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1. AUSTRALIA Eana y a Fuel burn 110 Mires Distance 271 nm Figure 3 Delete pane 1 To delete a section tap on the area As depicted in Figure 3 above you will be prompted to select from the following delete options o Delete Now will delete the area from your device o Leave to Expire will leave the data on your device until it expires This area will not be downloaded again when you tap Update o To cancel the deletions simply tap on the screen anywhere outside of the prompt 3 2 Other downloads section The Other Downloads at the bottom left of the data downloads section allows individual maps to be downloaded and data maintenance tasks to be performed see section 3 4 Maintenance section below Other downloads include e Planning charts Page 12 volan e Terrain e Individual WAC charts e Product Documentation e Topographical charts 3 3 Download Sync AvPlan can download maps and send them to other devices as they are downloaded To use Download Sync e Have all devices connected to the same Wi Fi network and go to the Download page Settings Data Downloads on all devices e On the newest iPad which will be the master device tap the Devices control e Select the other local devices you wish to sync downloads with from the list displayed in the pop up e Continue to download data as per usual on the master device As downloads complete on the master device you will see them being sent to your o2. volen AVSOFT Quick Start Manual User Guide Version 4 0 www avsoft com au volan Table of Contents 1 INTRODUCTION rra pios 4 1 1 A A da manatees a E IE E EE ETA 4 i Mc iO SU o e e o RO 5 1 2 1 Activatine a new subscription aii 5 1 2 2 Renewing a Subs criPpUONdddia 6 1 3 A E E EEA A SR A OAA AEA RSS ERE SORTS ua eect E IAA T E ATA A E 6 13 1 Menta lenin Nito Masas 7 2 GETTING STATED nn 8 2 1 A O ee ee eee e O eee eee 9 2 2 NOTO A iia 9 3 DATA DOWNLOAD ias 10 3 1 DOTAR 12 o APP A 12 BA DOWO AS ME sra E Ad Non RN AE Aha fo bd RAR bt br pp RA RR NRA AA re 13 34 o E T EE eo 0 ECO IAS 13 Sl D a e A T 13 A o A o N E E VINN SETS 13 322 OIE IN aaa 13 3 3 o eae es pa E snes es ean co E eva ese I E SEA E 13 3 4 ne nn ial eae ov et ad ae dae A EE EA 13 3 5 AREA DR AAA road 13 4 AIRCRAFT MODEL aaae A E AE EEEO A AAEE ENAA E E OOE 14 4 1 Basic DONA ita 14 4 2 A aumiabateenseniesnteleelatoeaineen nana 14 4 2 1 SNCS CAIN A tonics te ova rss gates naive inva RR RR KKR RR KR RR KKR RR KKR RR KKR RR KKR KKR RR RR KSR RKS RR ns 15 5 CREATING A FLIGHT PLA No 18 Sol OA 02 1 PRESENS AREAN veces sis cas eas ict rc os cauees cs ew os eases eae i ne stm ee 18 5 2 RSE way onne IS F R sd 19 5 3 NP EAS ESTATE eee 19 5 4 ae algae A AEA nen ne Riel Monee Rete nee sree ener ree nen RIE aren ek Srey R henner eee arene rae RAINER A A rer UNI 20 de En enine OM e mene on eee ewe ee Rene Se ome ere meme anny enw mre
3. e Total Fuel e Service Ceiling 4 4 Weight and Balance Before any flight you will need to consider the weight and balance aspects of the flight The Weight and Balance characteristics for the aircraft type are defined under the Weight and Balance section of the Edit Aircraft Type pane The standard weight and balance data for an aircraft type is included with each type but if necessary it can be updated through the weight and balance pane Note Aircraft weight and balance details are required for the AvPlan planning weight and balance functions to operate Page 17 volan 5 CREATING A FLIGHT PLAN The process of creating a basic Flight Plan is very straight forward in AvPlan Once the relevant navigation data has been downloaded and you have added your aircraft details the next step in the process is to planning your flight 5 1 Creating a plan On the left side of the display is the Stored Plans pane The various legs and stages of your flight plan will be displayed in this pane as you build your plan Follow the steps below to build a simple VFR flight plan ready for submission to your ANSP Local Flight Plans RS VFR Sample USA VFR Plan 000 Not Filed IFR Sample IFR Plan aora ZUR Not Filed ES arv E i 3 o SF a y ge KLAL to 40J weve x geet 44 149 nm 75 minutes Apo Adda a new wight plan ES 5 m IFR 1 ha NRS EN f AA ARO Figure 6 Add a new fli
