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Voyager User`s Guide - Seattle Avionics Software

1. Information about a waypoint FIELD DESCRIPTION Name ident The name and ident of the waypoint Country An abbreviation for the country that contains this waypoint I CAO The ICAO identifier of the owner of this waypoint Mag var The magnetic variance as computed for this location on the current date As magnetic variation changes over time this value will change accordingly Type The type of waypoint such as Named most waypoints Offroute VFR Reporting Point etc Usage The way in which this waypoint is used Latitude longitude Navaid Associated navaid 190 such as Low level High Level Both Terminal etc The latitude and longitude of the waypoint Click the field for more information about this point Yes if the waypoint is a navaid The ident if any of a navaid Associated airway s Getting Information associated with this non navaid waypoint A list of each airway either low level or jet of which this waypoint is part The Previous and Next Waypoint columns show the waypoints if any on either side of this waypoint and the MEA between the points 191 Import Export Web Synch To access this feature Click on the main toolbar or select Web Synch from the File menu GA Web Synch Login Remember Password H Confirm User ID Password before Synch Discar
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3. KEY INFORMATION OPTIONS CLOCKWISE FROM THE DESCRIPTION TOP LEFT Airport Name The official name of the airport Distance and Bearing The distance and bearing magnetic from your current position to this airport Weather conditions VFR IFR MVFR or blank Blank indicates no valid TAF or METAR for this time at this airport Elevation The airport s reported elevation TPA The stated or estimated traffic pattern altitude Max runway length The length of the longest runway Hours of operation If an operating schedule is available the field contains information in the following format Month s Days of the week Time local If the field has more than one schedule generally depending on the month additional schedules are separated by a comma Examples ALL ALL ALL 719 Voyager User s Guide Fuel prices Runway surface s GENERAL OPTION DESCRIPTION The airport is open every month every day and every hour This is typical for major airports NOV APR ALL 0700 1800 MAY OCT ALL 0700 2100 Between November and April the airport is attended every day of the week from 7AM to 6PM local time and between May and October from 7AM to 9PM Note In some cases this field represents the hours during which the field is attended but the field may be open for uncontrolled traffic during additional hours It is not uncommon for example for a Class D airport to be attended less tha
4. kin Once an XM receiver is properly connected see below select the button after Wx clicking the button and Voyager will begin collecting XM weather as it arrives To see the weather be sure to turn on the weather layers you want or chart select the Weather theme from the button HARDWARE INSTALLATION CONFIGURATION Pre setup Steps Make sure the antenna has a very clear view of the sky preferably to the south Also other than your computer and XM WX receiver make sure there aren t any other Bluetooth devices on within range Reboot your machine and while your computer is rebooting unplug the receiver s power cable After several seconds plug it back in Bluetooth Configuration Follow the instructions that come with the XM receiver that outline the steps necessary to configure your computer to use Bluetooth for communicating with the receiver This will probably involve entering what is called a Passcode to pair the XM receiver with the computer The passcode varies by receiver manufacturer but common codes are 9679 and 1234 See your receiver s documentation for more information 52 Getting Started Tip You may want to write the passcode on a slip of paper and tape it to the bottom of the receiver for future use Determining the COM port assigned to the WxWorx receiver If you are using Microsoft s Bluetooth driver the XM COM port can be determined by double clicking on the Bluetooth icon D in the sy
5. E BONVL FIVE D HELNS FOUR DMOSEE SIX 2 ILS OR LOC RWY 10L E ILS OR LOC RWY 10R E ILS OR LOC RWY 28L The Available list shows the airports and procedures that match the criteria specified in the Filter area These procedures are not in the Plate Pack Only the Procedures and Diagrams in the Selected list are saved as part of the Plate Pack The Available list can be thought of as a rough draft list that you manually narrow down before it gets to the Plate Pack By default the Available list contains every US airport with a Procedure or Airport Diagram 103 Voyager User s Guide Note Click an airport name to list its Procedures and Diagrams Click a Procedure to show it in a Procedure widget You can see detailed information about any airport by right clicking on it and selecting Show Info You can also show the airport centered on a Chart by right clicking on it and choosing Jump to OPTION DESCRIPTION KE Searches the Available list by name or ident for a specific airport Ki If a particular Procedure or Diagram is selected it s added to the Selected list If an airport is selected all of its Procedures and Diagrams are added Same as selecting Add to Selected from the Procedures menu or right clicking the mouse and choosing Add to Selected a Adds all the airports and Procedures in the Available list to the Selected list Same as selecting Add All to Selected from the Procedures menu
6. I CAO flight plan When checked Voyager prints an ICAO flight plan using the options described above 163 Getting Information Information Airport Overview To access this feature Select i in a Flight Plan or Chart window and click an airport Alternately select Get I nformation About a Location from the Tools menu or click on the main toolbar then enter an airport name or ident E een EE e ren 100LL 4 84 JetA 5 35 Updated 2701 way Diagram Satellite View Airport Diagram Description ATIS 425 355 9797 Clearance CTAF Gnd Print preview Print The Overview tab contains the basic information normally needed when flying to or from an airport Tips Click the Print button to print this summary information or the Copy button to copy this text or the runway diagram to the clipboard so it can be pasted into a word processor Click the Show button to open a Chart window centered at this airport if a Chart or Flight Plan window is already open it is adjusted to put this airport in the center 165 Voyager User s Guide FIELD Name Public private Class Elevation TPA Tower name Fuel s Max runway ILS Hard soft Operating schedule 166 DESCRIPTION The name field shows the FAA ident if applicable and the ICAO ident if applicable as well as the official name of the airport For US airports Voyager notes if the airport is public or private The field is left bla
7. Show message when plan has been filed with DUATS Allow background weather downloads Automatic download interval Days to keep airport information before new download Use a proxy server to connect to the Internet 258 Voyager can ensure that you always have the latest version of the application airspace data ChartData and fuel prices by automatically checking at various periods By default the application checks for updates once a day although you can make this less frequent or even disable it entirely the Never option If it s disabled you can still check for updates by selecting the Update Application item from the Tools menu Most application updates and all data updates require an optional ChartData subscription service Voyager always displays a message if it attempts to download current TFRs or fuel prices and it fails for any reason not connected to the Internet for example This option controls whether or not a message appears when the download is successful Tip Voyager displays and uses fuel prices in many useful and innovative ways See all the different ways by clicking here Similar to the above Voyager always warns if an attempt to electronically file a flight plan fails This item determines if a message is displayed upon successful filing Voyager saves you time and effort by downloading weather information in the background as you need it rather than waiting for you to explicitly ask to do
8. SmdrtPlan Premier Required To access this feature Select Split Flight Plan from the Plan menu Split Flight Plan Voyager can split the current flight plan into one or more separate plans Puta check next to the start of each new fight plan I IL 1 2 4 jJ 6 7 B g Fi 110 MXW 11 WUSHU 12 SGD 13 KSFO Use this dialog box to split an existing flight plan into multiple flight plans demarcated by fuel stops Place a check next to the fuel stops at which you d like to begin a new plan This is useful for flights that span more than one day for IFR flights or whenever you expect significant changes after a fuel stop In the case of a very long flight with several fuel stops you can break the plan into fewer plans than fuel stops For example assume you have a flight that should last two days and you plan two fuel stops in the first day and only one in the second Rather than split the first day into three plans you might want to keep the whole first day s flying together as one plan but create a new plan for the second day Do that by only checking the box next to the third fuel stop the overnight stop 287 Voyager User s Guide Weight and Balance To access this feature Select Weight and Balance from the Tools menu or click the Weight and Balance field in the Plan area of a Flight Plan window La Weight and balance Flight Plan Aircraft My Cessna 172 M 3 CESSNA 172
9. 230 280 298 Approach departure 78 155 280 AI Meee sts 214 261 288 gd 17 78 280 ARTCC AE Ee 180 182 Autorouting eee eees 17 263 AV AUDI aeris kwea 66 101 EE 211 234 242 B BACKUP CODY EE 298 Balance envelope s sersssen 214 288 DoW EE 242 BEGIN Cruise 94 148 Begin Descente 94 148 Best ECONOMY EEN 219 Best Performance 00e eee 219 SUE ee EE 42 242 CIE iesch 8 265 269 BUN OF OCR EE 217 STEE 2 295 306 C Canadas connie 114 118 242 298 Cargon 196 214 235 288 296 CD ROM RE 3 4 CELSIUS ees 261 CG want cisternae dante 214 CG Envelope Display 214 Ee EE 214 Chart 3 8 15 73 84 94 113 125 127 130 132 136 138 140 158 160 165 177 238 242 Chart HE ee bade 298 Chart toolbar 84 94 125 127 130 132 136 138 140 Chart window 8 84 94 113 132 165 CARED TEE 84 Class 84 127 132 136 165 180 188 CHESS E 127 Class e E 127 165 Clas E 127 136 165 Glass E EE 127 Ee 265 CG Imb descend EE 219 ClOUG TODS EE 84 Bi re E 42 CMNPS ee 226 TEE 29 Color fevmbol repnih 238 ell lan LEE 278 COM tege geg 42 78 205 242 Command Mode 43 271 CORTIGHNGD SE 296 Contact Seattle Avionics 2 297 ee Le 12 Context sensitive Help 8 CONTO PANS EE 296 ControlVision Anywhere Map 204 COD inna eit een etna 242 CODY EE Ee 211 219 COPY protection cccceeee cece eens 298 CODY NIG NG E 1 298 ele 34
10. 9010 Ft Comm PAINE 128 65 ATIS 42 126 75 Clearance 132 950 CTAF 171 8 Gnd 120 2 LCL P AC 132 95 LCL P AC 122 950 Unicom Nav VOR 110 6 By default it shows airport information about the closest Class B C or D airport within a maximum range of your current location If you d like to see smaller airports check the Show small apts box If you manually request information about a particular airport by clicking on the Chart or in a Nearest widget that airport s data will be shown here and the Lock checkbox will check When checked 78 Layouts Locked tells Voyager to leave that airport s information on the screen rather than update it with the closest airport GE icon indicates that the airport has fuel although it does not take hours of availability or type of fuel into account Click the airport s ident PAE KPAE in this case to bring up the complete Airport Information dialog or the fuel price for more fuel info Tip You can see even more information about this airport or select other airports either by clicking the name of the current airport it s blue and underlined or using the Airport Selector widget There are four categories of information General Weather Approaches and Departures Click the appropriate button to see the information General is selected in the example above The most important information is shown at the top of the widget the Key Information below or on the General tab
11. 94 148 COUFSCIING eg Geier en Es 50 Cover page E 146 Create 8 16 17 84 94 148 196 219 238 Rn EE 1 Cruise 29 94 109 219 238 242 CSC DynCorp GTE DUATS 230 CUMMUIATIVE isiru inniedu 34 Current Conditions 155 Customer service ee 2 Customize Chart EE 84 Customize Layouts sesenenern 273 Customize Navy og 34 D Bh 1 Date time isoce 17 29 84 94 Declutter 125 127 130 132 136 138 140 Decompile cc cece cece eee eeeeeeeees 298 Default directory ccce cece eee 242 Default folder NN 242 Defaults 8 15 17 27 94 109 182 196 214 237 238 261 288 296 Degrees Minutes Seconds 261 Delete leg 94 Beran 17 Desired Trek 3405 S eeR dee EegN NEEN 56 DINGMICS EE 226 DICC EE 17 DIFGCE te BE 50 54 78 271 DOCO EE 182 Big ege Le EEN 242 BI 56 Disassemble a 298 Voyager User s Guide Display toolbar cccccceeeee ees 132 BIR e EE 34 94 182 Distance to Waypoint sssssersre 56 Distanceidirecton cece eee 177 NN Eeer 226 Document directory ees 238 Document folder 000 238 Download Weather 15 113 DTOEDUA a KEE 230 RAR EE 56 DUA T cuscteuneiuvwonnesiuleuends 29 160 230 DUATS 15 28 29 116 160 230 257 Dura UON WEE 34 RAR EE 3 4 DVE EE 155 238 E SE 292 ECHO TODS EEN 84 ECONOMY EE 219 S 226 Elevation assesses 78 165 175 186 E Wu 226 EMA ee e 2 4
12. Begin Descent Check this box to include these points as well If checked Voyager attempts to use the GPS aviation database rather than create user defined waypoints This feature requires the 295 or later GPS units For older units this checkbox is ignored and Voyager must create user defined waypoints even when the waypoint is an airport navaid or waypoint Additionally even with a newer units if you don t keep its database up to date Voyager may have to create user defined waypoints if the waypoints are too new to be in the GPS database Import Export Send to Microsoft Flight Simulator Y Smart lan Required To access this feature Select Send to Device or Application from the File menu or click 5 on the main toolbar This feature exports the current flight plan to a Microsoft Flight Simulator plan file pln By default the output goes to the usual Flight Simulator directory c documents and settings lt your name gt My Documents Flight Simulator Files but you can use the Browse button to put the file in a different location A Flight Simulator flight plan is not as detailed as a Voyager plan For example the exported flight plan does not contain altitude information fuel stops or any information specific to the plane or pilot In addition a Flight Simulator plan is constrained to airports navaids and waypoints so a Voyager plan created via the GPS Direct router or manually rubber banded cannot be accurat
13. Class The ICAO class of the airspace or MOA TFR etc Floor The bottom of the airspace MSL in the Altitude units specified in the Options dialog or Surface Sfc or Unknown Ceiling The top of the airspace MSL in the selected units or Unknown or Unlimited Note If the airspace was 180 Com name Com freq1 Com freq2 Approx bounds Comments Getting Information originally expressed as AGL the Ceiling value displayed here as MSL is computed by adding the elevation of the center of the Approx bounds to the given AGL By contrast if you click a random location on a Chart surface the Floor and Ceiling values for AGL airspaces are computed using the exact Latitude longitude of the selected point This can cause slightly different Floor and or Ceiling values The name to use when contacting the controlling agency The primary contact frequency The secondary contact frequency The approximate upper left and lower right boundaries of the region Additional information generally for TFRS 181 Voyager User s Guide Information Airway To access this feature Select in a Flight Plan or Chart window and click any segment of a low level Victor or jet airway Dist 40 18 8 lz 14 19 38 15 30 l 5 13 25 Li 16 SNOKY NESCHIITES Loi Als R247 D i Kid Show fixes Show Pritprenew eee GES WT han This dialog displays detailed information about an airway It includes bot
14. Click to see more information about this airport Elevation The elevation of this navaid if available Range The reception range of this navaid if available Morse code The Morse code equivalent of the ident 186 Latitude longitude Associated airway s Getting Information The latitude and longitude of the navaid Click the field for more information about this point A list of each airway either low level or jet of which this navaid is part The Previous and Next Waypoint columns show the waypoints if any on either side of this navaid and the MEA between the points 187 Voyager User s Guide Information To access this feature Select in a Flight Plan or Chart window and click in any 8 a i BE d 7500 Hide Class E and Class A airspace Hide TFRs Information about a general location Tip To simplify the Airspace display check the Hide Class E and Class A airspace box B i D VEOLN E E A IN The latitude and longitude of this Latitude longitude location Elevation The elevation of this location Sunrise sunset The time in either Home or Zulu time as noted of civil Sunrise and sunset If this dialog is shown while a flight plan window is open the times are based on the flight plan s takeoff date Otherwise the time is based on the current date Mag var The actual magnetic variation of this location on the current date Positive indicates we
15. Customizing a Chart value is approximate so it may vary Slightly if this dialog is displayed at different Ranges Displays lakes and major rivers The term major refers to the width of the river so a well known river or that segment of one that is very narrow may not appear with this just option Displays the tens of thousands of streams and narrow rivers in the database As there are so many you Should keep this option off if performance is a concern 139 Voyager User s Guide Options Cities To access this feature Right click the button Alternately select Customize Chart from the Chart button and select the Cities item Customize Chart ege Airspace oao Cites Maximum range Navaids E Large cities Foaia Range Medium cities Range small cities 0 to 49 999 range Urban areas Range You can Save these settings as a custom Chart heme Color symbol style The Cities item determines when and if different size cities based on population are displayed OPTI Ko oN a H N maximam range The range in the Distance units specified in the Options dialog must be at or below this value for the item to be displayed This allows the chart to intelligently declutter itself as the zoom range changes If the range as shown on the Range drop down on the Chart pane is greater than this value this item will not be shown on the chart and the other settings here are ignored Note For variou
16. Memory cards attached to this Shows all the available memory cards computer currently attached to this computer As noted above Lowrance units store flight plans on a removable memory card The card must be removed from the GPS and connected to this computer and then replaced of course Show all drives Voyager queries each drive on your PC to determine which might be memory cards as opposed to hard drives or network drives and limit the visible list to these drives In some circumstances this logic fails and valid memory cards will be hidden If so check this box to show all drives attached to the PC Waypoints only By default Voyager sends the waypoints as part of what Lowrance calls a route a flight plan However if this option is selected Voyager just sends the waypoints in the flight plan to the GPS as user defined waypoints not as part of a route Flight plan route The flight plan points are sent as part of a Lowrance route 208 Name Altitude change points all waypoints Import Export A unique name for the route On the screen Voyager normally shows just the waypoints you entered airports navaids etc However when printed a Voyager flight plan usually also includes altitude change points Begin Cruise Begin Descent Check this box to include these points as well 209 Voyager User s Guide Send to Hilton Software WingX MW SmartPlan Premier Required To access this feature Selec
17. Pack Distance NM between charts SmdrtPlan Premier Required Controls the distance always in NM 158 Maximum number of charts Skip Series if at maximum Use current screen settings Show waypoint identifiers Show profile Printing between each chart in the series Note If scanned charts are printed this value is ignored and Voyager uses a built in value either 10 or 20 NM depending on the type of scanned chart that ensures that the printed charts are easily read SmartPlan Premier Required Overrides the above setting to ensure that prints for very long flights don t consume excessive pages Note If scanned charts are printed this value is ignored and Voyager uses a built in value that ensures that the printed charts are easily read This may result in more printed pages than expected SmdrtPlan Premier Required If checked rather than adjust the radius to force the Series into a specific number of Charts above Voyager Simply aborts printing the Series as each zoomed in Chart would probably show too little detail to be useful When checked Voyager uses the Chart settings from the currently displayed Chart as the basis for printing rather than what settings are shown when the Customize button is clicked For example if Scanned Charts are shown on the screen they will be printed This is checked by default to make printing more what you see is what you get Determi
18. Quantity X Arm It cannot be changed directly WEIGHT AND BALANCE INFORMATION The right side of this dialog displays the weight and balance information implied by the Stations area on the left side The most obvious part is the graph similar to the example below CG 93 Moment 1000 Here the acceptable weight and balance envelope for this aircraft is displayed as a Shape consisting of five points arranged more or less diagonally The vertical or Y axis is the weight measured in whichever units are selected in the Units tab of the Options dialog default is pounds The horizontal or X axis is the total moment measured in the combined units implied by the product of the arm unit default is inches and the weight unit To simplify the moment is divided by 1000 An aircraft loaded within the weight and balance envelope has all the colored points within the Shape If any point is outside the shape Voyager will warn of the imbalance Therefore in this example the aircraft is safely loaded within the weight and balance envelope Tip You can use the checkboxes above the graph to show or hide any measurement point This is useful when two or more dots appear to overlap obscuring one of them Swart lan Premier Required 290 Advanced Features The Takeoff checkbox is only enabled when using Voyager Premier or above because only these version of Voyager take taxi run up fuel burn into account Without taking these into a
19. Restricted Transport or Experimental IFR certified Fuel Show fuel as Photo Icon Photo Home airport Home base phone Customizing Aircraft and Other Lists Selects whether or not this aircraft is rated for IFR operations The type of fuel used by this aircraft such as AvGas 100LL or JetA If this aircraft uses a fuel not listed add it with the Fuel item of the Lists menu Selects whether fuel is displayed as Volume typically Gallons or as Weight typically pounds Volume is common for light GA aircraft Weight for jets Voyager can display a photograph of the aircraft Use the Browse button to select a photo and the Clear button to remove one The icon used during the time lapse display of weather An optional photograph of the aircraft Click the Browse button to select a GIF JPEG or BMP image Click the Clear button to clear an existing image this does not delete the original file The FAA or ICAO identifier of the home airport of this aircraft Used to complete the FAA Flight Plan Form As with any other airport identifier in Voyager you may enter almost any text in this field 3 or 4 letter FAA ident 4 letter ICAO ident official name common name city etc and Voyager will present you with a list of matching airports from which to select The optional phone number of the aircraft s home base Used to complete the FAA Flight Plan Form 213 Voyager User s Guide Aircraft Weight an
20. Which airports All airports near the route longest download time Takeoff and landing airports only shortest download time Takeoff and landing airports plus nearby airports recommended Maximum distance from the route NM E MOTE au DOT OPuons What information Procedures IFR plans only FAA airport diagrams ILS EJ FBO and services information GPS or RNAV E VOR NDB Arrivals Departures B Minimums RN Skip recently downloaded airports This powerful features makes it easy to download all airport information that might be necessary during a flight including airports near your planned stops or even anywhere near your planned route In this way if you want to make an unplanned stop while enroute Voyager already has the airport information you need even without a live Internet connection Of course depending on which airports are selected and which download options are chosen this can take some time especially with a dial up modem By default Voyager keeps download FBO information for 28 days to strike a balance between speed and accuracy You can change this setting in the tab of the Options dialog box Approach and Departure procedures have embedded dates so 280 Advanced Features Voyager expires them as required You can also uncheck the Skip recently downloaded airports box to force Voyager to download fresh information even if the airport had been examined recently AIRPORTS OPTION
21. click Finish to open the completed Plate Pack Once open you can still add and remove specific Procedures All 205 Procedures and Diagrams have been downloaded and are current Click Finish to open the completed Plate Pack Previous Next gt Depending on the first option in the tab of the Options dialog SmartPlates will either automatically download Procedures as necessary or determine which need to be downloaded and wait for you to click Start Downloads Procedure and Diagram may be downloaded from the Seattle Avionics Web site or directly from the FAA The Seattle Avionics site provides the same legal plates as the FAA Web site but have been with a Small decrease in quality By default SmartPlates downloads from the Seattle Avionics Web site When all downloads are complete click Finish to close the Wizard and open the new ina 65 Voyager User s Guide PLATE PACK WINDOW SmiartP lates Required Plate Packs are the core of SmartPlates They are created viewed and organized from within a Plate Pack Selector widget In addition to being part of the standard SmartPlates layout if you have SmartPlan there is a layout that combines a flight plan with a Plate Pack Tip To quickly find a few procedures for a specific airport or two or while in flight it is probably more efficient to use a layout that includes a combination of the Airport Selector widget and a Procedure Viewer widget such as SmartPlates Viewer 1
22. identifier of PAE the ICAO identifier of KPAE and the common name of Paine Any of these including the city name may be entered and when you click the OK button Voyager will pop up a list of matches The default cruising altitude MSL If the Adjust cruise altitude for VFR IFR standard cardinal altitudes is on which it is by default the cruise altitude of a given leg Is based on this but adjusted to meet Standard cruise altitudes For example an east bound leg of a VFR flight with a specified cruise altitude of 7 000 feet results in an actual cruise altitude of 7 500 feet 7 000 feet is the default value The default flight plan style VFR or IFR This determines the default color symbol scheme used in the Chart and is a required part of the FAA Flight Plan Form VFR is the default Note A DVFR flight plan can also be created but DVFR Is not available as a default since it s so uncommon The default number of occupants including the pilot aboard the aircraft This is used to complete the FAA Flight Plan Form and verify against the number of occupants implied in the Weight and Balance associated with each flight plan Default is 1 The default difference in hours and minutes between the current time and takeoff time Default is 1 hour Voyager adds this value to the current time and rounds up to the next 15 minute increment For example if this value is 02 00 a flight plan created at 09 08 Home Time gets a
23. side by side plus tabs that show all the other widgets Each Chart can be configured completely separately so it s possible to show two different zoom levels an IFR Chart on one side and weather on the other Track Up in one Chart and North Up in the other etc A Personal Layout can configure both Charts at the same time Splitscreen 2 As above but for portrait mode tablets longer than wide so stacked the two areas are stacked on top of each other rather than side by side VFR IER A basic multi widget moving map that works well for small or Moving Map 1 large screens It shows a large Chart on top of smaller Nearest and Wind Optimizer widgets VFR IER This layout is ideal for small screens It shows a Chart on Moving Map 2 the left side with a small Nearest below it On the right it has a small Wind Optimizer widget and Airport I nfo below VFR IFR A good general purpose in flight layout with a large Chart on Moving Map 3 the left and smaller Nearest and Airport I nfo widgets to the right VFR IFR As above but with a Wind Optimizer below the Chart It s Moving Map 4 the default VFR GlassView layout for larger screens IFR Moving A good general purpose IFR layout with a large Chart above Map 1 a small Nearest plus a Procedure area above an Airport Lnfo on the right IFR Moving As above but with a Wind Optimizer sandwiched between Map 2 the Chart and the Nearest It s the default I
24. 196 297 Empty weight 214 End User License Agreement 298 308 Enroute 17 29 132 148 158 160 182 EQUIDMENC arpaa 226 EK E 56 ETAJ ATA Greked E E 148 ETE oprane a tae taaierietes 56 ETE ATE te ee 29 148 A EE 56 S CH 298 Experimental nrar 211 EXpOort ee 196 204 205 207 298 EX DLOS S meara a 13 Extended Courseline seese 50 F Ee 8 12 FAA 17 28 29 32 118 155 163 165 177 182 211 230 238 242 FAA Diagram 78 FANFENNGIC sscverentesvstaceccareneboreenbess 261 FBO ee tege 155 174 230 280 FD SE 118 170 RRE 200 242 EE eet eet 13 Sg UE 219 File menul6 17 27 32 94 148 155 158 160 162 163 196 SUE TEE 217 FICE eoii iai 54 66 101 278 SE 261 FINE Calculator ere 292 PIGNE Eevee aa 261 Flight plan 7 8 15 16 17 27 28 29 32 33 54 72 84 94 148 155 163 165 188 211 219 230 238 242 257 288 Flight Plan Exchange Format 200 Flight Plan Window 8 29 163 211 230 Flight Plan Ward 17 263 Flight Simulator ee 8 20 7 SC EE 42 eerste 226 Saile 242 FOE CASE ee 155 170 FCG eebe e Ee 180 182 FD Sas enh oat ena eee ee omens 177 Fuel 17 29 34 50 78 94 155 165 211 214 217 219 234 242 288 296 G INT Te 127 Fuel Prices 8 78 98 127 155 165 257 Fuel remaimimg 34 94 SE e EE 287 Index G Gar EE 56 205 242 GAUGED EE EE 84 GAUGES cece ce eee eee e eae 43 50 56 84 General 17 29 84
25. 94 132 136 155 182 188 230 Geo referenced eee 106 242 Get Information About 165 170 172 174 175 177 186 190 GlassView 42 43 50 56 73 78 98 111 271 Google Maps cccceeeee cece eeeeees 165 GPS 17 42 43 50 56 98 205 208 226 242 261 263 271 GPS Sein Le EEN 43 GPS Simulator iiien 42 242 rell 15 114 Ee Ae trated eee 214 GRECI WICH DE 8 Groundspeed 34 56 94 148 EE 34 56 94 H Hard surface water ccceeeeeaes 127 Hara SOM E 165 175 SUR 182 242 PCA WIN EE 111 Voyager User s Guide PICO Y EE 226 HENCO e EE 242 HONDAS EE 165 242 Se EE 8 12 271 Help menu 12 295 PUIDGMN AL Gy sairaan e re tu a A 242 Hide layouts ETH 273 HON LOW mocica a 177 Hoh Level 190 Hob resoluton eee 4 130 Hilton Software NNN 210 KEE 43 50 ICAO 17 29 163 165 180 186 190 211 238 242 Ident 29 94 109 132 165 170 172 174 175 177 180 182 186 190 211 242 IFR 29 84 132 155 172 211 242 263 IER ENTOULG cores erin a 242 271 IFR VER ege 242 le Sra teeta cat edeiminn 165 175 Dna Xe e E 196 Hate EE 12 IN FIIQNt notes 73 310 Fei te errr err ame ater race eer 230 Information 5 2 185 186 188 Ka 296 Net e EE 292 NC 226 ISEE e WEE 94 tege ME 4 Instrument Landing System 165 Internet 3 4 15 113 165 170 230 257 297 LEET ee ee 132 J Ier 127 165 211 234 242 K eege die
26. COMMAND DESCRIPTION Automatically layout columns Shows the standard columns File name and Folder regardless of what is shown in the Selected area Manually select columns Shows the columns selected in the Columns area Available Lists each column available that is not already in the Selected list Selected The columns to be shown The top item Is listed first to the far left Add Moves the column highlighted in 2 5 Voyager User s Guide Remove Up arrow Down arrow Sort by DATA COLUMNS NAME Available to Selected Removes the column selected in the Selected list The column is added to the Available list Moves the column selected in Selected up one place Moves the column selected in Selected down one place Selects the column used to sort It is not necessary for a column to be Shown to be used as the sort criteria For example by default Voyager Shows the File name and Folder columns yet sorts by Last accessed Text columns are sorted alphabetically from Ato Z Date columns are sorted from most recent to oldest DESCRIPTION Aircraft manufacturer The name of the aircraft manufacture such as Cessna Piper or Eclipse Aircraft model The model of the aircraft such as 172 PA 28 or A 36 Aircraft name The name of the plane as used within Voyager This could be anything you choose such as My Diamond DA40 or N12345 or My Plane A
27. Internet or are frequently not online The last option should only be used if you re not online as it makes no attempt to verify if the Procedures are current Voyager can download Procedures and Diagrams from either the FAA directly or from Seattle Avionics The plates are legal and essentially identical either way The difference is that the Seattle Avionics plates have been pre processed from the FAA plates to give much better download speed about 5 times faster at a very slight resolution loss The Seattle Avionics plates can also be viewed on a PDA whereas the FAA plates cannot If you specifically request to download procedures select Download Procedures from the File menu or procedures get downloaded when you open save or print Voyager will generally tell you when the download is done Uncheck this box to disable the message With or without this box checked Voyager will always tell you if there is a problem downloading a Procedure Options Show the Procedure count before When checked Voyager shows the printing number of Procedures and Diagrams that will actually be printed or previewed so you can decide if you need to abort the print and change a setting Voyager has a number of different ways to categorize airports and depending on the type of Plate Pack this affects which Procedures and Diagrams are printed See Print Settings Procedures for more information Show Helicopter procedures When checked hel
28. Level Note If FL is selected Voyager will use feet in situations such as terrain elevation where FL would be odd The units used to display the arm portion of a weight and balance calculation Default is In inches Cm centimeters is the other choice The units used to display large distances such as distance between two legs NM nautical miles is the default and other choices include Ft feet km kilometers M meters and SM statute miles The format used for latitude longitude points The default DD MM xx matches the Degree Minute fraction of minute format used in popular GPS units Other options include DD MM SS Degrees Minutes Seconds and Decimal formats The units used to display pressure readings Default is Hg inches of mercury Mb millibars is the other choice The units used to display relatively small distances like runway length and width Default is Ft feet M meters is the other choice The units used to display speed Default is Kts Knots and other choices include KPH kilometers per hour and MPH statute miles per hour The units used to display temperature Default is C Celsius F Fahrenheit is the other choice The units used to display liquid volume Default is Gal gallon Ltr liter is the other choice The units used to display weight Default is Los pounds Kg kilograms is the other choice Options Options Wizards To access this feature Select O
29. Microsoft SQL Server database Therefore to access the Briefer version of Voyager the user and machine must have access to the SQL Server Contact your System Administrator for more information When checked the system will find the SQL Server login credentials of the user and attempt to automatically login If the login credentials are blank or invalid the SQL Server login window will still appear 269 Advanced Features Keyboard Shortcuts Voyager includes a number of keyboard shortcuts Many are especially useful while in GlassView mode using a laptop KEY DESCRIPTION Fl Shows Help Common Tasks and Questions Toggles Command Mode F3 Le Direct To F4 e Fed GPS Centering lock F 5 GEN Switch to GlassView mode from desktop layouts only F7 Use the Sectional Digital theme F8 Use the IFR Enroute Low Digital theme F9 Toggle Track Up North Up modes F10 Toggles the TAWS like terrain avoidance system Ctrl O SE Open file Ctri N New file Ctrl S l Save file Ctri P Print Ctri W Print Preview Ctri Shift P Previous Layout Ctri Shift N Next Layout Ctrl Info Get information about a location Ctrl H Zoom In Ctrl EC Zoom Out Ctrl F eta Autofit the Chart to flight plan or Plate Pack Ctrl J Jump the Chart to a location 271 Voyager User s Guide Alt E Backspace Previous Chart view Ctri A Add leg to end of the flight plan Ctri D Delete leg Ctri R 2 Start the Sm
30. Next to review them or Previous to refine your E VOR selection W NDE Other E Departure Procedures SIDs W Minimums F Airport Diagrams Now that you ve selected the airports choose the type of information you want As you check and uncheck boxes SmartPlates updates the number of selected Procedures and Diagrams Click Next when you re satisfied 63 Voyager User s Guide SE g ee E z SS See aaa GER Fee T g Create a New Plate Pock wid Gier eg Review If you re satisfie click Next to download them if necessary Airports 40 and Procedures 205 2 LOC RWY 36L D RNAV GPS RWY 06 D RNAV GPS RWY 36L ER ARLINGTON MUNI AWO NDB OR GPS RWY 34 BOEING FIELD KING COUNTY INTL BFI E EPHRATA SIX E GLASR SEVEN dt NW Ne B ILS RWY 13R s N S d elected airports e Mh en dea F n game Ed Cancel Help i Now SmartPlates displays the Procedures and Diagrams selected grouped by airport The small Chart on the right graphically depicts your selection where green dots Show all airports with a Procedure or Diagram and the red circles show those you ve selected Click Next to begin downloading these Procedures and Diagrams as necessary or use Previous to change your selections 64 Getting Started Create a New Plate Pack Wizard Step 6 of 6 SS e oer 3 Download Procedures Voyager is now downloading the selected Procedures and Diagrams When the download is complete
31. Plan from the Plan menu A completed flight plan form is displayed similar to the one below FAAICAO Flight Plan SS L y Entire fight Click to select specific legs Ko 8 2 Aircraft ID 3 Typefequipment 4 TAS kts 5 Depart pt 6 Depart time Zulu 7 Cruise sit rt PAE 2008 03 14 21 45 8 Route of flight 5 Destination 10 ETE ETT Remarks SFO 07 20 17 Fuel on board 13 Alt airports 15 aboard 16 Color of aircraft i4 Pilot name phone number and aircraft home base Sample Piot KPAE 206 555 1212 Verify that all the information is correct and edit fields or change the flight plan as required Click File via Internet to send the plan to the FAA via DUAT or DUATS The specific weather provider is determined by the pilot s setting in the DUAT DUATS tab of his profile Note To file a flight plan the Pilot must have entered valid DUATS information 28 Getting Started FAA FLIGHT PLAN To access this feature Select File FAA I CAO Flight Plan from the Plan menu or ST click the ae button on the main toolbar The FAA ICAO Flight Plan dialog is an on screen version of the standard FAA and I CAO flight plan forms Most of the fields are completed based on your flight plan but as noted below you may override many of the them here You can work with a Summary form that covers the entire flight or with forms for each individual leg takeoff landing pair With SmartPlan Premier us
