diff --git a/config/config.json b/config/config.json
index 3628f8c..c9dbb6b 100644
--- a/config/config.json
+++ b/config/config.json
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 {
-    "last_opened_out_file": "C:\\src\\____GitProjects\\radar_data_reader\\_rec\\_25-05-15-12-22-52_sata_345-n15.out",
+    "last_opened_out_file": "C:/src/____GitProjects/radar_data_reader/flight_workspace/250515_122252_Flight/flight_summary.out",
     "last_opened_rec_file": "C:/src/____GitProjects/radar_data_reader/_rec/_25-05-15-12-22-52_sata_345.rec",
-    "last_out_output_dir": "C:/src/____GitProjects/radar_data_reader/_rec",
+    "last_out_output_dir": "C:/src/____GitProjects/radar_data_reader/flight_workspace/250515_122252_Flight",
     "last_rec_output_dir": "C:\\src\\____GitProjects\\radar_data_reader\\_rec",
-    "last_flight_folder": "//tsclient/F/__DATI_VOLI/Volo12 - Maggio 2025/_rec",
+    "last_flight_folder": "C:/__Voli/Volo_12_25maggio2025/rec",
     "active_out_export_profile_name": "gsp_data",
     "export_profiles": [
         {
diff --git a/radar_data_reader/core/app_controller.py b/radar_data_reader/core/app_controller.py
index a90d057..3deb8b3 100644
--- a/radar_data_reader/core/app_controller.py
+++ b/radar_data_reader/core/app_controller.py
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ from tkinter import filedialog, messagebox
 import tkinter as tk
 import ctypes
 import threading
+import shutil
+import time
 
 from ..utils.config_manager import ConfigManager
 from ..core.file_reader import run_worker_process
@@ -601,3 +603,379 @@ class AppController:
             log.error(f"Error in folder analysis worker: {e}", exc_info=True)
             self.view.analyzer_info_var.set(f"Error during folder analysis: {e}")
             self.view.start_analysis_button.config(state=tk.DISABLED)
+            
+    def _flight_analysis_worker(self, rec_folder_str: str, flight_name: str):
+        """
+        Worker thread that performs the full flight summary analysis.
+        """
+        try:
+            # 1. Setup workspace directory structure
+            workspace_dir = Path.cwd() / "flight_workspace"
+            flight_dir = workspace_dir / flight_name
+            flight_dir.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+            log.info(f"Workspace for flight '{flight_name}' created at: {flight_dir}")
+
+            # 2. Find .rec files
+            rec_files = sorted(Path(rec_folder_str).glob("*.rec"))
+            if not rec_files:
+                raise FileNotFoundError("No .rec files found to process in the specified folder.")
+
+            first_rec_file = str(rec_files[0])
+            num_rec_files = len(rec_files)
+            
+            summary_out_path = flight_dir / "flight_summary.out"
+            self.last_generated_out_file = summary_out_path
+            
+            # 3. Build the g_reconverter command
+            cpp_config = self.config_manager.get_cpp_converter_config()
+            exe_path = cpp_config.get("cpp_executable_path")
+            if not exe_path or not Path(exe_path).is_file():
+                raise ValueError("g_reconverter.exe path is not set or is invalid in config.")
+            
+            command_list = [
+                exe_path,
+                first_rec_file,
+                f"/n={num_rec_files}",
+                f"/o={str(summary_out_path)}",
+                "/nosign",  # Create a lightweight summary
+                "/gps",     # Generate GPS track for the whole flight
+            ]
+            if cpp_config.get("silent_overwrite"):
+                command_list.append("//o")
+            
+            log.info(f"Running g_reconverter for summary: {' '.join(command_list)}")
+
+            # 4. Run g_reconverter using the existing multiprocess runner
+            # The working directory for the subprocess is the flight_dir itself.