4. list to display the Weight and Balance configuration settings 5 7 1 Fuel Planning On the right side of the Weight and Balance pane in the Fuel Planning table Using the aircraft type assigned to your flight plan AvPlan will calculate the fuel requirement for the flight plan and populate the table with the fuel requirements for the various phases of the flight The Fuel Planning table also facilitates the entry of Holding time and fuel allowances for Holding and Approach Enter values as appropriate based on known conditions of experience Page 22 volan IMPORTANT The fuel Margin MUST be greater than the Fuel Required This ensures that you have enough fuel for your flight 5 7 2 Weight Loading The weight and balance requirements vary from aircraft type to aircraft type Variations in passenger capacity cargo storage and their respective configuration need to be taken into consideration The example weight configuration discussed below is a very simple example Given that this is such a broad subject it is not possible to consider all of the possibilities in this document In the bottom left corner of the Weight and Balance pane is the Loading table for your selected aircraft type In the Load column add the weight values for the respective fields considering the seating of the persons on board and the placement of any cargo luggage As a guide the maximum designated load values are displayed to the left of each load item 5 5
5. you are going to write it down put it in a secure place that you will remember 1 3 User Manual A current copy of the AvPlan User Manual can be downloaded from the AvPlan website for installation on your AvPlan devices The following link with take you to the download page for the current AvPlan version user manual http www avsoft com au avplan avplan user manual To download the manual to a device ready for installation in iBooks simply follow the instruction below 1 Using the Safari browser that comes installed on your iPad or iPhone device Navigate to the manual on our website using the link specified above 2 Tap on the link to download the file 3 Tap on the page and a bar will appear with an icon Open in iBooks 4 Tap Open in iBooks and the manual will be installed into iBooks Page 6 volan The user manual is also available under the Text pane within AvPlan EFB Page 7 volan 2 GETTING STARTED OK the app is installed and you are ready to ready to go flying What do you need to do next Navigate your way to the device screen with the AvPlan EFB icon and launch the App Once it s up and running you re ready to start the setup and flight planning process In a nutshell all you need to get up and running with AvPlan EFB is to perform the following steps Launch AvPlan EFB Download Section 3 Data Downloads MY Fe ok Be re Find amp Set Up Your Aircraft Create Your Flight Pl
6. 3 Tap on the documents you want to print A green tick will appear on the documents you ve selected Tap on the Out of the Box Arrow icon in the right hand corner of the screen to display the list of sharing options Options include e Email e Print e Send to App Note All documents are PDFs Page 24 volan Page 25 volan 7 USER SETTINGS To access to the User Settings section of AvPlan press the Settings control at the bottom right and select User Settings from the list of options displayed Username For Plan and Awcraft Syncing Automatic Weather Downloads X Plane Interface 10 233 0 32 Waypoint auto sequencing Disable Moving Map Mode PlanFiy s used to enable GPS Airspace Warnings Runway Warnings Terain Warnings LACEY e e Print plates one per page wre S200 fer uz fo pe Show Military Frequencies foe pe fate fa Def Ara fon A JE Automatic Data Download Download updated data in the background when connected to WIFI AVSOFT CLOUD SERVICES Sync Flight Plans EET 119 minutes Fuel burn 118 Dros Distance 271 nm gt Figure 9 User settings 7 1 Login details Username The Username page allows you to link the app to the AvPlan website You can register for the first time via the Sign Up control or enter your existing login details via the Sign In control Once you have entered a valid username and password you will be able to synchronize the device with all of your other AvPlan de
7. 7 4 5 7 5 Adding persons on board Enter the number of Person of board in the Weight and Balance pane by entering the corresponding number in the green field to the right of the label Page 23 XX x x O volan 6 SUBMITTING YOUR PLAN On completion of your flight plan and in anticipation of your flight submit the flight plan to your local ANSP 1 To send your flight plan details to NAIPS tap the Submit Flight Plan in box icon 2 The firsttime you submit a flight plan enter your Name Contact details and NAIPS Username and Password 3 Scroll down the page and tap the Submit control Note An Error Notification window will appear if any flight plan data is incorrect Common errors include e Invalid endurance Check fuel load on the Weight and Balance page e Invalid ETD Check and re enter departure time it may be the wrong day if it was entered over 24 hours ago 6 1 Printing your plan As a backup you may wish to print you flight plan To print your plan follow the steps below 1 Select the Planning icon at the bottom of the right hand pane to display the list of planning artefacts such as e Flight plans e Blank plan forms e Load sheets e NAIPS submission verification e Weather forecasts e SPFIB Briefings e eERSA DAP pages for each leg in the active flight plan 2 Select the Print Send option in the list of Planning options to display the items available to print