32. SHECO FUCM EEN 219 Split flight plan 287 Standard Navigation Log 94 148 Stare EE 7 SEET 66 101 Gtoation alttude cece eeeeeee ees 118 Stations 17 118 162 170 214 233 288 SERA 138 Student pilot c cece a 230 SUDOIFECLOLY sxd cirssrsatitervepetraneen es 242 Sunrise sunset snene 165 188 Surface AnalySIS 0cccceeeeeeees 114 SY de DEE 8 193 Synch Alt Timeline ccee cece 84 Synch Tmelmeibian eens 84 System Requirements seserererern 3 T RK 242 TACAN EE 226 TAE E 36 78 RE 84 118 155 160 170 ECH WEE 29 TAUN ale rere meen rier reer meee 111 EC e EE 17 94 KEE 29 34 94 148 219 242 ET 43 50 Taxi DiAGhaM DEE 78 TCA Career etn eee em ee ree ae ere arene rt 180 Ke EE 226 EE 94 Temperature EE 222 REGINA EE 190 Voyager User s Guide Terminal Control Airspace 180 ge WEE 130 TERS ievestaneactiys 3 8 84 180 188 257 Themes aaan 8 123 196 238 271 Time 8 15 17 29 34 84 94 109 113 118 127 136 155 160 165 170 188 219 238 242 288 BBien E e EE 84 Tools menu 15 113 118 165 170 172 174 175 177 186 190 238 242 257 261 288 292 TOWED EE 177 TPA oraa a S ntaearets 78 165 TRACK EE 56 Track to WavpoImt eee ees 56 MACK U DEE 43 50 271 Traffic Pattern Alttude 165 TRANS DONGE ees eege de 226 TANS ee EE ena 211 Belt E 295 RE 56 Troublesbootmg 52 120 True Airspeed 34 94 148 2
33. Subscription Product The following licensing terms apply to You instead of the license grants in the previous two paragraphs if You licensed a subscription based Software Product a Subscription Product You may install one copy of the Subscription Product on a single Device and use the Subscription Product for the term of Your subscription You may also exercise the additional license rights described in the paragraphs below but only for the term of Your subscription The initial subscription period begins on the date You first activate Your copy of the Subscription Product and ends three hundred and sixty five 365 days thereafter You cannot use the Subscription Product after Your subscription expires unless You renew or extend Your subscription By renewing or extending Your subscription You will be entitled to continue using the Subscription Product for a specified period of time beyond the date when Your previous subscription would have otherwise ended All the terms and conditions of this EULA will continue to apply to Your use of the Subscription Product during any subsequent renewal periods unless otherwise specified After the expiration of Your subscription 298 Appendix You can continue to open view and print any documents You created with the Subscription Product Additional License Grant for Chart and Data Elements The Software Product may include certain data related to aviation weather and cartography If so the following
34. These include Show Info Remove Leg Add SID STAR etc TOOLBAR Pe Sew to ICON DESCRIPTION dy Adds a new row to the bottom of the NavLog table Equivalent to k selecting Add Leg from the Plan menu and similar to using the tool on the Chart toolbar Deletes the current row of the table Equivalent to selecting Delete Leg E from the Plan menu Inserts a leg just above the current row Equivalent to Insert Leg on E the Plan menu and similar to using the tool to rubber band insert a leg between two existing points on the Chart window z SmartPlan Premier Required Selects which columns are displayed using the Customize NavLog dialog If the table is too narrow to display all the columns use the 3 horizontal scrollbar or click to expand the table Note The 94 en CH gt gt TABLE Layouts columns shown on a printed NavLog are controlled independently using the Customize button of the Standard Navigation Log printing plug in Prints the NavLog without the other documents normally printed when a flight plan is printed The output can go to a printer to the screen print preview or to an Adobe PDF file not available with Voyager FreeFlight You can also select to print in normal kKneeboard size or full page size To print all flight documents NavLog Charts Airport Info Weather Weight and Balance etc use the Print command on the File menu or click the Print icon on the main toolba
35. User s Guide XM WX Weather e SatelliteWX Required Overview Voyager when used in conjunction with the XM Link module can display near real time weather while in the cockpit This requires an XM WX satellite receiver connected to the laptop or tablet via either a USB or Bluetooth connection The XM receiver whether connected via Bluetooth or a USB connection uses what s called a COM port to communicate with the computer The COM port number varies by machine so you must determine which COM port your configuration is using See Hardware Installation Configuration below for more info Tip Voyager is optimized to automatically find a GPS receiver by scanning the available COM ports This works well for GPS only users but can create a problem when also using an XM receiver as XMLink may report that the COM port it needs is already in use To resolve this conflict go to the GPS settings tab of the Options dialog box and manually select the specific COM port used by your GPS receiver z kin Once an XM receiver is properly connected see below select the button after Wx clicking the button and Voyager will begin collecting XM weather as it arrives To see the weather be sure to turn on the weather layers you want or chart select the Weather theme from the button Hardware Installation Configuration PRE SETUP STEPS Make sure the antenna has a very clear view of the sky preferably to the south Also other than
36. Voyager FreeFlight Scanned Charts sectionals IFR low and high altitude etc can consumer more than 6 GB of storage space Normally Voyager puts this in the Same directory as other Voyager data Windows Vista c Users lt your name gt AppData Roaming Seattle Avionics Voyager Scanned Charts Windows XP c documents and settings lt your name gt application data Seattle Avionics Voyager Scanned Charts However if you d prefer to put them on a different drive you can select a drive and folder here Leave this field blank to use the default folder above If you change this setting you ll have to manually copy any downloaded Charts 245 Voyager User s Guide to the new location Tip This feature is very handy if you have multiple machines For example you can download a complete set to your home or work desktop to a memory card then put the memory card into a laptop or Tablet PC for in flight use Tip You can use the Memory Card Synch feature to export current ChartData Procedures flight plans etc to another computer via a memory card or USB memory stick PLANNING G i Options Ta aw o EE a i e ts Tuegigegres3 Internet Wizards E p acne 3 d H Adjust cruise altitude to VFR IFR standard cardinal altitudes Analyze flight plan before save print Ask about refueling when an airport is selected as a wpt B Ask what to do when a flight plan is reversed Ask what to do wh
37. Wind Optimizer widget that shows in flight winds aloft and so on As there are many widgets and each can be displayed in a variety of different sizes and locations Voyager contains many pre defined combinations of widgets each ideal for particular tasks or stages of flight These are called Layouts If you re familiar with GPS systems you can think of these as pages or screens You can use the Personal Layouts feature to create your own customized layouts It Layout yo When you click the button a menu appears co Customize Layouts Modify your own custom layouts nl Save Layout Settings Save changes you ve made to this layout PIH Splitscreen 1 side by side l All in flight widgets 1 chart in two tabbed columns v P Splitscreen 2 side by side All in flight widgets incl 2 charts in two tabbed columns g Tabs Each in flight widget on atab Esp good for portrait mode PIE Widescreen Landscape mode layout good for large displays A I NavLog and Chart Basic flight plan with NavLog and Chart no Profile ii Standard Flight Plan Standard flight plan layout with NavLog Chart and Profile The top item Customize Layouts is a way to create or modify a Personal Layout A Personal Layout is a way to create a screen setup exactly how you like it a layout the theme for each Chart the zoom for each chart etc Once created you can have Voyager instantly switch to all those settings at once sim
38. a given entry it searches both the FAA name list the typical 3 letter name like PAE and the ICAO name list the 4 letter name list that for everything in the continental US begins with K such as KPAE among other things However if you re outside the continental US any other country or even in Alaska and Hawaii K isn t the correct first letter so you ll want to supply the appropriate one For example the ICAO identifier of Vancouver International in Canada is CYVR Therefore if YVR is typed into 244 Options an airport field and this value is still set to K Voyager will look for any US airport with a YVR or KYVR ident never finding Vancouver Note to US users K is correct for continental US only Alaska and Hawaii both have initial letters of P for Pacific Additionally the second letter of all ICAO airports in Alaska is A and H in Hawaii When a theme has been changed Not in Voyager FreeFlight As you modify the Chart layers e g add Navaids terrain etc you are implicitly changing the definition of the Chart theme When you close the window with the Chart Voyager checks to see if the Chart settings have changes from the settings in the current theme If they have Voyager normally asks if you want to save or discard the changes This switch lets you determine if Voyager asks what to do automatically saves all changes without asking or never saves any changes Scanned Charts folder Not in
39. a re ee I CON DESCRI PTI ON RK Creates a new flight plan or Plate Pack een Opens an existing flight plan or Plate Pack Saves the current flight plan and or Plate i Pack e SndrtPlan or SmartPlates Required Prints the current flight plan Plate Pack or Chart window amp Briefer Version Required Displays the Briefer Task Pad bs SmartPlates Required When a Plate Pack is active verifies that all the plated are downloaded and valid If not the new and revised plates are downloaded ei Synchronizes your default settings preferences lists passengers pilots etc and flight plans with the Seattle Avionics Web server This makes it easy to keep information consistent between multiple computers A SmiirtPlan or SmartPlates Required Sends exports the current flight plan to i Ai Voyager User s Guide a portable GPS PDA or specialized application such as Microsoft Flight Simulator Google Earth or ControlVision Anywhere Map Also sends the current Plate Pack to SmartPlates for the Pocket PC Info Prompts for a location name then displays information about this location The location can be an airport navaid city etc P GlassView Required Switches to a GlassView moving map layout and connects to your GPS The specific layout chosen varies depending on what the current layout is For example if a VFR flight plan is open in design mode SmartPlan clicking this will open a VF
40. approaches If checked Voyager only prints airport information if the airport is a takeoff or landing airport If unchecked Voyager prints information about each airport listed in the NavLog even those only used as waypoints Allows you to save paper by Suppressing information about your home airport 157 Voyager User s Guide Chart Options Select the items to print or customize OEE Fage This item creates either a summary Chart one Standard Navigation Log Chart showing the entire flight plan or a series v Airport Information of Charts that each represent a portion of your BE 1 fight pian d Weather Weight and Balance 4 FAA ICAO Flight Plan Forms Series Distance NM between Charts Options for Chart Summary Maximum number of Charts W Skip Series if at maamum a BH Always show selected Show waypoint identifiers W Show altitude change points Show profile Full page I Use ink saver mode Kneeboard size If enabled this item prints a summary chart and or a series of enroute charts Click the Customize button to customize the two charts Settings apply to both Summary and series charts OPTION DESCRI PTI ON SS __ Summary If checked Voyager prints a chart showing the entire route for a flight plan or all the airports with selected Procedures Plate Pack Series If checked Voyager prints a number of enroute charts each representing a Small portion of the total route or Plate
41. below the associated Range value the name ident of the navaid is displayed when its symbol is shown If this option is checked and the Chart Range Is at or below the associated Range value the frequency of the navaid is displayed when its symbol is shown DESCRIPTION This option determines if and when VORs and similar navaids are displayed This option determines if and when NDBs are displayed 131 Voyager User s Guide Options Airways To access this feature Right click the br button Alternately select Customize Chart from the Chart button and select the Airways item EJ Changeovers Range MEA Range Name Range Radials Range FJ Intersections Range Show by type Show low altitude VOR airways Show high altitude jet airways Both You can Save these settings as a custom Chart heme Color symbol style IFR The Airways page is divided into two primary areas Display and Show by type and a general Range setting Note Voyager differentiates between navaids and airways although navaids are essential to airways Therefore if you want to show airways along with their navaid intersections be sure to also show navaids OPTIO DESCRIPTION MEMUR range The range in the Distance units specified in the Options dialog must be at or below this value for the item to be displayed This allows the chart to intelligently declutter itself as the zoom range cha
42. comments These should be read carefully because although cryptic they often contain valuable information US airports only 179 Voyager User s Guide Information Airspace To access this feature Select in a Flight Plan or Chart window and click in any open space Click an airspace in the Airspace s list Name CA SAC 8 7529 grap Controlling ICAO ZOA 8f Type N A Approx bounds N 38 28 7 x W 121 26 681 to N 38 38 7 x W 121 187 Comments TTC AUTION This TFR Overlay Display System TODS is updated Monday Friday 1200 2000 UTC CONFIRM DATA CURRENCY THROUGH ALTERNATE SOURCES AT OTHER TIMES For interpretation of this TER contact your local FSS IFDC 8 7529 ZOA CA FLIGHT RESTRICTION MATHER AIRPORT SACRAMENTO CA DUE TO UNITED STATES NAVY BLUE ANGELS HIGH PERFORMANCE AERIAL DEMONSTRATIONS EFFECTIVE 0803131900 UTC UNTIL 0803140001 UTC 0803141800 UTC UNTIL 0803150100 UTC 0803151800 UTC UNTIL 08031650100 UTC AND 0803161800 UTC UNTIL 0803170100 UTC PURSUANT TO 14 CFR SECTION 91 145 MANAGEMENT OF AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS IN THE VICINITY OF AERIAL Information about an airspace region FIELD __ DESCRIPTION Ident The ICAO identifier of the airspace Name The name of the airspace Only applicable to TFRs Controlling I CAO The ident of the controlling agency Type The type of airspace most commonly TCA Terminal Control Airspace ARTCC Air Route Traffic Control Center or N A for TFR
43. default The implied true course from this leg to the next Neither magnetic variation nor wind are taken into account Not editable and not shown by default The implied heading required to adjust TCrs to compensate for the wind Magnetic variation is not taken into account Not editable and not shown by default The compass heading that should be flown to travel from the starting point of this leg to the starting point of the next leg Both wind and magnetic variation are taken into account Not editable Dist Distance Duration Layover Fuel Fuel FuelRem Fuel remaining Layouts The ground distance covered during this leg Not editable The time required to fly this leg in hours minutes and seconds HH MM SS Not editable The layover time if any for a Stop and Go leg Editable but only for Stop and Go legs The default layover time may be set in the Defaults tab of the Options dialog box The fuel added at the start of this leg Editable but only for Takeoff and Stop and Go legs The fuel used during this leg Not editable The fuel remaining after the end of this leg Not editable 97 Voyager User s Guide Nearest GlassView Required The Nearest widget gives you immediate information about the nearest airports navaids or airspace The data is automatically updated with each GPS movement so in case of an emergency the information you need for a safe landing is already on the screen I
44. default setting you ll see a different color set Blue VFR Green MVFR Yellow IFR and Red LIFR This information is derived from a combination of METARs and TAFs depending on the time selected in the Time Slider Shows colored areas representing the amount of radar energy reflected at the time indicated on the time slider effectively meaning the cloud rain density at a point in the past The greenish hues represent the lightest cloud cover required for rain 10 35 dBZ The yellow and orange colors mean a medium rain 36 45 dBZ and everything from red 46 dBZ on means a heavy rain Radar data is only available within the United States all 50 States As radar data is not predictive that is only available for the past Voyager shows an after image of the last radar image for a few hours after the Layouts last image was processed The Cloud Tops layer uses Shades of grey to represent the cloud altitude cloud tops observed by infrared satellite at the time indicated on the time Slider The darker the color the lower the cloud layer The highest layer white indicates clouds present above 40 000 Ft Moving the altitude slider changes the threshold at which cloud levels are suppressed Sat lliteWX Required This layer called Echo Tops Shows the tops of each radar echo using shades of pink to represent radar returns echoes at different altitudes The darker the color the low
45. flight This ensures that you have all the plates you might need for the flight The plates can be printed or merely left on the computer for in flight use Each time a Plate Pack is accessed Voyager uses the Internet to ensure that you have the latest plates The first option downloads plates for airports within about a 50 NM range of the takeoff landing or refueling stops The second option downloads much more data as it loads plates from airports within 50 NM corridor all along the route The third option creates a plate pack to associate with this flight plan but does not automatically add any procedures Create a New Flight Plan Wizard Step 8 of 9 Create a Plate Pack optional A Plate Pack is a collection of approach arrival and departure procedures that you might want for this flight They can be printed or simply left on the computer for in flight use Create a Plate Pack for airports near the takeoff landing and fuel stops Create a Plate Pack for all airports anywhere near the entire route more airports Create a blank Plate Pack so I can manually select airports Do not create a Plate Pack All Procedures and Diagrams have been downloaded 25 Voyager User s Guide Select you choice and click Next when ready Create a New Flight Plan Wizard Step of Review Please review the flight plan information below taking particular note of any warnings Click Finish to view the plan or Previous t
46. flight plan in the usual way e Select Add Plate Pack from the Plan menu and use the standard Windows file open dialog to select the Plate Pack e Once the combined entity opens use the NavLog and Plate Pack tabs to switch between the two ial Save the flight plan to save the reference to the Plate Pack To Add a New Plate Pack to a Flight Plan E 2 e en or create the flight plan in the usual way e Select New from the File menu and select the Plate Pack tab Choose either of the top options to create a default Plate Pack or the Blank option to create a blank Plate Pack e al Save the flight plan to save the reference to the Plate Pack To Remove a Plate Pack from a flight plan e With the combined flight plan Plate Pack open select Remove Plate Pack from the Plan menu al Save the flight plan To Print a Flight Plan and the Associate Plates from the Plate Pack e With the combined flight plan Plate Pack open simply select Print Print Preview or Print Settings in the usual way 72 Layouts Layouts The Voyager Flight Software System shows information relevant to each stage of flight from checking the weather to pre flight planning to enroute use and more It does this by displaying one or more widgets A widget is a portion of the screen dedicated to showing a specific type of information For example there is a Chart widget that shows a map a NavLog widget that shows a standard navigation log a
47. for each altitude and compares them to the expected winds aloft temperatures Note Weight is the initial weight at the start of the climb or descent Note Each TAS and Fuel Rate must be gt 0 even if it represents climb from the highest altitude the aircraft can fly that is impossible If necessary duplicate values from the next highest altitude in the table For example to model performance differently at 6 000 ft than at 18 000 ft you need two rows one with an Alt of 6000 and one with an Alt of 18000 Then you need to complete the Cruise Climb and Descend values for each altitude Use the Add button to add another row to the end of the worksheet Use Delete to remove the currently selected row Use Insert to add a row above the currently selected row The Up and Down arrow buttons are used to re order the worksheet although the order in the table is for data entry ease only Voyager is indifferent to the order of each entry Use the Import button to load complex tables saved as text files For importing models with tens or even hundreds of different combinations it s generally easier to use an external editor like a spreadsheet and use the Import button rather than use Voyager s built in interface See File Format for details 221 Voyager User s Guide Advanced Performance Options O Smart lan Premier Required To access this feature Select Aircraft from the Lists menu and choose an aircraft then select the Performan
48. gt 60 kts The right area gives instant information about the gain or penalty for changing altitude Near the center of the widget is an altitude scale which automatically varies depending on your current altitude and the performance of your aircraft The lines to the right and left indicate whether to expect a headwind red lines to the left or a tailwind green lines to the right at different altitudes on the same course at the current time The blue line indicates current altitude In the example above we re flying at about 11000 ft but we clearly should be flying lower As elsewhere in Voyager blue underlined text means something you can click for more information In this case you can click the Winds Aloft RBL area to see the complete Winds Aloft table The RBL portion means that the wind data displayed is based on the RBL reporting station 111 Weather Download Weather To access this feature Select Download Weather from the Weather menu Downloads new or updated weather from the Internet based on what is shown in the current window For example if a Flight Plan or Chart window is open and set to 500 NM Range large enough for about half of the US Voyager downloads every weather report available within the entire region potentially taking some time over a modem connection Note To save time during an automatic background download Voyager downloads weather along a corridor defined by your route rather than for
49. in flight moving maps IFR procedure management and more If you ve purchased one or more modules select the Modules choice below then put a checkmark next to those you purchased and click OK If you d like to use FreeAlight our free basic flight planning system select FreeFlight Select specific modules to activate Select FreeHight mode for basic flight planning SmartPlan Premier c Flight Planning L RD SmartPlan Express Not activated The most advanced flight planner available Combines SmartPlan Premier Licensed non trial version Serial BLHD SDz Sie Ss the power of the Internet with bashers BES the newest software GlassView Licensed non trial version Serial KOYO PAZU LXWRE Era TE OH GE XM WX Link Licensed non trial version Serial GLFV WKAJ SKX Sa Procedure Management Ideal for IFR pilots or anyone SmartPlates Licensed non trial version Serial EECS NXVV RT 11 aR AW CIO SmartPlates for the Pocket PC Not activated Lol og blah EE Voyager is an integrated flight software system consisting of various modules for different functions such as pre flight planning SmartPlan in flight moving map GlassView IFR procedures SmartPlates etc This dialog box shows the status of each module trial purchased etc and lets you choose which modules to enable If you purchase a Voyager module be sure that Select specific module to activate is checked then check the purchased module
50. is installed Indicates that an Very High Frequency RTF is installed Indicates that a VOR navigation system is installed Indicates that the aircraft is RVSM certified Indicates that the aircraft is MNPS certified Indicates that the aircraft is CMNPS certified Indicates that the aircraft has other special equipment Indicates the amount of expected wake turbulence based on the MCTOM maximum certified takeoff mass of the aircraft Choices are Heavy MCTOM of 136 000 kg or more Medium MCTOM less than 136 000 kg but more than 7 000 kg Light MCTOM of 7 000 kg or less OPTION Mode I dent reporting Altitude reporting ADS Emergency and Survival Equipment OPTI ON Radio VHF radio Radio UHF radio Radio ELBA Survival Polar Survival Desert Survival Maritime Survival Jungle J ackets Lights J ackets Fluorescent J ackets UHF J ackets VHF Dinghies Covered Dinghies Number and Capacity Dinghies Colour Customizing Aircraft and Other Lists DESCRIPTION Specifies which transponder if any is aboard Specifies if the transponder can transmit the aircraft identification a Mode S transponder for example Specifies whether the transponder transmits altitude information a Mode C transponder for example Indicates if the transponder contains an ADS DESCRIPTION Indicates that the aircraft has a radio that transmits and receives in the VHF band Indicates that th
51. landscape mode layout designed for in flight use that includes both a Procedure and Chart and an easy way to select Procedures and take in flight notes It s almost identical to SmartPlates Viewer 1 except with the Chart and the Procedure reversed S GlassView Required As above but for portrait mode N FLIGHT INFORMATION GLASSVIEW GlasView Required LAYOUT DESCRI PTI ON Widescreen A multi widget layout ideal for larger landscape mode screens It has one large tab area that toggles between a Chart and Procedure and two smaller tabbed areas that contain Nearest Gauges NavLog AirportView and Scratchpad on one tab and WindView and AirportSelector on the other Tabs Splitscreen 1 side by side An excellent layout for smaller portrait mode Tablet PCs that uses one tab strip to switch between all the in flight widgets Chart Procedure Gauges Nearest NavLog AirportView Scratchpad WindView and AirportSelector An excellent layout for landscape mode tablets that shows a Chart on the left plus a tabbed column on the right that provides access to the other inflight widgets Procedure Gauges Nearest NavLog AirportView Scratchpad WindView and AirportSelector Splitscreen 1 stacked As above but for portrait mode tablets longer than wide so the two areas are stacked on top of each other rather than 76 Layouts side by side Splitscreen 2 side by side Two Charts
52. list Status Doo OE Scan for storage cards complete Choose options above then click Send when ready Automatically begin sending next time Version Unknown Check tor updates This feature sends Plate Packs and or Procedures to SmartPlates for the Pocket PC PDA To use it you must have a Pocket PC connected to the desktop laptop tablet on which Voyager is running and a memory card for the Pocket PC All Procedures and Diagrams for the entire US consume between 500MB and 1GB so a 1GB memory card currently less than 100 is required The options below allow you to reduce the amount of storage space required on the memory card if you have less space available Once you select what to send Options and a Procedure storage location click the Send button to begin copying files Tip On many systems copying files from a desktop laptop tablet to a Pocket PC can be slow If your desktop PC has a memory card reader compact flash SD 198 Import Export etc you may get better transfer speeds by removing the card from the Pocket PC and putting it directly into the desktop Then when the file copy is done remove the card from the desktop and put it back in the Pocket PC SmartPlates for the Pocket PC will recognize the new files regardless of how the files got there OPTI ON Send all Procedures and Diagrams Send selected Procedures and Diagrams Send just the Procedures and Diagrams in the current Plate Pack Pr
53. may ignore them Rather the NAME field should be used to provide a human readable name to the user This is the two letter ICAO identifier for each waypoint The field is mandatory for all LOCTYPE except User This field represents the latitude and longitude point for the waypoint Data is in decimal where negative numbers denote West longitude and Southern latitude Example KPAE near Seattle is Latitude 47 90633 Longitude 122 2816 There is no formal limit to the number of decimal places used but it is suggested that writing applications limit these fields to 6 decimals places It is suggested although not mandatory that applications compare the latitude longitude of each named waypoint that is navaids airport fix with this value and reject the point if it does not match with a high degree of precision Applications that match in this manner must accept a small amount of difference due to potentially different data sources Jepp vs FAA for example These are the altitudes of the start and end of the leg respectively The unit is FT MSL This field is not required and may be ignored if present by consuming applications Waypoints are sequenced from the start of the flight to the end The reading program should ignore other fields that may be in the data that it does not recognize There are no limits on the number of characters in any field All field names are case sensitive as per XML specifications Data
54. mist On 3 14 2008 from 2 00 PM to 9 00 PM Home Winds From 180 degrees at 8 Kts Visibility Unlimited Sky conditions Broken douds cumulonimbus at 2500 Ft AGL Broken douds at 5000 Ft AGL Weather showers in the wanity From 3 14 2008 9 00 PM to 3 15 2008 5 00 AM Home Winds From 160 degrees at 7 Kts Visibility Unlimited Sky conditions Overcast at 2000 Ft AGL Weather showers in the vicinity Report generated at 3 14 2008 9 28 AM Home 3000 Ft 6000 Ft 9000 Ft 12000 Fi 18000 Ft 24000 Ft d 230 19 Kts 220 18 Kts 5C 230 17 Kts 12C 220 14 Kts 18C 220 13 Kts 32C 200 15 Kts 45C E This tab shows current and forecast weather conditions at this airport If you re connected to the Internet and Allow background weather downloads is turned on weather information is downloaded or refreshed as the dialog appears If the weather is not completely downloaded when you click this tab you may see the information refresh itself 170 OPTION FIELD Translated Raw coded text Show Weather Graphics Show DUATS Standard Weather Briefing Current conditions Forecast Winds aloft Getting Information DESCRIPTION Current conditions METAR and Forecast TAF text are translated from the cryptic weather codes to English Times are displayed as per the Time format option of the Options dialog Note This selection also controls how a DUAT DUATS Standard Weather Briefing is downloaded and how th
55. or vertical radius from the center For example in the diagram below the horizontal range is 80 NM and the vertical is 50 NM so Voyager reports the range conservatively as 50 NM In 3D HITS mode Voyager displays the eye altitude That is the altitude required for the view displayed A quick access tool that lets you enter a place name and move center the chart to that location Recent locations are listed in the drop down for immediate selection 87 Voyager User s Guide co a G i A D o OR A 1 5 b 1 i TID e E Tl E E E E C D TRANE E T Dis Te Si Gear 43 hi A RP AED The Chart can work in either 2D as shown above or 3D mode Use on the lower toolbar to toggle between modes The colors and symbols on a chart depend on the Mode IFR vs VFR DVFR The above example uses VFR colors symbols and shows most available layers at a 50 NM range This includes a detailed land outline high precision 1K blocks terrain elevation airspace TFRs in red navaids low level airways cities rivers and airports As the range decreases zoom in more details would be shown including runways and runway numbers at the correct size and orientation airway radials etc Airports with fuel are depicted with a small Fuel icon and current fuel prices Move the chart by using the Hand tool and your mouse as described above You can also use the Navigator the compass wheel in the top right corner to move ro
56. organizing procedures SmartPlates e An icon that indicates approximately what the resulting screen looks like ISL widget full screen el set of tabs and one or more widgets on each tab UI widgets split vertically EI sc Two widgets split horizontally 74 Layouts HIR widgets split approximately into quadrants SL widgets one primary on the left and two smaller ones on the right E el CH Three widgets with the primary on top and two smaller ones below As above but mirror image CHR complex layout with one primary on the top left surrounded with four additional widgets Layouts are grouped by primary use in flight or desktop That is layouts designed mainly for desktop pre flight use are grouped together while the many in flight D Layout layouts are grouped together When you click the other layouts designed for the same function desktop vs in flight are listed first Below those under a dividing line are the other layouts listed alphabetically This makes it easy to find related layouts especially while in the air FLIGHT PLANNING LAYOUTS SMARTPLAN LAYOUT DESCRI PTI ON Standard Flight Shows a NavLog a Chart and a Profile Ideal for desktop Plan pre flight planning Essentially the same as the Flight Plan window in Voyager 2 5 and earlier Chart and Shows a Chart and a Profile Good for reviewing a flight Profile plan once the route is set NavLo
57. other keyboard shortcuts optimized for in flight use Scrolling Panning While GPS centering is engaged you can change the zoom but not scroll as the system keeps the aircraft s location centered at all times You can either disable the GPS centering as explained above then scroll or simply try to scroll and Voyager will ask if you want to disengage first Scroll or pan as it s sometimes called simply by dragging the chart This is done by clicking or tapping and holding while you move the stylus or mouse Track Up North Up tT TAWS 46 Voyager defaults to Track Up mode which means that the screen constantly rotates such that what s in front of you is always up on the Chart You may prefer North Up mode which is more like using a printed chart t Click to toggle from Track Up between North Up The keyboard shortcut is F9 Strictly speaking Voyager does not have a TAWS display since it isn t certified Still you can display very useful terrain avoidance information by clicking When this mode is on Voyager augments the usual terrain Weather S wx Quickli nfo Clicking on the Chart Getting Started coloring system with yellow and red Yellow indicates that your GPS altitude which is not especially accurate Shows you to be above but within 1000 ft of the terrain Red indicates that you re below the terrain or within 500 feet The top GPS indicator notes when TA
58. pre flight or SmartPlates In Flight 1 or 2 The widget is divided into several sections to help you find and select the right Procedures and Diagrams for your flights Filter Available 66 Selected Getting Started Filter Filter ILS GPS or RNAV E VOR E NDB E Departures Arrivals Airport Diagrams E Minimums States 2 letters ny Near airport s oo W Group by State Searc Show Ident then Name Show Name then Ident The Filter area lets you quickly select airports and procedures After you enter the desired criteria click Search and Voyager will fill the Available list with matching airports am AL CINI A AW D D ANE m p Toggles the Filter area on and off Same as selecting Show Filter from the Procedures menu Checkboxes The top section of the filter area controls the type s of procedures that are selected Check as many or as few as you like States Enter the US postal code two letter abbreviation for as many or as few states as you re interested in Separate multiple states with a space or comma Example WA CA ID OR WY Nearby airport s Enter the name or ident of one or more airports Voyager will select not only these airports but also any airport within a 50 NM radius of each of these Separate multiple entries with a space or comma Example PAE PDX SFO As airport names often contain spaces it s sometimes difficult to enter multiple airport na
59. something like Local Area Network LAN Settings Automatic configuration Automatic configuration may override manual settings To ensure the use of manual settings disable automatic configuration Automatically detect settings Use automatic configuration script Proxy Server E Use a proxy server for your LAN These settings vill not apply to dial up or YPN connections Address MyProxy Port 6080 Advanced Se LUTTE F E p se ge EEE TETT Bypass proxy server for local addresses e Copy the Address and Port settings in Internet Explorer to the same fields in SmartPlates described below e Unlike in Internet Explorer you ll usually also have to enter your Username and Password Domain however is not typically required The name or IP address of your proxy server This is typically just a one word name like CorporateProxy Proxy servers generally require access via a specific network port The most common value is 8080 but it can vary depending on your network Ask your Network Administrator for details if it isn t clear from the Internet Explorer dialog box above If your proxy server requires a login you ll have to enter your Username here Ask your Network Administrator 259 Voyager User s Guide Password Domain Test Connection 260 for details if you need more information If your proxy server requires a login you ll have to enter your Password here Ask your Network Ad
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61. the Options dialog must be at or below this value for the item to be displayed This allows the chart to intelligently declutter itself as the zoom range changes If the range as shown on the Range drop down on the Chart pane is greater than this value this item will not be shown on the chart 142 Show name Personal waypoints Off airway waypoints Customizing a Chart and the other settings here are ignored Note For various reasons this value is approximate so it may vary slightly if this dialog is displayed at different Ranges The checkbox determines if waypoint names are ever shown The associated Range field determines the maximum range at which the name is shown The checkbox determines if personal waypoints are ever shown The associated Range field determines the maximum range at which they are shown The checkbox determines if off airway waypoints are ever shown Such waypoints are often used when flying IFR approaches and arrivals The associated Range field determines the maximum range at which they are shown 143 Printing Printing Print flight plans Charts and Plate Packs by selecting Print from the File menu or HS clicking the button on the main toolbar If Analyze flight plan before Save print is on which it is by default Voyager first analyzes the flight plan or Plate Pack and warns of problems An on screen preview is available via the Print Preview menu item We suggest using it bef
