QuteScoop

With technology reaching and aiding in every domain of activity, transportation systems make no exceptions. Planes soar through the skies to take passengers in short time across the globe. Becoming a pilot is not for everyone, but enthusiasts can enjoy thorough planning of routes with the help of applications like QuteScoop.

Entirely based on a solid user community with real-time updating routes, waypoints and other info, the application provides an appealing display of Earth, with ongoing flights. All waypoints are virtual, with info gathered from databases like VATSIM and IVAO.

Even though the application is a flight simulator, it's mostly dedicated to control tower info, with an incredibly handy feature called “Time Wrap” which enables you to view ongoing flights, paths, with thorough details regarding users on specific routes.

You need an active Internet connection to take advantage of what the application has to offer. Custom routes can be planned, with the process requiring you to provide ICAO code for departure and destination. Tickets are sent to a database so that you can receive confirmation, along with your flight details.

In terms of customization, visuals can be configured either to run on low-end machines, or set colors to easily identify flights, pilots, airports and sectors. What's more, with a simple click on specific items, a small window is brought up with thorough detail that can be verified online.

Sharing the application with your friends seems like a good idea, and it is. You can create a list and add other users around the world in order to plan routes and create various scenarios. Practicability is further enhanced thanks to implemented search fields for nearly every area, instantly providing details about flights, users and airports.

To sum it up, QuteScoop is a handy flight simulator with constantly updating and increasing database of control tower details. Once you get the hang of it, this virtual web of paths and users feels authentic. Visuals also aid, with METAR details letting you take weather into consideration and detailed textures that offer a pleasant, customizable overview of Earth along with waypoints, active flights, airports and more.