8. Warnings When Airspace Warnings are enabled AvPlan will display warning messages as you approach a new FIA The messages will detail information such as the airspace name distance to and the airspace lower and upper limits e Runway Warnings When enabled AvPlan will warn you when you are about to enter or cross a runway or provide information about the runway length relative to the runway heading and taxi entry point e Terrain warnings Disabling Terrain Warnings disables the look ahead feature for terrain This will also disable the 500 ft AGL callout on descent e Print Plates one per page When enabled AvPlan will only print one plate per page When disabled you will use less paper but the multiple plates on a page will be scaled to fit the page e Show Military Frequencies When enabled AvPlan will detail the any known military frequencies under the Comms tab for a specified airport e Default Aircraft Icon The default aircraft icon on the maps can be changed here You may choose from a Jet Helicopter or Light Aircraft e Translate Weather Forecasts When enabled the aerodrome raw weather forecast text will be decoded and formatted for display in the TAF tab for the specified airport e Automatic Data Download If enabled AvPlan will download newly released nav data updates in the background even when the app has been backgrounded e Sync Flight Plans Enabling the flight plan and aircraft model syncing will sync aircraft and fl
9. a one month fully featured free trial via the Apple iTunes App Store http itunes apple com au app avplan id417674282 mt 8 Simply purchase the free app from the app store like you would any other app On completion of the trial period the aeronautical data will no longer be accessible After the trial period you will require the VFR subscription as a minimum to continue to use the app for VFR flight planning For more advanced operations and dependent on your location there are the IFR and GEO upgrade packs available Subscriptions are sold on a monthly or yearly subscription basis Subscriptions purchased inside the App will not automatically renew at the completion of the subscription period this has been changed from the auto renewing subscriptions in AvPlan 1 Subscriptions purchased via www avsoft com au do not automatically renew Note Subscriptions are valid for a single pilot on a maximum of three devices The AvPlan VFR subscription enables full use of the app with the AIP ERSA AU and the local available VFR maps e g VTC VNC WAC ERC Low and PCA At the completion of the subscription period the App will no longer function The IFR Upgrade includes the localised DAP and IFR Charts e g ERC H ERC L TAC The GEO Upgrade includes geo referenced airport taxi diagrams and instrument approach procedures These show your aircraft location flight plan route and stored ground track These charts can also be overlaid on the Me
10. about the aircraft type and its operating environment The information is divided into the following sections The Type Information section contains descriptive information about the aircraft type Information includes e Type Name e ICAO Type Name Required when submitting a plan to your ANSP e Description Page 15 volan e Performance Category e Wake Turbulence Category e POH web link e Is this aircraft a helicopter e The icon for the aircraft Fuel Specific Gravity LBS USG EET 111 minutes Fuel burn 110 tres Distance 271 nm gt Figure 5 Basic information The Units section allows various units for data entry to be selected These can be changed with data automatically updating The details from the POH can be entered in Pounds and USG and then the units changed to KG and Litres for Australian use The Weights section details the operational weight characteristics for the aircraft type The values includes e Maximum Take Off Weight MTOW e Maximum Landing Weight MLW e Maximum Zero Fuel Weight MZFW Page 16 volan The Basic Performance section details the performance characteristics for the aircraft type The basic performance information allows a generalised performance model to be entered Performance information includes e Cruise TAS e Climbing IAS e Climb Fuel Flow e Cruise Fuel Flow e Holding Fuel Flow e Fixed Reserve Fuel Flow e Rate of Climb e Rate of Descent