62. the aircraft moves such that the top of the Chart is always approximately the direction that the aircraft is heading This is called Track Up mode When off the system is in North Up mode and the Chart is oriented such that North is always up and the aircraft icon rotates to denote heading Toggle with F9 Toggles the HSI heading display on and off the current Chart If the Chart is in North Up mode see below Voyager shows a complete 360 degree circle around the aircraft If the Chart is in Track Up mode a half circle is shown When enabled a black line extends 50 NM from the tip of the aircraft to show where the aircraft if it stays on the current heading will be in the future This is helpful for avoiding airspace and such When selected highlighted in blue Voyager uses GPS position information to continually center the Chart around the aircraft s location When off the Chart may be manually panned to any other Getting Started location To re establish centering simply turn this button back on or click the text message at the top of the Chart that warns that GPS centering is off Note In previous versions of Voyager using this feature also stopped the aircraft s location from being updated on the Chart and stopped the gauges from updating This is no longer the case Toggle with F4 You can alter the gauges shown at the top of the GlassView screen by clicking any gauge or in any otherwise empty area on the bottom of
63. the dialog is divided into sections Defaults Preferences internet Units Wizards 237 Voyager User s Guide Options Defaults To access this feature Select Options from the Tools menu ffe SH 3 i THE Aircraft My Cessna 172M G CESSNA 1721 B Pilot Sample Puot Departure airport Cruise altitude Pian type on board Takeoff time hh mm in future Layover time hh mm Default VFR theme Default IFR theme Default GlassView layout Document folder optional This tab shows the defaults used when a new flight plan is created or a new GlassView window is created They can all be changed for each flight plan Changes made to these defaults do not affect flight plans already created OPTION __ DESCRIPTION We Aircraft The default aircraft Select an aircraft from the drop down list The aircraft list can be changed with the Aircraft selection from the Lists menu Pilot The default pilot Select a pilot from the drop down list The pilot list can be changed with the Pilot selection from the Lists menu Departure airport The default departure airport Typically this is either the FAA or ICAO identifier 238 Cruise altitude Plan type Number on board Takeoff time Layover time Default VFR theme Options however you can type anything in this field and Voyager will attempt to determine which airport you mean For example Snohomish County Airport in Everett WA Seattle area has the FAA
64. the final altitude for each leg Normally this is the cruise altitude that your or Voyager specified However it will be the field elevation of any Begin Descent leg Course detail If checked the log includes wind 148 Distance Fuel Groundspeed Layover Nav Airway Printing Speed direction TCrs and THdg MHdg is always included Enables printing of the total distance leg distance and distance remaining after each leg If selected two columns are added to the log The first shows fuel added Fuel and used Fuel per leg the second shows fuel remaining after each leg When checked Voyager adds a column showing estimated groundspeed taking wind into account and a space for you to record actual groundspeed When checked Voyager prints the time Specified as the Layover for a Stop and Go leg The default layover time may be set in the Defaults tab of the Options dialog box Instructs Voyager to add a column showing relevant navaid airway and radial MCrs information If the waypoint is an airport with an associated navaid the navaid ident and frequency are shown If the waypoint is on an airway the airway ident and MEA are shown If the waypoint is a navaid the radial from this navaid to the next waypoint not necessarily the next navaid is Shown If the radial MCrs from the next waypoint back to this navaid is different that value essentially a VOR FROM value from the next waypoin
65. the plan Similar to the Pointer if the cursor is near an existing waypoint the cursor becomes a four way arrow denoting that the waypoint will be moved if you click and drag If the cursor is on or near the line between two waypoints the cursor also becomes a four way arrow now implying that you can rubber band the line creating a new waypoint between the two other points Except for adding a new point to the end of a flight plan the Pointer tool above does everything this tool does Range or Alt Jump to CHART Layouts Selects the distance and bearing measurement tool Click and drag to draw a temporary line between any two points A small window appears showing distance bearing maximum minimum elevation etc Click and hold to smoothly zoom in decrease range the Chart You can also zoom using the mouse wheel or with Ctrl Click and hold to smoothly zoom out increase range the Chart You can also zoom using the mouse wheel or with Ctrl Customizes the chart The customize dialog allows simultaneous setting of all the layers as well as provides access to the more advanced customization features Sets the center and range of the chart such as to show the entire flight plan In 2D mode the Range drop down list Shows the current range in NM Select an item from the list to redraw the Chart at a different range keeping the Same center point Range is defined as the smaller of the visible horizontal
66. the window Note Previous version of Voyager had a fuel button on this toolbar That functionality has been replaced and extended by Fuel Prices theme In flight this theme can be quickly activated by clicking the Wx button then Switch to Fuel Prices Theme Tip You can show_two charts on the screen at the same time using completely different zooms rotations themes and other settings See the Layouts and Personal Layouts topics 51 Voyager User s Guide XM WX WEATHER SatelliteWX Required OVERVIEW Voyager when used in conjunction with the XM Link module can display near real time weather while in the cockpit This requires an XM WX satellite receiver connected to the laptop or tablet via either a USB or Bluetooth connection The XM receiver whether connected via Bluetooth or a USB connection uses what s called a COM port to communicate with the computer The COM port number varies by machine so you must determine which COM port your configuration is using See Hardware Installation Configuration below for more info Tip Voyager is optimized to automatically find a GPS receiver by scanning the available COM ports This works well for GPS only users but can create a problem when also using an XM receiver as XMLink may report that the COM port it needs is already in use To resolve this conflict go to the GPS settings tab of the Options dialog box and manually select the specific COM port used by your GPS receiver z
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68. to manually enable it via the Motion Dashboard Also their default Bluetooth drivers have trouble with the XM receiver If you plan to use a Motion tablet with an XM receiver please see the XM Help topic for more information Once the GPS is engaged the Chart moves automatically to keep the aircraft centered 42 Getting Started GLASSVIEW CHART LAYOUT Glass View Required ayout To access this feature Use the button to switch to any GlassView layout any layout with a icon next to it All GlassView layouts have at least one While in GlassView mode the Chart not only displays a map but also navigational information It also has various hotspots that make it easy to change the zoom Range scroll etc See below for more information ARNEY dch CAN WENT 4 78 g 353 RANT j 7 Poe j i EPS Ee AM x j L PAEA 4 84 NS ow AWS ITA 43 Voyager User s Guide FEATURE TASK DESCRIPTION HSI Arc Let By default Voyager displays a Standard HSI arc or complete circle to indicate the range from the center of the screen to the circle Voyager uses a semi circle when you re in Track Up mode the default anda complete circle when you re in North Up mode Toggle the HSI on or off by clicking on the GlassView toolbar atthe bottom of the screen lt gt AutoFit All lt gt AutoFit Remaining AutoFit to Wpt 1 NM 3 NM 5 NM 10 NM v 15N
69. to the Weather Theme from the Wx button on the bottom of the screen Fuel Prices Gei Not in Voyager FreeFlight zulu 22 36 27 Sets a theme that only displays airports that have fuel applicable to the current aircraft or default aircraft if no flight plan is on the screen That is you ll see AvGs prices unless you fly a jet or turbo prop in which case you ll see JetA prices Fuel prices require a ChartData subscription Identical to selecting Switch to the Fuel Prices Theme from the Wx button on the bottom of the screen Fuel prices provided by 100LL com Tip Voyager displays and uses fuel prices in many useful and innovative ways See all the different ways by clicking here The current Zulu Greenwich mean time 11 Voyager User s Guide Using Help Voyager has a rich built in Help system At any point in the program press the Fl key on your keyboard or click a Help button to see Help information specific to your current task In addition select Contents from the Help menu to see a table of contents that mirrors the printed documentation You can also access a complete index via the Index choice on the Help menu or use a full text search via the Search menu 12 Getting Started Modules To access this feature Select Modules from the Tools menu Voyager is an integrated system comprised of individual modules that combine to cover all aspects of flying including sophisticated pre flight planning
70. tool or more commonly to see how old your XM weather is while in flight Use this button to toggle your machine s connection with XM Link Clicking Connect and clicking Test Settings above are exactly the same Options Options I nternet To access this feature Select Options from the Tools menu then choose the I nternet tab Options SS 3 d Ss Z Ee Automatically download current TFRs Automatically check for updates E Show message when TERs fuel prices have been downloaded Show message when plan has been filed with DUAT DUATS Allow background downloads SR Automatic download interval minutes E Days to keep airport information before new download W Use a proxy server to connect to the Internet The tab contains options controlling Voyager s use of the Internet Automatically Voyager can automatically download new TFRs from the download current Seattle Avionics Web site once a day whenever the TFRs application starts At startup or only when manually instructed Never This service is free even if you don t have the automatic data update service TFRs may be manually updated at any time by connecting to the Internet and selecting Update TFRs from the Tools menu Note The Once a day option means once a day in your Home time zone not Zulu time 257 Voyager User s Guide Automatically check for updates Show message when TFRs fuel prices have been downloaded
71. when this dialog box is closed Tip You can save completed weight and balance manifests for later use with the Save and Save as buttons Later if you use the Open button to apply a saved weight and balance manifest to a different aircraft Voyager will try to match stations with the same names Therefore if you rent aircraft you can still use the Open Save features to rapidly complete the weight and balance form COLUMN DESCRIPTION I tem The name of the item Either type a new name or select an existing item from the drop down list If you enter a new item the name and its associated weight will be saved in the appropriate list Pilot Passenger etc for later use Wt Weight The weight of one unit of the selected item Qty Quantity The number of units of the selected item This is typically 1 for Pilot and Passenger stations and the number of gallons of fuel in a Fuel station However if this is a Fuel station and the selected aircraft displays fuel as weight not volume this column is disabled In that case the Wt column displays the total fuel weight not just 289 Voyager User s Guide one unit Total The product of Weight times Quantity Arm This is the arm specified for this station of this aircraft It cannot be directly changed but you can modify the station from within the Aircraft dialog box In that case the arm and moment will be automatically updated Moment The moment is the product of Weight X
72. when you reverse a flight plan If unchecked Voyager will do whatever it was instructed to do in similar circumstances last time If checked manual changes to an item in the NavLog changing an altitude changing a TAS entry etc cause Voyager to ask you if you d like to change just one entry change all entries below this one or change all entries If unchecked Voyager will do whatever it was instructed to do in similar circumstances last time When checked Voyager shows a dialog box when the SmartRouter successfully completes a route Regardless of this setting Voyager will always alert you when it has a problem routing When this is checked saving a flight plan causes Voyager to not only save the original Voyager format flight plan but also save a duplicate flight plan in the Voyager Flight Data eXchange FDX format This format is easily read by third party applications Checking this option may make it easier to use Voyager in conjunction 247 Voyager User s Guide Use ID for file name Waypoint identification style 248 with another application that needs to read flight plans because you won t have to manually export the flight plan in FDX format SmdrtPlan Premier Required Voyager file names are usually human readable names comprised of the takeoff landing and fuel stop airports However in cases of multiple users sharing a same document folder this can cause a problem because file names would t
73. will either display this as your computer s normal time format using the local time zone setting such as 6 28 06 5 05 PM or in Zulu format such as 2006 06 28 17 05 The date and time the file was last saved or opened displayed according to the time display rules above Same as above but only based on when the file was last saved The name of the pilot such as Joe Pilot Note It is possible to rename a pilot in the Pilot window However if so the new name is not reflected here The organization company if any to which the pilot belongs The routing method used when the flight plan was created Possible values include Victor Airways J et Airways GPS Direct Manual no routing and Direct The tail number of the aircraft normally including the country identifier e g N The ident of the takeoff airport The date and time of takeoff displayed according to the time display rules above The flight rules used for the flight VFR IFR or DVFR 2 7 Voyager User s Guide Filter SmdrtPlan Premier Required To access this feature While the Tasks list is open click Set filter in either the Plan or Fly tab d File name Folder Aircraft manufacturer Aircraft model Aj E16 A20 KSVC fp E16 KBLH KSVC fp HVQ KGAS fp KAAQ 7A2 KAPF fp KABQ KGUY KGPH KOEB KBHB fp KABQ KORD 2 fp KABQ KSFO 3 fp KABR 851 KPAE fp KAID 8A9 KAPF fp KAID KAWG KOEL KRIL fp Use the top line to set criteria an
74. with the WxWorx receiver Voyager Configuration Before proceeding please read Bluetooth Notes section above and then follow the instructions in Pre setup Steps and Determining the COM port assigned to the WxWorx receiver sections From within Voyager click Tools then Options select Preferences then XM Click Use the COM setting below then specify the proper port number and click the Connect button 121 Customizing a Chart Edit Themes ei Edit Themes Themes Fuel Prices JetA IFR Enroute High Digital IFR Enroute High Scanned IFR Enroute Low Digital IFR Enroute Low Scanned Sectional Digital Sectional Scanned SmartPlates SmartPlates Printing Weather Hide high altitude themes for low flying aircraft Assign buttons Restore presets Themes are collections of Chart settings For example one theme may show all airports and airspaces while another theme might exclude small private airports hide Class E airspace and even hide terrain In this way it s fast and easy to switch between customized views Themes may be applied to Chart or Flight Plan windows by selecting from the amp Chart button on the lower toolbar or from the Themes menu Printed Charts may also be set to a theme In addition a Personal Layout may specify which theme to use for each Chart in the Layout That is you can use a Personal Layout to quickly switch to a screen configuration with two charts on the screen each on
75. 0 34 Kts 320 10 Kts 2C 300 22 Kts LECH 290 34 Kts 240 23 Kts 4C 260 25 Kts 10C 270 32 Kts 240 23 Kts 4C 260 25 Kts 10C 270 32 Kts 200 21 Kts 200 19 Kts 11C 200 21 Kts 250 25 Kts 11C 250 26 Kts 250 25 Kts 11C 250 26 Kts 250 34 Kts 10C 250 34 Kts 250 34 Kts 10C 250 34 Kts _ j The Winds Aloft dialog has two parts A region time selector and a winds table Winds Aloft information is available only within the US and Canada REGION TI ME SELECTOR DESCRIPTION es The FAA or NavCanada Winds Aloft region Time period Winds Aloft data is generally updated twice daily for three outlook periods 6 hours 12 hours and 24 hours The resulting time period is shown just above the winds table 118 Weather WINDS TABLE The table lists various reporting stations usually airports within the selected Region and at several reporting altitudes MSL The speed and true not magnetic wind direction is shown for each station altitude combination Outside air temperature may also be shown in parenthesis Wind direction is defined as the direction from which the wind comes An empty cell can either mean that no data was available or more likely that the reporting station s elevation is either below or within 1 000 feet of the specified altitude In these cases a TAF or METAR for the station provides wind information remember this is winds aloft 119 Voyager
76. 19 TUPDUIENCE ccce cece cece eee e eens 114 Type equipment cece eeeee eee eees 29 U UNINS EAIN oregona arei Eea aA 296 316 Unit EES eege 261 Units 84 125 127 130 132 136 138 140 175 180 182 214 234 235 261 288 292 LIAKMOWIN ctattoctieatuahnal aenacce eh obtecnits 177 Update application 257 Update data 257 WoGate TFRS orree a e Ey tie 257 US Sectional hart 177 USB orrir AE 42 205 WIS Clr NE EE 242 USGI NAM Ciziriertetopctivredweedies 193 242 EE 265 USING Fett Sege 12 V Vertical Speed Reogured 56 VER 29 84 109 155 190 238 VFR colors SYMDOIS ceee cece eee es 84 VFR Reporting Pommt 190 VFR Sectionals ee e 84 VER DV ER wistsisaivetiadanceuss 29 84 242 EE 242 View menu34 84 109 125 127 130 132 136 138 140 VOR DM Eisxcenianstacennncens 132 182 186 W Vu 43 242 UE 242 ET ee 298 EE AEE E 175 Waypoint 29 84 94 109 132 142 148 155 182 186 190 283 285 VWavpointe 142 196 283 285 Waypoints Iover cece eee eect eee ees 283 Weather 3 8 15 32 34 78 84 94 113 116 155 160 170 211 Weather Graphics 5 15 114 Weather Log 160 170 Weather Tab 84 Web site cee eeeee cece eees 172 174 230 WED SYNCH geed ee een 8 193 Weight 7 17 94 162 214 217 222 230 233 234 235 261 288 296 Weight and Balance 17 94 162 214 217 233 261 263 288 296 Weight Moment
77. 3 170 175 180 182 211 214 219 226 230 237 238 242 257 261 288 OULD Uli ieeticn EE 292 Outside air temperature 222 OVEl VICW dee de dee 165 P PACING ee 118 Page Setup 34 94 148 155 158 160 162 163 PAT Ke EE 162 Passenger 8 17 29 196 214 233 288 296 Passengers list 55 17 233 288 Password ssec 29 193 230 242 HEI 242 PDP UE 155 165 172 bDertormance 29 219 298 Personal Layout 65 123 238 Personal Procedures 196 283 285 Personal Waypoints 84 142 196 283 285 tel g t 146 Pilot 8 29 132 163 165 196 214 230 237 238 288 296 298 PROG VR 205 lege elle E 165 PII ee 288 Signal 28 29 94 Index Plate Pack 33 58 72 73 158 242 271 Plate Pack Gelector 73 106 PIATE Eeer 78 Play DUTLON EE 84 Seil e 132 136 POINUE EIN 84 ole 2 3 Portrait Mode NNN 73 Precision Instrument 175 Preferences EE 242 Preferred Routes E 38 PrEMIGE drinnen neie aaa AE 13 Primary approach departure 177 Dal 29 33 72 94 271 298 Print Preview 29 94 271 Print Setup 146 148 155 158 160 162 163 Procedure EE 73 106 Procedure Types eseeeee 66 101 Procedure View 106 Procedures 8 36 66 78 101 155 172 196 242 280 285 298 BEE ee 73 109 219 Prog bat lee 114 PUDIIG DFIN AUG EEN 165 313 Voyager User s Guide burchase 2 4 13 295 298 Purchase K
78. 4 406 Enter a Lat Long point in any typical format See Help for details Click the Flag button to visually We on a point from a background Chart ance OK Help Voyager lets you define as many unique personal waypoints as you like Once defined you can enter the name of a Personal Waypoint anywhere that Voyager asks for a location This includes within a NavLog as part of a Personal Procedure or ina Jump To box A valid Personal Waypoint simply has a unique name like My House or Point Near Airport and a latitude longitude coordinate Use the Flag button to visually select a point by clicking on a Chart or Flight Plan window that happens to be open in the background Tip Any place where Voyager accepts a series of idents to produce a route QuickRoute from the Tasks dialog within the I dents area of the Direct To dialog box etc it will accept a Personal Waypoint or Personal Procedure only if the waypoint or procedure is a single word If this is important to you be sure to keep your names to one word e g MyHouse rather than My House If the name is multiple words Voyager will interpret each word as a distinct ident After creation a Personal Waypoint is shown on the Chart when the Waypoints layer is turned on As there is no standard format for expressing latitude longitude coordinates Voyager recognizes a wide variety of common formats These include but are not limited to the following where W means West or Eas
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80. AE and KSFO indicate Class B airspace using VFR Sectional colors Black and green lines show airways For example there is a black line between points 3 and 4 If you move the mouse cursor over it Voyager will tell you the airway name and MEA V165 MEA 9000 in this case Black lines are low level Victor airways green not shown are Jet routes Cloud layers are shown with white lines Solid lines indicate Overcast or Vertical Visibility dashed lines indicate Broken clouds and dotted lines indicate Scattered clouds Few and Clear sky conditions are not shown to reduce visual noise Thunderstorms are shown in red over BTG and 77S in the above example Move the mouse over a cloud to see details In the example above OED has a layer of broken clouds at about 6000 feet MSL and overcast clouds at about 8000 feet 109 Voyager User s Guide MSL Important The Profile does not display cloud tops so do not assume that empty space over a cloud indicates a break As you move the mouse over the window Voyager displays the elevation at that point To change the cruise altitude of any leg simply click and drag the flight path line By default Voyager adjusts this altitude to an appropriate cardinal altitude Click and drag the aircraft icon along the flight path line to change the Time slider s location By default weather in the Profile area is determined by the time you re expected to cross each point Any two points theref
81. All airports near the route longest download time Takeoff and landing airports only shortest download time Takeoff and landing airports plus nearby airports recommended Maximum distance from the route More airport options NFORMATION OPTION Procedures IER plans only DESCRIPTION This option downloads all airports near as determined by Maximum distance from the route below your planned route As this may be hundreds or potentially even thousands of airports this option should be used sparingly This option is the fastest because it downloads the least information only airports involved in a takeoff and or landing This option is not suggested for IER flights or flights into poor weather because it won t provide any information about alternate airports This option is the recommended compromise between the two previous options It tells Voyager to download information for airports near again determined by Maximum distance from the route any planned stops In this way if you need to deviate from a landing but not too far Voyager will be ready with the information you need This is the search radius that Voyager uses when it needs to scan nearby airports As the area of a circle grows very rapidly as the radius expands relatively small increases in this value may dramatically impact download time Click this button to make more specific airport selections For example Voyager defaults to requiring
82. Comment gt lt Waypoint gt lt Waypoint gt lt Waypoint gt lt Waypoints gt lt FlightPlan gt FIELDS FIELD DESCRIPTION FPNAME The name of the flight plan NAME Optional generally Name is a text name or description that is only for humans to understand It may or may not be displayed by the host application The field is optional for all LOCTYPE except User where it is required If not supplied the host system should display the IDENT or if it can unambiguously obtain the name using the IDENT and COUNTRY fields it may display a more friendly name For example if no NAME is supplied but the IDENT is KJSC the application may display either KJSC or San Jose Intl The host application should do no validation of NAME and must accept duplicate NAME entries LOCTYPE Required LOCTYPE is the type of object Allowed values are only NavAid Airport Fix both fixes and intersections User user defined lat long point WAYPOINTTYPE Optional Describes the way the waypoint is used Valid entries only are Takeoff 201 Voyager User s Guide IDENT Required generally 202 Landing Waypoint Stop a landing followed by another takeoff often but not always a fuel stop If the field is not supplied the host application should assume a Waypoint A flight plan may not have more than one Takeoff or Landing It is suggested that flight plans either complete this field for all waypoints or for non
83. DEN EAR 2 23 2008 03 30 PM FRA Risin John Q Pilot Takeoff airport PA Aircraft My Cessna 172 M CEE Landing airport KS Cruise TAS Kts ee Sugg cruise alt Ft Pali Fuel Gal Lem Mode Num on board incl pilot Look for preferred routes Alternate aS i ho mm E ae This page collects basic flight planning information such as the date time of your flight the takeoff and landing airport etc Many of these fields may be set to your personal defaults with the Defaults tab of the Options dialog box More Note Routing method Consider expected winds and Add fuel stops are not shown if you re using SmartPlan Premier as these and other options will be presented later If you re using Voyager FreeFlight Consider expected winds and Add fuel stops are not shown because the product does not support these features Tip The Takeoff airport and Landing airport fields typically show either an FAA or ICAO identifier however you can type anything in this fields and Voyager will attempt to determine which airport you mean For example Snohomish County Airport in Everett WA Seattle area has the FAA identifier of PAE the ICAO identifier of KPAE and the common name of Paine Any of these including the city name may be entered and when you click the Next button Voyager pops up a list of matches Click Next when all the fields are completed 18 Getting Started Create a New Flight Plan Wizard Step 3 of 9
84. DESCRIPTION User ID The User Name associated with your information When you first installed Voyager it asked for an email name Seattle Avionics automatically creates an account for each new email address registered Thus there is no need to create an account as one has already been created for you simply use your email name Tip If you want to change your User Name for example you change your email name simply select Change My Email Contact I nfo from the Help menu Password The Password associated with your account Note The first time you use Web Synch your account won t have an assigned password Simply enter the password you d like to Set Remember Password When checked Voyager will remember your Password Use with care and never use on a public computer Note This is not available when used from a Briefer version of Voyager Confirm User I D Password before Synch Discard existing data on this machine before Synch 194 When checked Voyager shows this dialog box before a Web Synch for entering a User ID and Password When unchecked Voyager uses the last used combination Note This is not available when used from a Briefer version of Voyager Check this box if you re temporarily using a computer that is not yours When checked any existing data is cleared before the synch so that the existing data doesn t get merged with your data As the existing data is cle
85. FR GlassView layout for larger screens IFR Moving An excellent layout for portrait mode displays but also useful Map 3 for landscape mode It has two areas stacked on top of each other The top area shows your choice of Chart Procedure or AirportView and the bottom switches between Nearest NavLog WindView Scratchpad and AirportSelector SmartPlates Smart lates Required In Flight 1 A landscape mode layout designed for in flight use that includes both a Procedure and Chart and an easy way to select Procedures and take in flight notes It s almost identical to SmartPlates Viewer 1 except with the Chart and the Procedure reversed SmartPlates Smart lates Required In Flight 2 Taxi As above but for portrait mode A good layout for pre flight or post flight taxi It has a relatively small Chart with Airport Info below it to show various Com frequencies and the runway diagram anda large Procedure area next to it If downloaded the airport diagram or an approach procedure for the closest airport is automatically displayed 71 Voyager User s Guide Airport Information GlassView Required The Airport Information widget is conceptually similar to Voyager s standard Airport Information dialog box except optimized for in flight use It s used in most GlassView layouts d i Lock E l m R E mals i W Show small apts SNOHOMISH COUNTY PAINE FLD 90 1 NM 349 Elev 606 Ft TPA 1600 Ft Eet Max mwy
86. M 25 NM 35 NM 50 NM 75 NM 100 NM 175 NM 250 NM 500 NM 750 NM 1000 NM 2000 NM gt 4 Indicates the current Chart zoom range The number 15 in this case indicates a 15 NM radius from the center of the Chart to the shortest side i e a radius Click the Zoom In or Zoom Out icons on the side to zoom the chart or click the number in the center for the menu of options The numeric choices set the range to specific settings AutoFit All scales the Chart zoom such that the entire plan is visible AutoFit Remaining scales such as to allow the aircraft s current location and any remaining waypoints in the flight plan to be shown As you fly this range does not dynamically adjust AutoFit to Wpt scales the Chart to Show the aircraft s current location and the next waypoint As you fly this range does not dynamically adjust Ground Track Shows the current magnetic ground track 44 E Getting Started GPS Centering S When you begin GlassView Voyager assumes you re connected to a GPS and looks for one If it finds one it locks on and centers the aircraft around your position When locked you ll see an indicator to that effect in the upper left corner of the Chart If the GPS is receiving WAAS information that will be indicated as well The lack of a WAAS flag means that WAAS is not being used and the location information is less accurate This indicator will be green if the GP
87. M Fl Ramp Landing CISH d ee Stations Item Wt Qty Total Arm Moment Basic Empty Weight E My Cessna 172 1500 E John Rutter 1 Front Passenger Rear Seats zi 70 Op Main Fuel Tank Total weight 1922 Lbs kl Total moment 1000 77 056 In Lbs See also Aircraft list BIS AA sq VEC Inn This dialog page consists of two parts Adding items to each aircraft station and Showing the resulting weight and balance information If a flight plan is displayed the name of the flight plan and the associated aircraft are shown at the top left of the dialog If no flight plan is open this area has a drop down list of available aircraft Note This dialog lets see the results of adding items to the aircraft To edit the weight and balance definitions for the aircraft e g modify its Basic Empty Weight the Stations or the Arms or the Weight Moment envelope see the Weight and Balance tab of the actual aircraft definition From this dialog you can immediately jump to that by selecting the blue underlined name of the aircraft at the top of the dialog From elsewhere in Voyager simply select Aircraft from the Lists menu choose an aircraft and click Edit Then switch to the Weight and Balance tab Note Voyager warns when the number of passengers and pilots in this table is different than the number specified for the FAA Flight Plan form To correct the 288 Advanced Features im
88. MISSED AP H FIX 8002 Mr ZL Ol 4002 D430 07 LAN NW 1 20 DEC 2007 to 17 JAN 2008 MUT YG3 ond RNAV glidepath Procedura no coincident res envy Turn ANVIL 106 Layouts You can move pan the procedure by clicking and dragging the mouse Double click to show it in a full screen window Note In the above picture the aircraft s current location is indicated by the aircraft within the green circle As your aircraft moves this position is continually updated because the procedure is geo referenced This requires a ChartData subscription at the EFB level You can indicate the aircraft s position with an aircraft icon a green circle or both with a choice within the GPS area of the Options dialog box D Dis Zi i A or t Dpr H ah nn OPTION DESCRIPTION E Zooms in makes larger by 50 3 Zooms out by 50 Bi Automatically sizes the Procedure such that it fits the available space j in terms of both height and width o Automatically sizes the Procedure so it fits full width E Rotates the Procedure 90 degrees clockwise Ei Rotates the Procedure 90 degrees counter clockwise iE For multi page Procedures Minimums for example moves to the previous page Br For multi page Procedures moves to the next page Prints the current Procedure of Shows the current Procedure in a full screen window Double clicking the procedure has the same effect The FAA puts a date on the le
89. NTXN RY 341 DEPS DISCOURAGED IN CALM WIND CONDS ITINERANT DEP OF SMALL ACFT OVER 250 ORSEPOWER ON RYS 11 AND 3R TWY A 2 RESTRICTED TO 30 000 LBS OPERATIONS 425 353 2110 EXT 22350 IF ACCESS TO BOEING RAMP ROR CTC BOEING FLT DISPATCH 206 655 3421 FOR APPROVAL DURG OTHERWISE INSTRUCTED BY ATCT ITINERANT erte dpc listened Stade UTHORTIZED ON RYS 29 16L AND 34R The Other Details tab shows other information about this airport FIELD DESCRI PTI ON Primary approach departure The name of the primary approach and control departure control agencies Beacon The color of the airport beacon or Yes or No or None Civilian land airports have green and white beacons military airports have two white lights and one 177 Voyager User s Guide Sectional Distance direction to the closest city Airport of entry Customs landing rights airport Master airport O2 bottle O2 bulk Non commercial landing fees Engine repairs Airframe repairs Mag var Tower ID 178 green light etc Airports outside the US are reported simply as Yes or No The name of the US Sectional chart that contains this airport US airports only The name direction and distance to the closest city Click the link to search for more information about that city US airports only If Yes this airport is approved for routine international arrivals If Yes this airport is available for international arrivals but only when Specia
90. Only applicable to US airports Note Public airports are always shown subject to the other criteria on this tab If selected military only airports are displayed Only applies to US airports Shows land airports Shows sea plane bases Shows heliports Shows other types of airports such as glider and dirigible bases In conjunction with the Land and Sea switches above this determines if land airports with hard runways and sea plane bases are shown If selected land airports that lack any hard surface runways will be shown Note For the purpose of this and the previous switch sea plane base runways are considered hard surface When selected only airports with LOOLL fuel available will be shown This does not take available times into account Applies only to US airports When selected only airports with Jet A fuel available will be shown This does not take available times into account Applies only to US airports Although airports are technically not categorized as being of different classes the predominant airspace surrounding them assigns de facto classes to each airport The checkboxes and Range fields associated with each class let you tailor the chart to displaying different types of airports at different times Often this is used to hide small Class E and G airports entirely by unchecking the Class E G box and make Class C and B airports appear sooner higher range than Class D airports 129 Voyager User s G
91. R IFR layout but if a simple Chart is the current layout the new layout is just a large moving map F5 is the keyboard shortcut f Analyzes the current flight plan looking for unsafe conditions Displays an on screen version of the standard FAA Flight Plan Form as completed with information from the current flight plan Also allows direct electronic flight plan filing w SatelliteWX Required Connects and disconnects from your XM WX satellite receiver When connected this provides near real time weather to the cockpit Fa Gi 3 SmidrtPlan Required Reverses the current flight plan R YSmdrtPlan Premier Required Runs the SmartRouter Routing Wizard over the current flight plan t SmdrtPlan Premier Required Adds fuel stops to the current flight plan A SmiartPlan Premier Required Optimizes each leg of the flight plan for the expected winds aloft Sectional Applies a Chart theme that is very similar to a standard VFR Sectional You can modify which theme is associated 10 IFR Enroute Weather Getting Started with this or any other button F7 is the keyboard shortcut io 7 Pe Applies a Chart theme that is very similar to a standard IFR Enroute chart Identical to selecting Switch to the I FR Enroute Theme from the Wx button on the bottom of the screen F8 is the keyboard shortcut Switches the current theme to the Weather theme Identical to selecting Switch
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93. S has a solid 3D lock from the satellites and yellow if it can only get a 2D lock due to the number of satellites it is receiving A 2D connection is noted as marginal while a 3D connection is noted as locked Altitude information is substantially less accurate when the GPS can only achieve a 2D lock the third dimension being altitude If Voyager doesn t find a GPS or finds a GPS but gets no satellite data you ll see a message at the top of the screen as above No GPS As it s underlined click on it to go the GPS settings in Tools Options so you can manually configure the GPS or check its status You ll also see No GPS if the GPS momentarily loses its lock on the satellites Should the GPS re acquire the satellites the message will go away You can also manually disengage from the GPS centering so you can scroll the S Chart see below Click off to disengage When the button is blue it means the Chart will be continually re centered around the aircraft s location 45 Voyager User s Guide as indicated by the GPS When it s grey it means that centering is disengaged and you can freely scroll the Chart to any location When centering is disengaged you ll see a message at the top of the Chart that warns you about centering being off Click the text to re enable If you re using a laptop or a tablet with a keyboard you can also press F4 to toggle the GPS centering on and oft Voyager includes many
