Hi,

I had a very busy year. Development of the new version of the app has been on and off, but I'm trying to commit more time now and finish what I’ve planned for it. As I mentioned on Discord, I was hoping to release it around Christmas, but unfortunately life verified those plans.

However, as I'm writing this post I'm actually sitting in front of Visual Studio, so work is continuing and I’m hoping to finish everything within the next few months.

Here are a couple of things that will be included in the new version:

1. Installer and updater
I wanted to learn something new, so I built a proper Windows installer. Instead of downloading a zip with a bunch of files, there will now be a single .exe with a wizard that installs the application.

2. Functionality separation
Right now everything is in a single window and it has started to annoy me. The new design separates responsibilities more clearly.

The main window will only manage Bush Trips (selecting, importing, browsing legs).
When you start flying a leg, a new window will open with a simplified UI and more focused information.

The current window has too much information and in retrospect it isn’t very readable. The new window is grouped into five sections:

a) Departure
All information about the departure airport: runway data (length, elevation, surface), METAR, wind components, and a picture.

b) Route
Current waypoint and upcoming waypoints, heading, distance, description, text-to-speech controls.
I'm also adding OpenStreetMap with tracking so you can see exactly where you're flying.

c) Legs
A list of upcoming legs with basic info like distance and ETA, which helps decide whether it's time to land or maybe fly one more leg.

d) Arrival
Similar information as the departure section but for the arrival airport of the current leg.

3. Mobile device integration
I want tracking to be available on my tablet while flying, which is much more convenient than using another screen.

I'm building a PWA (Progressive Web App) for this. The desktop app will stream the same data over WebSocket, and you will be able to open it in a browser on a tablet or phone. The interface will be the same as the flight window mentioned above. The PWA simply makes installation on mobile easier.

4. Database redesign
With all the changes I want to introduce, I realized the current database structure is not ideal. I redesigned it and implemented proper migrations so existing installations won’t break after upgrading.

5. General overhaul of the concept
As I mentioned before, my background is in Java and I’ve been working mostly as a software architect for many years now, so I don’t get to code as much as I’d like. I’ve been learning C# on the fly while building this app.

Once I understood C# architecture better, I realized I could do many things more cleanly — so I basically rewrote the whole app 😄

AI has actually been a huge help while learning new things, if you know how to use it properly.

So quite a lot has been happening around this project. I have more ideas I would like to add, but as proven so far, finding enough time is the difficult part.

My plan is to finish the list above and release the project publicly on GitHub as a community project. If anyone wants to contribute changes or new features, I would be happy to review pull requests. Maybe it will grow and more people will join in building something awesome — we’ll see.

Overall, I did not abandon the project. As I said from the beginning, I originally wrote it for myself to experience bush trips the way I wanted, not necessarily the way the simulator provides them.

I’m honestly amazed by how well the community received the app.

It’s not dead — and maybe if the community picks it up later, it could grow even more.

Regarding MSFS 2024, I haven’t even installed it yet. My FS2020 setup is currently in a really good place. But once I move to 2024, I will definitely update the app for it.

If SimConnect hasn't changed significantly, this version should already work with 2024. If the app cannot load 2024 bush trip files, you can still fly the 2020 ones and they will be updated.

That’s it from me — now back to coding while I still have some time 😄

Is Bush Trip Manager compatible with MSFS 2024?

Hi. I have downloaded latest version of Bush trip Manager as well as spb2xml-msfs.exe version 1.01 fro m github. When importing BushTrip I am getting error "Could not find file users.......roaming\bushTripManager\bushTripE.....spb.sbb.xml
I have moved my community file to a new location.
What is the problem

Will there be a 2024 version?

Just got an unnatural feeling about BUSH TRIP itself: when I arrive at a certain waypoint, what I need to hear is the introduction to this very waypoint below, but what I got is info about the NEXT waypoint, while what was said before about current waypoint was simply forgotten... And this chasing game keeps going on and on, driving me mad and exhausted.

Maybe the logic below is more natural and better?:
1. During the flight towards waypoint X, just display related info (works as an advance notice), and don't play voice yet;
2. Upon arriving waypoint X, play TTS voice now;
3. After the voice is played, it's good time to auto switch to next waypoint Y. And repeat step 1.

Dear friend
thanks for this fabulous addon, practically perfect, and luckily you don't know this language well.....
Thanks to your energy to make it free, in my small way I will make a donation.
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I wanted to ask for information. How is it possible to translate the text of the different POIs from English to Italian.
I thought of doing a copy and paste with Google Translate and then putting back the Italian text that I think the synthetic voice can read.
a) where is the English text located
..but maybe it doesn't work like that

Hi I added quick discord server if you have any problems with app. Support channel is a forum will be easier to organiser all tickets. Link here: https://discord.gg/9vgBM53SBp

Same for me . I get a spinning circle and I can see it is creating the folder in appdata but with only internal and plans subfolders. But no program window is opening. I have spb2xml-msfs running properly I believe.

Yes, fixed .

Hello, sorry if I missed something. I didn't see anything here or in the forum thread you linked to.

Nothing happens for me at all, it seems like it doesn't even try anything. Has anyone experienced anything like this, any idea how to troubleshoot? When I click the BushTripManager.exe nothing happens.