11. aft follow the steps below e Select the appropriate aircraft type in the Aircraft Models view e Select the Add new Aircraft option from the Edit Aircraft Type view e The Edit Aircraft view will appear This enables various details about the aircraft to be set such as colour avionics hourly rate empty weight and arm to be set Enter the detail as available e g aircraft callsign as minimum e The aircraft can now be assigned to your flight plans Page 14 volen Note Aircraft entries can also be created during the flight planning process by pressing the aircraft icon at the bottom of the flight planning pane and then pressing the Add Callsign control in the top right of the popup Aircraft list 65 Power C150 AI C172R IFR Fly Cessna 172A C172S YMMB Lay me fas Jarno fer Em Cessna 1728 Ss 3 EE Cessna 1728 nav 3 Cessna 1778 Cessna 177 Cardinal C182 Cesena 187T C206 Cessna 706H C310 Cesena 310 C441 Cesena 441 C210 Cessna Cortun on 210 C560 Cessna Citation Ultra C182T Cesena Skylane 1821 Cessna Sovereign EET 111 minutes Fuel burn 110 tres gt Figure 4 Select aircraft view 4 3 Basic performance For more advanced flight operation or to obtain more detailed information about your aircraft you can access the various aircraft characteristics associated with each aircraft type The Basic Performance section allows you to review and or update information
12. age VTC VNC etc o Tap onthe box es for the charts you wish to download Page 10 volan a E pr p ee BO jar jes oo fe Je JE e Ep Ja pepe Ja aj Eo 7508 fana for fabs a map ro gt JA meer fon for ooo e ODADA E fom for Je o eee pj Fs JA T e oer 2O oo pre fap Jaa P ede pae Ef JA x om er feeb f re Stage 1 Details CET 111 minitas Fuel burn 110 Dros Distance 271 nm NORTHERN TERRITORY AUSTRALIA ka PE SOUTH AUSTRALIA 4 ustralian ht Figure 2 Downloading page Depending on the current download status the colour of the area changes e Clear when no data has been downloaded e Yellow when the area is being downloaded e Orange if the area is only partially downloaded e Green when all information in that area has been downloaded When new data is available the Update icon at the bottom of the screen turns red e Tap this icon to download new data for all areas previously downloaded e To cancel a download in progress tap Cancel All e To hide the Current Downloads view swipe the window to the right AvPlan will continually prompt you to update if a region is not fully downloaded To stop this occurring the region must be deleted Once it has been deleted you will not be prompted to update it again Page 11 volan 3 1 Deleting an area NORTHERN TERRITORY a ye Ser _ AUSTRALIA Delete i Leave to expire SOUTH
13. ages to your Flight Plan After landing at one airport you may wish to continue onto another e create second and subsequent stages in your flight plan Adding additional stages is an extension of the actions ere OLME a Ne Dre a Op QMIAIAANINO Ja DO A00 2 70 a YA are Ja Jeep gt gt gt lt ADA SES DI gt ANS gt lt S 1 Firstly on the Flight Planning pane press on the airport code field of the last destination airport in your flight plan In response the Terminal pane will replace the En Route pane to the right 2 Inthe top right of the Terminal pane press the New Stage control The control will change colour to show it has been selected and a Stage Details indicator will be added below the last destination airport in the Flight Planning pane on the left 3 Return to the En Route pane by pressing the On Route map icon at the bottom of the display Locate the next destination airport and press and hold in the relative location of the destination 4 airport A popup will appear with a list of airports and navigational aids in the immediate geographical area Locate and select the next destination airport from the list displayed by pressing the control to the right The routing from the previous airport to the new destination airport will be listed in the Flight Planning pane as well as displayed in the En Route pane 5 You can repeat the steps for adding legs and stages as many times as required to cr
14. ample select the Fly Direct option at the top of the popup by pressing the control to the right of the option 8 Your first simple VFR flight plan is complete A direct route from the departure airport to the arrival airport 5 2 Inserting waypoints in a leg Quite often the process of flighting from A to B may be more of a navigation exercise due to the need to avoid certain areas or because you wish take a more scenic route In these instances you will need to construct a routing that will fly you past the obstacles or along the routing of your choice Using the simple VFR flight plan created previously lets now insert a Way Point which changes the plan from a Direct To routing to one that includes multiple legs 1 Press and hold the red line between the departure and arrival airports on the map 2 A light blue circle will appear The line will follow as you drag the line to the point you wish to fly over Release when over the desired point 3 Apopup will appear with a list of navigational aids in the immediate geographical area Locate and select a waypoint from the list displayed by selecting the control to its right Note The navigational aid options are 30nm from where you have selected 4 You can repeat the above steps as many times as required to create the routing required You don t have to select only waypoints for your routing It can be based on other navigational aids as appropriate 5 3 Adding additional st