+            self._launch_worker(run_cpp_converter, (command_list, self.result_queue, str(flight_dir)))
+            
+            # Block the worker thread (not the GUI) until the C++ process finishes
+            self.worker_process.join()
+            log.info("g_reconverter summary generation process has finished.")
+            
+            # 5. Verify the result
+            if not summary_out_path.is_file() or summary_out_path.stat().st_size == 0:
+                raise FileNotFoundError(f"g_reconverter failed to create a valid summary file: {summary_out_path}")
+
+            # TODO in next step: Run Python parser on the summary file
+            log.info("Flight summary .out file created successfully.")
+            self.view.analyzer_info_var.set("Summary file created. Next: parsing...")
+
+        except Exception as e:
+            log.error(f"Flight analysis worker failed: {e}", exc_info=True)
+            self.view.analyzer_info_var.set(f"ERROR: {e}")
+        finally:
+            # Reset the UI state
+            self.is_processing = False
+            self.view.update_ui_for_processing_state(False)
+            
+    def _flight_analysis_worker(self, rec_folder_str: str, flight_name: str):
+        """
+        Worker thread that performs the full flight summary analysis.
+        """
+        try:
+            # 1. Setup workspace directory structure
+            workspace_dir = Path.cwd() / "flight_workspace"
+            flight_dir = workspace_dir / flight_name
+            flight_dir.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+            log.info(f"Workspace for flight '{flight_name}' created at: {flight_dir}")
+
+            # 2. Find .rec files
+            rec_files = sorted(Path(rec_folder_str).glob("*.rec"))
+            if not rec_files:
+                raise FileNotFoundError("No .rec files found to process in the specified folder.")
+
+            first_rec_file = str(rec_files[0])
+            num_rec_files = len(rec_files)
+            
+            summary_out_path = flight_dir / "flight_summary.out"
+            self.last_generated_out_file = summary_out_path
+            
+            # 3. Build the g_reconverter command
+            cpp_config = self.config_manager.get_cpp_converter_config()
+            exe_path = cpp_config.get("cpp_executable_path")
+            if not exe_path or not Path(exe_path).is_file():
+                raise ValueError("g_reconverter.exe path is not set or is invalid in config.")
+            
+            command_list = [
+                exe_path,
+                first_rec_file,
+                f"/n={num_rec_files}",
+                f"/o={str(summary_out_path)}",
+                "/nosign",  # Create a lightweight summary
+                "/gps",     # Generate GPS track for the whole flight
+            ]
+            if cpp_config.get("silent_overwrite"):
+                command_list.append("//o")
+            
+            log.info(f"Running g_reconverter for summary: {' '.join(command_list)}")
+
+            # 4. Run g_reconverter using the existing multiprocess runner
+            # The working directory for the subprocess is the flight_dir itself.
+            self._launch_worker(run_cpp_converter, (command_list, self.result_queue, str(flight_dir)))
+            
+            # Block the worker thread (not the GUI) until the C++ process finishes
+            self.worker_process.join()
+            log.info("g_reconverter summary generation process has finished.")
+            
+            # 5. Verify the result
+            if not summary_out_path.is_file() or summary_out_path.stat().st_size == 0:
+                raise FileNotFoundError(f"g_reconverter failed to create a valid summary file: {summary_out_path}")
+
+            # TODO in next step: Run Python parser on the summary file
+            log.info("Flight summary .out file created successfully.")
+            self.view.analyzer_info_var.set("Summary file created. Next: parsing...")
+
+        except Exception as e:
+            log.error(f"Flight analysis worker failed: {e}", exc_info=True)
+            self.view.analyzer_info_var.set(f"ERROR: {e}")
+        finally:
+            # Reset the UI state
+            self.is_processing = False
+            self.view.update_ui_for_processing_state(False)
+            
+    def start_flight_analysis(self):
+        """
+        Starts the main flight analysis process in a background thread.
+        This orchestrates g_reconverter and the python parser.
