanic procedures.
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Generate the OFP. Click Generate and SimBrief will produce a full Operational Flight Plan including fuel, alternates, winds, NOTAM summary and route. Download or print it for your flight.
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File in SmartCARS. Return to SmartCARS and file your flight. SmartCARS will also offer a SimBrief dispatch — for now this uses a generic format. Your Compass OFP from step 5 is your primary briefing document.
SimBrief is part of the Navigraph ecosystem. A Navigraph subscription adds current AIRAC cycle data to SimBrief for accurate routing and procedures, and gives you access to worldwide IFR charts and approach plates — the same data used by real-world airlines.
A Navigraph subscription is not required to use SimBrief, but it is strongly recommended for serious VATSIM flying. Current navdata means your FMC database, SimBrief routing, and approach plates all use the same AIRAC cycle — which matters when flying procedures on VATSIM with ATC online.
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