15. an Submit Your Flight Plan Section 6 Submitting a Flight Go Flying OR 1 Tap the Settings control at the bottom left of the display followed by the Data Downloads option from the list of options displayed Page 8 volan 2 Download the maps and ERSA DAP files you need For example if you will be flying through Queensland Australia tap on Queensland in the map of Australia displayed The download will start Download are discussed in more detail in section 3 DATA DOWNLOADS 3 To setup your aircraft select Settings and then Aircraft Type Database a Check if your aircraft type is in the database by scrolling through the list of aircraft types If your aircraft type is there tap on the Aircraft Type and then Add New Aircraft Assuming the aircraft is the exact same type complete the aircraft specific information and you re done b If your aircraft type does not exist go to http www avsoft com au avplan aircraft type database and import your aircraft type Tap on Aircraft Type then Complete Fields Add New Aircraft c To create your own Aircraft Type Database tap on the symbol and complete Basic Performance 4 Create your flight plan The steps to create your flight plan are straight forward and detailed in section 5 CREATING A FLIGHT PLAN Assign your aircraft to the Flight Plan and configure the weight and balance Submit your flight plan Go flying 2 1 Support Support enquiries conta
16. ather briefings PRD status and other ANSP related information e Prepare an aircraft loading plan with weight and balance details based on the specific aircraft passenger and cargo configuration e Determine for the flight plan fuel requirements considering factors such as fuel reserves holding approach and taxi e Select the optimal altitude for your flight based on duration and fuel burn e Add delete and share custom aircraft profiles e At the touch of a button get e Help on AvPlan controls and functions In flight AvPlan is an interactive electronic flight plan that greatly extends the EFB concept The AvPlan App can e Display the planned routing and the aircrafts current location on maps and geo referenced airport diagrams and approach plates e Ata glance view flight dynamic flight information via the heads up display e Calculate departure and arrival times for all waypoints based on actual arrival times plus forecast winds e Log and display the aircraft track on all maps and geo referenced airport diagrams and approach plates e Quickly display status of PRD areas e Provide easy access to ERSA and DAP information e Provide rapid access to emergency ERSA pages 1 1 Help AvPlan for iPad incorporates an inbuilt quick tip system Tap the Life Belt icon on any screen for tips on where to find AvPlan functionality Page 4 volan 1 2 Getting AvPlan licensing and subscriptions The App is available with
17. ct support Wavsoft com au General support information is also available at www avsoft com au about FAQs are available at http www avsoft com au avplan faq Contact Details US 1 614 586 1711 AU 61 3 8370 3024 NZ 64 9 801 1084 2 2 Notice Information contained in this manual is subject to change without notice AvSoft reserves the right to make changes to specifications and or procedures without notice Copyright 2014 All rights reserved Reproduction of this manual in any form is prohibited without the written consent of AvSoft Page 9 volan 3 DATA DOWNLOADS The Data Downloads page allows charts applicable for your subscription to be downloaded and saved on your device for offline use To access to the data downloads section of AvPlan press the Settings control at the bottom right and select Data Downloads from the list of settings options displayed Download Instructions _ SE lo fm e f ren AUSTRALIA Fuel burn 110 Mres Distance 271 nm gt Figure 1 Data downloads page To download the Mega Maps ERSA and DAP pages tap an area corresponding to where you plan to fly on the map This will download all of the information for that area By default the individual VTC VNC ERC L WAC charts are not downloaded as these are all contained in the MegaVFR and Mega IFR Enroute Low charts If you wish to download these charts as well o Tap the map type selection at the top of the p
