Air Navigation Pro User`s Guide
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1. AFIS 04 22 1837 ft x 98 ft Grass The data bar at the bottom of the moving map will display real time information From left to right ID and name of next waypoint bearing track and distance of next waypoint groundspeed and altitude as reported by the GPS signal and estimated time to the next waypoint LSZP Biel Kappelen The data bar also shows a GPS signal symbol as follows SS Excelent GPS signal NS Good GPS signal SS Weak GPS signal N Very week GPS signal For real time navigation the quality of the GPS signal is required to be a green or yellow symbol A red or orange symbol will only show an approximate location and will not report speed nor track information For better results you should place your device near a window with a direct view of the sky If you are flying with a full metal airplane or your airplane is equipped with anti ice windshield the internal GPS of your tablet mobile may be a bit weak and you may need an external GPS module to assist it Go back to index Xampole 13 Air Navigation Pro Android 5 2 Route Planning By default the moving map is in Flight mode You can toggle the moving map from Flight mode to Edit mode at any time to create or amend a route by pressing on the Edit button in the Toolbar To create a route Toggle to edit mode a yellow and black striped bar should appear at the top of the moving map A search field will also appear on t2. Airspaces are Airspaces selectable and show vertical limits name type and additional Maps information such as contact frequencies You can filter the airspaces showing in the map by type or altitude Waypoints Waypoints Settings T Airspace Settings E Danger AS Restricted AS Prohibited Vv Transponder Mandatory Y Glider Filter options Displayed types Airspace at selected ALT D Airfield v Airspace up to selected ALT Heli p Waypoints You an Auto current alt 1000ft H Heliport YI show or hide seaplane Base different kind of A Reporting point waypoints Airfield Heliport IFR VFR NDB VOR TACAN etc Also you have an option at the bottom of the menu that allows to filter by an airfields runway s l surface lt gt irr Waypoint i Jome v a 7 Installed products R New Zealand topo map v ch xample osm 2010 250k new_zealand topo Argentina A Maps You can show or hide a downloaded map or move it above or below to make it visible in case of overlaying with another one ch xample osm 2011 100k argentina Switzerland m ch xample osm 2011 100k switzerlan As you can see in the screenshot beside there is a straight squared mark on the left side of each installed map This means that can move them up or down by pressing and holding on that mark Maps from the top will be visible in case they overl
3. as it can disturb the Wifi network there is enough memory on the tablet mobile The Download products section is a catalog of available maps charts You can browse the products and get information about them such as source provider country or area product size product price if not free some of the commercial charts packages include more than 1 file you can find up to 50 files in the US Sectional WAC and TAC packages for example This means that it is all included in the price showing on the top However it is possible to install those files we need to fly with only Go back to index Xamyple Air Navigation Pro Android Installed packages appear in different colors according to White maps are not installed Product Green maps are installed and up to date Switzerland Orange new version available for download _ Press to download Legal information Included packages 4 When a particular package appears in orange it means that an update is available The reason could be that we have uploaded an updated version of the map or we have found an issue with the existing one and there is a fixed version ready to download 4 2 Restore purchases The Restore purchases button located on the top right corner of the MapStore module is useful if you reinstalled the application and wish to reinstall the maps from the internet Manage products This button displays a list o
4. mode HSI Touching and moving the map will switch to panned mode In this case the map will be moved to the location of your choice north oriented or pointing to any direction in case you have the option for map rotation enabled in the Settings It will not move to follow your current location instead the aircraft symbol will move on the map possibly leaving the screen area You can center the map again and restore map movements by pressing once on the symbol in the top left corner Touching an area of interest on the map will reveal a popup window with useful information Touchable items are OPR 1252 0 ft Waypoints ID code elevation type symbol full A St Prex name latitude longitude frequency Navaids Lat 46 4687 Lon 6 4481 runway and contact frequency info Airports 113 900 Airspace lower and upper limits name class 086X and additional information Go back to index 11 Xamyple Air Navigation Pro Android On a tablet pressing outside the popup will hide it on a mobile you have to press on the close button in the top right corner of the popup window ss to select When being in Flight mode default pressing LSGP 1352 0 ft on the name of the waypoint on the popup window will ask you if you want to select this waypoint and affect it to an instrument or direct to the point in the moving map La Cote Lat 46 4064 Lon 6 2581 Add Affect waypoint to AFIS HX 123 650