94. SELECTED aeh OOOO SR Hoas WETUMPKA MUNI if VOR OR GPS A CD 04W FIELD OF DREAMS D RNAV GPS RWY 06 D RNAV GPS RWY 24 BFI BOEING FIELD KING COI D CHINS SIK E EPHRATA SIX E GLASR SEVEN E JAWBN ONE D OLYMPIA SIX E ILS RWY 13R DN ILS RWY 31L E RNAV GPS Y RWY 13R E RNAV RNF Z RWY 13R D LOC DME RWY 13R fF AIRPORT DIAGRAM EA PAE SNOHOMISH COUNTY E ILS OR LOC RWY 16R ia The Selected list shows all the Procedures and Diagrams that are in the Plate Pack The icons to the left of the airport name show optional categories useful for print organization the top icon signifies a Fuel Stop the third is Takeoff the fourth is an Alternate and the second is Other To categorize an airport Select the procedure or airport in the Selected list and right click the mouse then pick a category from 104 Layouts the pop up menu or select the category from the Procedures menu on the main window Click a Procedure to show it in a Procedure widget See detailed information about any airport by right clicking on it and selecting Show Info Center an airport ona Chart by right clicking on it and choosing Jump to As you add airports either from the Available list or by clicking on the Chart the Selected list may get out of sort order To resort choose Resort Selected List from the Procedures menu OPTION DESCRIPTION E Hides or shows the Selected area d Searches the Selected list by
95. They are created viewed and organized from within a Plate Pack Selector widget In addition to being part of the standard SmartPlates layout if you have SmartPlan there is a layout that combines a flight plan with a Plate Pack Tip To quickly find a few procedures for a specific airport or two or while in flight it is probably more efficient to use a layout that includes a combination of the Airport Selector widget and a Procedure Viewer widget such as SmartPlates Viewer 1 pre flight or SmartPlates In Flight 1 or 2 The widget is divided into several sections to help you find and select the right Procedures and Diagrams for your flights Filter Available Selected 101 Voyager User s Guide FILTER Filter ILS GPS or RNAV E VOR E NDB E Departures Arrivals Airport Diagrams E Minimums States 2 letters Esc Near airport s oo W Group by State Searc Show Ident then Name Show Name then Ident The Filter area lets you quickly select airports and procedures After you enter the desired criteria click Search and Voyager will fill the Available list with matching airports gr AL CINI A AW D D ANE m p Toggles the Filter area on and off Same as selecting Show Filter from the Procedures menu Checkboxes The top section of the filter area controls the type s of procedures that are selected Check as many or as few as you like States Enter the US postal code two
96. To access this feature Right click the Ze button Alternately select Customize Chart from the Chart button and select the Airports item Airspace fy Show Maximum range Minimum runway length Show by attribute H rel Military Show by airspace dass Land Heliport EJ Hard surface water D d Class G l Soft surface _ e Show fuel icons dn Jet A Show fuel prices Winds Aloft You can save these settings as a custom Chart theme Color symbol style Cancel OK This item controls which airports are shown and which attributes of those airports are displayed It is divided into three sections General Runways Show by attribute and Show by airspace class GENERAL RUNWAYS IPT LOTI N REESEN range The range in the Distance units specified in the Options dialog must be at or below this value for the item to be displayed This allows the chart to intelligently declutter itself as the zoom range changes If the range as shown on the Range drop down on the Chart pane is greater than this value 127 Voyager User s Guide Minimum runway length Show runways Show runways Range Show numbers Show fuel icons this item will not be shown on the chart and the other settings here are ignored Note For various reasons this value is approximate so it may vary slightly if this dialog is displayed at different Ranges In order for an airport to be
97. UQ MOUNTAIN VIEW CA SCHEDULED OBSERVATION 13 2356 UTC AUTOMATED SOURCE WIND FROM 320 DEGREES AT 12 KTS GUSTING TO 16 KTS Radar Summaries Terminal Forecasts FD Winds Aloft Forecast Tip To see a wide variety of weather graphics click the Graphics tab This dialog displays a full and legal weather briefing as generated by DUAT or DUATS depends on which provider you selected for the pilot The briefing is downloaded automatically as a Flight Plan is displayed and refreshed as you change an existing plan You may also force a manual download by selecting Download Weather from the Weather menu A briefing is only available for flight plans that include a pilot aircraft and valid takeoff and landing airports In addition the pilot must have valid DUAT or DUATS credentials if not a free DUAT account is available by clicking here the aircraft have a tail number and the takeoff time within the next 24 hours You also must be connected to the Internet However Voyager stores reports as part of each flight 116 Weather plan so they may be accessed once downloaded even when disconnected from the Internet By default when you print a Flight Plan Voyager prints the reports checked in the Reports list You can enable disable all DUAT DUATS printing with the Weather plug in found in Print Settings You can control if the weather briefing is downloaded as Plain English or Coded Text Voyager requests the briefing
98. Voyager User s Guide sear AVIONICS SOFTWARE Based on Voyager version 4 0 0 30408 Last updated May 20 2008 Table Of Contents Table Of Contents Product and Dn EU de EE 1 EI ge te Stated e A E A O N 5 Beie EE LE WENGE EE 113 CUSTOMIZING a Cha EE 123 PIENO E 145 CERN TAOMAN EE 165 MADO e ge e EE 193 Customizing Aircraft and Other LISts ccce a a 211 ODU ON Soor AE e Ee 237 Briele Verslo DEE 265 elei e EE 2 1 AOD ONION EE 295 te 305 Product and Installation Copyright and Credits All application and data copyright 2003 2008 Seattle Avionics Inc All Rights Reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic mechanical photocopying recording or otherwise without prior permission of Seattle Avionics Inc Voyager SmartPlan SmartPlates and GlassView are trademarks of Seattle Avionics Inc Special thanks to all of our beta testers for their valuable assistance Seattle Avionics Inc 18706 North Creek Parkway Suite 120 Bothell WA 98011 Phone 1 425 806 0249 Fax 1 425 806 9329 This product was developed using DAFIF a product of the National Imagery and Mapping Agency This product has not been endorsed or otherwise approved by the National Imagery and Mapping Agency or the United States Department of Defense 10 U S C 425 a Under 10 U S C 456 no civil action may be brought against t
99. Voyager prints a summary chart showing expected enroute weather as you pass each reporting point This is derived from a combination of both METAR and TAF 160 Winds aloft Show legs Customize Weather Log DUAT DUATS Briefing Report List All sections Printing information If selected Voyager prints a summary chart with overlaid winds aloft direction and speed arrows The arrows take your expected altitude and time into account Determines if leg numbers as well as a route line are displayed on the charts Lets you select which layers are Shown on the printed Chart When checked Voyager prints a table that shows the weather to expect every 30 minutes during the flight This report includes nearby METARs TAFs and Winds Aloft The format of the report original raw text or translated is determined by the Raw vs Translated switch in any Airport Information dialog box and can be changed at any time When enabled the items checked in the Report List below are printed The briefing must have been previously downloaded The format of the briefing original raw text or translated is determined by the Raw vs Translated switch in any Airport Information dialog box However unlike the METARs and TAFs this format cannot be changed once downloaded so be sure to set the raw translated switch as desired before getting a DUAT DUATS briefing Lists each of parts of DUAT DUATS Standard Weather Briefing Ch
100. WS is enabled Tip You may also want to engage obstacle warnings Obstacle warning are automatically on whenever the Obstacles layer is turned on TAWS and Obstacle warnings are independent of one another By default weather is not shown on the Chart so you can clearly see aviation points However you can use Wx the button to add some or all weather layers For in flight use the Overlay Radar and Winds on this Chart option is especially useful because it puts vital NexRad and winds aloft info on the screen but does not clutter it up with TAF and METAR circles If weather is a concern consider switching to the Splitscreen 2 layout where you can display weather on one Chart and a normal aviation Chart on the other You can even set the two Charts to different zooms perhaps the weather Chart with a wider zoom and different display modes e g North Up for weather Track Up for the aviation Chart Clicking anywhere on the Chart brings up information about that location in a format that s easy to use while flying If the location is an airport and an Airport Information widget is on the screen the information will appear on the current layout If it s any other type of object or there is no Airport Information widget a Quickl nfo 47 Voyager User s Guide 28 1 NM To 163 Fm 343 SEATTLE SEA US 116 8 VORTAC Mag var 19 0 Elevation 354 Ft E Automatically close after 5 seconds Changing a Flight P
101. Waypoints Fuel Stops optional Voyager s autorouting next page automatically selects waypoints and fuel stops that you can modify later However you can force specific waypoints personal procedures or fuel stops here Let Voyager select all waypoints and fuel stops I ll add some myself first Previous DE Voyager s Autorouting features can plan a flight from start to finish for you including adding fuel stops and occasional waypoint However sometimes you may want to fly over specific points or make specific fuel stops If so click the second option and enter the points More SmdrtPlan Premier R equired For now let s let Voyager make all the preliminary decisions When it s done planning you can of course go back and make any changes you like Click Next to continue 19 Voyager User s Guide Create a New Flight Plan Wizard Step 4 of 9 Departure Arrival SID STAR Planning optional Voyager can plan the route using Departure Procedures and or Arrival Procedures Ignore Departure Arrival Procedures SIDs STARs Select Departure Arrival Procedures Previous Step 4 shown only for IFR plans allows you select specific Arrival and or Departure procedures for your flight If you click the top option Select Voyager will display the following screen Gi SwidrtPlan Premier Requ red W i Ww a d like to generally skip this step you can remove it by using the arc 9 of the main Options di
102. a runway length appropriate for the selected aircraft You might want to override that for emergency use DESCRIPTION Check this option to download legal FAA terminal procedures from the FAA Web site No membership is required Only available for IFR flight 281 Voyager User s Guide ILS GPS or RNAV VOR NDB Arrivals Departures Minimums FAA airport diagrams FBO and services information plans Select options below to limit the downloads to the types of approaches your prefer Each procedure is an Adobe PDF Acrobat file generally between 50K and 100K bytes Check to download ILS approaches Check to download GPS and RNAV approaches Check to download VOR approaches Check to download NDB approaches Check to download arrival and departure procedures Check to download airport minimums Downloads FAA airport diagrams when available As of this writing this means all US Class B most Class C and many Class D airports Even without this download Voyager displays a runway diagram Select this option to download from the AOPA Web site current FBO and services info generally including hotel and rental car information AOPA membership is required 282 Advanced Features Personal Waypoint mart lan Required To access this feature Select Personal Waypoints from the Lists menu then choose a waypoint E Personal Waypoint ep L x Name Description Lat Long N 47 59 689 x W 1227 1
103. affic pattern either Left or Right The elevation of the threshold in the Altitude units specified in the Options dialog box The type of ILS if any US airports only The visual glidepath angle in degrees US airports only The type of visual glideslope indicator if any For example V2L means a two light VASI to the left of the runway US airports only Runway lights such as MALSR US airports only Yes if REIL is available US airports only non US airports are always reported as No regardless of the actual Status The angle in degrees from the threshold to the end of the runway Positive numbers indicate an upward slope negative a downward US airports only The type of markings if any on the runway These include BSC Basic runway ident only NPI Non precision instrument and PIR Precision Instrument Getting Information Information Airport Other Details To access this feature Select i in a Flight Plan or Chart window and click an airport Alternately select Get I nformation About a Location from the Tools ON Info menu or click on the main toolbar then enter an airport name or ident Select the Other Details tab Information PAE KPAE SNOHOMISH COUNTY PAINE FLD RYS 11 29 amp 16L 34R CLSD BTN 2100 0700 LARGE 7 AFT FLY W PATTERN OVER WATER SMALL ACFTFLYE PATTERN OVER ARPT AVOID INTXN DEPS FM RYS 161 342 amp 29 AVOID INTKN DEPS FM RY 11 EXCP FM TWY DELTA 1 I
104. ager assumes no altitude changes Alt is a drop down box that lets you also optionally enter a Radial if a Navaid is selected and or a Bearing if a Navaid or Airway is selected If the current tab is Navaid you can select a navaid e g the PAE VOR and use Radial to select the 150 radial from PAE to intercept If no Bearing is specified Voyager selects the closest point along that radial for intercept approximately Keep in mind this could mean flying directly to the Navaid if the navaid itself is the closest point If a Bearing is specified Voyager finds the intersection of the bearing and the radial Similarly for Airways if no Bearing is specified Voyager selects the closest intercept point approximately along the airway If a Bearing is set Voyager selects the point where the bearing will intercept the airway 55 Voyager User s Guide GAUGE OPTIONS GlassView Required To access this feature While in a GlassView moving map window click any of the gauges at the bottom of the screen You can also get here from the Select GPS Gauges button in the GPS area of the Options Preferences dialog Lal Gauge Options Automatically layout gauges based on screen si Manually select gauges Gauges Available Density Altitude ETA at Landing ETA at Wpt zs Remove Tdent ETE to Landing T AEL a Track to Wpt Home Time Down buttons to Wpt Frequency change the order in Distance to Wpt which the gauges are ETE to Wpt d
105. ager synchronizes the Profile area with the portion of the flight plan Shown on the Chart If you d like the Profile area to always display the entire flight right mouse click on the Profile area and select Show Entire Flight To switch back to synchronize mode select Synch View with Chart 12500 x 10000 0 e bos SGD As Altitude MSL runs along the vertical axis The top row of the horizontal axis shows the distance from the departure airport The bottom row shows the ident of any airport or navaid on the NavLog the flight above is from KPAE in Everett WA to KSFO San Francisco The idents are color coded to summarize the conditions at the time the flight passes the point Yellow means Marginal VFR Red means IFR and black means VFR or no information such as the case above The yellow line shows altitude at each moment during the flight Waypoints are numbered to match the rows in the NavLog unless Show Waypoint I dentifiers is turned off in which case waypoints are shown as dots Colors represent terrain elevation using standard VFR sectional elevation colors Airspace display is enabled via right clicking anywhere on the Profile and selecting Show Airspace Airspace is color coded to VFR Sectional or IER Enroute colors as appropriate for the current flight plan When enabled Voyager displays Class B C and D airspace as well as TFRs MOAs Prohibited and Restricted airspace In the above example the dark blue areas above KP
106. alog box 20 Getting Started Le EE Create a New Flight Plan Wizard Step 4 of 9 Departure Arrival SID STAR Planning optional Takeoff SNOHOM Departures and Transitions Landing SAN FRAN Arrivals and Transitions None A TO oe prs apr gt if d 2 gt aia d EE arica ere 4 T WO E l S bk Rar a i A du j e MDDESTO GOLDEN GATE FME Aar n uf For IFR plans Voyager displays the Departure and Arrival procedures available at your takeoff and landing airports You can select specific transitions and even specific entry exit points within those procedures More For now let s just select None from each and click Next 21 Voyager User s Guide Create a New Flight Plan Wizard Step 5 of 9 SmartRouter Options Routing method Voyager includes several advanced autorouters that take 3D e airspace and expected winds aloft into account to plan the quickest route Select a routing method to the left then set the GPS Direct Router specific options you prefer Manual no autorouting When you re ready to begin routing click the Next button eneral Airway type Victor low altitude Alert airspace Prohibited airspace _ Caution airspace Restricted airspace Class A airspace TFRs Wind optimization One best altitude C Class B airspace _ Training airspace Max altitude Ft MSL Class C airspace Warning airspace Min cruise altitude Ft MSL __ Class D airs
107. an easy to use oversized keyboard designed for in flight use Entering an airport name or ident shows information about that airport in an Airport I nfo widget if on the screen or in a separate dialog box Enter the name or ident of the airport then click Click Q delete the last character Tip Uncheck the Airports only checkbox to search for any type of item such as a Navaid Tip Ifa flight plan is open click 3 to immediately select any airport in the plan 83 Voyager User s Guide Chart The Chart widget displays aviation and or weather information on a map Chart It s used in most layouts some layouts even include two Charts Its look varies somewhat depending on the type of layout For example in a desktop planning environment SmartPlan layouts the Chart normally has toolbars a timeline and an altitude slider However in an in flight environment these elements are removed so Voyager can show more information Gaugebar Chartbar Toolbar Time Slider SECTION DESCRIPTION Gaugebar When in GlassView mode Voyager normally displays a series of gauges that provide valuable in flight information such as course speed altitude and much more Chartbar The Chartbar optionally shown during GlassView is essentially a large button version of the Layers toolbox that s easy to use in flight The Chartbar is off by default but can be turned on by selecting Show Chartbar from the View menu while in GlassVi
108. an extension representing the type of item saved Aircraft are saved as Aircraft Pilots as Pilot Passengers as Passenger Cargo Items as Cargo Personal Waypoints as Waypoint Personal Procedures requires SmartPlan Premier as Procedure and Themes as Thm All files except themes and workspaces are saved in standard XML format Aircraft Exchange Wizard Welcome To access this feature Select Upload Download Aircraft from the Tools menu The Wizard makes it easy to exchange aircraft profiles with your fellow Voyager users In particular it makes it easy to find and download new aircraft profiles as well as contribute profiles you ve created This Wizard requires an Internet connection 197 Voyager User s Guide Send to PDA Plate Pack SmartPlates for the Pocket PC Required To access this feature While a Plate Pack is on the screen select Send to Device or Application from the File menu or click the on the main toolbar A Send to PDA Options C Send all Procedures and Diagrams Send selected Procedures and Diagrams Send just the Procedures and Diagrams in the current Plate Pack Procedure storage location Memory cards attached to the Pocket PC Storage Card l iPAQ File Store Memory cards attached to this computer Tip If this computer has storage card slots YOU can copy the data much faster if you temporarily move the card fram your Pocket PC to this computer More into Refresh card
109. and XM Weather WHAT IS GLASSVIEW GlassView Required GlassView is Voyager s GPS Moving Map module But it s really much more than that While it certainly can display a moving map with your aircraft s position derived from a GPS it s more like an integrated flight information system that you might expect on a next generation airliner or military jet ol Voyager Flight Software System Flight Plan KPAE WLW KSFO Splitscreen 2 jo Eby La File View Chart Plan Weather Themes Lists Jools ee ed Ki J ge i Chart Gauges Airport Selector NavLog Nearest Winds Scratchpad 100LL Ident Dist MHdg to Name Class Max rwy Wx 8 EE BE pawar E enn Je eis kees K aor meem Ke cke g eent VE E Info wx eme D scheed The top of the GlassView screen has a Gaugebar that shows common flight data You can customize what information is shown by clicking any gauge You can turn 40 Getting Started the Gaugebar off to save screen space by unchecking Show Gaugebar from the View menu A Personal Layout can also specify whether the Gaugebar is on or off 80 10290 SEA Below that is the Chartbar that has large easy to click buttons that turn chart layers on or off Like the Gaugebar it can be turned off with the View menu and set on or off with a Personal Layout EVEN KSE WEE The bottom of the screen has is the GlassView toolbar that makes it easy to change screen configurations change what s on the chart s
110. and one Landing waypoint but as many Touch and Go Stop and Go and Waypoint 95 Voyager User s Guide Alt Altitude WindDir Wind direction WindSp Wind speed TAS GS Groundspeed TCrs THdg MHdg 96 waypoints as desired The altitude at the end of the leg The initial value is the default value specified in the Altitude field of the Defaults tab in Options as modified to a cardinal altitude for the heading and IFR VFR mode The direction true from which the wind is coming in degrees The value may be hand entered or more commonly applied by Voyager when it automatically downloads weather In that case the value is based on the altitude location and date time of the leg The wind speed The value may be hand entered or more commonly applied by Voyager when it automatically downloads weather In that case the value is based on the altitude location and date time of the leg The True Airspeed of the leg By default cruise legs any leg manually entered are set to the Cruise TAS of the selected aircraft but the value may be manually changed The TAS of a Voyager created leg Begin Cruise Begin Descent is determined by the Climb Descend performance of the aircraft and cannot be directly changed you can modify the aircraft s performance or change aircraft however resulting in a change here The implied groundspeed after taking TAS and wind into account Not editable and not shown by
111. ard Navigation Log With Voyager Premier or above you can repla ce v Airport Information the default logo with your company s logo and v Chart change these other options Weather 4 Weight and Balance A FAA ICAO Flight Plan Forms i Leave fields blank Show general information Show picture or logo Custom file name clear to use default RN eer Show flight summary informaton Full page Use ink saver mode Kneeboard size If enabled this item prints an attractive cover page that you can customize with Voyager Premier Note SmartPlan Express does not support any customization OPTION l DESCRIPTION S Show general information When checked Voyager prints basic information about the flight including the aircraft tail number and type pilot name and organization and takeoff time Leave fields blank If checked the space for the information above is reserved but the text is left blank so you can fill it in manually 146 Show picture or logo Custom file name Show flight summary information Printing Checking this option tells Voyager to add a the picture of the aircraft this can be added in the General tab of the Aircraft dialog box or any other custom graphic you like see below The full name and path of any GIF BMP or JPEG you want to add to the print If left blank Voyager prints either the aircraft picture if supplied or the Voyager logo Whe
112. are updates add on components Web services and or supplements that SA may provide to You or make available to You after the date You obtain Your initial copy of the Software Product to the extent that such items are not accompanied by a separate license agreement or terms of use By installing copying downloading accessing or otherwise using the Software Product You agree to be bound by the terms of this EULA If You do not agree to the terms of this EULA do not install access or use the Software Product instead You should return it to Your place of purchase for a full refund SOFTWARE PRODUCT LICENSE The Software Product is protected by intellectual property laws and treaties The Software Product is licensed not sold 1 GRANT OF LICENSE This Section of the EULA describes Your general rights to install and use the Software Product The license rights described in this Section are Subject to all other terms and conditions of this EULA General License Grant to I nstall and Use Software Product You may install and use one copy of the Software Product on one computer device workstation terminal or other digital electronic or analog device Device You may also copy install and use Software Product on up to two additional Devices for the exclusive use of the person who is the primary user of the first copy of the Software Product A license for the Software Product may not be shared General License Grant to I nstall and Use
113. ared be careful when using this feature Tip If you re using a friend s Change my User ID or Password Delete old items from WebSynch forgot my Password Import Export computer and he also uses Voyager have him do a Synch with his User ID and Password before you Synch to get your data That ensures that his data can be restored after you finish To restore his data he should do a Synch with his User ID Password and this checkbox checked Jumps to a page on the Seattle Avionics Web site that lets you change your account User ID and or Password Note This is not available when used from a Briefer version of Voyager Jumps to a page on the Seattle Avionics Web site lets you select items flight plan aircraft pilots etc from your WebSynch account that you no longer need and delete them To ensure that they don t come back after the next WebSynch be sure to also delete them from all your computers Note This is not available when used from a Briefer version of Voyager Jumps to a page on the Seattle Avionics Web site that can email you a lost Password Note This is not available when used from a Briefer version of Voyager 195 Voyager User s Guide Import and Export SmdrtPlan Required To access this feature Select either Import or Export as appropriate from the File menu igh Export Choose an item to export then dick the Export button d DA click here ps E an SM AE EE nd
114. artRouter Wizard 2 2 Advanced Features Customize Layouts To access this feature Select Layouts from the View menu then click Customize or click Customize Layouts from the GPS area in the Options dialog box Use the checkboxes to select which layouts appear when the Layouts button at the bottom of the screen is clicked Splitscreen 1 side by side Splitscreen 1 stacked _ VFR IFR Moving Map 1 VFR IFR Moving Map 2 _ VFR IFR Moving Map 3 VFR IFR Moving Map 4 Widescreen E Hide layouts that are inappropriate for the screen size orientation Voyager includes about two dozen distinct layouts This can be a little overwhelming especially for quick in flight access Therefore this dialog lets you hide layouts you never use by unchecking them Layouts that are not checked are available by selecting Layouts from the View menu but hidden when you click the ai Layout button By default Voyager hides the less common layouts In addition Voyager checks the screen size and orientation portrait vs landscape to selectively hide layouts that are designed for different sized screens For example the Widescreen layout is an excellent general purpose in flight layout for a laptop or tablet in landscape mode wider than tall but useless on a small tablet or any tablet in portrait mode taller than wide Thus when Hide layouts that are Inappropriate for the screen size orientation is checked Widescreen is not ai Lay
115. ases an approximate diagram of the runways excluding helipads Runways are numbered and red arrows indicate right hand patterns Hard land runways and water runways are drawn in black and soft land runways in light gray Note For small private airports where the FAA does not have the latitude longitude of each runway just of the airport itself Voyager has to guess where the runways are In cases of one runway the estimate should be fairly accurate but for small airports with multiple runways Voyager may draw them overlapped even when they are really offset In such cases the Satellite View is very useful Displays a satellite image of the airport provided by Google Maps Using the mouse you can zoom in out and reposition the image Click Full Screen to see a large image Note This feature requires an active Internet connection as Google Maps images cannot be cached to disk or printed from within Voyager you can print the Full Screen version since it simply uses your Web browser Thus this feature is not available in flight or when an Internet connection is otherwise unavailable Note Voyager also has the ability to export a flight plan in the format used by Google Earth Using Google Earth which is a standalone free application that must be downloaded to your PC you can preview the flight in 3D The FAA provided diagram of the airport This is generally available only for major US airports This feature requ
116. ation 252 Customize layouts GPS gauges PROCEDURES Procedure source Options but can cover information and might be hard to see against the plate The colored circle is semi transparent so may be the best choice if you want to see the plate s diagram and text most clearly Click to change which layouts are Layout shown when ES is clicked Allows you to select which GPS gauges altitude groundspeed track etc are displayed when in GlassView mode Seattie Avionics faster pre processed from FAA Show message after all Procedures have been downloaded Show message after sending to the Pocket PC show the Procedure count before printing DW Show helicopter Procedures 253 Voyager User s Guide OPTION Do the following when a Plate Pack is opened saved or printed Procedure Source Show message after all Procedures have been downloaded 254 DESCRIPTION When a Plate Pack is opened saved or printed you have the option for what action if any SmartPlates should take to ensure you have the latest plates The choices are Verify Procedures and automatically download as required Verify Procedures but do not automatically download Do nothing Do not verify or download The first choice tells Voyager to do everything automatically This is the safest choice and ideal if you have a high speed always on Internet connection The second choice is best if you have a slow connection to the
117. balance once the flight plan is open select File FAA I CAO Flight Plan from the Plan menu and edit the value in block 15 on board STATIONS The Stations table shows each station and the items at those stations You can enter items either by typing their names and weights or by selecting existing items using the drop down list that appears as you click into the Item column For example if there is station named Front Passenger you can click into the Item column under the Front Passenger heading and select Sample Passenger from the drop down list His weight is automatically entered in the Weight column and the Moment column is recalculated Alternately if you have a new passenger enter her name and weight in the Item and Weight columns and Voyager will not only recalculate the moment but also add this person to the Passengers list for quick use the next time She flies Each station may have more than one item in it For example the rear seat of a Cessna 172 can carry two passengers although only one blank row is shown To add a second passenger click into the existing Rear Passenger row click the Add item button and enter the passenger information as above Similarly to delete an item from a station click into the appropriate row and click the Delete item button Tip You can edit the Passenger Cargo and Pilot lists by clicking the blue underlined hyperlink in the See also area of this page or via the Lists menu on the main window
118. button to set individual fuel capacities and fill burn orders STATIONS TABLE Stations are specific locations within the aircraft that are different distances away from the CG datum point and therefore affect weight and balance differently Hence the same weight at different stations may cause very different stability characteristics The Add button inserts a new station immediately above whichever station Is currently selected or at the end of the table if no row is selected The Delete button removes the selected row The up and down arrow buttons change the order of the Stations for visual purposes but the sequence is technically irrelevant COLUMN DESCRIPTION Name The unique name of the station Arm Arm is the distance from the CG datum point Type To make it easier to complete a weight and balance form during flight planning Voyager keeps track of several different types of objects pilots passengers cargo etc that might be added to an aircraft manifest Type selects which of these objects may be added to this station CG ENVELOPE DISPLAY A CG Center of Gravity Envelope is a 2 dimensional range of weight and moment combinations that define a safe flight range for the aircraft As aircraft may be certified in more than one category Normal Utility etc the Envelopes button adds and removes envelopes Note Voyager currently only looks to the first envelope typically Normal to determine if an aircraft is loaded
119. ccount Ramp and Takeoff are always identical Moreover even in Voyager Premier if the aircraft doesn t have taxi run up fuel burn set that is greater than 0 the takeoff blue box is suppressed to simplify the display 291 Voyager User s Guide Flight Calculator To access this feature Select Flight Calculator from the Tools menu not available with SmartPlan Express Output Wind Speed Wind Direction The Flight Calculator window is conceptually similar to a standalone E6B flight calculator To compute a flight variable either e Select a function in the By category list then choose a specific flight variable In the list to its right e Click the Alphabetical tab and choose a specific flight variable If more than one function computes this flight variable choose a function from the right pane The right pane becomes a Function area providing space to enter necessary inputs the Input area and showing the results in the Output area Click the Compute button to calculate the output values If additional preliminary values must be calculated click the blue underlined flight variable names if name in the Input 292 Advanced Features area Results from one calculation are automatically applied to subsequent calculations using the same variables Click the Close button to dismiss this window Click Units to change the display units 293 Appendix Purchase If you re using a trial version o
120. ce tab and click Options r m M GP Advanced Performance Options Model performance based on altitude plus E Temperature REI The dialog lets you select how detailed you d like to model aircraft performance By default Advanced performance modeling takes altitude into account Select other options for even more precise performance modeling OPTION DESCRIPTION o Temperature When selected Voyager takes the current outside air temperature into account If no predicted or actual data is available the standard lapse rate at ISA is assumed Weight When selected Voyager take the current aircraft weight into account when estimating performance That is as fuel burns and weight decreases Voyager will model performance differently This option is only available if Temperature is also selected 222 Customizing Aircraft and Other Lists Performance Table I mport File Format SmidriP lan Premier Required To access this feature Select Aircraft from the Lists menu Choose an aircraft and click Edit Select the Performance tab and within that the Advanced tab Click Import This feature makes it easier to enter large amounts of performance data for advanced planes where weight and temperature are all taken into account For modeling performance based on altitude alone it s easier to use Voyager s built in interface from the Performance tab Voyager can import a performance table as a text fi
121. ch tank in the units specified in the Units tab of he Options dialog box It also lets you specify the order in which fuel is to be added to the tanks The tank at the top of the list is filled first the bottom tank last Use the Up and Down arrow buttons to the right of the list to change the fill order This list lets you specify the tank burn order which is often different than the fill order Use the Up and Down arrow buttons to the right of the list to change the burn order The amount of fuel burned before takeoff i e startup taxi and run up Customizing Aircraft and Other Lists Aircraft Performance To access this feature Select Aircraft from the Lists menu and choose an aircraft or click Add Select the Performance tab or step Climb Cruise Descend Fuel rate RW Gal hr Climb descend rate 750 790 Ft min Required runway length 2500 RS Service ceiling 12000 Wes SmartPlan Premier lets you model performance based on a Quick model most applicable for lower performance plans that fly at lower altitudes and Advanced model applicable to high performance aircraft Select the model appropriate for you aircraft The Quick model lets you select different fuel and speed values for climb cruise and descend but doesn t vary by altitude temperature or weight The Advanced tab lets you take those additional factors into consideration for more precise performance modeling Regardless of which modeling method i
122. ck the Full Screen button above the procedure Then click the Print button on the next screen 2 To print several procedures at once check the desired procedures then click the Print button The Print Airport Information dialog will ask what you want to print Uncheck everything but the Approach departure procedures box and click OK 3 To print the selected procedures whenever this airport is used in a Flight Plan simply check the desired procedures With the default Page Settings Voyager will print the selected procedures for all IFR flight plans that include this airport when the Flight Plan is printed Also by default they will be suppressed for VFR flight plans 173 Voyager User s Guide Information Airport FBO Information and Notes To access this feature Select in a Flight Plan or Chart window and click an airport Alternately select Get Information About a Location from the Tools amp Info menu or click on the main toolbar then enter an airport name or ident Select the FBO Notes tab Lat Information PAE KPAE SNOHOMISH COUNTY PAINE FLD PAE KPAE SNOHOMISH COUNTY PAINE FLD MAOPA 2008 Used With Permission Ground Transportation Restaurants Attractions BUSINESSES FBOs FBO managers to update your business listing for this airport click here AVIATION TECHNICAL SERVICES PHONE 425 347 3030 LOCATION SE Aonair canaroc airfframa all larna aircraft fnreator than 17 0N Ihi CAA reonair ctatinn
123. com Support Email support SeattleAvionics com Product and Installation System Requirements Voyager requires a modern computer running Windows XP or Vista 32 or 64 bit with a good video card that supports Microsoft DirectX 9 0 1 GB of RAM is required 2 GB if running Vista As much as 20 GB of hard disk may eventually be used if you download all scanned charts and all approach plates No particular CPU speed is required as we ve seen Voyager run well on the Samsung Q1 Ultra with an 800 MHz low power processor That said Voyager will run smoother on dual core systems with lots of RAM and good video card Unlike previous versions of Voyager the video card is central to the system s performance for Voyager 4 0 Minimum Computer Requirements e BM or compatible PC CPU speed is not critical so long as the CPU was made in 2005 or later Voyager takes full advantage of multi core processors such as a Core 2 Duo Also for single processors machines a Centrino or Pentium IV is the effective minimum We do not recommend installing Voyager on machines made before in 2004 or before e Microsoft Windows Vista 32 or 64 bit or XP e 1 GB RAM minimum required 2 GB strongly suggested if running Vista e A video card and driver capable of running Microsoft DirectX 9 0c We suggest checking with your video card manufacturer for updated video drivers In particular computers using an Intel 915 video card such as the Motion LE 1600 and LS 800