18. eT mee Nice an mer ene ot tt Rene at ores 20 5 6 Entering adepi are INS aaa 21 5 7 o A E E A A A 22 5 8 Aaa ET 1 OM DO adas 23 59 A RE E EEE A E E AA EES 24 SLO A NOTERE N AEE EENE 24 Page 2 volan List of Figures A EE AS ASE A AEAT E AN 5 AE A A SNR 10 dE PP o ed ee T E 11 FRUTA DOI DON rro tte 12 o a A EUR UAE SE RNE BER UAE FORNE ERA ES w ce nem Tere teers a ners eee nt eens 13 A 13 a Pe A keene eens SEEI SA AST ENSE ee eee na ene eee eet cnr te 14 FUN SPECT Nre are MAA renee eerie econ 15 PPT Adda neve ient plan DINE enean catnip acc saan cd cacti cde EEEE E 18 A EST KARE Be NE E ENE meee i cee cers Pea ieee eta ee er Tee NISSAN a AN O SE fee merce eee eee 20 Figure 11 Enter an altitude VICW eee ee ee Ria 21 Mere 12 ENtST a Oe par ere TINS UA AR a 22 Page 3 a 0 volen 1 INTRODUCTION AvPlan is the premier portable Flight Planning and Electronic Flight Bag EFB for the Apple iPad and Phone for all pilots AvPlan allows you to perform all pre flight planning activities including e Download and save copies of all aviation maps ERSA DAP and AIP Important when there is intermittent or no network access e Prepare flight plans download and incorporate current weather information and submit your plan to the appropriate Air Navigation Service Provider ANSP AvPlan incorporates the functionality to sync your plans and aircraft between your various Apple devices e Download and save we
19. eate the routing required With all stages and their respective leg details complete you can move onto the final stages of flight plan creation Page 19 volen 5 4 Adding your aircraft to the flight plan To assign your aircraft to the flight plan press the Aircraft icon at the bottom of the Flight Planning pane On the popup list displayed locate your aircraft and select it by tapping the associated row in the popup In response the aircraft callsign will be displayed in the top left of the Flight Planning pane 5 5 Entering an altitude During flight planning altitude information can be entered When entered AvPlan will calculate the various TAS and time intervals Altitudes will auto fill down the plan when in Plan mode where nothing has been previously entered To enter altitude information select the green cell in the top left corner of the leg and enter an altitude value Note If the weather has changed since you last entered details the Weather Forecast window will appear Page 20 volan Camrie F lt Stored Plans VH PMP 65 Power Bie AAA pe pre par ef eee fos Ere Stage 1 Details EET 111 minutes Fuel burn 110 Mros Distance 271 nm SII Pg e 398 a x amp return Figure 7 Enter an altitude view 5 6 Entering departure times One of the final steps in the process is adding an estimated departure time for the initial flig
20. ga charts 1 2 1 Purchasing or renewing subscriptions Subscriptions can be purchased through the AvPlan app or from www avsoft com au To purchase a subscription use the following steps in either the AvPlan app or AvPlan website AvPlan EFB App 1 Press the Settings control in the bottom right of the iPad display On the iPhone action the More control in the bottom first then select Settings from the list of options 2 From the list of Settings options press the Subscriptions options This will display the list of subscription options and their respective prices 3 Scroll through the list of options to find the subscription s you require To select the subscription press the blue Cost control to the right of the subscription and then press the green Buy Now control displayed Note Purchases made via the AvPlan app are processed via iTunes and incur an additional cost on top of the website prices AvPlan Website 1 Navigate to the AvPlan website using your favourite browser and select the lt Store gt option from the list of options along the top of the home page Page 5 volan 2 Scroll through the list of options to find the subscription s you require To select the subscription press the grey Add to Cart button to the below the subscription type Do this for each of the subscription you require 3 Once you have made your selections press the Checkout button to the right of the Store webpage Review your selecti
21. ght plan pane 1 Press the control New Plan at the top right of the Flight Plan pane The pane details will change to show the initial flight plan settings 2 Enter some descriptive text in the Flight Description optional w Make sure the En Route map planning pane has been selected as this is where the flight planning work is performed You are now ready to select your departure airport 4 Locate the departure airport on the En Route pane You can use drag and pinch gestures to move and zoom in and zoom out the map 5 Inthe immediate area of the map where the airport is located press and hold A popup will be displayed that contains a list of all of the Airports Navaids and Waypoints in the immediate geographical vicinity of the press As this is your departure airport locate the airport in the list and press the control to its right The selected airport will appear in the Flight Plan pane on the left 6 Next select a destination airport As in step 4 above locate the destination airport on the En Route pane Once located press and hold A similar popup will be displayed but this time it will be populated with information relative to the geographical area of where you pressed 7 Locate the destination airport in the list and press the control to the right to select AvPlan will respond with another popup giving you route selection options From a simple VFR perspective Page 18 volan and as an easy first ex