5. see Your GPS is disabled do you waypoints in the vicinity on the map Please note that no map background is ow e installed with the application You can install a map background from various free of want to enable it charge or commercial sources from the MapStore module located in the Configuration button on a tablet and in the Config tab on a mobile You can find more information on how to install maps charts in the next chapter Should you wish to change length speed or Settings l l altitude units you can do so from the Runways Feet Settings panel Altitude Feet Coordinates Decdmal YOU can also enable disable the option for map rotation use magnetic or true north for track and bearing and in if you are not connected to a wifi Allow manual rotation network but you wish to download a map through TRK Bearing Use magnetic north GSM you are able to do it by activating the C Allow GSM download At the bottom of the Settings you can block the Disclaimer message that appears when launching the application Map Route HSI Conf Go back to index Xampole Air Navigation Pro Android 4 Instalation 4 1 Installing maps and charts Commercial charts screenshots http www facebook com AirNavShots For Reinstalling purchased maps please refer to the section below current Free of charge open source maps charts from the public domain and commercial charts can be installed to be
6. the Routes list when they are saved Cruise speed information will be used to display ETA on Name top of the list Route Edit route name Speed Save Cancel When you are satisfied with your route you can toggle back to Flight mode and the route will be automatically stored in the Routes list see screenshot on the left On the left side screenshot you can see 3 Route CH 2 routes stored as an example LEGS 1 DIS 12 By selecting any of them from this module Air Navigation Pro will take it as the current route on the moving map In order to reverse the Route you should press on X the upper right button of the Route module as 4 shown on the screenshot Choose action You will also have the options to save the current Reverse and save route Route as a new one and even send it by e mail Save as new route Send by email Import GPX file Legs P When switching back to Flight mode you will show on the next waypoint of the list the bearing BRG and magnetic course from your current position SATO the D be RE 114 lt gt AF SC mamak AFIS HP a Go back to index Xamyple Air Navigation Pro Android 5 3 Map Options menu From the Toolbar press on the Map Options button to access various options for the moving map z Map background Airspaces Air Navigation Pro offers a complete Elevation graph E database of interactive Airspaces not all countries oe N
7. to display the selected route and the HSI instrument The moving map ison the right side together with the data bar at the bottom Air Navigation Pro can be set to full screen and in this case the route and the HSI will be hidden Other modules functionalities and settings canbe accessed from the _ top toolbar The following screenshot shows the different parts described above References 1 Toolbar 2 Moving map 3 Data bar 4 Route module 5 HSI instrument q a eS a CP ANIP LIMA We Rm SAN A i Yunnani Aw Po rd f fim utando sitg 4 ys y ing Bainos K LADS 15 Ad hots E TF GND Ps 298 bbera arent FSO Bt EAV Nee 79 128 675 Ae Pu b i 4 R f 9 Ti C Det its 7 X E TAR SINI LSGL A AdS ad wy Ji Me A J a E Q f N F 4 i 2 A arpe a fy i i X s s e f n of N RO LSGE RO C F Z AE Eivo MA ri e N LSGY Yverdon les Bains PRA OF N A 4c nied i More E N A A A ALAD LS f d erf ROL De fod A gt No AY a 3 7 acs Ta ts city ECHEF gt N KONS AA NE LA ZINI Sie SCL 2047 L 08_ x vy SAY a O Gees Y AD A MORDESY TP csi Z wrar A CA ee a s Tes OA A Tes TARAS i TE ab SS a 7 l POAT SS Se a NE LSZP BR DI ATL M y ETA Biel Kappelen Go back to index Xampole Air Navigation Pro Android 2 2 Air Navigation Pro ona MOBILE On a mobile one module can be displayed at a time By default th
8. user waypoints 7 2 Importing Exporting GPX files Routes Getting support Contact us 11 17 18 20 Xampole Air Navigation Pro Android 1 Introduction Thank you for your interest in Air Navigation Pro Air Navigation was firstly developed for Apple devices running under iOS operating system versions 4 or higher It was developed with General Aviation in mind however it was quickly adopted by pilots of various flying vehicles including for example paragliders gliders ultra light single or multiengine airplanes helicopters and even hot air balloons After having good impact on users from different parts of the world we decided to take Air Navigation to the Android platform Our goal is to implement as many tools and features as the Apple version offers by releasing regularly updates month by month Air Navigation is an affordable yet powerful flight planning and real time navigation application We hope you will enjoy the product as much as we enjoyed working on it 1 1 About this document This document is intended to show the user all the existing tools and features Air Navigation Pro comes with and assist on how to use them This document might not be complete since we release a new update very often which means that the version of the application may be higher than the one appearing on the first page 1 2 Minimum requirements Air Navigation Pro will run on Amobile or a tablet running Android