+        """
+        if self.is_processing:
+            log.warning("Cannot start flight analysis, a process is already running.")
+            return
+
+        flight_name = self.view.analyzer_flight_name_var.get().strip()
+        rec_folder = self.view.analyzer_rec_folder_var.get()
+
+        if not flight_name or not rec_folder:
+            messagebox.showerror(
+                "Setup Incomplete",
+                "Please select a recordings folder and provide a flight name.",
+                parent=self.view
+            )
+            return
+
+        # --- Network Path Check ---
+        # Warn the user if they select a network path, as external processes might fail.
+        if rec_folder.startswith("\\\\"):
+            log.warning(f"Network path detected: {rec_folder}")
+            response = messagebox.askyesno(
+                "Network Path Warning",
+                f"The selected folder '{rec_folder}' is on a network path.\n\n"
+                "External tools like g_reconverter.exe may fail to access these paths directly.\n\n"
+                "It is strongly recommended to use a local folder or a mapped network drive (e.g., Z:\\MyFlightData) for analysis.\n\n"
+                "Do you want to continue anyway?",
+                parent=self.view
+            )
+            if not response:
+                log.info("User cancelled analysis due to network path warning.")
+                return  # User chose not to continue
+
+        # --- Prepare the UI for a long-running task ---
+        self.is_processing = True
+        # Use the main UI state update method, assuming it disables relevant buttons
+        self.view.start_processing_ui()
+        self.view.analyzer_info_var.set(f"Starting analysis for flight: {flight_name}...")
+        self.view.update_idletasks()
+        
+        # --- Launch the worker thread to handle the analysis ---
+        analysis_thread = threading.Thread(
+            target=self._flight_analysis_worker,
+            args=(rec_folder, flight_name),
+            daemon=True
+        )
+        analysis_thread.start()
+
+    def _flight_analysis_worker(self, rec_folder_str: str, flight_name: str):
+        """
+        Worker thread that performs the full flight summary analysis.
+        """
+        try:
+            # 1. Setup workspace directory structure
+            workspace_dir = Path.cwd() / "flight_workspace"
+            flight_dir = workspace_dir / flight_name
+            flight_dir.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
+            log.info(f"Workspace for flight '{flight_name}' created at: {flight_dir}")
+
+            # 2. Prepare for g_reconverter
+            rec_files = sorted(Path(rec_folder_str).glob("*.rec"))
+            if not rec_files:
+                raise FileNotFoundError("No .rec files found to process.")
+
+            first_rec_file = str(rec_files[0])
+            num_rec_files = len(rec_files)
+            
+            summary_out_path = flight_dir / "flight_summary.out"
+            self.last_generated_out_file = summary_out_path
+            
+            # --- Build the g_reconverter command for summary generation ---
+            cpp_config = self.config_manager.get_cpp_converter_config()
+            exe_path = cpp_config.get("cpp_executable_path")
+            if not exe_path or not Path(exe_path).is_file():
+                raise ValueError("g_reconverter.exe path is not valid.")
+            
+            command_list = [
+                exe_path,
+                first_rec_file,
+                f"/n={num_rec_files}",
+                f"/o={str(summary_out_path)}",
+                "/nosign",
+                "/gps"
+            ]
+            if cpp_config.get("silent_overwrite"):
+                command_list.append("//o")
+            
+            log.info(f"Running g_reconverter for summary: {' '.join(command_list)}")
+
+            # 3. Run g_reconverter
+            self._launch_worker(run_cpp_converter, (command_list, self.result_queue, str(flight_dir)))
+            self.worker_process.join() # Block until the C++ worker process finishes
+            log.info("g_reconverter summary generation finished.")
