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A process for generating computer flight plans on the Internet with the elements of: a raw XY&Z database of chart data, a data base containing aircraft data, a software system to create VFR, IFR and Road charts, an Internet web site accessible by a Client computer, a software system which computes f

A process for generating computer flight plans on the Internet with the elements of: a raw XY&Z database of chart data, a data base containing aircraft data, a software system to create VFR, IFR and Road charts, an Internet web site accessible by a Client computer, a software system which computes flight plans requested by the Client computer, a software system which allows for navigation data and aircraft editing by means of the Internet web site Client computer, and a software system which allows for outputting flight plans by means of the Internet web site Client computer. A alternate embodiment includes wherein said elements include a local area network consisting of a service and number of local Client computers or an Intranet network which is connected by means other than wires such as infrared or radio signals. A preferred embodiment includes further comprising the step(s) of computing by means of a software systems a cross section of the flight plan and displaying same in a profile window in which the route is displayed relative to terrain elevation, obstruction elevation, airspace, weather and flight altitude.

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1. A process of providing a navigation chart over a computer network for flight planning use by a pilot, comprising: storing at a server computer plural travel chart images of geographic areas at one or more magnifications, the travel chart images each shown in elevational profile view;receiving by

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A process of providing a navigation chart over a computer network for flight planning use by a pilot, comprising: storing at a server computer plural travel chart images of geographic areas at one or more magnifications, the travel chart images each shown in elevational profile view;receiving by the server computer a request from a user of a client computer, the request including a selection of one of the travel chart images at a selected magnification and an indication of a plurality of travel navigation waypoints that have been selected by the user;overlaying at the server computer the plurality of selected travel navigation waypoints on the selected one of the travel chart images to form a selected composite travel navigation chart;compressing the selected composite travel navigation chart as a selected composite travel navigation chart image; anddelivering the selected composite travel navigation chart image from the server computer to a browser on the client computer for flight planning use by a pilot. 2. The process of claim 1 further comprising overlaying a route line along the plurality of selected travel navigation waypoints on the selected composite travel navigation chart prior to compressing the selected composite travel navigation chart. 3. The process of claim 2 wherein receiving the request includes receiving the request at the server computer via a computer network from a user operating the browser on the client computer. 4. The process of claim 2 further comprising overlaying weather information on the selected composite travel navigation chart prior to compressing the selected composite travel navigation chart as a selected composite travel navigation chart image. 5. The process of claim 1 further comprising overlaying weather information on the selected composite travel navigation chart prior to compressing the selected composite travel navigation chart as a selected composite travel navigation chart image. 6. The process of claim 1 in which the selected composite travel navigation chart image is formed on the server computer in response to a user on the client computer requesting the selected composite travel navigation chart image over a computer network. 7. The process of claim 1 further comprising storing the selected composite travel navigation chart image on the server computer. 8. The process of claim 1 in which the travel navigation waypoints include radio navigation aids. 9. A process of providing a navigation chart over a computer network for flight planning use by a pilot, comprising: storing at a server computer plural travel chart images of geographic areas at one or more magnifications, the travel chart images each shown in elevational profile view;receiving by the server computer a request from a user of a client computer, the request including a selection of one of the travel chart images at a selected magnification and an indication of a plurality of travel navigation waypoints that have been selected by the user;overlaying at the server computer the plurality of selected travel navigation waypoints on the selected one of the travel chart images to form a selected composite travel navigation chart;overlaying at the server computer a route line along the plurality of selected travel navigation waypoints;compressing the selected composite travel navigation chart as a selected composite travel navigation chart image; anddelivering the selected composite travel navigation chart image from the server computer to the browser on the client computer for flight planning use by a pilot. 10. The process of claim 9 further comprising overlaying weather information on the selected composite travel navigation chart prior to compressing the selected composite travel navigation chart as a selected composite travel navigation chart image. 11. The process of claim 9 in which the travel navigation waypoints include radio navigation aids. 12. The process of claim 9 further comprising delivering the selected composite travel navigation chart image from the server computer to a travel regulating agency as part of a flight plan submission. 13. A process of providing a navigation chart over a computer network for flight planning use by a pilot, comprising: storing at a server computer plural travel chart images of geographic areas at one or more magnifications;receiving a request by a server computer from a user of a client computer, the request including a selection of one of the travel chart images at a selected magnification and an indication of a plurality of travel navigation waypoints that have been selected by the user, the request received by the server computer over the computer network;overlaying at the server computer the plurality of selected travel navigation waypoints on the selected one of the travel chart images to form a selected composite travel navigation chart in response to the request;compressing at the server computer the selected composite travel navigation chart as a selected composite travel navigation chart image; anddelivering the selected composite travel navigation chart image from the server computer to a browser on the client computer. 14. The process of claim 13 further comprising overlaying a route line along the plurality of selected travel navigation waypoints on the selected composite travel navigation chart prior to compressing the selected composite travel navigation chart. 15. The process of claim 14 wherein receiving the request includes receiving the request at the server computer via the computer network from a user operating the browser on the client computer. 16. The process of claim 14 further comprising overlaying weather information on the selected composite travel navigation chart prior to compressing the selected composite travel navigation chart as a selected composite travel navigation chart image. 17. The process of claim 13 further comprising overlaying weather information on the selected composite travel navigation chart prior to compressing the selected composite travel navigation chart as a selected composite travel navigation chart image. 18. The process of claim 13 which the travel navigation waypoints include radio navigation aids. 19. The process of claim 13, wherein overlaying at the server computer the plurality of selected travel navigation includes detecting collision of a first text and a second text in the selected composite travel navigation chart, and moving a first text and a second text relative to each other in the selected composite travel navigation chart to avoid the collision of the first text and the second text.