124. cted layer is displayed The Layers Toolbox by contrast may turn a layer on but if the layer s Range settings are set to only show items when zoomed more closely nothing may appear on the Chart until it s zoomed The Layers toolbar selects which layers are shown on the Chart Each of these has options accessible by selecting Customize Chart Chart from the button I CON DESCRI PTI ON Displays airports Displays airspace Displays airways either low level Victor or high level Jet Displays cities RG gt ko Displays terrain elevation colors PO Bd Ft gt dE oE giga Displays man made obstacles near airports 1 D K ebe Displays lakes and rivers Displays major roads Displays navaids Displays personal waypoints and off airway waypoints Shows colored circles 10 NM radius over reporting points indicating if the conditions are VFR _ IER Marginal VFR e Pei ei E 89 Voyager User s Guide 90 Click any colored area to see additional details in an Airport Information dialog By default the Chart shows the most recent information from each location which does not necessarily mean they represent the readings taken at the same time To see conditions ata specific time uncheck the Latest checkbox in the Time slider area and move the time Slider to a specific time Note If you re using standard weather colors not Voyager s
125. ction and let s you choose the specific airports to add to the Plate Pack This screen works in two steps First you use the top section Filter to make a rough cut at the airports you re interested in You can narrow the list for example by entering the US postal codes for the states you want or by entering a list of airports that you need You can enter a list in both fields so for example to select Northwest airports you can type WA ID OR in the Within State s area Or if you just fly around Seattle Portland area enter SEA PDX in the Nearby an Airport s field When you click Search Now SmartPlates populates the Airports Found area bottom left of the screen with matching airports You can also use a Chart to select airports by clicking Show Chart Once the Airports Found list is filled you can choose the specific airports you want by selecting the airport and clicking the Add button Or select all the airports in Airports Found by clicking Add All Important Only the airports listed in Airports Selected will become part of the Plate Pack The Airports Found list is a searching convenience only 62 Getting Started After selecting some airports click Next to continue Create a New Plate Pack Wizard Step 4 of 5 BZ a iti Select Procedure Types Select the types of Procedures you re interested in Approach Procedures T EE Gelee 205 Procedures and or Diagrams selected from 40 ILS airports GPS or RNAV Click
126. d Aircraft Maule M 7 235 Orion Land Mooney 201 M MOONEY 200 M Mooney Bravo M High Alt Perform Mooney Bravo M Low Alt Performe Mooney M 20C Mark 21 M Mooney M 20E Super 21 Mooney M 20 201 Mooney M 20M Bravo P Mooney M 205 Eagle My Beech 36 Bonanza My Bellanca 14 Cruisemaster 14 19 i My Cessna 172 M 2 CESSNA 1721 The export dialog allows you to export aircraft pilots passengers cargo items personal waypoints personal procedures personal workspaces and themes from the internal Voyager database to a file These files may be emailed or otherwise copied between different Voyager installations For example if you create the definition for an aircraft not built into Voyager you can email the exported file to a friend with the same aircraft so he can load it into his Voyager Tip Select Upload Download Aircraft from the Tools menu to download new aircraft profiles from the Web or upload profiles you ve created To export an item e Select the type of item from the drop down list near the top of the dialog The default is Aircraft e Select the item to export e Click the Export button and use the standard Save As dialog to save the file to disk To import an item e From the main window select Import from the File menu 196 Import Export e Inthe standard Open dialog select the type of item to import with the Files of type drop down e Select the file and click Open Files are saved with
127. d Balance To access this feature Select Aircraft from the Lists menu choose an aircraft and click Edit Select the Weight and Balance tab or step Aircraft My Cessna 172 M Empty weight dax takeoff weight ma stations Advanced Name Arm Type Basic Empty soins ee Fixed Rear Seats Main Fuel Tank 1400 50 72 93 Moment 1000 This tab has several sections including fields for basic weight and load information a weight and balance stations table and a CG envelope display BASIC WEIGHT AND LOAD INFORMATION Fe DY 7 OPTION Empty weight Max takeoff weight Usable fuel capacity 214 Ser minimum Freen of the aircraft without any useable fuel passengers or cargo In most cases this is the Basic Empty Weight BEW The maximum total weight at which the aircraft is certified to fly Click the Advanced button to set Maximum Ramp Weight Maximum Landing Weight and Maximum Zero Fuel Weight The useable fuel capacity By default Customizing Aircraft and Other Lists this amount of fuel is added to new flight plans using this aircraft This value is displayed as either a volume usually gallons or as weight usually pounds depending on the setting of the Show fuel as option in the General tab Click the Advanced button to specify the capacity and burn order when using multiple tanks Advanced SmiairiPlan Premier Required When using multiple fuel tanks use this
128. d by opening a flight plan from within SmartPlates or by manually adding specific procedures If you begin with a flight plan you can tell SmartPlates to add procedures from every airport along your route or just near takeoff landing and refueling airports By default every time you open Save or print a Plate Pack SmartPlates verifies the plates to make sure they re all downloaded and current Wi P Create a Plate Pack by selecting New from the File menu or clicking the button on the main toolbar 58 Getting Started PLATE PACK WIZARD Swart lates Required The Plate Pack Wizard is the fastest easiest way to create a Plate Pack Select New from the File menu or click 4 on the main toolbar select Plate Pack and choose the Use the Plate Pack wizard option SE Plate Pack wizard By answering a few questions Voyager will select and download if necessary all the current and legal plates for your flight Click Next to begin Cancel Click Next to begin 59 Voyager User s Guide F Sa wF Create a New Plate Pack Wizard Step 2 of 6 a General Information Voyager can create a Plate Pack based on a specific flight or using any arbitrary collection of airports Select a choice below Create a Plate Pack for a specific flight For the current Fight Plan For a saved Flight Pian Use the route defined by the airport and navaid idents below e g KSEA OLM BTG KSFO Create a Plate Pack for spec
129. d existing data on this machine before Synch Enter your User ID and Password If you don t already have an account instantly create one by using the email address you used to activate Voyager as the User ID and any Password you d like to use Voyager includes a unique and powerful feature called Web Synch Web Synch makes it easy to use Voyager on multiple machines and keep the same flight plans default settings and user information on each Rather than copy files to disk or send them via email Web Synch acts like a Web based clipboard and keeps the latest version of your information on a Web server When you perform a synch Voyager contacts the Web server and determines who has the latest copy of everything and copies information back between your machine and the Web server as required For example if you create a flight plan on your work computer and you want it on your home machine simply click the Synch button on the work machine then click Synch again at home If you modify it at home and want it back on the work machine just click Synch again on each machine To create an account simply supply the User ID you d like to use your email address works well as it s easy to remember and the password you d like to use Tip If you have multiple machines and one of them is not normally connected to the Internet you can use a Memory Card Synch to accomplish much of the same synchronization 193 Voyager User s Guide OPTION
130. d expands the Briefer Task Pad There are five levels of users from Basic to Briefer to System Administrator Users with Briefer or better privileges are shown with a 4 Briefer icon all other users are indicated with a a The list is sorted such that Briefers are always listed first Clicking a user name shows the flight plans associated with him created either by the user or a Briefer for them his preferences and defaults below the flight plan list and any notes a Briefer has associated with him such as the name of his children Double clicking a user or selecting one and clicking the Activate button activates all his default settings so any Briefer Version new flight plan or other action refers to his settings It also brings any open flight plan associated with him to the front The name of the active user and the current Briefer are Shown at the top of the main window In addition when flight plans are open the Flight Plan Window shows the name of the user associated with that plan to make it easy to keep track of plans for different users Note Select Users from the Tools menu to add or delete users Change their names or passwords etc OPENING CREATING FLIGHT PLANS TO open an existing flight plan simply double click any listed plan or select the plan and click Open To create a flight plan with the New Flight Plan Wizard with the current user s defaults clear the Quick Route a
131. d the lists to use existing values EP E i D i The filter is a powerful way to limit the number of flight plans shown in the Tasks window The first line in each column is a text field in which you can enter whatever criteria a flight plan must match to be shown in the list You can enter criteria for multiple columns and if so a plan must match all the criteria to be shown a logical AND For text fields matches are found if the given text appears anywhere in the field That is wildcards are implicitly added to both sides of the text e g SFO will match KSFO or SFOX In addition you can use comparison operators such as gt lt gt lt and lt gt not equal to further refine the criteria See Customize columns for an explanation of each column As a shortcut Voyager lists all the observed values in each column except for date columns To select one of these values simply click it in the list The columns are shown in the order they appear in the Tasks window determined by the Customize columns button After these columns all remaining columns that is the ones not shown in Tasks are arranged alphabetically Examples 278 Advanced Features Enter KSFO in the Takeoff airport column shows all flight plans that originate in San Francisco Enter SFO in the Takeoff airport column is essentially the same as above since SFO will find a match within KSFO Enter Steve in the Pilot name column to find al
132. default takeoff time of 11 15 The default layover duration in hours and minutes of Stop and Go legs 01 00 1 hour is the default value Selects which theme is used when 239 Voyager User s Guide Voyager opens a flight plan in VFR mode The default VFR theme is called Default Tip If you want faster performance when you open a flight plan select Fast Draw as the default theme and turn Show Profile when flight plan opens below off Default I FR theme Selects which theme is used when Voyager opens a flight plan in IFR mode The default IFR theme is called IFR Enroute Tip If you d prefer to also see terrain select IER Enroute with Terrain instead Default GlassView layout Normally when you switch to GlassView Voyager selects the layout most appropriate for the task your screen size and orientation landscape vs portrait If you prefer a specific layout select it from the list or select Auto to let Voyager choose You can also specify a Personal Layout Default document folder If set this specifies the folder directory that Voyager defaults to using to store flight plans and Plates Packs If not set Voyager uses a folder called Flight Plans under the default Windows Documents folder For example Windows Vista c Users lt your name gt Documents Flight Plans Windows XP c documents and settings lt your name gt My Documents Flight Plans Show Profile when flight plan When Voyager open
133. displayed its longest runway must be at least this value Subject to the constraint below if this option is checked runways are displayed as lines in the correct relative length width and orientation The range must be at or below this value for a runway to be displayed regardless of the option above In this way airports are generally displayed on the chart before runways are revealed If selected runway numbers are displayed whenever runways are displayed When checked Voyager puts a small E icon next to airports that have fuel Show fuel prices SHOW BY ATTRIBUTE Voyager displays and uses fuel prices in many useful and innovative ways See all the different ways by clicking here Voyager displays current fuel prices if you have a current ChartData subscription Fuel prices are provided by LOOLL com Voyager displays one fuel price per airport The lowest price of J etA at each airport is displayed if the aircraft involved in the current flight plan requires J etA or if no flight plan if the default aircraft uses JetA Otherwise Voyager displays the lowest price of LOOLL at each airport To simplify charts Voyager normally hides airports that don t have various attributes OPTION 128 DESCRIPTION Private Military Land Sea Heliport Other Hard surface water Soft surface LOOLL Jet A SHOW BY AIRSPACE CLASS Customizing a Chart Determines if private airports are displayed
134. e IDENT is either the official name or common ident of the point For airports this should include the country identifier e g KSEA rather than SEA but programs should accept it either way The COUNTRY field Should also be used to match as airports with no ICAO idents in different countries will often have the Same name or ident For navaids the program should scan navdata for either official idents or names For example PA is an NDB north of Seattle that is typically referred to as RITTS Matches should be found if either PA or RITTS is provided The COUNTRY identifier Should also be used to verify the match For a FIX the IDENT may be either a name e g EYWOK or an FAA or equivalent computer generated ID such as 23096 Note This is NOT the Same as accepting the FAA DAFIF or other internal ID code Such codes are never accepted This section refers to fixes that the FAA calls computer fixes that have no name just an ID number These waypoints are found in the FAA database but are not in the DAFIF database The computer idents and names are not interchangeable that is a specific Waypoint will have one or the other but the program Should be able to deal with all numeric COUNTRY Required generally LONG LAT Required ALTSTART ALTEND Optional NOTES Import Export waypoints COUNTRY should be used to clarify matches IDENT may be provided for user defined waypoints but host applications
135. e the second choice only near the existing takeoff landing airports or no additional airports at all The small Chart on the right graphically depicts your selection where green dots show all airports with a Procedure or Diagram and the red circles show those you ve selected You can vary the width radius of the search corridor with the Maximum distance from the route field 61 Voyager User s Guide tep ZO W EE Es Select Airports Use this page to build the list of airports you re interested in The next page will let you select specific Procedures F Create a New Plate Pack Wizard Filter All Airports Near an Airport s Within State s Within an Area Use 2 letter postal codes Select Airports Found 2908 Ident then Name Name then Ident OOR LIVINGSTON MUNI a O2G COLUMBIANA COUNTY 02A GRAGG WADE FIELD Ei 046 LANSDOWNE 04W FIELD OF DREAMS Add All gt 05C GRIFFITH MERRILLVILLE 047 HAWLEY MUNI 06A MOTON FIELD MUNI 06D ROLLA MUNI O6FA WILLIAM H GYWINN Airports Selected 3 The screen above is only shown if you selected the general purpose Plate Pack option in the previous step It does not apply to route based Plate Packs This page is divided into two sections The top half helps you select airports that meet a specific criteria It s similar to the Filter section of a Plate Pack window The bottom half shows the airports found from the above se
136. e Weather Log is printed If Translated is set here any DUATS will be downloaded as Plain English If Raw coded text DUATS will be downloaded in coded form METAR and TAF text are displayed exactly as received Jumps to the Weather Graphics dialog which shows more than 200 weather graphics including radar and satellite images If a flight plan is active jumps to the Weather Text dialog which shows a full and legal DUATS briefing The most current METAR available for this airport The most current TAF available for this airport The currently valid Winds Aloft FD at the closest reporting station to this airport Click the phrase Winds Aloft to see the entire Winds Aloft table The reporting station s ident is also Shown if it s not this airport Click that ident to see information about the reporting station The Winds Aloft table shows the wind direction true not magnetic and speed at the various altitudes MSL Shown at the top of the table If available the outside air temperature is Shown in parenthesis Note Winds Aloft is only displayed if the closest reporting station is within 200 NM of this airport Voyager only downloads US and Canadian data 171 Voyager User s Guide Information Airport Procedures SmdrtP lates Required To access this feature Select in a Flight Plan or Chart window and click an airport Alternately select Get Information About a Location from the Tools menu or click on
137. e navaid in the user specified altitude unit Aircraft flying lower than this altitude may not be able to receive the navaid signal Not currently used Getting Information Information City To access this feature Select in a Flight Plan or Chart window and click a city Info name or click on the main toolbar then enter city name Information about a city US only Name The official name of the city State The state in which the city is located Latitude longitude The latitude and longitude of the center of the city Click the field for more information about this point Population A range indicating the approximate population 185 Voyager User s Guide Information NavAid To access this feature Select in a Flight Plan or Chart window and click a navaid Alternately select Get Information About a Location from the Tools Int menu or click on the lower toolbar then enter a navaid ident Next Waypoint Ft Information about a navaid FIELD _ DESCRIPTION m Name ident The name and ident of the navaid Country An abbreviation for the country that contains this navaid Type The type of navaid such as VOR VORDME NDB etc Frequency The radio frequency Mag var The official magnetic variation of the navaid Radials are computed using this value rather than a more precise number that changes daily Associated airport The ICAO ident of an associated airport if any
138. e print is on which it is by default Voyager first analyzes the flight plan and warns of problems If a window with a changed Flight Plan or Plate Pack is closed Voyager prompts to save the changed files Use Save As also on the File menu to save the current file under a new name PRINTING Print flight plans Charts and Plate Packs by selecting Print from the File menu or clicking the button on the main toolbar If Analyze flight plan before Save print is on which it is by default Voyager first analyzes the flight plan or Plate Pack and warns of problems An on screen preview is available via the Print Preview menu item We suggest using it before printing a complete flight plan With SmartPlan Premier you can also create a PDF file by selecting Print to PDF from the File menu For flight plans Voyager prints a complete flight dossier including a navigation log weather weight and balance an FAA Flight Plan Form airport information and charts Select Print Setup from the File menu to control whether or not print each of these is printed and if it is which options are selected In addition you can quickly print the current Chart or NavLog by clicking the button on the toolbar immediately above these items 27 Voyager User s Guide FILE A FLIGHT PLAN When you re satisfied that a flight plan is ready filing it via DUAT or DUATS is very easy Click the button on the main toolbar or select File FAA I CAO Flight
139. e Map database is more limited than the Voyager database so references to smaller or soft field airports may produce an invalid truncated Anywhere Map plan For this feature to work your Pocket PC must be properly connected and turned on The file is copied via Microsoft ActiveSync so that must also be properly installed it s installed by default when you connect a Pocket PC Note ControlVision changed Anywhere Map s flight plan file format with its version 1 7 release in the summer of 2005 Voyager defaults to using the new file format This new file format includes altitude what they call VNav information If you re using an older version of Anywhere Map be sure to check the Use old file format checkbox Tip If Anywhere Map is having trouble loading the Voyager flight plan uncheck the Use Anywhere s database for aviation waypoints checkbox When unchecked Voyager sends all waypoints as pure latitude longitude points Note It s a coincidence that Voyager and Anywhere Map use the same file extension fp A flight plan created with Anywhere Map cannot be loaded into Voyager even though since the extension is the same the file may appear to have the standard Voyager icon associated with it Similarly a Voyager flight plan cannot be directly loaded by Anywhere Map 204 Import Export Send to Garmin GPS PSmdriPlan Premier Required To access this feature Select Send to Device or Application from the File menu or click a o
140. e Motion LE 1600 and LS 800 must update their video drivers The URL Is http downloadcenter intel com filter results aspx strTypes all amp Productl D 1862 amp OSFullName Windows XP Professional amp lang eng amp strOSs 44 amp submit Go 21 Install the latest Mobile Intel 915GM GMS 910GML Express Chipset Family Driver Users of other video cards should check for updated drivers by visiting http www seattleavionics com support VideoCards aspx Voyager runs well on Intel based Apple Macintosh computers under Boot Camp However as of this writing Voyager will not run correctly under a virtual machine such as Parallels or VMWare Additional support information is available on the Seattle Avionics Web site See http www seattleavionics com support Contact Seattle Avionics technical support via email at Support SeattleAvionics com or by phone at 1 425 806 0249 297 Voyager User s Guide License Agreement and Warranty END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT FOR SEATTLE AVIONICS SOFTWARE IMPORTANT READ CAREFULLY This End User License Agreement EULA is a legal agreement between you either an individual person or a single legal entity who will be referred to in this EULA as You and Seattle Avionics Inc SA for the software product that accompanies this EULA including any associated media charts and data printed materials and electronic documentation the Software Product The Software Product also includes any softw
141. e aircraft has a radio that transmits and receives UHF Indicates that the aircraft has an ELBA called an ELT by the FAA Indicates that cold weather survival equipment is on board Indicates that hot weather survival equipment is on board Indicates that the aircraft contains Survival equipment for water landings Indicates that the aircraft contains Survival equipment for landing in tropical climates Indicates that the aircraft contains life jackets with lights Indicates that the aircraft contains life jackets with fluorescent chemicals Indicates that the aircraft contains life jackets with embedded UHF transmitters Indicates that the aircraft contains life jackets with embedded VHF transmitters Indicates that the aircraft carries covered dinghies Indicates the number of dinghies and the capacity in people of each Indicates the color of each dinghy Note The spelling of color as colour is to match the ICAO English spelling of the word 229 Voyager User s Guide Pilot To access this feature Select Pilots from the Lists menu and choose a pilot ai Pilot Name Description General Provider Access code Password Enter your DUAT DUATS Access code to download official weather heme and file flight plans electronically Note DUAT and DUATS are two different companies that use different Access codes Tip For 8 digit Access codes the first digit indicates the provider 0 means DUAT 1
142. e the Leg drop down list to select specific legs takeoff landing pairs Click Print to send the form to a printer or Print Preview to see how it will look when printed Click File via Internet to electronically file this plan with the FAA via DUAT or DUATS using the DUAT DUATS account of the Pilot specified in the flight plan This pilot must have a valid DUAT DUATS Access code and Password Note If you prefer to work with individual legs separately you can use the Split Flight Plan command on the Plan menu to create multiple flight plans from a Single master FAA FIELD DESCRIPTION Type The flight plan mode VFR IFR or DVFR For summary forms this field cannot be changed here but it may be for individual legs For summary forms close this dialog and make the appropriate change to the flight plan itself Aircraft I D The tail or N number of the aircraft This field cannot be changed here To change close this dialog open the Aircraft list dialog select this aircraft and edit the Tail number field Type equipment The aircraft type is an ICAO identifier unique to the model and make of the aircraft The equipment portion is derived from the items selected in the Equipment tab of the Aircraft dialog Neither of these items can be changed here To modify the type open the General tab of the Aircraft dialog and select a different Manufacturer or Model TAS The TAS of the first cruise leg of the flight always express
143. e with a different theme such as Sectional on one and Weather on the other and even a specific Range e g have 123 Voyager User s Guide one Chart zoomed in tightly for a Sectional view while the second Chart shows weather from a much greater Range Add creates a new theme based on the current Chart or Flight Plan settings Edit lets you change the name or icon for an existing theme Tip To change the way an existing theme is defined that is which layers are on configure the screen the way you want using the Chart Options dialog box then amp Chart click and select Save Chart Settings Delete removes the currently selected theme You may not delete the built in themes Copy creates a new theme that is identical to the selected theme You can them modify the new theme making it easy to create slightly modified themes Rename changes the name of the currently selected theme You may not rename the built in themes Restore presets returns the built in themes Sectional IFR Enroute Fast Draw etc to their default values Any theme you may have created will not be affected Assign buttons lets you modify which themes are associated with the four large buttons at the top of the Main Window Note A few themes have built in keyboard shortcuts F7 selects Sectional Digital and F8 selects IFR Enroute Low Digital 124 Customizing a Chart Options Obstacles To access this feature Right click the A button Alt
144. eck the items to print Prints the entire briefing including all header text 161 Voyager User s Guide Weight and Balance Options D SmdrtPlan Required To access this feature Select Print Setup from the File menu and choose Weight and Balance G Print Setup E r pp e Select the items to print or customize aa Options for Weight and Balance d Cover Page Ee SES e Stand Fe ration t This item prints essential weight and balance ca Cer ES SR EEN information In addition to summary information vi Airport Information always included you may also add a detailed V Chart table that shows the item s at each station and gt Weather a graphic depiction of the weight and balance EI Weight and Balance envelope as it changes during the flight FAA ICAO Flight Plan Forms M Details Part 135 Graphic Full page Use ink saver mode Kneeboard size If enabled this item prints weight and balance information This always includes at least Summary information OPTION DESCRIPTION n checked Details Part 135 Whe Voyager adds a detailed FAA Part 135 style table Showing the item s at each station When checked a graphic depiction of the weight and balance envelope as it changes during the flight is printed Graphic 162 Printing FAA I CAO Flight Plan Form Options To access this feature Select Print Setup from the File menu and choose FAA I CAO Flight P
145. ed in knots This 29 Voyager User s Guide Depart pt Depart time Cruise alt Route of flight Destination ETE Remarks Fuel on board Alt airports 30 field may be modified here The departing airport ident This field cannot be changed here Rather make the appropriate change to the flight plan itself The takeoff date time expressed in Zulu time For summary forms this field cannot be changed here If necessary make an appropriate change to the flight plan itself This field may be modified for individual legs The altitude of the first cruise leg of the flight always expressed in feet This field may be modified here Note Although this value is in feet it is submitted to DUAT DUATS in hundreds of feet e g 7000 feet is submitted as 70 A sequential list of each airport navaid and waypoint including GPS waypoints Voyager condenses flights along airways to show airway identifiers rather than all the specific navaids and waypoints This field may be modified manually For a Summary form this is the final landing airport This is derived from the flight plan itself so cannot be changed here For summary forms this is the estimated time enroute in hours and minutes to the first landing FAA regulation For individual legs it is the actual estimated time enroute This field may be edited Free form text only editable from this dialog This field is often used in IFR flights to c
146. edures and has no authority to alter them SA s flight procedure charts simply depict the flight procedures exactly as designed flight tested and prescribed by applicable government authorities The Software Product and any documentation are delivered as is and are not guaranteed to be free from errors or defects You assume all risk as to their performance EXCEPT AS STATED ABOVE SA MAKES NO EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTY AND DISCLAIMS ANY LIABILITY FOR THE SOFTWARE OR THE DESIGN ACCURACY SAFETY OR CONFORMANCE WITH STANDARDS OR REGULATIONS OF ANY FLIGHT PROCEDURE PRESCRIBED BY A GOVERNMENT AUTHORITY INCLUDING 302 Appendix BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE You indemnify and hold harmless SA from any and all claims expenses liabilities and damages including claims by third parties arising out of Your utilization of the Software Product and or Chart and Data Elements provided hereunder except to the extent that SA is liable under any express warranty set forth herein 10 ENTIRE AGREEMENT This EULA including any addendum or amendment to this EULA which is included with the Software Product is the entire agreement between you and SA relating to the Software Product and the support services if any and they supersede all prior or contemporaneous oral or written communications proposals and representations with respect to the Software Product or any other sub
147. ely translated to Flight Simulator In such a case user defined points are removed from the exported flight plan Additionally the Flight Simulator airspace database does not get updated so it s possible especially if your copy of Flight Simulator is old that the Voyager plan using current airspace data has airport navaid or waypoint references that are not in the Flight Simulator database Flight plans are supported by Microsoft Flight Simulator 2000 or later Note You can also do a virtual flight using Google Earth 207 Voyager User s Guide Send to Lowrance GPS MW SmartPlan Premier Required To access this feature Select Send to Device or Application from the File menu or click 5 on the main toolbar This feature exports the current flight plan to a Lowrance handheld GPS It has been tested against the AirMap 500 1000 and 2000c but it might also work with other units Lowrance units store flight plans on industry standard SD MMC memory cards so you must remove the memory card from your GPS and attach it to your computer before using this feature Once the flight plan is copied to the memory card put the card back into the GPS See the Lowrance documentation for how to remove the memory card A Lowrance route is not as detailed as a Voyager flight plan For example the exported flight plan does not contain altitude information fuel stops or any information specific to the aircraft or pilot OPTI ON DESCRI PTI ON
148. en a change is made in the NavLog Show message when autorouting is complete E Autosave flight plans in Voyager FDX format W Use ID for file name Waypoint identification style Ident and waypoint number Adjust cruise altitude to VFR IFR A switch that allows Voyager to vary standard cardinal altitudes the requested cruise altitude to 246 Analyze flight plan before save print Ask about refueling when an airport is selected as a wpt Ask what to do when a flight plan is reversed Ask what to do when a change is made in the NavLog Show message when autorouting Is complete Autosave flight plans in Voyager FDX format Options conform to VFR IFR standards If checked the cruise altitude of a given leg is based on the Cruise altitude but adjusted to meet standard cruise altitudes For example an east bound leg of a VFR flight with a specified cruise altitude of 7 000 feet results in an actual cruise altitude of 7 500 feet while a west bound IFR flight with the same specified cruise altitude results in a 6 000 foot actual altitude An option that instructs Voyager to analyze a flight plan warning of some potential problems before it is saved printed or submitted electronically to the FAA If checked and you choose an airport as a waypoint Voyager asks if you d like to make it a refueling stop A switch that causes Voyager to ask you what to do in terms of potentially renaming the flight plan
149. end to overlap causing either a proliferation of files names with numbers like KPAE KSFO 215 fp or overwriting files for other users By checking this box Voyager Substitutes its internal ID number for the file name These ID numbers are unique for all flight plans regardless of the machine or user that created them Thus file names will not be duplicated Of course this also means that the file name itself will not be understandable to a human so the user should use the Customize columns button within Tasks to display the Flight plan name column instead of the File name column Voyager can display route waypoints using any of three styles Waypoint numbers is the most basic as it simply displays the sequential number of each waypoint within the flight plan Ident displays the name of each waypoint or if the name is too long Wpt lt Number gt Ident and numbers combines both of the above and is the default setting Options PS GlasView Required Fana aa GPS Settings Status Status Not connected to GPS Click to use simulator Quality Not applicable W Ask to change takeoff time Automatically change zoom for landing Automatically change layouts for taxd and cruise BA Show NDBs in Direct To Nearest E Show seaplane bases heliports in Direct To Nearest Minimum runway length for Direct To Nearest Ft Automatically select COM and Baud Normally Voyager can automatically rates detect the co
150. entire flight plan NavLog Airport Info Weight and Balance etc use the Print command on the File menu or the Print icon on the main toolbar Click to show a legend that describes the colors and symbols used to depict 85 Voyager User s Guide 86 weather The pointer automatically adapts to what is nearby For example if a Flight Plan window is open and the pointer is near the flight path this tool moves click and drag a selected point and creates new legs click and drag the flight path line If you re over an airport click Voyager shows information about the airport If you click and drag over a general area not Starting near a flight path Voyager zooms to the selected area Note In GlassView mode the pointer can only select points not create new ones or move legs This keeps helps avoid inadvertent flight plan changes The grab tool makes it easy to move the Chart Select this tool then click and drag The Chart will move with the mouse until you release it Voyager guards against accidental movement of the Chart by only moving the Chart once you move the stylus a certain amount move it less than that and Voyager acts like you just clicked on a point for information about the area Only shown in SmartPlates layouts Used to selects all the airports within a given region into SmartPlate s Selected list Hidden in SmartPlates layouts Changes the cursor to a push pin tool that adds waypoints to
151. er the top of the radar echo The highest layer white indicates radar echoes present above 40 000 Ft In practice Echo Tops indicates the highest altitude at which precipitation appears hence the raindrop icon Moving the altitude slider changes the threshold at which radar echoes are suppressed For example if you move the altitude slider to 12 000 Ft all the pink you see indicates precipitation present at or above 12 000 Ft If moving the slider to 20 000 Ft hides all the pink it means that there is no precipitation at or above 20 000 Ft 91 Voyager User s Guide P Siit lliteWX Required Shows the location of lightning strikes within the past seven minutes Si Displays arrows representing wind speed and direction at wind reporting stations during the time specified on the Time Slider at the altitude indicated on the Altitude slider The arrow points to the direction that the wind is heading e g an arrow pointing straight up means the wind is heading towards 0 360 degrees or from 180 degrees Green arrows denote wind speed at or less than 20 kts and yellow arrows indicate wind greater than 20 kts but less than 60 kts Red arrows indicate winds equal to or greater than 60 kts If there is sufficient room on the Chart a circle within the arrow shows wind speed converted to the Speed units specified in the Units tab of the Options dialog Light and variable winds are shown by a Small dot within a ci
152. er can create the entire plan and send it to the Client for review While there are a few visual differences between the Briefer and standard versions of Voyager most of the Briefer features are encapsulated here for efficient use 265 Voyager User s Guide Briefer Task Pad Ei Steve Permutter SteveP amp Sheri Cartwright SheriC a Gabriel Selzer GabeS Jet Airways Takeoff time 10 4 2006 12 30 AM 10 4 2006 12 30 AM 10 3 2006 10 45 PM 10 3 2006 11 15 PM 10 3 2006 9 30 PM 10 3 2006 9 00 PM Flight plan name KBFI KSFO KBFI KSFO KPAE KSFO 18 KBOS KPHL 2 KPAE KSFO 17 KPAE KSFO 16 Home Airport KABO ALBUQUERQUE INTL SUNPO Pilot 5 T Podradchik Aircraft NSO6EA N506EA MCT Eclipse 500 Plan Mode IFR Cruise Altitude 350 Takeoff Future 01 00 Il Kids Sasha and Talia Close on use Help 266 WORKING WITH USERS At the top of the Briefer Task pad is text field that allows a Briefer to enter a name or partial name of a specific user When blank as it is here all Users are listed To find a specific user such as when one calls enter his name or any part of his name then click Find or press the Enter key on the keyboard In the example to the side Steve or even Perm would find Steve Permutter The Less lt lt button makes the Briefer Task Pad shorter by hiding less important Information When in the short mode the Less lt lt button becomes More gt gt an