+            
+            # --- NUOVO: Aggiungiamo una piccola pausa per il filesystem ---
+            time.sleep(0.5) # Attendi mezzo secondo per assicurarsi che il file sia pronto
+
+            # --- NUOVO: Controllo robusto sul file di output ---
+            if not summary_out_path.is_file() or summary_out_path.stat().st_size == 0:
+                log.error(f"g_reconverter did not produce a valid output file at {summary_out_path}")
+                raise FileNotFoundError(f"g_reconverter failed to create summary file: {summary_out_path}")
+
+            # 4. Run Python parser on the lightweight .out file
+            log.info(f"Now parsing summary file: {summary_out_path}")
+            self.view.analyzer_info_var.set("Parsing summary file...")
+            
+            summary_profile = self._create_default_summary_profile()
+            
+            # --- NUOVO: Svuota le code prima di lanciare il prossimo worker ---
+            # Questo è FONDAMENTALE per evitare che il messaggio di completamento
+            # del primo worker venga letto prematuramente.
+            while not self.result_queue.empty():
+                self.result_queue.get_nowait()
+            while not self.command_queue.empty():
+                self.command_queue.get_nowait()
+            
+            log.info("Queues cleared, launching Python parser worker.")
+            self._prepare_and_run_python_parser(summary_out_path, flight_dir, summary_profile)
+            
+            self.worker_process.join() # Block until the Python worker process finishes
+            log.info("Python parser finished creating flight_summary.csv")
+
+            # 5. Load the resulting CSV and populate the timeline view
+            summary_csv_path = flight_dir / "flight_summary.csv"
+            if summary_csv_path.is_file() and summary_csv_path.stat().st_size > 0:
+                log.info(f"Loading summary from {summary_csv_path} to populate timeline.")
+                df = pd.read_csv(summary_csv_path)
+                self._populate_timeline_from_dataframe(df)
+                log.info("Flight analysis summary completed successfully.")
+                self.view.analyzer_info_var.set("Analysis complete. Timeline populated.")
+                self.view.export_segment_button.config(state=tk.NORMAL)
+            else:
+                log.error("Python parser ran but flight_summary.csv is empty or missing.")
+                raise FileNotFoundError("flight_summary.csv was not created or is empty.")
+
+        except Exception as e:
+            log.error(f"Flight analysis worker failed: {e}", exc_info=True)
+            self.view.analyzer_info_var.set(f"ERROR: {e}")
+        finally:
+            self.is_processing = False
+            # Chiudi eventuali file rimasti aperti dal parser
+            self._close_all_files()
+            self.view.update_ui_for_processing_state(False)
+            
+    def _create_default_summary_profile(self) -> ExportProfile:
+        """Creates a hardcoded default profile for flight summary generation."""
+        log.debug("Creating default profile for flight summary.")
+        return ExportProfile(
+            name="_internal_summary",
+            fields=[
+                ExportField(column_name="batch_id", data_path="batch_id"),
+                ExportField(column_name="ttag", data_path="main_header.ge_header.signal_descr.ttag"),
+                ExportField(column_name="master_mode", data_path="main_header.ge_header.mode.master_mode", translate_with_enum=True),
+                # Add more fields if needed for the timeline
+            ]
+        )
+
+    def _prepare_and_run_python_parser(self, out_file: Path, output_dir: Path, profile: ExportProfile):
+        """Prepares and runs the Python .out file parser worker."""
+        # Setup output files for CSV
+        self.output_file_handles.clear()
+        self.csv_writers.clear()
+        self.active_export_profiles.clear()
+        self.json_data_buffer.clear() # Not used for summary, but good to clear
+
+        summary_csv_path = output_dir / "flight_summary.csv"
+        fh = open(summary_csv_path, "w", encoding="utf-8", newline="")
+        self.output_file_handles["csv"] = fh
+        csv_writer = csv.writer(fh, delimiter=",")
+        self.csv_writers["csv"] = csv_writer
+        
+        # Write headers
+        headers = [field.column_name for field in profile.fields]
+        csv_writer.writerow(headers)
+        
+        self.active_export_profiles["csv"] = profile
+
+        # Launch the python parser worker
+        worker_args = (out_file, self.command_queue, self.result_queue, profile)
+        self._launch_worker(run_worker_process, worker_args)
+        
+    def _get_robust_path(self, path_obj: Path) -> str:
+        """
+        Takes a Path object and returns a robust string path that subprocesses can handle.
