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CAE Flight Training vs PFPX Flight Planning

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CAE Flight Training

Software

World leader in professional flight training

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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PFPX Flight Planning

Software

Real-world flight simulation flight planning

From
$79.99/lifetime
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: CAE Flight Training mostly delivered through physical full-flight simulators and training centres rather than as software a customer installs; PFPX Flight Planning the Internet Archive's capture of pfpx.com on 7 December 2018 carried the vendor's own notice that 'The URL of the PFPX homepage has changed to www.flightsimsoft.com'; the 2021 capture of flightsimsoft.com confirms PFPX (Professional Flight Planner X) is sold by FSS GmbH alongside a second product, TOPCAT, though the linked Pricing page was not itself archived.
  • They diverge on capability: CAE Flight Training covers Full-flight simulators, PFPX Flight Planning covers Flight planning.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which CAE Flight Training and PFPX Flight Planning actually diverge.

Attributes where CAE Flight Training and PFPX Flight Planning differ
AttributeCAE Flight TrainingPFPX Flight Planning
Starting priceOn request$79.99/lifetime
Pricing modelusage-basedone-time
PlatformsOn-siteWindows
Founded19472007

Identical on both: free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in CAE Flight Training

  • Full-flight simulators
  • Type rating training
  • Crew resource training
  • Maintenance training
  • Certification
  • Airlines
  • Regulators
  • Learning platforms

Only in PFPX Flight Planning

  • Flight planning
  • Aircraft data
  • Weather analysis
  • Fuel calculation
  • Route optimization
  • Flight simulators
  • Real weather
  • NOTAMs

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

CAE Flight Training

  • Type rating and recurrent training for airline and business jet pilotsnot PFPX Flight Planning
  • Cadet to captain airline training programmesnot PFPX Flight Planning
  • Cabin crew and maintenance technician trainingnot PFPX Flight Planning
  • Flight data analysis and operations management through Flightscapenot PFPX Flight Planning
  • Courseware and training records management with CAE Pelesysnot PFPX Flight Planning

PFPX Flight Planning

  • Flight planningnot CAE Flight Training
  • Realistic simulationnot CAE Flight Training
  • VA operationsnot CAE Flight Training
  • Trainingnot CAE Flight Training

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

CAE Flight Training

  • Mostly delivered through physical full-flight simulators and training centres rather than as software a customer installs
  • The software pieces, Flightscape, CAE Rise and CAE Pelesys, are sold to airlines and operators rather than to individual pilots
  • Pricing is not published

PFPX Flight Planning

  • The Internet Archive's capture of pfpx.com on 7 December 2018 carried the vendor's own notice that 'The URL of the PFPX homepage has changed to www.flightsimsoft.com'; the 2021 capture of flightsimsoft.com confirms PFPX (Professional Flight Planner X) is sold by FSS GmbH alongside a second product, TOPCAT, though the linked Pricing page was not itself archived.

Pricing, plan by plan

CAE Flight Training

On request
  • Pilot TrainingFree
    • Full-flight simulators
    • Type ratings
    • Crew training
  • Maintenance TrainingFree
    • Technical training
    • Systems training
    • Certification

PFPX Flight Planning

$79.99/lifetime
  • PFPX Standard$79.99/lifetime
    • Flight planning
    • Real aircraft data
    • Weather integration

Which should you pick?

Choose CAE Flight Training if

  • You need full-flight simulators.
  • You work on On-site.
  • You also want type rating training.
CAE Flight Training review

Choose PFPX Flight Planning if

  • You need flight planning.
  • You work on Windows.
  • You also want aircraft data.
PFPX Flight Planning review

Questions people ask

Is CAE Flight Training or PFPX Flight Planning better?
Neither clearly leads. CAE Flight Training starts at On request and PFPX Flight Planning at $79.99/lifetime, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, CAE Flight Training or PFPX Flight Planning?
CAE Flight Training starts at On request and PFPX Flight Planning at $79.99/lifetime.
Does CAE Flight Training or PFPX Flight Planning run on more platforms?
CAE Flight Training runs on On-site. PFPX Flight Planning runs on Windows.
What is CAE Flight Training best used for?
CAE Flight Training is most often used for type rating and recurrent training for airline and business jet pilots, cadet to captain airline training programmes, cabin crew and maintenance technician training, flight data analysis and operations management through flightscape. Of those, type rating and recurrent training for airline and business jet pilots and cadet to captain airline training programmes are not what PFPX Flight Planning is typically brought in for.
What can CAE Flight Training do that PFPX Flight Planning cannot?
CAE Flight Training covers Full-flight simulators, Type rating training, Crew resource training, Maintenance training. PFPX Flight Planning covers Flight planning, Aircraft data, Weather analysis, Fuel calculation.
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