153. er you launch Voyager technically before this window appears you ll see a message about TFRs a note from our lawyers and possibly a message about your data being out date MENUS The menus below alter somewhat depending on which layout is active For example the Plan menu is only shown when there is an active flight plan while the Procedures menu is only available when a Plate Pack is open File Functions for creating opening exporting and printing flight plans Plate Packs etc Controls what information is displayed within a window and which layout is used Controls what is shown on a Chart Functions for modifying flight plans and completing an FAA Flight Plan Form Functions for modifying Plate Packs Controls the download and display of weather information The same functions are also available from the Getting Started button on the bottom toolbar Themes Provides quick access to user defined color symbol themes Lists Provides access to lists of available aircraft pilots passengers etc Tools Miscellaneous tools not directly related to flight planning or organizing plates and the general Options dialog Window When window is open the Window menu lists each open window Help Has various ways to query the on line Help system and if the application is a demo version has purchase information Pressing Fl at any time displays context sensitive Help THE MAIN TOOLBAR ee
154. eral purpose Plate Pack that can include any arbitrary collection of Procedures and Airport Diagrams If you like you can enter Specific airport idents in the text field Unlike the route choice above all idents here are assumed to be airports Tip You can enlarge the selected airport list to account for IER alternates by checking the Also add nearby airports box Regardless of 60 Getting Started whether or not you enter idents here the next page helps you select additional airports Click Next to continue The next page depends on what you selected in the previous step If you selected one of the route based selections a Voyager flight plan for example you ll see the following screen However if you selected the general purpose option the last choice you ll see the second screen below Create a New Plate Pack Wizard Step 3 of A Ewe g EE m Select Airports Use this page to expand the list of selected airport to include nearby airports pag p y airp q r f Add no additional airports Add all airports near the route Add airports near takeoff landing and refueling stops Maximum distance from the route NM a 42 airports selected 1 y Ee b a 1 d Li HM eg A K 5 Se 1 V Ko che y 1 F i Ki Dis d oa ie Les 7 s Ze 4 J E d SE 5 E 7 WW SA ST T 3 a f i H k a Ed Show only selected airports Here you can select alternate and backup airports either all the way along the rout
155. eres 226 MNP Sise a ead eeleceee nines 226 MOA other SUA secese 136 180 Modeks WEE 211 Moment 17 32 109 214 288 Morse code 182 186 Motion Computing 3 42 52 120 311 Voyager User s Guide Motion BM EE 3 Motion LS 600 EE 3 Move ee te ER 84 EE egene 84 VWavpomt Leg 84 Vleit 84 MIP WEE 261 Wl 182 MRU RE 242 MSY degt 165 180 My Documents 242 N Name 4 8 17 27 29 34 94 132 165 170 172 175 177 180 182 186 190 211 214 219 230 233 234 235 238 242 288 292 Na Veti ai I 78 155 Navaid 8 29 84 94 109 132 148 165 182 186 190 242 Navalid EEN 182 VER le LEE 98 NavCanada ene a 114 NavLog 29 34 73 94 109 155 242 NavLog toolbar ee ees 34 Ve EE O 98 New 16 17 27 84 94 113 196 211 214 238 242 257 271 288 295 312 VIR 1 NMEA E 242 V Ufall 211 NORM al dicate wena ates 214 271 Normal Utility 5 211 214 North America 165 NOrt Central hei cies Seege eet 118 DNR 118 NOM UD EE 43 50 271 NOTAM S EE 116 NOLES tseedovictaus nite ctdotes 148 155 174 Nene ire EEN 3 Number On Board 29 O EE 177 ODSlACIES ees veered tees 125 182 Off airway Wa vDOolnts 142 BIR gei t2ccenetecendcuettesstoseeietomedees 190 eege hacer cured eed 235 IM CG EE 226 ill EE 295 QD E 32 196 271 let 288 Options 15 16 17 34 84 94 118 125 127 130 132 136 138 140 148 155 158 160 162 16
156. ernately select Customize Chart from the Chart button and select the Obstacles item Bechen Chart 1 j Ole Arsrace J EN Show ag Maximum range Navaids BE oe Raster a Ai S er oz This item controls if and when man made obstacles are shown Obstacle data is only available within the United States In GlassView mode when the Obstacles layer is turned on Voyager also displays obstacle warnings when obstacles are 15 degrees of your heading within 500 feet of your altitude and within two minutes at your current speed This feature works independently of TAWS OPTION DESCRIPTION Maximum range The range in the Distance units specified in the Options dialog must be at or below this value for the item to be displayed This allows the chart to intelligently declutter itself as the zoom 125 Voyager User s Guide Display altitude 126 range changes If the range as shown on the Range drop down on the Chart pane is greater than this value this item will not be shown on the chart and the other settings here are ignored Note For various reasons this value is approximate so it may vary slightly if this dialog is displayed at different Ranges If selected the altitude MSL and AGL of each obstacle is shown whenever possible Even if this option is selected the altitude may be hidden if it would cover other text Customizing a Chart Options Airports
157. ese files include FILE S Config mdb All program settings files ending with ini Some registry keys Flight plans fp Plate Packs PlatePack saved weight and balance configurations wbs etc DESCRIPTION A database with aircraft pilot passenger fuel and cargo information General setup and configuration information Basic setup and configuration information User created data files You may have placed them anywhere but the default location Is Windows Vista c Users Your Name Documents Flight Plans Windows XP c Documents and Settings Your Name My Documents Flight Plans See the Seattle Avionics Web site for information about deleting these files 296 Appendix Troubleshooting There is relatively little that should go wrong during the installation process providing the machine is relatively modern built in 2005 or later includes a modern video card and has at least 1 GB of RAM 2 GB if running Vista Voyager will not run on machines with 512 MB or less RAM Voyager relies of a Microsoft technology called DirectX version 9 0c to dramatically enhance chart drawing performance by pushing most of the work to the video card Thus overall performance can be dramatically affected by the video card If you re having trouble displaying charts we suggest checking with your video card manufacturer for updated video drivers In particular computers using an Intel 915 video card such as th
158. essarily indicate what weather to expect at landing Normally green means VFR conditions Yellow means Marginal VFR and Red is IFR However if you have set Voyager to Use standard weather symbols Blue is VFR Green is MVFR Yellow is IFR and Red is LIFR TAF This colored dot represents the weather anticipated at this airport at the time of your expected landing at the primary airport 37 Voyager User s Guide PREFERRED ROUTES M SmdrtPlan Premier Required To access this feature Create a new flight plan with the New Flight Plan Wizard and check Look for preferred routes Preferred Routes go L sm sm gen x The following routes might be applicable to your flight Routes with the exact takeoff landing f pair have green dots and are listed first For other routes Voyager shows routes between airports close to your takeoff or landing Select a route if you d like to use it Match Level Start End Start dist from End dist from KBOS NM KJFK MMD BOS GENERAL EDW JFK JOHN F KENNE eo e oaa O O a Low Jo GENERAL ow e omn FKENNE of o Both pns GENERAL EDW JFK JOHN F KENNE o o0 KIA a E Low BOS GENERAL EDW LGA LA GUARDIA Im a a Both B05 GENERAL eow uca LAGUARDIA TH 2 kon 205 cenena mow fewr wewanx use of i IL BOS GENERAL EDW EWR NEWARK LIBE a 2 be pos cenena eow ewe mere of is Both Bos GENERAL EDW EWR NEWARK LIBE The Preferred Rou
159. ew mode When shown it s visible regardless of the Cmd mode 84 Layouts Note Unlike the Layers toolbox turning a layer on with the Chartbar also ensures that the layer s key range settings are such that the layer will actually appear that is it alters the declutter settings for that layer if necessary so if you turn the layer on it always shows up Toolbar Contains various tools for adding deleting and moving waypoints and controlling the zoom level range Chart The actual Chart map display Layers Buttons that control which layers airspace airport rivers terrain etc are shown Time slider Determines the time used for the weather display Altitude slider Determines the altitude level for the Winds aloft display TOOLBAR The toolbar is normally shown in desktop layouts SmartPlates SmartPlan etc and hidden in enroute GlassView layouts KE GI mt k es a 3 rl KE EP ty Range 399 vd Jump to E I CON FEATURE DESCRI PTI ON E a The left back button restores the previous Chart settings and location and the right next button goes forward Prints the current Chart but not any associated Flight Plan or Plate Pack The output can be sent to a printer to the screen print preview or to an Adobe PDF file not available with Voyager FreeFlight You may also select whether the print uses the full width of the paper or just half the width making it more suitable for kneeboards To print the
160. ey 295 Q AR DEE 94 Quantity euer geg 235 288 QUICK INTO BEE 43 R Ze WEE 84 114 eer ee 3 Range 84 113 125 127 130 132 136 138 140 165 186 214 242 Range settinmg 132 EE 118 REGION TIME cc cece cece ee eeeee ees 118 RED EEN 175 REMOVE E 296 Remove Plate back 33 72 Restricted WEE 211 Reverse engineertng 298 BIEN 138 ENEE 226 RNP RVS WEE 226 Bet e EE 242 Rocky Mountams 118 Run up fuel bum ee eee 217 314 Runway Details 175 Runway Iengathb ence ees 242 K 78 RV SI crate ee 226 S SAMSUNG OT EE 94 Satele anasan a 84 114 242 Satellite Image 165 Satellite View 165 Save 15 27 113 155 196 242 261 288 296 EEN at Eege or 242 Scanned ene 242 Scratchpad EE 73 SEET ee Ee ieee 84 94 SE 127 Seaplane Daees cece ee eeees 242 EE 12 Seattle AVIONICS NEE 2 Sectional Eelere 242 271 elected EE 66 101 SENG lO cira e a 207 Send to AirhManp 208 Send to Anywhere Map 204 Send to Garmin G 205 DOTY CF ee 265 Service Ceilmg cece ee eeeees 219 DEMVICES eeh Zuse Se eg eeng 155 174 219 SOUP EE 4 296 297 SETUP EE 4 SNMOMCUUS ie rive buttoned een denaters 2 1 SIDS STARS oiiinninnnan 17 38 94 263 e er EE 114 116 DICED TEE 242 SIMati Pla eestte did aea 73 SmartPlates 58 66 73 101 106 SIMartROUler EE 263 271 ST EE 54 South CONE CHEN 118 Sout E aS eege 118 Special UseAirepace erenn 136 Speed direction sssesersrrrrrrrrrrrrn 148
161. f any module simply select Buy now from the Help menu to purchase online from the Seattle Avionics Web site The online purchase process accepts most major credit cards and works 24 hours a day 7 days a week After your purchase a Purchase key is emailed to you Enter the Purchase key in the Trial dialog or by selecting Enter Purchase Key from the Help menu Alternately you can order by phone during normal business hours US Pacific time zone at 1 425 806 0249 or via fax at 1 425 806 9329 The purchase key for this exact version of the software is valid forever for the installed computer Data and program updates however are licensed separately Additionally as the purchase key is specific to each computer if you must install the software on a different machine you get a new computer for example please call Seattle Avionics 1 425 806 0249 or visit the Seattle Avionics Web site for more information 295 Voyager User s Guide Uninstall This application makes use of the standard Windows Uninstall mechanism Go to your computer s Control Panel and select the Add Remove Programs application Select Voyager from the list and click Remove After the removal completes some files are intentionally left on your computer so that you don t lose information if you re install the application later Unless otherwise stated these files are in the application s main directory c program files Seattle Avionics Voyager4 by default Th
162. format based on the selection of the Translated vs Raw coded text selection in any Airport Information dialog However unlike how that switch behaves within the Airport Information dialog the display format English vs coded of DUATS briefings cannot be changed once downloaded because Voyager has to specifically tell the provider which format it prefers when the briefing is downloaded For the TAFs and METARs on the Airport Information tab Voyager always downloads in coded format then does the translation to English if requested so it can alter the display format on the fly Check Print all text to print the entire DUAT DUATS report Click Print to send the selected reports to the printer 117 Voyager User s Guide Winds Aloft To access this feature Select Show Winds Aloft Table from the Weather menu or click the Winds Aloft FD field within the Weather tab of an Airport Information dialog Winds Aloft US Pacific Valid on 3 14 2008 from 7 00 AM to 2 00 PM Home 3000 Ft 6000 Ft 9000 Ft 12000 Ft 220 17 Kts 220 13 Kts 5C 230 13 Kts 11C 230 15 Kts ae 220 17 Kts 220 13 Kts 5C 230 13 Kts 11C 230 15 Kts Vogt d 1 a E Light and variable 300 19 Kts 4C 300 28 Kts _ Print preview Light and variable 300 19 Kts 4C 300 28 Kts _ 290 20 Kts 10C 280 26 Kts 4c 280 42 Kts 320 21 Kts 290 20 Kts 10C 280 26 Kts 4c 280 42 Kts 320 10 Kts 2C 300 22 Kts 5C 29
163. frat Personal notes The salad is good at the Jet Deck The FBO Notes tab shows information about any FBOs restaurant and transportation available at each airport and has space for personal notes about the airport This FBO data is downloaded from the AOPA Web site so a valid AOPA membership is required AOPA credentials are entered separately for each pilot in the Pilots list To review or add AOPA login information Select Pilots from the Lists menu choose a pilot click the Edit button and the AOPA tab 174 Getting Information Information Airport Runway Details To access this feature Select g in a Flight Plan or Chart window and click an airport Alternately select Get Information About a Location from the Tools Info menu or click on the main toolbar then enter an airport name or ident Select the Runway Details tab ai Information PAE KPAE SNOHOMISH COUNTY PAINE HI ID Len Width Surface Pattern Elew ILS Angle Ind Lights REIL Grad Markings Ee n Tel ogres ke s safya mo osm fese 2 Les snaa Je ooo aove RI 8 This tab displays a table of very detailed information about each runway at this airport COLUMN DESCRIPTION ID The runway ident such as 07 34 or H2 Len The runway length Width The runway width Surface The runway surface type Hard Soft or 175 Voyager User s Guide Pattern Elev ILS type Angle Ind Lights REIL Grad Markings 176 Water The tr
164. ft side of each procedure This is NOT an expiration date Rather it s just the date that the procedure was printed Since the FAA reprints procedures every 28 days this date changes every 28 days it is in no way related to when the procedure may expire since there is no way the FAA can predict when they will materially change the procedure in the future That is unlike sectionals and IFR charts procedures have no pre determined expiration dates they only become obsolete when the FAA decides to change them The FAA provides us with a database of when each procedure was materially changed requiring a new download We use this information to put our own valid dates at the top of the procedure Each 28 days when Voyager checks for new data it uses this FAA database to determine which plates have materially changed and thus need to be downloaded Voyager does not download procedures that have not materially changed because doing so would require downloading about 700 MB each month That said you can force Voyager to download a full set of all 13 000 procedures by selecting Download All Procedures from the Tools menu and selecting the second option Again this file is 700 MB so it will take a long time even with a very fast Internet connection 107 Voyager User s Guide 108 Layouts Profile The Profile widget shows the flight path terrain airspace airway MEAs and clouds It s used in several SmartPlan layouts By default Voy
165. fter each leg The Fuel column is editable When checked Voyager adds a column GS showing estimated groundspeed taking wind into account Not editable If selected Voyager shows the layover on the ground time in HH MM SS format of Stop and Go legs Voyager defaults to one hour layovers but can be changed within the Defaults tab of the Options dialog Shows the True Airspeed TAS Toggles display of wind direction degrees and speed Wind direction is the direction from which the wind is coming Voyager automatically completes these fields if weather has been downloaded but you may enter overriding data Note Pre flight Name Type and MHdg are always shown even if all other options are turned off In flight Name and TCrs are always shown 35 Voyager User s Guide ALTERNATES Me SmadrtPlan Premier Required To access this feature Choose Select Alternates from the Plan menu click the Alternates area in the NavLog s Plan area or use the Alternate button from the New Flight Plan Wizard Mee KPAE gt 77S Procedure types I IL5 L LOC G GPS No Alternate Alternate a j ele iere V VOR N NDB O Other Ident Name Det NM Duration Fuel used Gal Max rwy Procs METAR TAF SOO The Alternates dialog box makes it easy to select appropriate airports as IFR alternates To select an alternate simply click the appropriate row in the table and click OK To set no alternate select the No alternate
166. g Shows a full screen NavLog Excellent for a detailed review of a flight plan either desktop or enroute NavLog and Shows a NavLog a Chart Good for flight planning on Chart smaller screens or when SmartPlan Premier has not been purchased Big Chart Just as the name implies a full screen Chart Flight Plan and 9 SwidriPlates Required Plate Pack A combined layout that for IFR flights shows both a detailed flight plan same as the Standard Flight Plan layout but also a Plate Pack Selector and Procedure widget This lets you work with both a flight plan and a related Plate Pack at the same time ORGANIZING PROCEDURES SMARTPLATES 75 Voyager User s Guide SmartP lates Required LAYOUT DESCRI PTI ON SmartPlates Like the layout used with SmartPlates version 1 0 this layout shows a Plate Pack Selector a Chart and a Procedure Flight Plan and Plate Pack SmartPlates Viewer 1 SmartPlates Viewer 2 SmartPlates In Flight 1 SmartPlates In Flight 2 A combined layout that for IFR flights shows both a detailed flight plan Same as the Standard Flight Plan layout but also a Plate Pack Selector and Procedure widget This lets you work with both a flight plan and a related Plate Pack at the same time A landscape mode layout that makes it easy to simply pick an airport and view the procedures for it No Plate Pack is created Same as above but for portrait mode S GlassView Required A
167. h general information and detailed information about each segment Click a Navaid Fix for additional information Tip By default this dialog shows all segments including both Navaids and Waypoints fixes To simplify the display uncheck the Show fixes box 182 GENERAL FIELD Name Countries Type Jet route Effective date SEGMENTS Getting Information DESCRIPTION The name of the airway such as V27 or 34 An abbreviation for the country or countries that this airway is in If the airway goes through several countries this field only represents the country of the first and last nodes The type of the airway VOR continental US Hawaii or Alaska Yes if the airway is a high altitude jet route No if it is a low altitude airway The first date Zulu that this data Is valid The table shows detailed information about each airway segment Click any item to see additional information about the navaid fix COLUMN Name Ident Type Freq Radial Dist MEA DESCRIPTION The name of the waypoint or navaid The ident of the navaid and its Morse code equivalent The type of the waypoint If it s a navaid the type of navaid VORTAC VOR DME etc is shown If not the type is a REP PT reporting point AWY INTXN airway intersection or ARTCC BDRY ARTCC boundary The navaid frequency The radial from this navaid to the next and previous navaids The first number is the radial from this nava
168. hart Note For various reasons this value is approximate so it may vary Slightly if this dialog is displayed at different Ranges 135 Voyager User s Guide Options Airspace To access this feature Right click the w button Alternately select Customize Chart from the Chart button and select the Airspace item Display altitude Show by class Fa Class B Class C Class D E Class E MOA Fa Other SUA Range IER Range You can save these settings as a custom Chart theme Themes Color symbol style IER This item controls if and when each type of airspace is shown It is divided into two sections General and Show by class GENERAL Maxim range The range In n the Distance units specified in the Options dialog must be at or below this value for the item to be displayed This allows the chart to intelligently declutter itself as the zoom range changes Ifthe range as shown on the Range drop down on the Chart pane is greater than this value this item will not be shown on the chart 136 Display altitude SHOW BY CLASS Customizing a Chart and the other settings here are ignored Note For various reasons this value is approximate so it may vary slightly if this dialog is displayed at different Ranges If selected the altitude MSL of each airspace segment is shown whenever possible Even if this option is selected the altitude may be hidden if it would cover othe
169. hat can display even more gauges Most GlassView layouts have a tab with the NavLog widget on it Simply select the appropriate tab as shown to the left Click a waypoint to modify the flight plan in any way as described in Changing the Flight Plan above 49 Voyager User s Guide GLASSVIEW TOOLBAR D GlassView Required All Voyager windows have a lower toolbar that displays common buttons like Cmd Layout Chart Wx etc In GlassView mode Voyager adds a few additional buttons helpful when flying This is called the GlassView toolbar De m aa cr me A OPTION DESCRIPTION D Shows the Direct To dialog box A 50 When clicked the current Chart uses red and yellow to alert you of terrain clearance problems This is frequently called a TAWS display Yellow means that the aircraft according to the GPS provided altitude is within 1000 feet of the terrain Red indicates that the aircraft is below the terrain or within 300 feet of it Important GPS altitude information is only accurate to several hundred feet Also Voyager s display takes only terrain not man made obstacles into account Tip When the Obstacles layer is turned on Voyager also displays obstacle warnings when obstacles are 15 degrees of your heading within 500 feet of your altitude and within two minutes at your current speed This feature works independently of TAWS Toggle with F10 When on Voyager rotates the Chart as
170. he United States on the basis of the content of a navigational aid prepared or disseminated by either the former Defense Mapping Agency DMA or the National Imagery and Mapping Agency NIMA b The DAFIF product is provided as is and no warranty express or implied including but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for particular purpose or arising by statute or otherwise in law or from a course of dealing or usage in trade is made by NIMA as to the accuracy and functioning of the product c Neither NIMA nor its personnel will be liable for any claims losses or damages arising from or connected with the use of this product The user agrees to hold harmless the United States National Imagery and Mapping Agency The user s sole and exclusive remedy is to stop using the DAFIF product The product may also make use of data provided under license from Control Vision Corp 100LL com and or Stenbock amp Everson Inc Voyager User s Guide Contact Information For general information about Seattle Avionics or our products Web www SeattleAvionics com Email info SeattleAvionics com Phone 1 425 806 0249 Fax 1 425 806 9329 Mall Seattle Avionics Inc 18706 North Creek Parkway Suite 120 Bothell WA 98011 For purchase or sales information Email sales SeattleAvionics com For customer service Email customerservice SeattleAvionics com For technical support Web www SeattleAvionics
171. he options again 199 Voyager User s Guide Send to Voyager FDX Universal Format To access this feature Select Send to Device or Application or Send to Google Earth or Application if using FreeFlight from the File menu or click a on the main toolbar This feature exports the current flight plan to the Voyager FDX Flight Data eXchange Universal file format These files have file extensions of fdx This standard file format is based on XML and designed for easy portability between different applications and systems as well as good human readability Just like a printed Voyager flight plan Voyager can export the plan either with all the altitude change points Begin Cruise Begin Descent etc or just the waypoints you entered airports navaids etc Check or uncheck the Send altitude change points box depending on your preference FILE FORMAT lt xml version 1 0 encoding UTF 8 standalone no gt lt FlightPlan gt lt Name gt FPNAME lt Name gt lt Waypoints gt lt Waypoint gt lt Name gt NAME lt NAME gt lt LocationType gt LOCTYPE lt LocationType gt lt WaypointlType gt WAYPOINTTYPE lt WaypointType gt lt Ident gt IDENT lt Ident gt lt Country gt COUNTRY lt Country gt lt Longitude gt LONG lt Longitude gt lt Latitude gt LAT lt Latitude gt lt AltStart gt ALTSTART lt AltStart gt lt AltEnd gt ALTEND lt AltEnd gt 200 Import Export lt Comment gt COMMENT lt
172. how weather switch from 2D to 3D mode go Direct To show TAWS etc cma Bayou chat Omno wx Ezo p A FF jb H GlassView divides the rest of the screen into different sections where each section can show a different type of information Chart Nearest Airports Winds Aloft Approach Procedure etc Each of these different sections is called a widget When several widgets are combined together to form a specific screen arrangement it s called a Layout Voyager includes many GlassView layouts each designed for different situations Some are best for VFR flights some for IFR some best for cruise some for landing or taxiing etc e How dol begin GlassView mode e What are the different layouts and how do I switch between them e How dol customize which gauges Track Altitude Groundspeed etc are on the screen e How dol use my XM WX satellite weather receiver for in cockpit weather updates Tip You can quickly start Voyager in GlassView mode bypassing all standard dialog boxes by starting Voyager with the QuickFly command line switch The Setup program automatically creates a Voyager 4 QuickFly icon on the desktop 41 Voyager User s Guide START FLYING GlasView Required Once a flight plan is open it s easy to switch to GlassView moving map mode and F with your connected GPS have the computer track your flight Simply click or press F5 and the screen switches to a GlassView layout that depends on
173. ht plans are more complicated than FAA plans so please refer to http www faa gov ATpubs FSS Appendix 20B htm Note 201 for more information 31 Voyager User s Guide OPEN A FLIGHT PLAN Existing flight plans including the samples included with Voyager are opened from disk in the usual way Select Open from the File menu or click the SS button on the main toolbar After a moment a Flight Plan window will appear and Voyager will begin downloading weather Note Within the context of Voyager Opening a flight plan means loading it from disk not calling a FSS to begin the clock on a flight plan previously filed with the FAA CLOSE A FLIGHT PLAN Flight 8 are closed in the usual way Select Close from the File menu or click the button in the upper right corner of the Flight Plan window Voyager will prompt to save the file if the flight plan hasn t been saved or has been changed since the last save Note Within the context of Voyager Opening a flight plan means loading it from disk not calling a FSS to begin the clock on a flight plan previously filed with the FAA Similarly Close simply means hide the window not terminate an in progress flight plan 32 Getting Started EMBEDDING PLATE PACKS WITHIN FLIGHT PLANS SmartP lates Required Within Voyager flight plans fp files and Plate Packs PlatePack files are distinct entities However it s often convenient to view or print them together so we
174. icopter Procedures are shown When unchecked they are always suppressed even when all other Filter settings are checked XM Settings By Autom atically celect COM setting a Use the COM setting below COM port AM Status XM Link Not running COM N A Last Data Ni Reports 255 Voyager User s Guide Tip Configuring an XM receiver properly can be a little tricky See XM Troubleshooting for additional information OPTION COM port Test Settings Status Reports Connect Disconnect 256 DESCRIPTION The logical communication port COM port used to connect your XM receiver to the computer See XM Troubleshooting for additional information If you manually adjust the COM port click this button to test a new setting After clicking allow the system some time perhaps as high as 30 seconds to report success see below See XM Troubleshooting for additional information This is not an option but a display It Shows whether or not XM Link the XM Supplied program that retrieves the raw data from the receiver is running If so it also shows which COM port is being used and when the last file of any type was downloaded from the satellite It s bright red when XM Link is not running and green when it Is See XM Troubleshooting for additional information When data is being received this area Shows the last time specific weather products were downloaded You can use this as a diagnostic
175. id to the next lower in the list The number after the slash is the radial from this navaid to the previous one higher in the list The distance in the Distance units specified in the Options dialog from this waypoint to the next waypoint The MEA Minimum Enroute Altitude in the Altitude units specified in the Options dialog from this waypoint to the next If there is a slash the number after the slash is the MEA of the leg from this waypoint to the previous one If not the MEA in both 183 Voyager User s Guide Max alt Obs clear Min dir Min X alt Min X dir Mag var ARTCC MRA 184 directions is the same The maximum altitude if any of this segment in the user specified altitude unit The minimum obstacle clearance altitude if any in the user specified altitude unit The point to point minimum enroute direction Not currently used The minimum crossing altitude If there is a slash the first number applies from this waypoint to the next and the second from this waypoint to the previous one Not currently used The minimum crossing direction If there is a slash the first number applies from this waypoint to the next and the second from this waypoint to the previous one Not currently used The official magnetic variation of the navaid RadialS are computed using this value rather than a more precise number that changes daily The name of the ARTCC zone Minimum reception altitude of th
176. ided to the U S Government pursuant to solicitations issued prior to December 1 1995 is provided with RESTRICTED RIGHTS as provided for in FAR 48 CFR 52 227 14 JUNE 1987 or DFAR 48 CFR 252 227 7013 OCT 1988 as applicable 7 EXPORT RESTRICTIONS You acknowledge that the Software Product is of U S origin You agree to comply with all applicable international and national laws that apply to the Software Product including the U S Export Administration Regulations as well as end user end use and destination restrictions issued by U S and other governments 8 APPLICABLE LAW If you acquired this Software Product in the United States this EULA is governed by the laws of the State of Washington If this Software Product was acquired outside the United States then local law may apply Should you have any questions concerning this EULA or if you desire to contact SA for any reason please refer to the SA Web site http www SeattleAvionics com 9 LIMITED WARRANTY LIMITED WARRANTY FOR SOFTWARE PRODUCTS ACQUIRED IN THE US AND CANADA SA warrants that the SOFTWARE PRODUCT will perform substantially in accordance with the accompanying materials for a period of ninety 90 days from the date of receipt If an implied warranty or condition is created by your state jurisdiction and federal or state provincial law prohibits disclaimer of it you also have an implied warranty or condition BUT ONLY AS TO DEFECTS DISCOVERED DURING THE PE
177. iding TFRs and other selected airspace using SIDs STARs if you like Once done print the plan get a full DUAT DUATS briefing or even file it online or send the plan to your GPS or PDA Fly Using the GlassView module Voyager uses a GPS card attached to your laptop or tablet to show you a moving map or two and other in flight information such as airport information wind data nearest airports and more Organize Plates For IFR pilots the SmartPlates module makes it a snap to keep track of which plates have changed download the new ones send them to your PDA print them side by side etc View FAA Charts Makes it quick work to view or print the official FAA scanned Sectionals IFR Low IFR High WAC or TAC charts See a list of Common Tasks Getting Started Launching Voyager On your Windows desktop double click the Voyager icon Alternately click the Start button and select Voyager from the Seattle Avionics program group The application is also implicitly launched if you double click a flight plan file fp a Plate Pack PlatePack or a weight and balance file wbs Additionally if you have the GlassView module you can quickly start Voyager in GlassView mode bypassing all standard dialog boxes by starting Voyager with the QuickFly command line switch The Setup program automatically creates a Voyager QuickFly icon on the desktop Voyager User s Guide Main Window g The main window appears aft
178. ific airports without reference to a particular flight Create a blank Plate Pack and let me add Procedures manually Select Procedures for airports that I ll select in the next step Optional Start with the following airports Separate multiple idents with spaces ee gare 266 nearby airports 50 Nm Plate Packs can be created for specific flights or for general purpose use The top two choices are for specific flights the last two are for general purpose use If you use seattle Avionics advanced flight planning system you can open a Voyager flight plan and quickly collect all the procedures you ll need for the flight Alternately you can create a rough flight plan by entering the route idents in the second area For example enter PAE PDX SFO LPC to plan a flight from Paine Field near Seattle to the Portland VOR to the San Francisco VOR to the Lompoc airport in central California Note that SmartPlates interprets 3 letter FAA idents as navaids not airports unless they happen to be the first or last ident in which case SmartPlates will assume you mean the airport Therefore if you plan a landing at Portland enter KPDX instead of PDX Tip Check the Search airports only box to search airport idents only not navaids or waypoints The third option effectively cancels the Wizard and opens a blank This is the same as selecting New from the File menu and choosing the blank Plate option The last option helps you create a gen
179. ights E Ony takeoff landing airports Skip home airport Full page li Use ink saver mode Kneeboard size Set margins a If enabled this item prints information about airports This may include a wide variety of information GENERAL OPTION DESCRI PTI ON Basic information Selects if general airport information including runway information com and nav frequencies essentially the Overview tab of the Airport information dialog is printed Airport diagram Determines whether the airport diagram PDF file downloaded from the FAA is printed FBOs and services La O SmdriP lan Premier Required 155 Voyager User s Guide Notes Selects if the detailed FBO and Services information downloaded from AOPA is printed Prints any personal notes you may have added about this airport from within an Airport Information dialog box To save paper the page Is only printed when notes are present Nearby fuel prices Not in Voyager FreeFlight Other details Weather Translated Raw coded text Prints a table of the fuel prices at nearby airports Requires a current ChartData subscription Fuel prices provided by LOOLL com Tip Voyager displays and uses fuel prices in many useful and innovative ways See all the different ways by clicking here If selected Voyager prints summary information plus fuel service remarks etc When checked Voyager prints Current Conditions METAR Forecas
180. il or fax the printout to the user 3 A user has two machines Home and Work and wants to keep the same flight plans and pilot info on both of them In most cases the user simply clicks the Synch button on the machine with the most recent changes then clicks Synch on the other machine However if flight plans have been added on both machines the user may have to click Synch on the first machine again That is if Work created a flight plan from SEA to SFO and Home has a plan from SFO to LAX clicking Synch on Work puts SEA SFO on the server Clicking Synch on Home gets SEA SFO and uploads SFO LAX to the server Clicking Synch on Work downloads SFO LAX 268 Briefer Login amp Briefer Version Required Briefer Version To access this feature Select Login from the File menu A Briefer Login User ID W Remember password W Automatically log into SQL Server OPTION DESCRIPTION User ID The User Name of the Briefer This is the short name assigned to the Briefer not the full human name Only users with a Briefer or better Access Level may login Note User Names Passwords and Access Levels may be changed by selecting Users from the Lists menu Password The Password associated with this user Remember password When checked the system will remember the Password associated with this user Use with care Automatically log into SQL Server User information is stored in a
181. ill order Burn order Main Fuel Aux Fuel Tanks Tip Fuel Tanks Aircraft capacity 96 Gal Current total 96 Gal Balanced Taxi run up fuel burn This dialog box helps make very precise profiles for high performance planes In addition to the specified in the main Weight and Balance tab this window lets you specify additional maximum weight points It also lets you specify the capacity and fill burn order of the fuel tanks 217 Voyager User s Guide WEIGHT OPTION Max ramp weight Max landing weight Max zero fuel weight FUEL DESCRIPTION The maximum total weight in the units specified in the Units tab of the Options dialog of the aircraft before it begins its run up See Run up fuel burn below for more information The maximum total weight of the aircraft as it begins to land The maximum total weight of the aircraft without any fuel Any additional weight up to Maximum Takeoff Weight must be in fuel not cargo or passengers This area lets you specify the fill and burn order of your fuel tanks Tip The fuel tanks listed here are based on the stations marked as Type Fuel in the main weight and balance area Therefore to add or remove fuel tanks use the Add and Delete buttons in the Stations area of the main weight and balance screen OPTION Capacity and fill order Burn order Taxi run up fuel burn 218 DESCRIPTION This grid does two things It lets you specify the capacity of ea