9. Air Navigation Pro Air Navigation Real time navigation system with moving map rN 1 CNOROlD more info www xample aero Xampole Air Navigation Pro Android The information in this document is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of Xample Ltd The software described by this document is subject to a License Agreement and may not be copied to other media All product and company names are TM or trademarks of their respective owners Software developed by Johann Huguenin Flavien Volken and Alexander Hauser Product Version 1 1 1 09 2012 Document version 1 1 09 2012 Special thanks to our Beta testers partners and users who where invaluable in making this a better product Switzerland Xample LLC Coteau des lfs 41 1400 Cheseaux Nor az Switzerland http www xample aero http www facebook com AirNavNews Xampole Air Navigation Pro Android Contents click to jump to page l Introduction 1 1 About this document 1 2 Minimum requirements 1 3 Disclaimer User interface 2 1 Air Navigation Pro on a Tablet 2 2 Air Navigation Pro on a mobile 2 3 Buttons in the toolbar Setup 3 1 Starting _ Installation 4 1 Installing maps and charts 4 2 Restore Purchases Moving map 5 1 The moving map 5 2 Route planning 5 3 Map Options menu 5 4 Elevation Graph Instruments 6 1 HSI Other Features 7 1 Adding
10. From www openstreetmap org Max 4626 ft LSGY LSTO 9 3 nm 6000 ft Note Please note that even with a good GPS signal the altitude as reported by the GPS may have an accuracy of 200 ft Elevation database may also contains some inaccuracies You should always plan your flight with a reasonable margin over the obstacles Go back to index Xamyple Air Navigation Pro Android 6 Instruments Using a GPS signal Air Navigation Pro can simulate an HSI instrument Unlike real navigation instruments the virtual instruments can be set to point to any waypoint in the database airport VOR DME user waypoint etc 6 1 HSI The HSI is the most practical of all traditional nav instruments but it also requires some training before it can be used efficiently If the GPS reception is bad the warning flag will show that the instrument does not display correct data The top part of the screen is an emulated HSI Horizontal situation indicator The yellow needle is the Course select pointer the moving part in the middle is the Course deviation indicator CDI which displays the deviation 12 degrees from the selected radial or course to or from the selected waypoint Unlike on a real HSI where the orange Heading bug is used to set a course for the autopilot the heading bug displays the bearing to the selected waypoint Also the HSI does not display magnetic heading but the track of the aircraft The advantage of the HS
11. I is that it displays the position of the aircraft symbol in the middle relative to the selected course The compass card will rotate automatically to match the current flying track Radial or course selection is done by touch and swipe gesture up or down on the left or right of the compass ring A NAV warning flag as shown in the image above will let you know that you should Not trust the HSI indicator in the following cases gt No waypoint is selected for the instrument the waypoint distance is over 250 nautical miles the GPS accuracy is bad gt Groudspeed is less than 5 Kts Below the main indicator the selected waypointis displayed as well as the distance from the waypoint great circle distance You can use any kind of waypoint Airports VOR NDB etc with the HSI instrument A real HSI indicator requires radio signals from VOR VOR DME or VORTAC transmitters Go back to index 17 Xampole 18 Air Navigation Pro Android 7 Other Features 7 1 Adding User Waypoints A user waypoint can be added on the moving map by pressing and holding for 2 seconds on the desired location of the map Remember to be in EDIT MODE before you try to add a new waypoint Once finished the new user waypoint will show as a yellow star on the exact location you created it like the screenshot depics If 34 6358 below atitude Longitude 56 3854 Remember to have the waypoint type A U
12. ay with maps from below For example if Argentine maps would be overlaying with Swiss one the former will be on top of the latter Go back to index 15 Xampole 16 Air Navigation Pro Android 5 4 Elevation Graph terrain profile i o Map Store the Elevation Graph If elevation data is installed for your region the elevation graph will display terrain information Note that you will show Installed products data information ONLY after downloading Free Elevation data files from the Map Store From the Map Options menu yo can turn on Check reinstall remove downloaded Download queue onitor products downloads ar ie ee oe ee eee p Free Elevation data In Flight mode it will display the terrain in from METI and NASA front of the aircraft updating the view every 5 seconds The terrain view can be zoomed to display 10 NM to 50 NM of terrain elevation The maximum reported altitude will be displayed in the top left corner of the elevation view A symbol representing your aircraft will be displayed in the view with a red dashed line representing your current altitude as reported by the GPS Map ae ner con In Edit mode it will display the terrain between the two waypoints of the selected leg This is very useful when planning your route to get an estimate of the minimum safe altitude PubDIIC domain maps and cC Free and commercial charts from Free maps 1 250k
