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Old 14th Oct 2011, 07:28
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I don't use it in-flight, so sorry not to be answering your question, but I thought it worth mentioning that the Profile view in FliteMap/FliteStar is caveated for a good reason - it can be grossly inaccurate!
See this paper: http://www.pplir.org/images/stories/...icle%20v12.pdf

From the conclusion page of that paper:

• The Jeppesen digitised terrain data in FliteStar is poor. It seems to systematically understate the terrain around mountain peaks by 500-1500’ and, in places, by over 3000’
• Consequently, users of FliteStar are advised to treat the Vertical Profile terrain display with great caution, and to be aware that the terrain elevation very close to the flight planned route may be thousands of feet higher than depicted
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