182. ilot s actual weight Used to complete the weight and balance form for a flight plan This optional section lets you select which provider you prefer DUAT or DUATS and the login information for either Voyager uses this information to download legal weather briefings and file flight plans via the Internet OPTION Provider Access Code DESCRIPTION Lets you switch between DTC DUAT and CSC DUATS Note The free version of Voyager only works with DUAT The pilot s DUATS access code ID number This is his unique ID number Access codes can be obtained free of charge from DUAT COM For DUAT the Access code must be between 8 and 10 digits Note DUAT and DUATS are different companies with different Access Codes If your Access Code has exactly 8 digits the first digit specifies the provider O means DUAT and 1 means DUATS Tip If you re not a registered US pilot you can provide the following fictitious 231 Voyager User s Guide Password Test Logon AOPA INFO Access Code DUAT only and Voyager knows to accept it but not process it 01234567 The password associated with the above Access Code DUAT Passwords are 6 to 8 characters using only letters and numbers that is no symbols Attempts to logon to DUAT or DUATS using the Access Code and Password specified AOPA is an acronym for the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association AOPA is the largest most influential aviation association in the wor
183. int or customize v Cover Page Standard Navigation Log Yi Procedures and Diagrams 4 Airport Information Print list of Procedures Diagrams d Chart W Only those with errors warnings es Weather Print customization informaton Weight and Balance a v FAA TICAO Flight Plan Forms Options for Procedures and Diagrams This item customizes how Procedures and Diagrams are printed Landing Other Alternate Skip Other for route based Plate Packs Sort By Skip recently printed Ta Category Only changed or added Full page Use ink saver mode Kneeboard size If enabled this item prints approach arrival and departure procedures and airport diagrams This only applies when the current window shows a Plate Pack GENERAL OPTION _ DESCRIPTION Print list of Procedures Diagrams In addition to the procedures and diagrams themselves this option prints a list of the items printed grouped by airport and with flags to indicate if the procedure is expired or has other problems Only those with errors warnings In a large Plate Pack the list can be very long To Save paper check this box and Voyager will create a list of just those items with a problem All 152 Print customization information Skip recently printed Max age Only changed or added Sort by Categories Printing procedures and diagrams are printed regardless of thi
184. int you d like to go to is within about 50 NM you can save typing by using the Navaids Waypoints Airports Airways and Flight Plan selector to show a list of each nearby item Navaids are sorted first by type VORs first then alphabetically Waypoints are sorted alphabetically and Airports are sorted by airspace class then alphabetically Flight Plan shows all the points in your flight plan if any in sequence Tip Except for the Flight Plan and Airways tabs you can click the top of each column to change the sort order For example to sort by Airport ident click the top of the Ident column 54 Getting Started Tip The Airport Info widget also has a Direct To button that bypasses this dialog box and sets the selected airport as the next waypoint It also has a FP button that adds the airport to the flight plan You can filter out smaller airports heliports and seaplane bases with the GPS tab of the Options dialog box Use the By I dent selector to use an embedded oversized alphanumeric keypad to manually enter any point or points separated by spaces not listed by the other tabs You can create an entire flight plan by entering a series of idents separated by Spaces Once a point is selected click D gt to fly directly to that point or FP to add the point to the flight plan then fly directly to it Use the Alt area to optionally enter the altitude you need to be at when crossing the new waypoint If you leave it blank Voy
185. ires an Internet connection to download new images but once downloaded the image is available for in flight use or anytime that the Internet is unavailable Double click to Getting Information Show it full screen or click the Full Screen link Comm The published communication frequencies for this airport listed alphabetically Navaids The applicable navaids for this airport including type frequency name ident and range if known Click an entry to see more detailed information 169 Voyager User s Guide Information Airport Weather To access this feature Select in a Flight Plan or Chart window and click an airport Alternately select Get Information About a Location from the Tools i f menu or click on the main toolbar then enter an airport name or ident Select the Weather tab EI Information PAE KPAE SWOHOMISH COUNTY PAINE FLD LE Translated Raw coded text Current conditions METAR Summary IFR Report generated at 3 14 2008 9 53 AM Home Winds From 180 degrees at 9 Kts Visibility 4 statute mile s Sky conditions Broken douds at 500 Ft AGL Overcast at 1100 Ft AGL Weather mist Temperature dew point 5 3C Altimeter setting 29 75 Hg amman at 3 14 7008 10 08 AM Overall report from 3 14 2008 9 00 AM to 3 15 2008 5 00 AM Home Winds From 160 degrees at 7 Kts Visibility 2 statute mile s Sky conditons Broken douds at 5900 Ft AGL Overcast at 1000 Ft AGL Weather
186. is case insensitive 203 Voyager User s Guide Send to ControlVision Anywhere Map MW SmartPlan Premier Required To access this feature Select Send to Device or Application from the File menu or click 5 on the main toolbar This feature exports the current flight plan to a ControlVision Anywhere Map flight plan file fp By default Voyager will automatically detect your Pocket PC PDA and put the flight plan in the usual directory used by Anywhere Map dat Alternately you can use the Write the Anywhere Map plan to my PC and let me manually put it on my PDA option to write the file to any location on your computer s hard disk You can then copy or move the file to the PDA yourself Just like a printed Voyager flight plan Voyager can export the plan either with all the altitude change points Begin Cruise Begin Descent etc or just the waypoints you entered airports navaids etc Check or uncheck the Send altitude change points box depending on your preference An Anywhere Map flight plan is not as detailed as a Voyager plan For example the exported flight plan does not contain altitude information fuel stops or any information specific to the plane or pilot Additionally if the Anywhere Map airspace database is not updated it s possible that the Voyager plan using current airspace data has airport navaid or waypoint references that are not in the Anywhere Map database And even when updated properly the Anywher
187. isplayed The top SE SE UNE see CDI Glideslope short gauge labels Use this dialog to select which gauges are shown on the Gaugebar or Gauges widget To select the gauges choose the Manually select gauges option then click the items you d like in the Available list Click Add to add the Selected shown list To remove a gauge select it in Selected then click Remove OPTION __ DESCRIPTION Manually select gauges Allows you to select exactly which gauges and in which sequence you d like to see Available Shows all the gauges available but not currently set to be shown i e not in the Selected list 56 Getting Started Selected The gauges that will be shown in the order they ll appear The top item is Shown to the left on the screen Subsequent gauges appear to its right as the screen width allows Copy current gauges Click to populate the Selected list with the gauges currently shown on the screen This makes it easy to slightly modify the default set of gauges Add Moves the item highlighted in Available to the Selected list so it will be shown Remove Moves the item highlighted in Selected back to the Available list so it will not be shown Up Down Changes the order of the item highlighted in Selected up or down Use short gauge labels By default Voyager uses gauge labels names that are longer and more English like than those used on most in panel GPS units Select this option if you d li
188. ject matter covered by this EULA To the extent the terms of any SA policies or programs for support services conflict with the terms of this EULA the terms of this EULA shall control 303 Index ET ee 127 165 211 234 242 LOOLL com 8 78 98 127 155 165 OD EE 205 E 205 2 SEI Ee 3 See 205 EE 205 9 OG eene Ee 205 dE 205 OG EO E E E E E ETT 3 A EE et e ee erter tee 2 ACCESS CODE E 230 ACCURACY dracula natant aren cunt nei 298 AChODAU Ceti ee 211 ACtivatiOn ccceeeeeeeeeaes 4 297 298 POC eebe 94 Add Plate back EE 33 72 Add Remove Programs application 296 INDIE aie EE 226 AAMI EE 265 elle 242 ADS r Eeer 226 Air Route Traffic Control Center 180 Aircraft 29 196 211 214 219 226 238 298 lg ale oD ee eee eee ere eee ree 29 AirMap 1000 cccceceeeee eee es 208 AirMap Z000C seen eee eees 208 AlF Map Eege 208 AUR METS ee EE 114 116 Airport Info 78 242 Airport Selector cccseeeeeee reece 83 Olio lag EE 106 Airport wa vpDoints eee e eens 148 Airports 94 98 127 186 280 Airspace 98 136 148 180 188 Airways nosos 17 54 132 186 263 Alphabetical mereranna 292 PEM KEE 56 Alternate Minimums 106 172 EIERE ee 36 305 Voyager User s Guide Altitude 29 34 56 84 94 109 118 125 132 136 148 160 165 170 182 219 222 238 242 261 Med e Ee EE 84 Anywhere Map 8 204 AOPA oaan 155 174
189. k Time local If the field has more than one schedule generally depending on the month additional schedules are separated by a comma Examples ALL ALL ALL The airport is open every month every day and every hour This is typical for major airports NOV APR ALL 0700 1800 MAY OCT ALL 0700 2100 Between November and April the airport is attended every day of the week from 7AM to 6PM local time and between May and October from 7AM to 9PM Note In some cases this field represents the hours during which the field is attended but the field may be open for uncontrolled traffic during additional hours It is not uncommon for example for a Class D airport to be attended less than 24 hours a day but revert to a usable Class E airport during the other hours The hours during which lighting is available The lighting might be continuous or pilot controlled The Remarks field of the Other Details tab may have additional lighting information possibly in extremely cryptic language The latitude and longitude of the official reference point of the airport The time in either Home or Zulu time as noted of civil Sunrise and sunset If this dialog is shown while a flight plan window is open the times are based on the flight plan s takeoff date 167 Voyager User s Guide Runway Diagram Satellite View Airport Diagram 168 Otherwise the time is based on the current date For land airports and sea plane b
190. ke to use GPS like three letter gauge labels instead GPS Settings Jumps to the GPS area of the Options dialog box Note VSR Vertical Soeed Required is the altitude change rate typically in Feet Min required to get from your current altitude to the desired waypoint altitude It s only applicable if you entered a target altitude in the Direct To dialog or are flying on a flight plan 57 Voyager User s Guide Working with Procedures PLATE PACK O SmartP lates Required The SmartPlates module creates Plate Packs Plate Packs are collection of Approach and Departure Procedures plus Airport Diagrams and in some cases Minimums The Procedures and Diagrams are created by the FAA and legal for in flight use A Plate Pack is a list of Procedures and Diagrams not the Procedures and Diagrams themselves That is a Plate Pack file is small because it s just a list no graphics To print or view the Procedures and Diagrams referred to in the Plate Pack you need a copy of SmartPlates SmartPlates runs on a desktop or laptop PC and can export files to a PDA running the Pocket PC 2002 2003 or Windows Mobile operating system To use SmartPlates on a Pocket PC you ll need SmartPlates for the Pocket PC available from Seattle Avionics at an additional charge The Pocket PC version requires the desktop laptop version As the name implies Plate Packs are packages collections of plates often created for a specific flight They can be create
191. l flights flown by anyone named Steve or with Steve as any part of their last name like Stevenson Enter SFO in the Takeoff airport column and N12345 in the Tail number column finds only those flight plans that begin in San Francisco and fly the aircraft with N12345 as its tail number Note that 12345 would be the same as N12345 because of wildcard matching Enter 6 30 06 in the Last modified column to show all plans created or modified on June 30 2006 Entering 2006 06 30 would have the same effect Enter lt 6 30 06 in the Last modified column to show all plans created before J une 30 2006 Enter gt 6 30 06 3 00 PM in the Last modified column to show all plans created after June 30 2006 3 PM Note Using gt with a date that has no time may give unexpected results in that it will show all plans matching the supplied date with an implicit 12 00 AM added That is gt 6 30 06 shows all plans created after midnight on 6 30 such as on 6 30 06 at 2 PM To get plans created on 7 1 06 or later use gt 7 1 06 rather than gt 6 30 06 279 Voyager User s Guide Download Airport Information SmartP lan Premier Required To access this feature Select Download Airport Information from the Plan menu while a Flight Plan is open GA Download Airport Info D To ensure that you have airport information for enroute airports you may download the information now so it s available even when you re not connected to the Internet
192. l permission has been previously obtained Some smaller airports are linked to larger so called master airports If so the master airport ident is shown here Blank otherwise US airports only The type of oxygen bottles available if any These include Low pressure High pressure High Low None and Unknown US airports only The type of bulk oxygen available if any These include Low pressure High pressure High Low None and Unknown US airports only If Yes a fee is charged for non commercial use fees are usually charged for commercial use US airports only The type of engine repairs available at this airport These include Major Minor None and Unknown US airports only The type of airframe repairs available at this airport These include Major Minor None and Unknown US airports only The actual magnetic variation for this airport on the current date This could be slightly different than a published variation since this value changes daily Positive indicates westerly variation negative easterly variation For example a value of 20 means that a true heading of 360 degrees appears as 340 magnetic If this airport is associated with a master airport this field displays the FSS info Remarks Getting Information ident of the master tower Blank otherwise The ID name and phone numbers of the primary and secondary FSS contacts for this airport US airports only FAA provided free form
193. lan 48 dialog will appear A Quickl nfo dialog shows key information about the object and makes it easy to go Direct To that point add that point to your flight plan or jump the chart to that point You can also see additional information Quickl nfo also shows the distance and bearing to that location from your current position This information is updated every five seconds Click the large text area in this example SEATTLE SEA US etc to see that same text in a full screen window with very large text This is especially handy when displaying airspace information and some of the airspace such as a TFR has substantial text associated with it These windows stay open until you click Close or click some other button However checking Automatically close after 5 seconds makes then automatically go away without taking any action Tip You can open multiple Quickl nfo windows at the same time This is helpful when you want to intercept radials from two different VORs for example If Command Mode is off that is there is no Layers toolbar or timeline you cannot move a flight plan waypoint See below While flying the easiest way to modify a flight plan is to switch to the NavLog widget and click any waypoint That Shows the window to the left that makes it easy to modify that waypoint or add new waypoints Using Direct To is also another common way to modify the flight plan The Direct To dialog ha
194. lan Form G Print Setup KI W pa F wi kd Select the items to print or customize D e Options for FAA ICAO Flight Plan Forms vi Cover Page This item prints a standard FAA and or ICAO flight v Standard Navigation Log plan form completed with the information about 4 Airport Information this flight plan aircraft and pilot The following dl Chart options apply to Voyager Premier and above v Weather BR Weight and Balance FAA flight plan Fi FAA TCAO Flight Plan Forms FJ Print one plan for the entire flight W Print a plan for each leg W ICAO flight plan B Print one olan for the antira flight WW Print a olan for sach ley Full page E Kneeboard size If enabled this item prints a standard FAA and or ICAO flight plan form completed with the information about this flight plan aircraft and pilot Using the FAA ICAO Flight Plan window you can also file plans via the Internet or print specific legs Note Voyager FreeFlight and SmartPlan Express do not support individual leg or ICAO printing OPTION DESCRIPTION FAA flight plan When checked Voyager prints the FAA flight plan for either the whole flight or for individual legs depending on what is checked below Print one plan for the entire flight One flight plan is printed which covers the entire flight including any fuel stops Print a plan for each leg A separate flight plan is printed for each leg takeoff landing pair
195. larify your intentions For example if you plan to go VFR on top State it here The estimated total endurance of the aircraft fuel assuming cruise fuel consumption during then entire flight in hours and minutes This field may be edited to allow slight variation from the Voyager estimate The alternate airport Required for some IFR flights optional for VFR DVEFR flights Only editable via this dialog on board Color of aircraft Pilot name phone number and aircraft home base ICAO SrdriPlan Premier Required Getting Started The total number of passengers and crew Edit as required Voyager analyzes flight plans for consistency between this number and the number on board implied by the Weight and Balance form The primary and secondary colors of the aircraft This field cannot be changed here To change open the Aircraft dialog and alter the Color field of the General tab A combination of the pilot s name phone number and aircraft home base information This field cannot be changed here To change select and modify the appropriate Pilot from the Pilots list or the appropriate Aircraft from the Aircraft list Voyager allows you view print and file ICAO flight plans As with the FAA plans they may be electronically filed via DUAT DUATS Most of the fields may not be edited but are derived from the flight plan itself the selected pilot or the aircraft Those that can be manually edited are white ICAO flig
196. ld This optional section is used for various tasks including downloading comprehensive FBO Services information OPTION Web Username Web Password 232 DESCRIPTION The AOPA Web Username is used to download FBO information If you ve been an AOPA member for years this is probably your AOPA Membership number If you became a member more recently this is probably a name you selected Click here if you don t remember your Web Username or Password The Web Password associated with the above Web Username If you are an AOPA member but have not registered on the Web site click here to register now If you are not yet an AOPA member we strongly recommend joining for many reasons See Www aopa org for more information Customizing Aircraft and Other Lists Passenger To access this feature Select Passengers from the Lists menu and choose a passenger a Passenger Name Description Weight To simplify completing weight and balance forms Voyager allows the creation of a passenger list When a listed passenger is added to a weight and balance form their weight is automatically added to the station FIELD DESCRI PTI ON Name The person s full name Description An optional description of the person This is only displayed within this dialog Weight This person s weight 233 Voyager User s Guide Fuel To access this feature Select Fuel from the Lists menu and choose an item Name AvGas 100LL Descrip
197. le formatted with the fields below Each field must be separated by a comma and each line by a carriage return line feed combination The file may be created with Notepad or any text editor or with a spreadsheet such as Microsoft Excel If a spreadsheet is used remember to export the file as a CSV comma separated values file as Voyager cannot directly read spreadsheet files The units used for temperature weight altitude and speed are all determined by the Units tab of the Options dialog box unless otherwise noted below Fuel flow is entered as either a Volume such as Gal Hr or a Weight such as Lbs Hr as set in Show fuel as area of the General tab of the Aircraft dialog Note It is necessary for Show fuel as to be set to the appropriate value before Import is used It may be necessary therefore to set Show fuel as close the dialog box then re open the dialog box before using I mport For more information see Advanced Model in the Performance topic The first three lines of the file are special LINE DESCRIPTION 1 The file format version number Should always be Version 1 2 A description of the file This can be any text or nothing and is not used by Voyager It is just so a human reading the file Knows what the file models E g Falcon 900EX with Long Range Cruise and Normal Takeoff 3 A comma separated list of three key columns As all POHs are organized somewhat differently this feature allows you to
198. letter abbreviation for as many or as few states as you re interested in Separate multiple states with a space or comma Example WA CA ID OR WY Nearby airport s Enter the name or ident of one or more airports Voyager will select not only these airports but also any airport within a 50 NM radius of each of these Separate multiple entries with a space or comma Example PAE PDX SFO As airport names often contain spaces it s sometimes difficult to enter multiple airport names In that event it s easiest to use idents rather than names 102 Layouts Group by State When checked Voyager organizes the Available list by state then by airport When unchecked airports are listed alphabetically Same as selecting Group by State from the Procedures menu Show Ident then Name Airport idents FAA 3 or 4 letter versions are shown followed by the airport s name Same as selecting Show Ident then Name from the Procedures menu Show Name then Ident Airport names are shown before the FAA ident Same as selecting Show Name then Ident from the Procedures menu Search Populates the Available list area with airports and Procedures that match all of the criteria in the Filter area AVAILABLE bese ONP NEWPORT MUNI E OTH SOUTHWEST OREG PAE SNOHOMISH COUNT ff ILS OR LOC RWY 16R E RNAV GPS RWY 16R E RNAV GPS RWY 34L E AIRPORT DIAGRAM i PDT EASTERN OREGON PDX PORTLAND INTL
199. look for the aircraft in the Model list below The Mfg and Model are used when filing a flight plan Note Selecting a Mfg and Model does not automatically select all the proper performance weight and balance and other factors for this aircraft as such would require Voyager to store thousands of aircraft profiles The Mfg and Model selections are only used to complete the Type Equipment field block 2 of the FAA Flight Plan form The model of the aircraft as listed in the official ICAO aircraft directory In cases where the aircraft is referred to by multiple names you may have to look to find the right choice For example most people refer to a Cessna Skyhawk 172 as a C172 or 172 but it s listed here under its official name of Skyhawk 172 although the Similar Cessna 152 is simply called a 152 The Mfg and Model are used when filing a flight plan Optional additional model specifier For example the Cessna Skyhawk 172 has been made for decades so an additional type a single letter in this case is used to differentiate between the variants The color s of this aircraft using colors approved for FAA flight plans and used when a flight plan is filed Click the button to change the color The ICAO identification number of the aircraft For US based aircraft this is commonly called the N Number since it begins with the letter N Optional year of manufacture The FAA category of the aircraft Normal Utility Acrobatic
200. lternates Briefer Comments File name Flight plan name 2 6 A list of any airports provided in the Alternate block of the FAA form The name of the briefer Only relevant in Voyager Briefer versions A comment added by the briefer Only relevant in Voyager Briefer versions The name of the flight plan file such as KSEA KSFO fp The name of the flight plan Note File name and Flight plan name are not the same although they sound similar In most cases the File name will be the same as the Flight plan name plus a mp However if Voyager is saving flight plans based Folder Fuel stops Full file name Landing airport Landing time Last accessed Last modified Pilot name Pilot organization Routing method Tail number Takeoff airport Takeoff time Type Advanced Features on an internal ID the File name will be the machine readable ID number and the Flight plan name will be the human readable name you d expect The folder in which the flight plan is stored Note By default all Voyager flight plans are stored in your My Documents folder under a Flight Plans subfolder However it is possible to tell Voyager to use a different default document directory This is a comma separated list of all airports used a fuel stops This field is the combination of the Folder and File name columns The ident of the landing airport The date and time of landing Depending on how Time format is set Voyager
201. m the Procedures menu K Note On the Chart related to the Plate Pack Selector Voyager uses light blue circles to indicate all airports that have any type of Procedure or Airport Diagram not just those in Available Those in the Plate Pack that is in the Selected list are also outlined in orange You can hide the blue circles by selecting Show Only Selected Airports from the Procedures menu 70 Getting Started SAVE A PLATE PACK O SmartP lates Required Save a Plate Pack to disk by selecting Save from the File menu or clicking the button on the main toolbar By default Voyager first analyzes the Plate Pack and warns if some of the procedures need to be downloaded or are out of date When a Plate Pack window is closed Voyager prompts to save it if the Plate Pack was changed since the last save Use Save As also on the File menu to save the current Plate Pack under a new name Note A Plate Pack is simply a list of airports and procedures not the procedures themselves That is you email a Plate Pack to a friend it will not be useful unless they also have Voyager PRINT A PLATE PACK O SmartP lates Required Print Plate Packs by selecting Print from the File menu or clicking the button on the main toolbar Depending on a setting in the Preferences section of the Options dialog Voyager first analyzes the Procedures and Diagrams to ensure that they re downloaded and up to date this is on by default for maximum safet
202. m to access it without a reboot Turns off automatic GPS discovery so you can manually select the COM and Baud rates This should only be necessary when troubleshooting GPS connection problems or if you have multiple GPS units connected to your computer The logical communication port COM port used to connect your GPS receiver to the computer See Notes above for more details If manual settings has been enabled you can choose the speed baud at which your GPS communicates with the computer As GPS data is very low bandwidth that is very little information is sent there is no need to select a high baud rate Most GPS units function properly at 4800 baud If you manually adjust the COM and baud rates click this button to test a Status Quality Position Options new setting After clicking allow the system some time perhaps as high as 30 seconds to report success see below This is not an option but a display It Shows whether or not Voyager is connected to a GPS If so it also Shows which COM port is being used the baud rate and whether or not the GPS is receiving valid position data from the satellites It s bright red when there is no connection yellow when connected but without valid data and green when valid data is being received Note If Voyager is not connected to a GPS you can click here to start a built in GPS simulator You can also output a Voyager flight plan to the GPS simulator portio
203. made a way to associate Plate Packs with flight plans To Add an Existing Plate Pack to a Flight Plan Open or create the flight plan in the usual way e Select Add Plate Pack from the Plan menu and use the standard Windows file open dialog to select the Plate Pack e Once the combined entity opens use the NavLog and Plate Pack tabs to switch between the two al e Save the flight plan to save the reference to the Plate Pack To Add a New Plate Pack to a Flight Plan de e Open or create the flight plan in the usual way e Select New from the File menu and select the Plate Pack tab Choose either of the top options to create a default Plate Pack or the Blank option to create a blank Plate Pack e a Save the flight plan to save the reference to the Plate Pack To Remove a Plate Pack from a flight plan e With the combined flight plan Plate Pack open select Remove Plate Pack from the Plan menu e a Save the flight plan To Print a Flight Plan and the Associate Plates from the Plate Pack e With the combined flight plan Plate Pack open simply select Print Print Preview or Print Settings in the usual way 33 Voyager User s Guide CUSTOMIZE NAVLOG SmdrtPlan Premier Required To access this feature Select Customize NavLog from the Plan menu or click on the NavLog toolbar Gi Customize NavLog Select the columns to display E Altitude v Distance H Layover time W Course detail Duration TAS E C
204. mb from the highest altitude this aircraft can fly that is impossible If necessary duplicate values from the next highest altitude in the table As above but for descent 225 Voyager User s Guide Aircraft Equipment To access this feature Select Aircraft from the Lists menu and choose an aircraft or click the Add button Select the Equipment tab or step Transponder Moda FMS None Radio E LORAN ek pas Fie Heavy E RNav E RNP MTACAN 8 RNP RVSM FAA Equipment Type U This tab list the various equipment that may be aboard each aircraft These settings are used to compute the equipment field Q X etc of an FAA or ICAO Flight Plan Form As FAA and ICAO forms have very different equipment sections this page is also separated into an FAA and ICAO section FAA GPS Specifies what Global Positioning System equipment if any is aboard Transponder Specifies which transponder if any is aboard FMS Specifies which Flight Management System if any is aboard Radio Checked if a radio is aboard DME Checked if Distance Measurement Equipment is aboard 226 HN av TACAN LORAN INS RNP RNP RVSM TCAS Heavy ICAO O SmdrtPlan Premier Required Com Nav ADF W Data link RA GNSS HF RTF ILS Sms E LORAN C W MLS Wake turb E Omega E RNF 1 TACAN E UHF RTF VHF RTF VOR KO E mY E Light Customizing Aircraft and Other Lists Checked if Area Navigatio
205. means DUATS Don t have a DUAT account or forgot your camel Getting one is free quick and easy Click here to g n account now Lee j i charmi TA da E E Dn packt ke E E e This dialog shows information about a pilot This information is used for completing weight and balance forms submitting flight plans via DUAT or DUATS and for verifying valid flight plans It is divided into three sections General Info DUAT DUATS Info and AOPA Info You can edit this information later using the Pilots choice under the Lists menu GENERAL I NFO DESCRIPTION l The pilot s full name Used to differentiate between various pilots in the Pilots list to complete the FAA and ICAO Flight Plan Forms and is printed by default on the cover page of a printed flight plan 230 Description Organization Certificate Rating Phone Address Weight DUAT DUATS INFO Customizing Aircraft and Other Lists An optional description of the person This is only displayed within this dialog An optional item that is printed on the flight plan s cover page The pilot s FAA certificate number as listed on his license The pilot s highest FAA rating Used to compare against flight plans to ensure that a VFR or Student pilot is not planning an IFR flight The pilot s contact phone number Required to complete a FAA Flight Plan Form via DUAT The pilot s address Required for DUAT and ICAO flight plan forms The p
206. mes In that event it s easiest to use idents rather than names 67 Voyager User s Guide Group by State Show Ident then Name Show Name then Ident Search Available fee DN ONP NEWPORT MUNI OTH SOUTHWEST OREC PAE SNOHOMISH COUNT B ILS OR LOC RWY 16R D RNAV GPS RWY 16R E RNAV GPS RWY 34L E AIRPORT DIAGRAM i PDT EASTERN OREGON PDX PORTLAND INTL D BONVL FIVE E HELNS FOUR E MOXEE SIX E ILS OR LOC RWY 10L DS OR LOC RWY 28L a E ILS OR LOC RWY 10R When checked Voyager organizes the Available list by state then by airport When unchecked airports are listed alphabetically Same as selecting Group by State from the Procedures menu Airport idents FAA 3 or 4 letter versions are shown followed by the airport s name Same as selecting Show Ident then Name from the Procedures menu Airport names are shown before the FAA ident Same as selecting Show Name then Ident from the Procedures menu Populates the Available list area with airports and Procedures that match all of the criteria in the Filter area The Available list shows the airports and procedures that match the criteria specified in the Filter area These procedures are not in the Plate Pack Only the Procedures and Diagrams in the Selected list are saved as part of the Plate Pack The Available list can be thought of as a rough draft list that you manually narrow do
207. ministrator for details if you need more information Passwords are stored in an encrypted format using encryption algorithms built into Windows they are not stored as plain text In some situations it might be necessary to also enter your network domain name This can be left blank in most cases Use this button to verify the Internet connection If you ve entered proxy information and get an error please contact your System Administrator for more information as these settings vary greatly between networks Options Options Units BC ar Es er en SE E m Distance 4 Lat Long Pressure Runway ch P k d 4 Speed Temp Volume 3 a E Weight This tab controls the units used to display information Changing the units immediately updates all open flight plans but does not affect those saved to disk For ad hoc unit conversions use the Unit Converter feature under the Tools menu instead of changing these values Note Fuel quantities can be displayed as either a Volume or a Weight This is specified for each individual aircraft not here To change use the Show fuel as option within an aircraft dialog 261 Voyager User s Guide OPTIONS Altitude Distance Lat Long Pressure Runway Speed Temp Volume Weight 262 DESCRIPTION The units used to display altitude and terrain elevation Default is Ft feet Other choices include M meters and FL Flight
208. ms at those stations You can enter items either by typing their names and weights or by selecting existing items using the drop down list that appears as you click into the Item column For example if there is station named Front Passenger you can click into the Item column under the Front Passenger heading and select Sample Passenger from the drop down list His weight is automatically entered in the Weight column and the Moment column is recalculated Alternately if you have a new passenger enter her name and weight in the Item and Weight columns and Voyager will not only recalculate the moment but also add this person to the Passengers list for quick use the next time She flies Weight and Balance Information 24 Getting Started The right side of this page displays the weight and balance information implied by the Stations area The acceptable weight and balance envelope for this aircraft is displayed as a shape consisting of various points five in the above example arranged more or less diagonally The vertical or Y axis is the weight The horizontal or X axis is the total moment divided by 1000 An aircraft loaded within the weight and balance envelope has all the colored points within the shape If any point is outside the shape Voyager will warn of the imbalance Click Next when ready SmdrtP lates Required If you re planning an IER flight and you also have SmartPlates Voyager can create a Plate Pack specific to this
209. must update their video drivers The URL is http downloadcenter intel com filter results aspx strTypes all amp Pr oducti D 1862 amp O0SFullName Windows XP Professional amp lang eng amp strOSs 44 amp submit Go 21 Install the latest Mobile Intel 915GM GMS 910GML Express Chipset Family Driver Users of other video cards should check for updated drivers by visiting http www seattleavionics com support VideoCards aspx e Voyager can download any number of approach plates and scanned FAA charts A full US set of each could take up to 15 GB of disk space e Voyager runs well on Intel based Apple Macintosh computers under Boot Camp However as of this writing Voyager will not run correctly under a virtual machine such as Parallels or VMWare e GPS Bluetooth serial or USB GPS unit required for GlassView moving map e XM Receiver An XM WX satellite receiver either Bluetooth or USB is required for XM weather A subscription to XM is also required See Troubleshooting if you re having a problem running Voyager Voyager User s Guide Installation and Activation FROM A CD ROM Insert the disk into a CD ROM or DVD drive Within 30 seconds the Setup program should start automatically If it doesn t browse to the disk and double click on SETUP EXE The Setup application installs Voyager and all available data This may include the Microsoft NET runtime and certain Microsoft database components if not already installed Foll
210. n uncheck the Use WingX s database for aviation waypoints checkbox When unchecked Voyager sends all waypoints as pure latitude longitude points 210 Customizing Aircraft and Other Lists Aircraft General To access this feature Select Aircraft from the Lists menu and choose an aircraft or click the Add button a we z Laran Keeser Name My Cessna 172 M Manufacturer CESSNA X l Tail number Color e Category Normal Photo This tab contains the most basic information about an aircraft such as its make and model tail number etc Tip To define a new aircraft it s usually faster to base it on an existing aircraft rather than define it from scratch Click the Copy from aircraft library button to clone and modify information from another aircraft l SCRI PTI ON _ The name you ll use to refer to this aircraft This can be anything you like such as My Airplane Bonanza A 36 Rental 172 or the tail number Description The description is optional text that you can use to differentiate between this aircraft and others later It s not 211 Voyager User s Guide Manufacturer Model Type Color Tail number Year Category 212 Shown anywhere except in the Aircraft dialog box The current manufacturer of this aircraft as listed in the official ICAO aircraft directory In cases where the aircraft design has been sold from the original manufacturer select the current manufacturer and