22. ht stage and subsequent flight stages This is performed via the list of flight stages in the Flight Planning pane To add the flight plan ETD s follow the steps below 1 To set an estimated departure time for your flight tap the green field marked ETD This must be in the format HHMM or DDHHMM Note All times are in UTC 2 After you ve entered your estimated time of departure the App will automatically calculate your ETA 3 Repeat these steps for each Stage of the Flight Plan Page 21 xX volen gt 65 Power MIS _ oo af ETP 4 ps f r pa A e DSG C ee JS gt AS gt i ce VH PMP Stage 1 Details 0 x PRE EET 111 minutes A n kys ae ae Fuel burn 110 Mros Distance 271 nm 2 y a ta A n er z COLDS poso foe fios 000 a oe a k ehe J g em TS Po RE TROR 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 undo R 2 Figure 8 Enter a departure time view 5 7 Weight Balance and Fuel The final step of the flight planning process is to configure the Weight and Balance aspects of the proposed flight along with calculating the Fuel requirement These steps are completed via the AvPlan Weight and Balance pane The Weight and Balance pane is accessed as follows 1 Tap on the Planning icon on the right pane of the AvPlan display The Planning pane will be display with a list of planning option to choose from 2 Select the Weight and Balance item from the
23. ight plans via the AvSoft cloud service to your other Devices This also provides an off device back up capability e Sync Aircraft Disabling flight plan and aircraft model syncing will also disable this back up capability which allows individual flight plans or aircraft to be restored A full restore of the App will continue to be available via Cloud or Tunes back ups Page 27 volan 8 ADDITIONAL SETTINGS OPTIONS In addition to the Settings options detailed above the following options are also available for you to view licence and subscription details maintain aircraft information and connect with external devices 8 1 Subscriptions You can purchase subscriptions renewals via the subscriptions option from the list of Settings options Simply scroll to the subscription option you require and press the cost button to the right of the option You will be prompted to Buy Now after pressing To continue the purchase press the Buy Now button and the normal iTunes purchase process will takeover Note Although this can be a convenient option for subscription renewal and purchase for lower subscription renewal and purchase costs we recommend using the AvPlan website 8 2 License To view the license agreement agreed to when the AvPlan app was first activated select the License option from the Settings list of options 8 3 Aircraft Type Database The Aircraft Type Database option displays the current aircraft types defined i
24. n the aircraft type database The aircraft types in the database can be used to define the individual aircraft you currently fly The aircraft types you create can be copied uploaded and shared with other AvPlan users Note Managing aircraft types is discussed in more detail in section 14 AIRCRAFT MODELS of the AvPlan EFB Quick Start Guide 8 4 External Devices AvPlan supports a number of external ADS B receiver devices that when active and connected can provide supplement data to the app A list of supported devices and their configuration options is detailed in the in the External Devices section of the app Note If you have any questions about how to use the supported ADS B devices with AvPlan please feel free to contact us Page 28 volen Sve an Technical support support avsoft com au General support www avsoft com au about FAQs www avsoft com au questions Page 29
25. ons and amend as required PayPal is the only payment option currently available via the website If you wish to pay via a credit card you can do so by phoning AvPlan directly see website contact details Note If you are not already logged into the website you will be asked to login before you can complete your purchases The new renewal end date will be 12 months or 1 month depending on the subscription period from the current subscription end date or the corresponding period from the purchase date Whichever is the latter 1 2 2 Getting an AvPlan Username You can get an AvPlan username via the AvPlan app or via the AvPlan website Once you have your username configured you can use it to synchronise all of your AvPlan devices If you don t have a username already you will be prompted to register when you first attempt to make a subscription purchase from the AvPlan website In the Register section of the webpage simply enter your preferred email address and a memorable password press register and your done From the AvPlan app select the Settings control followed by the User Settings and Username list options in that order where you will be presented with the option to Sign Up and Reset your password For iPhone user insert and press the More control before Settings As with the website enter your preferred e mail address and a memorable password press the Sign Up control and you re done Note As with any username and password if