13. e moving map is displayed at launch time Other modules can be displayed by pressing the corresponding tab buttons at the bottom of the screen The toolbar is hidden by default and you must press the screwdriver button on the upper left side to display it Other settings can be accessed in the Config tab in the bottom right corner The following screenshot shows the different parts described above nm 0 0 ta 1 21 1 812 413 0 References U Motuhou Poit Te Wha l Vianan opened Lagoc 2 Moving map l 3 Data bar Dafarkau Pont Motuhine a te T A 4 Bottom tab bar 5 Toolbar closed nm 0 01 0 8 1 6 2 413 21 4 0 Go back to index Xampole Air Navigation Pro Android 2 3 Buttons in the toolbar X On a mobile this button toggles the moving map data bar visibility on off On a tablet this button toggles between split screen and full screen mode The split screen shows two of the selected instruments together with the moving map Map options displays the map settings module In the map settings you can configure what will be displayed on the map and how For example you can turn on and off maps charts displayed as the background Toggles between Flight mode and Edit mode When Edit mode is turned on a yellow black bar at the top of the screen indicates it is active It is possible to tap waypoints on the map to add remove them to from a current route and also pres
14. f purchases found on your Google Play account You can then press on a particular chart to reinstall without paying for it again Installed products Check reinstall remove downlode If you wish to install Air Navigation Pro on a Download queue new tablet mobile you can download the Monitor products downloads maps you purchased on the former device with this button must use the same Google Play account that you purchased 1 In order to use the Restore purchases button properly you the charts with Go back to index 10 Xampole Air Navigation Pro Android 5 Moving Map 5 1 he moving map p Fa MMENS The moving map is the main instrument of L APENRE tion P Hi A D S AE ur a l S azo 4 e a a y ual MD PRAZ AA i M PAT A Air Navigation Pro It is used for real time navigation as well as route planning or creation of user waypoints You can create a route directly from the moving map It is possible to add intermediate waypoints to your current route during a flight to avoid bad weather conditions for example By default the moving map is centered on your current location north oriented By pressing on the symbol in the top left corner you can toggle wi between Laie North oriented current location in At gt ESN aaa aye Sa lC FL195 the center of the screen moving Pies 5500 Sei St Pre a Track oriented current location ATL MSL ng to match current track moving Panned
15. op of the Route module To add waypoints to your route press on waypoints of your choice on the moving map In the waypoint popup press on the add option ieee A yellow star should now appear on the moving W ee a ek ke map and your waypoint should be in the ena Legs Route list cP La C te Alternatively you can input one or more dzin waypoint identifiers in the search field on top W St Prex of the Route module and press on search 9 Multiple identifiers must be separated by a Space Summary a7 E eal im gt 5 1 DIS 18 9 km GS m sO ETA In edit mode it is also possible to remove waypoints from the list in the Route module Alternatively you can remove a waypoint by pressing on the map and choose the remove option It is possible to insert a waypoint by pressing Press to select on and dragging the magenta vector leg and 6 351746937725693 moving to a new location on the map As a A6 474853090941906 result a new waypoint will be inserted in the Route If the location on the map is not over an existing waypoint a temporary waypoint will be created named user waypoint User waypoint N 046 28 29 E 006 21 06 Go back to index Xampole 14 Air Navigation Pro Android In the Route module you can press on the Summary line at the top of the list to write the route name and cruise speed The route name is used to identify a particular route in
16. operating system version 2 3 or higher 200 MB of available space for the application and database approximately 350 MB of available space for each chart of the size of a country like France or Germany AGPS module is mandatory for real time navigation If the device does not bring an internal one then an external GPS gadget will be required Go back to index Xamyple Air Navigation Pro Android 1 3 Disclaimer Before using this software you must read and agree with the following terms and conditions This software is not intended toreplace a certified navigation device We do not guarantee the accuracy and comprehensiveness of the information provided The embedded navigation database is provided for informational purpose only It may not be complete and may contain erroneous data You should always use official aeronautical documentation AIP when preparing and performing a flight You should always use certified navigation devices when performing a flight This software is provided as is without any express or implied warranty In no event will the authors or third party data providers be held liable for any damages arising from the use of this software YOUR USE OF THIS REAL TIME ROUTE GUIDANCE APPLICATION IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK LOCATION DATA MAY NOT BE ACCURATE Go back to index Xampole Air Navigation Pro Android 2 User Interface 2 1 Air Navigation Proona TABLET On a tablet the screen is divided