+        If the path is a remote client path (e.g., \\tsclient\F), it attempts to map it
+        to a network drive (K:) and returns the path on that drive.
+        """
+        # Using os.path.normpath to handle slashes consistently
+        path_str = os.path.normpath(str(path_obj.resolve()))
+
+        if not path_str.lower().startswith("\\\\tsclient\\"):
+            return path_str
+
+        log.info(f"Detected RDP/Hyper-V client path: {path_str}")
+        drive_letter = "K"
+        drive_path = f"{drive_letter}:"
+        
+        try:
+            # The share path is always the first two components after the slashes
+            # e.g., for \\tsclient\F\folder, the share is \\tsclient\F
+            parts = path_obj.parts
+            if len(parts) < 3:
+                log.error(f"Cannot determine share path from invalid client path: {path_str}")
+                return path_str # Fallback
+            
+            # This is the path to map, e.g., \\tsclient\F
+            share_to_map = os.path.join(f"\\\\{parts[1]}", parts[2])
+
+            # Check if the drive is already mapped to the correct share
+            # net use command output is often in cp850 or similar, decode with fallback
+            net_use_output = subprocess.check_output("net use", shell=True, text=True, errors='replace').strip()
+            is_correctly_mapped = False
+            for line in net_use_output.splitlines():
+                # A successful mapping line looks like:
+                # OK           Z:        \\tsclient\F   ...
+                if line.strip().startswith("OK") and f"{drive_path: <12}{share_to_map}" in line:
+                    is_correctly_mapped = True
+                    break
+            
+            if is_correctly_mapped:
+                log.info(f"Drive {drive_path} is already correctly mapped to {share_to_map}. Using it.")
+            else:
+                # If mapped to something else, or not mapped at all, (re)map it.
+                if f"{drive_path}" in net_use_output:
+                    log.warning(f"Drive {drive_path} is mapped to another resource or is unavailable. Attempting to remap.")
+                    # Using shell=True for net use is more robust with complex commands
+                    subprocess.run(f'net use {drive_path} /delete /yes', check=True, shell=True)
+                
+                log.info(f"Attempting to map '{share_to_map}' to drive {drive_path}...")
+                subprocess.run(f'net use {drive_path} "{share_to_map}"', check=True, shell=True)
+                log.info(f"Successfully mapped network drive {drive_path}")
+
+            # Reconstruct the final path using the new drive letter
+            # The new path starts with 'Z:' followed by the rest of the original parts
+            new_path_parts = [drive_path] + list(parts[3:])
+            robust_path = os.path.join(*new_path_parts)
+            log.info(f"Path converted to mapped drive: {robust_path}")
+            return robust_path
+
+        except (subprocess.CalledProcessError, FileNotFoundError) as e:
+            log.error(f"Failed to map network drive: {e}. Falling back to original path.")
+            return path_str
diff --git a/radar_data_reader/gui/main_window.py b/radar_data_reader/gui/main_window.py
index 72f445e..15d93aa 100644
--- a/radar_data_reader/gui/main_window.py
+++ b/radar_data_reader/gui/main_window.py
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ class MainWindow(tk.Frame):
         action_frame.grid(row=1, column=0, sticky="ew", padx=5, pady=10)
 
         self.start_analysis_button = ttk.Button(
-            action_frame, text="Start Flight Analysis", command=lambda: print("TODO: Start Analysis"),
+            action_frame, text="Start Flight Analysis", command=self.controller.start_flight_analysis,
             state=tk.DISABLED
         )
         self.start_analysis_button.pack(side=tk.LEFT)