26. s and aircraft are available upon installation You can use these as a guide when creating your aircraft models See the online aircraft model database for more types at http www avsoft com au avplan aircraft type database 4 1 Accessing the Aircraft Type Database To access the Aircraft Type Database action press the Settings control at the bottom right of the display Now select the Aircraft Type Database option from the list of available settings options AvPlan will display a list of common aircraft types that you can use to setup your own aircraft The list is not exhaustive as there can be many subtle variations in the configuration and models of aircraft flying If you cannot find the aircraft type you are looking for you can go to the on line database detailed above where you can locate and import other aircraft types The import operation will import the selected aircraft directly into AvPlan Once imported locate the aircraft type and tap on the list entry Add the details for your specific aircraft and you re ready See section 4 2 Adding your aircraft for further details To create your own Aircraft Type Database tap on the symbol and complete Basic Performance For further information on creating unique aircraft type refer the AvPlan EFB User Manual 4 2 Adding your aircraft When you have located your aircraft type or imported the aircraft type from the AvPlan website you can now specify your own aircraft To add your aircr
27. ther devices 3 4 Maintenance section The maintenance section at the bottom of Other Downloads provides options to manage the data downloaded and generated by AvPlan while in use The maintenance options available include e Delete old data deletes all expired maps and ERSA DAP pages from your device e Delete all flight plans deletes all your saved flight plans e Download NavData updates the navigation database Any user LSALT s and user waypoints are preserved e Delete all forecasts deletes all saved forecasts from your device e Delete all track logs deletes all track logs associated with your flight plans e Delete all saved data deletes all saved ERSA DAP and map pages from your device Page 13 volan 4 AIRCRAFT MODELS AvPlan has the capability to support any number of aircraft types Detailed performance profiles can be created and applied to any operation AvPlan also supports weight and balance calculations The App has a concept of aircraft models and then individual aircraft of that model type Aircraft types are a particular aircraft that share performance and loading characteristics These may be aircraft of a particular model type year For example C172R V35B Bonanza TBM 850 etc An aircraft has a single set of performance characteristics loading scheme etc An individual aircraft can be created from an aircraft type This has a distinctive callsign weight empty arm avionics etc Examples of type
28. vices This includes subscription information and data syncing including aircraft details 7 2 Other user settings Other User Settings that can be changed include Page 26 volan e Automatic Weather Downloads Disabling automatic weather downloads will stop AvPlan downloading weather as a plan is built When this option is set you can download new weather by tapping the Refresh icon at the bottom of the flight plan e X Plane Interface Enabling the X Plane interface will disable the inbuilt GPS and enable input from X Plane The IP address for your iPad will appear in this row See the AvPlan EFB for further details on how you make the most of this feature e Waypoint auto sequencing Enabling the leg auto sequencing will automatically sequence to the next flight plan leg as each waypoint is passed Auto sequencing will only start after the Departure icon is pressed and will stop at landing points or points with a delay in your plan for example when performing aerial work e Disable moving map mode Disabling Moving Map mode requires that a flight plan be loaded and while in Fly mode for the GPS to be enabled on your device Disabling Moving Map mode is useful when performing pre flight planning and preserving battery life In addition this mode is useful as the GPS will run in the background even with the iPad locked With the screen not running the device will run cooler and also have a much longer battery life e Airspace
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