17. s and drag a leg up to a waypoint to include it in the created route as well Displays the waypoint database where it is possible to search fora particular waypoint or list nearby waypoints sorted by distance The search can be done by Airport name city name ICAO code or directly by accessing to the list of countries Displays the list of stored routes Tapping on a route from the list will set this route as current displaying the legs in the Route module and displaying the route in the moving map asa magenta color vector Selects the nearest airfield from your current direct to waypoint location aS a Clears the current selected route or direct to waypoint Press this button when you want to setthe map to free flight mode and or when you want to start a new blank route Configuration button displays the application behavior and customize units and other settings On a mobile the settings are reachable from the Config tab at the bottom right corner Go back to index Xampole Air Navigation Pro Android After installation of the application on every launch the system will ask to enable the GPS in case it is not You should allow GPS access to Air Navigation otherwise realtime navigation functionalities will not work properly After launching Air Navigation Pro for the first time the map should be centered to your current location The application has an internal waypoints database and you should
18. ser Waypoint selected in Map Options T Waypoints Settings x r Display waypoints name Map Route HSI Conf Displayed types D Arrei Heliport Reporting point Go back to index Xampole 19 Air Navigation Pro Android 7 2 Importing Exporting GPX files Routes A Route in GPX format can be imported or exported from Air Navigation Pro In order to export a Route you should press on the upper right button located in the Route Module section then select the option Send by email s In oder to import a Route you proceed as before and select the option Import GPX file then you search for the file and open it as a normal file X7 Choose action You must first have an email account configured on your device Reverse and save route Save as new route Send by email Import GPX file As another alternative the GPX file can be executed from an Android file browser The screenshots show the app ES Explorer browser used to open it https play google com store apps details id com estrongs android pop amp hl en wil 15 02 WLocal sdcard download Open with rs Ea AirNavigation v36 apk m Air navigation ES Note Editor rn HTMI Viewer g Ruta de la muerte gpx Note You can either synch your Google Gmail Web Sites more device with a PC and copy the GPX file you wish to import into a desired folder screen
19. shot above or you can send the GPX file to your personal email and open it directly in your device Screenshot beside Inbox geo a Air Navigation flightplan Ruta de la muerte Inbox Sebasti n 10 minutes ago to me Show details Flightplan created by Air Navigation Pro 4 for iOS 5 Ruta de la muerte gpx P Go back to index Xampole 20 Air Navigation Pro Android g Getting Support Current user manual is a work in progress since it will be updated and completed as new features and tools are released In the mean time if you don t find specific information about Air Navigation Pro you can send us a support request from the support section of our website TO http xample desk com We usually answer support requests within a few business days Go back to index
20. used as the background image of the moving map module Maps charts are downloaded from our servers from within the application They are stored in the tablet mobile memory and do not require an internet connection while flying To browse the available maps charts catalog T METIL choose MapStore from the Configuration PPTA menu top right button on a tablet or from the Config tab on a mobile Installed products Check reinstall remove downloaded Download queue The Map Store module has 2 sections The top Monitor products downloads section is to manage installed product In the POULT installed products module it is possible to display a list of maps charts installed on Free Elevation data your device It is also possible to reinstall from METI and NASA a product in the list if it is not functioning properly This is also where you can delete a product or parts of a product that is outdated for example Public domain maps and c Free and commercial charts from Free maps 1 250k The Download Queue module lists current From www openstreetmap org and pending downloads This module is mae Route Her Cont typically used to monitor download progression of a map chart It is possible to reorder the downloads or to remove an item from the download list Before attempting to download a map you should check that A the tablet mobile is connected to a functional Wifi network bluetooth is turned OFF
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