As my studies shifted from the familiar air-to-air arena to air-to-ground, I noticed the lack of appropriate tools for planning low-level navigation and attack. So I made a simple one.
Most of the features included at launch are mentioned in this video.
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► Latest spreadsheet version: v0.93
► Latest map versions (require GIMP): PG v0.2, Syria v0.1
► Latest map versions (require GIMP): PG v0.2, Syria v0.1
- Low-Level Planner – Creates a copy in your Google Drive.
- Persian Gulf Map.
- Syria Map.
GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation Program) can be downloaded from gimp.org.
Additional information
Additional information about the Low-Level Tools.
Demonstrations & Tests:
Demonstrations & Tests:
- Article related to the launch video;
- Previous tests (YT videos, articles are linked in the description):
- Test I: Planning;
- Test I: Execution;
- Test II: Second test with human pilot (thanks Comstedt!);
- Test III: Pop-up attack calculator;
- Syria: Map test: planning + execution.
Navigation-related articles:
At the moment of launching these tools, almost no air-to-ground and navigation topics have been discussed on this website. My book/manual contains, instead, multiple chapters dedicated to a wide variety of subjects: from wind effect to dead reckoning, to 9-line CAS briefings and killboxes.
You can download a copy of the book from this page.
Changelog
v0.93 (03/11/2025) – Added multiple maps support;
v0.82 (30/04/2025) – Fixed a timing calculation error happening in CCW turns – Thanks @TeZaKone (via YT);
v0.81 (29/04/2025) – Public release;
v0.8 (28/04/2025) – Rebuilt UI and updated references (hopefully I caught all of them!).
v0.82 (30/04/2025) – Fixed a timing calculation error happening in CCW turns – Thanks @TeZaKone (via YT);
v0.81 (29/04/2025) – Public release;
v0.8 (28/04/2025) – Rebuilt UI and updated references (hopefully I caught all of them!).
Google Spreadsheet and GIMP have some advantages, such as the collaborative nature of Google Docs, and both are free, cross-platform products. I am still looking for an alternative to Google (preferably EU/Commonwealth based), given the current geopolitical climate.
The tools I made can be fairly easily incorporated into an ad hoc tool. Unfortunately, besides lacking spare time, I am too rusty in most web-related markup and scripting languages. I am happy to help whoever wants to work on this, as long as the result is then released freely to the community.
The tools I made can be fairly easily incorporated into an ad hoc tool. Unfortunately, besides lacking spare time, I am too rusty in most web-related markup and scripting languages. I am happy to help whoever wants to work on this, as long as the result is then released freely to the community.
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