211. n 24 hours a day but revert to a usable Class E airport during the other hours Shows the lowest fuel price at this airport if you have a current ChartData subscription or the types of fuel available as reported in the FAA s AF D Click to see additional info and the prices at nearby airports Fuel prices from LOOLL com Tip Voyager displays and uses fuel prices in many useful and innovative ways See all the different ways by clicking here Indicates which surfaces Hard Soft etc are available Sets this airport as the next waypoint pork Fig Adds this airport to the flight plan in the sequence you select p fi F Rwy Shows the Runway Selector dialog box that makes it easy to find the 80 Layouts best runway and add an approach to the flight plan As this button adds multiple points to the flight plan an airport must be on the flight plan before Rwy can be used If the airport is not on the flight plan Rwy asks if you want to add it to the end Tip To add the airport somewhere other than the end use the new FP button first then click Rwy Centers the current Chart on this airport Shows the FAA taxi diagram if available in a Procedure widget If no Procedure widget is on the screen the diagram appears in a full screen window PRO If the FBO information has been previously downloaded Voyager displays it in a full screen window Tip Befo
212. n checked Voyager prints a concise summary of the flight including distance duration and fuel information 147 Voyager User s Guide Standard Navigation Log Options To access this feature Select Print Setup from the File menu and choose Standard Navigation Log a Print Setup Select the items to print or customize _ Options for Standard Navigation Log ach ae TF This item creates a navigation log in a commonly El Standard Navigation Log used format You can customize what is shown v Airport Information by selecting items from below 4 Chart lt Weather Altitude Layover Weight and Balance I ESTERN d EENETI Ivi FAA ICAO Flight Plan Forms a B N j Distance TAS Fuel Time Groundspeed Winds Show alttude change points Show notes area on the first page Full page i Wse ink saver mode Kneeboard size Set margins Se eee eae If enabled this item prints a navigation log in a commonly used format By default each leg of the flight including the synthesized legs that Voyager inserts for calculating cruise and descent points is shown Note Certain vital columns such as Location Altitude and MHdg are always shown even if all other options are turned off If the Kneeboard option on the main portion of the dialog is checked Course detail and TAS are disabled because they will not fit in the smaller format OPTION DESCRIPTION Altitude If checked the log includes
213. n equipment is aboard Checked if TACAN equipment is aboard Checked if a LORAN is aboard Checked if an Inertial Navigation System is aboard Checked if Required Navigation Performance equipment is aboard Checked if RNP with RVSM equipment is aboard Checked if the aircraft includes an advanced collision avoidance system Checked if the aircraft is capable of a takeoff weight of more than 255 000 pounds whether or not it is operating at this weight Transponder ADS Mode Ident reporting ModeS Altitude reporting None E ADS Emergency and Survival Equipment VHF radio UHF radio ELBA 227 Voyager User s Guide COM NAV OPTION ADF Datalink DME GNSS HF RTF ILS LORAN C MLS Omega RNP TACAN UHF RTF VHF RTF VOR W X Y Z Wake turbulence Transponder ADS 228 DESCRI PTI ON Checked if the aircraft has ADF navigation equipment Checked if a datalink system is installed Checked if Distance Measurement Equipment is aboard Checked if a Global Navigation Satellite System effectively a GPS system is installed Indicates that a High Frequency RTF is installed Checked if Area Navigation equipment is aboard Checked if a LORAN is aboard Indicates that a MLS is installed Checked if an Omega receiver is installed Checked if Required Navigation Performance equipment is aboard Checked if TACAN equipment is aboard Indicates that an Ultra High Frequency RTF
214. n of Franson s GPSGate When connected this area shows the number of satellites that the GPS has found whether the GPS is receiving WAAS information and if the GPS has enough data for a 3D position The more satellites the more accurate the positional information If fewer than three or four satellites are found the GPS will be unable to provide valid data Altitude information is much more accurate if the GPS finds enough satellites for a 3D lock Without a 3D lock a 2D lock altitude information is highly suspect Positional information is much more accurate if the GPS is receiving WAAS information If valid data is being received this area Shows the current position groundspeed and altitude updated every second Note GPS locations are only accurate to about 10 feet at best with WAAS Hence even when you re stationary the GPS will report some movement and atrack GPS altitude is less accurate Even when stationary a GPS may report altitude that varies by hundreds of feet The reported altitude should be considered less 251 Voyager User s Guide accurate than a properly set altimeter Reset GPS Sometimes after a computer returns from Hibernation or Sleep the Bluetooth connection to the GPS is lost Click this button to re initialize a lost GPS connection After clicking Voyager may take up to 30 seconds to restore the connection so do not click the button repeatedly In most cases you won t have to re
215. n the main toolbar This feature exports the current flight plan to a Garmin handheld GPS It has been tested against the Garmin Pilot III 96 96c 195 196 295 and 296 but it might also work with other units As Garmin panel mounted GPS units do not have a public computer interface Voyager cannot export to panel mounted units such as the 430 530 and G1000 The export makes best use of the features available on each GPS unit For example the export process will use the internal aviation database of most units rather than create user defined waypoints directly over existing airports or navaids By default Voyager will scan your computer s COM and USB ports for a Garmin GPS so be sure the unit is on and properly connected before you use this feature A Garmin route is not as detailed as a Voyager flight plan For example the exported flight plan does not contain altitude information fuel stops or any information specific to the aircraft or pilot Note For the USB based GPS units 96 96c and 296 to communicate with the computer you must install the software that came with your GPS first For the COM serial port based units you may need to purchase a special connection cable before you can connect to your PC The cables can be purchased directly from Garmin or from many of their resellers OPTION DESCRIPTION Automatically detect my GPS Instructs Voyager to scan your computer s COM serial ports and USB bus for a Garmin GPS Co
216. name or ident for a specific airport If a particular Procedure or Diagram is selected it s removed from the Selected list If an airport is selected all of its Procedures and Diagrams are removed Same as Selecting Remove from Selected from the Procedures menu or right clicking the mouse and choosing Remove from Selected Removes all the airports and Procedures in the Selected list Same as selecting Remove All from Selected from the Procedures menu K Note On the Chart related to the Plate Pack Selector Voyager uses light blue circles to indicate all airports that have any type of Procedure or Airport Diagram not just those in Available Those in the Plate Pack that is in the Selected list are also outlined in orange You can hide the blue circles by selecting Show Only Selected Airports from the Procedures menu 105 Voyager User s Guide Procedure View The Procedure widget shows airport diagrams and approach arrival or departure procedures It s used in most IFR GlassView layouts and in all SmartPlates layouts When Command Mode is On there is a toolbar on the top With Command Mode Off the toolbar is hidden SEATTLE WASHINGTON AL 582 FAA APP CRS Perig San 130 RNAV GPS RWY 16C 161 Apt Elev 433 SEATTLE TACOMA INTL SEA Barc VNAV systems LAVA VNAV MA 2 MISSED APPROACH CHE cross at a ink SRC So above 47 C 116 i below 2000 a DME DME MILLT and hold continue dimb ir hold to 5000
217. nce and magnetic heading from the current location to this airport Name The official name of the airport Class While airports are not technically assigned a class the predominant airspace surrounding them implies a class When possible Voyager shows this implied class here Max rwy The length of the longest runway at this airport Wx If a current METAR or TAF is available for the airport this field shows green for VFR red for IFR or yellow MVFR A blank field indicates no valid report not necessarily VFR conditions Note If Voyager is set to Use standard weather symbols and colors a blue dot means VFR green is MVFR yellow is IFR and Red is LIFR NAVAIDS By default navaids are sorted by distance from the current location Click the top of any column to sort by that column OPTION DESCRIPTION Type An icon representing the type of navaid VOR NDB etc Ident The ident of the navaid Frequency The frequency of the navaid To From Using the published magnetic variance for the this navaid this shows the standard TO and FROM radials relative to the current location MHdg Dist The distance from the current location to the navaid Name The name of the navaid This is especially relevant for NDBs as they are typically referred to by name rather than ident unlike VORS 100 Layouts Plate Pack Window SmdrtP lates Required Plate Packs are the core of SmartPlates
218. nceivably if you have another device connected to the COM port a dial up modem Palm PDA etc this scan could interfere with other devices so you might need to manually determine which port your GPS is connected to Note After Voyager finds the correct COM or USB connection the first time Voyager attempts to use that connection for subsequent exports before trying other connections Therefore the first export might take a little longer than later exports 205 Voyager User s Guide Use the following connection Waypoints only Flight plan route Name Number Altitude change points all waypoints Use the GPS database for standard aviation wpts 206 Select this option if the automatic scan has trouble finding your GPS or you have multiple GPS units connected to your computer By default Voyager sends the waypoints as part of what Garmin calls a route a flight plan However if this option is selected Voyager just sends the waypoints in the flight plan to the GPS as user defined waypoints not as part of a route The flight plan points are sent as part of a Garmin route A unique name for the route For older GPS units a route number is also required This value is ignored by the 295 and later models On the screen Voyager normally shows just the waypoints you entered airports navaids etc However when printed a Voyager flight plan usually also includes altitude change points Begin Cruise
219. nes if waypoint identifiers as well as a route line are displayed on the charts Flight Plans only Adds a profile view to the bottom 1 4 of the page The points are synchronized to what is on the Chart above 159 Voyager User s Guide Weather Options To access this feature Select Print Setup from the File menu and choose Weather Print Setup Select the items to print or customize SS oe de Be This item shows weather information for a flight iw Standard Navigation Log plan Using text and or graphics it su mmarizes d Airport Information conditions as they change during flight v Chart S IL keent Men D Beer V Weight and Balance DUAT DUATS Briefing BETARS TAFS 4 FAA TCAO Flight Plan Forms JI AIRMETs W Winds aloft T ATC Delay and E ATC Delays and E _ Center Weather Convective SIGM Show legs Departure Closes Destination Close V FA Hazards and V FA Synopsis and Options for Weather Cstomize W All sections Full page Use ink saver mode l Kneeboard size If enabled this items prints enroute weather information and legal DUAT DUATS Standard Weather Briefings The graphical features summarizes forecast weather conditions and winds as they change during the flight Click the Customize button to customize the weather chart requires SmartPlan Premier METARs TAFs If checked
220. nformation is very easy Normal users running the Client version of Voyager click the synch button on the main toolbar to exchange information with the server Within about 30 seconds each Briefer s screen is updated with any new flight plans the user may have created Similarly each Briefer s screen is also be updated if another Briefer makes a change Briefers do not need to manually synch as their data is always automatically synchronized Examples 1 A user creates a flight plan and wants a Briefer to review it The user creates the flight plan in the usual way then clicks Synch He then calls a Briefer who uses the text field at the top of the Briefer Task Pad to immediately find the user The Briefer then double clicks on the new flight plan which is at the top of the list since the flight plans are sorted by the time they were last modified If the Briefer makes any changes he simply saves the changed plan and tells the user to click the Synch button on his computer 2 A user wants the Briefer to create the plan from scratch then send it to him The Briefer uses the Briefer Task Pad to find the user in the Users list After clicking the user the Briefer either uses the Quick Route area or the Wizard to create the plan The Briefer then saves the flight plan and calls or emails the user telling him to hit the Synch button on Voyager The Briefer might also create a PDF of the plan select Print to PDF from the File menu and ema
221. nge Rate Descent Customizing Aircraft and Other Lists altitude this aircraft can fly that is impossible If necessary duplicate values from the next highest altitude in the table The speed in units specified in the Units tab of the Options dialog of the aircraft during descent at this combination of altitude and or temperature and or weight The fuel flow per hour in units specified in the Units tab of the Options dialog of the aircraft during cruise at this combination of altitude and or temperature and or weight The data should be a weight e g Lbs Hr if Show Fuel As is set to Weight in the General tab of this dialog or a volume e g Gals Hr if Volume is selected Same as above but during a climb beginning at this altitude temperature weight combination Note This value must be gt 0 even if it represents climb from the highest altitude this aircraft can fly that is impossible If necessary duplicate values from the next highest altitude in the table Same as above but during a descent beginning at this combination The climb rate per minute in either Feet or Meters e g Ft Min when Starting at this altitude temperature weight condition If your POH uses Time and Distance rather than Ft Min you may have to do some manual calculations first Note If your Altitude Unit is FL use FT here instead That is enter as FT Min not FL Min Note This value must be gt 0 even if it represents cli
222. nges If the range as Shown on the Range drop down on the 132 DISPLAY Customizing a Chart Chart pane is greater than this value this item will not be shown on the chart and the other settings here are ignored Note For various reasons this value is approximate so it may vary slightly if this dialog is displayed at different Ranges The following options control what information if any is displayed along with each airway line Each consists of a checkbox that turns the display on or off and a Range value which specifies the maximum range for the item to be displayed OPTION Changeovers MEA Name Radials Intersections DESCRIPTION The point at which a pilot navigating an airway should switch from one navaid to another Regardless of this setting like a printed IFR chart changeovers are only shown when the changeover point is more than about one mile from the midpoint of the airway leg Not Supported in the current version of Voyager Minimum Enroute Altitude MEA is one of the most vital pieces of information for IFR flying as it specifies the lowest altitude MSL of the airway segment Tip Even if this option is off you can see the MEA by selecting the Pointer cursor on a Chart and clicking anywhere along the airway The name of the airway such as V207 Victor 207 or J54 Determines if Voyager should compute and display the radials from each navaid to matching airway
223. nk for non US airports While airports are not technically assigned a class the predominant airspace surrounding them implies a class When possible Voyager shows this implied class here The official field elevation MSL The Traffic Pattern Altitude MSL If no official value is available Voyager displays an estimated value computed by adding 1000 feet to the Elevation and rounding up to the nearest 100 feet The name that pilots should use when communicating with the tower or ground control A list of which fuels if any are available such as 1OOLL JetA etc US airports only Additionally if you have a current ChartData subscription Voyager displays current fuel prices Click to see additional info and the prices at nearby airports Fuel prices are provided by OO com Tip Voyager displays and uses fuel prices in many useful and innovative ways See all the different ways by clicking here The length of the longest runway at this airport If at least one runway has an Instrument Landing System available Voyager puts an ILS in this field It is blank otherwise A combined field showing the presence of hard and or soft runways Water runways at sea plane bases are considered hard in this context If an operating schedule is available Lighting schedule Latitude longitude Sunrise sunset time Getting Information the field contains information in the following format Month s Days of the wee
224. o make changes Tip You can shorten this process by removing steps with the Wiza of the Options window i General Information A Warnings From KPAE to KSFO An IFR flight is specified but the aircraft My Takeoff date time 2008 03 13 15 30 Home Cessna 172 M is not IFR certified Est landing date time 2008 03 13 22 39 Home Distance 646 8 NM An IFR flight is specified but the pilot John Q Duration 06 24 incl layovers 07 09 Pilot is not IFR rated Fuel on board 05 15 Fuel used 51 2 Gallons I All or part of the flight is during the night Fuel remaining 12 9 Gallons 01 37 Be advised that Voyager can t check for all possible dangerous flight conditions In particular it doesn t check for TFR or other restricted space entry poor weather conditions etc As always be sure to get an official weather briefing before departing This wizard page shows general flight information time enroute fuel used etc as well as warns about some but not all potential problems As the text on the page itself shows Voyager does not warn about all potential problems As always get an official briefing before you fly Click Finish to open the plan in a Flight Plan window or Previous to make any corrections 26 Getting Started SAVE Save a flight plan and or Plate Pack to disk by selecting Save from the File menu or clicking the al button on the main toolbar If Analyze flight plan before sav
225. o need while keeping the rest the Other category procedures part of the Plate Pack As part of the Plate Pack they re always current and ready for on screen access or later printing To categorize an airport From a Plate 153 Voyager User s Guide Pack window select the procedure or airport in the Selected list and right click the mouse then pick a category from the pop up menu or select the category from the Procedures menu on the main window Voyager can download procedures and airport diagrams either from the Seattle Avionics Web site the default or directly from the FAA The Seattle Avionics procedures are compressed for much better download speed but at the expense of some slight visual quality You can change your preference by selecting Options from the Tools menu selecting Preferences and Procedures 154 Printing Airport Information Options To access this feature Select Print Setup from the File menu and choose Airport Information EI Print Setup Select the items to print or customize Options for Airport Information WwW Cover Page Standard Navigation Log BA Airport Information Print Ea Chart Basic information Airport diagram Weather 4 Weight and Balance v FAA ICAO Flight Plan Forms Fuel prices W Other details Weather Translated Raw coded text Approach departure procedures All Only selected Select options below Fi FEOs and services Notes Skip for VFR fl
226. o view the report ina full screen window using large fonts 81 Voyager User s Guide Forecast The most current TAF available for this airport or the nearest airport with a TAF Click the text to view the report in a full screen window using large fonts Winds aloft The currently valid Winds Aloft FD at the closest reporting station to this airport Click the phrase Winds Aloft to see the entire Winds Aloft table The reporting station s ident is also Shown if it s not this airport Click that ident to see information about the reporting station The Winds Aloft table shows the wind direction true not magnetic and speed at the various altitudes MSL Shown at the top of the table If available the outside air temperature at each altitude is shown in parenthesis Note Winds Aloft is only displayed if the closest reporting station is within 200 NM of this airport Voyager only downloads US and Canadian data APPROACHES DEPARTURES SmartPlates Required These tabs show lists of published procedures Click a procedure to see it in a Procedure widget If no Procedure widget is on the screen the procedure appears in a full screen window 82 Layouts Airport Selector The Airport Selector widget is a quick way to select an while airport in flight It s in many layouts including IFR Moving Map 3 Combo 1 and the SmartPlates In Flight layouts Weg Airports only E Ca gm Ja Ca L 0000000000 It contains
227. ocedure storage location Show all drives Automatically begin sending next time DESCRI PTI ON Sends all the Procedures and Diagrams on the desktop PC to the Pocket PC Voyager compares the files on the Pocket PC to the files on the desktop and only copies files that have been added or changed Same as above but allows you to select by procedure type Sends all the Procedures and Diagrams in the current Plate Pack to the Pocket PC Voyager compares the files on the Pocket PC to the files on the desktop and only copies files that have been added or changed Selects the memory card that will contain the Procedures and Diagrams The memory card may be connected to either the Pocket PC or the desktop machine Of course if you choose to copy to a memory card on the desktop PC remember to remove the card from the desktop and put it into the Pocket PC before using SmartPlates for the Pocket PC Voyager queries each drive on your PC to determine which might be memory cards as opposed to hard drives or network drives and limit the visible list to these drives In some circumstances this logic fails and valid memory cards will be hidden If so check this box to show all drives attached to the PC Tells Voyager to use the current settings to automatically begin sending files then next time this feature is used In other words once you tell Voyager which storage location to use and which options you prefer you need not set t
228. om different altitudes Move the Time slider to change the applicable date time Winds Aloft data is available in tabular format from the Winds Aloft dialog shown by selecting Show Winds Aloft Table from the Weather menu Ra Th e CH CH CH es 93 Voyager User s Guide NavLog The NavLog widget is a table that shows the details of each flight leg Its look and behavior varies somewhat if used pre flight or in flight By default the pre flight view is wide enough to display just three columns Name Type and Alt Altitude but more can be shown using the toolbar or moving the splitter to the left of the NavLog It is in the same pane as the Plan area By default the in flight view shows a different set of columns more applicable to in flight use Also it is edited in flight with the use of a single click that opens an oversized list of applicable tasks Add a leg Direct To Add SID STAR Clear the Plan etc Note The File menu has three commands related to printing the NavLog e Print Prints the NavLog plus other information related to this flight plan such as weather airport info weight and balance etc e Print Preview Same as above but as an on screen preview e Print Setup Controls which items NavLog Airport Information etc are printed as well as sets options specific to each item Note Right click the mouse in the Name column of a NavLog entry to get a list of actions to perform on that entry
229. onable solution given the criteria you provided it will alert you to the issues Click the Full Screen button to see a large zoomable Chart You can experiment with different routing criteria and even different routers Click Previous change the criteria then click Next again For example you might want to see the difference in flight times again which takes actual winds aloft into account between Victor and GPS Direct routes When you re satisfied with the preliminary plan click Next to continue 23 Voyager User s Guide Create a New Flight Plan Wizard Step 7of9 Weight and Balance Flight Plan Aircraft My Cessna 172 M CESSNA 172 M Fi Ramp y RE e Takeoff Zero Fuel Stations Item Wt Oty Total Arm Moment Basic Empty Weight Pilot Seat Front Passenger Rear Seats 45 70 95 a Moment 1000 Main Fuel Tank Total weight 1937 Lbs AvGas 100 S 12096 Trotz moment 1 000 7 626 In Lbs See also Aircraft list Passenger list T dal g fe ei D iech AGG item rete me SS Weight amp balance status OK SmdrtPlan Premier Required This wizard page consists of two parts Adding items to each aircraft station and Showing the resulting weight and balance information More Tip If you d like to skip this step in the future you can remove it by using the Wizards tab of the main Options dialog box Stations The Stations table shows each station and the ite
230. ore represent weather at different times and moving the time slider has no effect If you d prefer to synchronize the weather with the current time slider position like the Chart area above the Profile right mouse click on the Profile area and select Synch Weather with Timeline To restore the default system right mouse click and choose Synch Weather with Entire Flight Synching with the timeline slows updates to the Profile area which is why it s off by default Note In a round trip flight or a flight using a waypoint multiple times an ident may be shown more than once and terrain may repeat 110 Layouts Wind Optimizer GaV iew Required The Wind Optimizer widget patent pending is a unique Voyager feature that makes it easy to select optimal cruise altitudes while in flight It s used in many of the GlassView layouts It s based on Winds Aloft data that NOAA updates four times a day unless you re using Voyager with an XM receiver in which case it s updated every few minutes Headwind Kts Tailwind Kts On the left is a depiction of the aircraft s current course true and an overlaid arrow that shows the direction and speed in the circle of the winds at the aircraft s current altitude In the case above the pilot is encountering an almost direct cross wind from his right The wind arrows use the same color scheme as they do in the Chart widget green is a lt 20 Kts wind yellow is 20 to 60 kts and red indicates
231. ore printing a complete flight plan With SmartPlan Premier you can also create a PDF file by selecting Print to PDF from the File menu For flight plans Voyager prints a complete flight dossier including a navigation log weather weight and balance an FAA Flight Plan Form airport information and charts Select Print Setup from the File menu to control whether or not print each of these is printed and if it is which options are selected In addition you can quickly print the current Chart or NavLog by clicking the button on the toolbar immediately above these items Print Setup To access this feature Select Print Setup from the File menu This dialog lets you specify which types of information to print when a flight plan or Plate Pack is printed Most types of information allow additional customization Select Full page to print use the full width of a standard US piece of paper Select Kneeboard size to use this same width to print two pages side by side each page Suitable for a standard kneeboard Check Use ink saver mode to have Voyager save ink by printing topic titles without a solid black bar 145 Voyager User s Guide Cover Page Options SmdrtPlan Required To access this feature Select Print Setup from the File menu and choose Cover Page G Print Setup Select the items to print or customize Options for Cover Page pe Lore Fae teen This item prints a cover page for each flight plan Ea Stand
232. out shown when is clicked 2 3 Voyager User s Guide Many layouts include multiple areas You can usually resize the areas by grabbing and dragging the dividing line between the areas the splitter Voyager keeps track of where you last resized each area and uses those settings the next time the layout is displayed on the same screen size and orientation You can click Restore presets to restore the default settings for each layout if necessary You may also create Personal Layouts specific to your missions Such layouts are not listed here but are shown when you click the Chart button on the lower toolbar 274 Columns W SniairtP lan Premier Required Advanced Features To access this feature While the Tasks list is open click Customize columns in either the Plan or Fly tab Foun Automatically layout columns Manually select columns Columns Available Selected Flight plan name Pilot name Pilot organization Tail number Landing airport Tip Use the Up and Landing time Last accessed Last modified Routing method Takeoff time Sort by Down buttons to change the order in which the columns are displayed The top item will be left most The Columns dialog lets you select which columns of flight plan information are Shown and in what order in the Tasks window You can also filter on these columns to limit the number of flight plans shown in the Tasks window COMMANDS
233. ow all on screen instructions You will be asked for your name and email address the first time Voyager runs after Setup This is necessary to activate the product even a demo version The activation process also sends us very basic information about your computer CPU type and speed RAM and Operating System that helps us optimize the product for all customers and may be used to target our marketing efforts Seattle Avionics has a strict privacy policy meaning among other things that your contact information will not be sold rented or otherwise made available to any third part without your explicit consent See http www seattleavionics com privacy htm for more information If Setup should fail for any reason refer to Troubleshooting for more information FROM A DOWNLOAD Installing from a download is essentially the same as from a CD ROM except that you must double click on the downloaded application like VoyagerSetup exe or VoyagerFreeFlightSetup exe first This application unpacks the installation files to temporary space on your hard and begins the main Setup as described above Depending on the data downloaded these temporary files may consume up to 4OOMB of disk space When Setup finishes successfully or not the temporary files are deleted Getting Started What is Voyager Voyager is the world s first Flight Software System It s a framework for integrating a fully comprehensive set of modules that cover all aspects of
234. owing dialog appears How would you like to create the flight plan Use the flight planning wizard Use a blank flight plan Use the route defined by the dente below Victor Airways Copy and modify an existing flight plan E eversa route The flight plan wizard is the easiest way to create a new flight plan but the other options are useful for simple flight plans or when you re making a small modification to an existing flight plan If you select either of these two bottom options a Flight Plan window opens If you use the wizard Voyager takes you through a quick step by step process 16 Getting Started FLIGHT PLAN WIZARD The Flight Plan Wizard is the easiest way to create a complete flight plan Select F p i New from the File menu then select the Flight Plan tab or click on the main toolbar and choose the Use the flight plan wizard option Create a New Flight Plan Wiz p lof Cancel Tip If you d like to skip this step in the future you can remove it by using the Wizards tab of the main Options dialog box Click Next to begin 17 Voyager User s Guide Create a New Flight Plan Wizard Step 2c of 9 paar Information Please enter the following general information then press Next The Options dialog under the Tools menu lets you specify default values for most of these settings Tip The Wizards tab of the Options dialog box lets you streamline this process by r you d like to skip EI
235. pace MSL in the Altitude units specified in the Options dialog or Surface Sfc or Unknown See the Note above Ceiling The top of the airspace MSL in the selected units or Unknown or Unlimited See the Note above Com freq1 Com freq2 Com name AIRPORTS By default airports are sorted by distance any column to sort by that column OPTION The primary communications frequency if any The secondary communications frequency if any The name of the controlling organization from the current location Click the top of DESCRIPTION Fuel A fuel icon indicates that this airport has fuel according to the FAA s AF D publication The operating hours and types of fuel are not taken into account and it s possible for substantial differences between the verified fuel data below and what the AF D claims LOOLL or JetA Shows the lowest fuel price at this airport for the type of fuel required by the current aircraft Requires a current ChartData subscription Fuel prices from LOOLL com These prices are verified frequently and Should be considered much more accurate than the FAA s AF D data as 99 Voyager User s Guide noted above Tip Voyager displays and uses fuel prices in many useful and innovative ways See all the different ways by clicking here Ident The FAA ident if applicable and the ICAO ident if applicable Dist MHdg to The dista
236. pace v Water 5 Class E airspace FJ Stay within takeoff landing countries C Danger airspace Lise NDB waypoints FJ Add fuel stops Opti ons OE ee best time SmwdrtPlan Premier Required Voyager includes several sophisticated 3D wind optimized autorouters They include an Airway either Victor or Jet routes router and a GPS Direct router Select the routing method you d like and options specific to that router appear below Each router has several options specific to that router and some common to all routers For example only the airway router has an Airway type choice but all routers have detailed Avoid options Class B Class C Class D MOA TFR Restricted Prohibited Water etc When you re satisfied with your choices click Next and Voyager computes an optimal course based on actual winds aloft expected at flight time Tip If you d like to skip this step in the future you can remove it by using the Wizards tab of the main Options dialog box 22 Getting Started Show Chart O Routing complete click Next i Summary Dist 646 8 NM Dur 06 24 incl layovers 07 09 Fuel used 51 2 Gal Fuel rem 12 9 Gal 01 37 Unlike most products Voyager s autorouter takes altitude into account when planning so a flight over a TFR is allowed no need to go around it As Voyager thinks the in progress route is displayed on the Chart thumbnail If the router has any problems finding a reas
237. pecific airport no ident is shown End Start distance The name and ident of the route s designated landing airport For routes to a general area rather than a specific airport no ident is shown The distance between your desired takeoff airport and the start of the route This is useful when deciding whether to use a route from a nearby airports It is zero by definition for routes that exactly match your flight plan End distance The distance between your desired landing airport and the end of the route This is useful when deciding whether to use a route to a nearby airports It is zero by definition for routes that exactly match your flight plan Aircraft Some routes are designated for a specific aircraft typs If so the type is listed here Required speed Some routes have minimum or maximum speed requirements If so such a requirement is shown here Lower alt Some routes can only be flown at or above certain altitudes If so this is noted here Upper alt If there is an upper limit to the route it is stated here Route This field shows the entire route including SIDs and or STARs For routes longer than the width of the column you may need to click into the field to see the whole route Effective time s A route may have one or more designated active time periods If so it is shown here in Zulu time 39 Voyager User s Guide Moving Map GlassView
238. ply by selecting the Personal Layout from the Layouts button no Personal Layouts are shown in the 73 Voyager User s Guide screenshot above they would be listed just above the bar below Save Layout Settings Save Layout Settings sets the current Personal Layout to match whatever is currently on the screen This is a quick way to redefine a Personal Layout once set If Save Layout Settings is selected without a current Personal Layout Voyager creates one based on the way the screen is currently organized Clicking Save Layout Settings also saves the current Chart theme or themes if the layout has more than one chart exactly as would clicking Save Chart Settings from the Chart button Below the bar are the standard layouts built into Voyager By default to reduce visual complexity Voyager hides the less frequently used layouts and hides layout that are inappropriate for a given screen size and orientation landscape vs portrait The ones shown on the menu screenshot above are the default common layouts You can customize this selection by selecting Layouts from the View menu and clicking Customize The table below described all layouts The three columns of icons give you quick visual cues about each layout e wi The current layout is indicated with a checkmark e An icon representing the primary function flight planning in flight plates etc i Flight planning SmartPlan P In flight information GlassView B
239. ptions from the Tools menu then choose the Wizards tab Et Select the Wizard pages to show New Flight Plan Wizard Welcome page Autorouting options Add manual waypoints Weight and Balance E Show details Create a Plate Pack Review Show details This tab shows options for the Wizards New FLIGHT PLAN OPTION DESCRI PTI ON Welcome page When checked the Wizard begins with a summary of what it does Add manual waypoints OSmdriPlan Premier Required If checked Voyager asks if you d like to add manual waypoints before the SmartRouter begins Show details waypoints Smart lan Premier Required If the above item is checked also 263 Voyager User s Guide checking this option tells Voyager to Skip asking if you d like to add waypoints and immediately show the feature Select SIDs STARs Y SmdrtPlan Premier Required When this item is checked and the flight plan is IFR Voyager asks if you d like to add Departure SID and Arrival STAR procedures to the takeoff and landing points Show details SI Ds STARs Smart lan Premier Required If the above item is checked also checking this option tells Voyager to Skip asking if you d like to add S IDs STARs and immediately show the feature Autorouting options Smart lan Premier Required When checked Voyager displays a wide variety of routing options If unchecked the General step of the New Flight Plan Wizard simply asks which routing me
240. r Shows the True Airspeed TAS under the MHdg Adds three time related columns The first ETE ATE shows the estimated time enroute and a space for you to record actual time enroute The second ETA ATA is a Space for you to note the estimated time of arrival based on your actual time off and later your actual time of arrival The final column shows cumulative elapsed time and the time remaining after each leg Toggles display of wind direction degrees and speed in the Speed units specified in the Options dialog Wind direction is the direction from which the wind is coming Determines whether only user defined waypoints the ones you created for your route or user define plus synthetically created waypoints for altitude changes Begin Cruise Begin Descent etc are also shown This is equivalent to the Show All Legs feature Printing in a Flight Plan window Show notes area on the first page When checked Voyager prints areas for recording tach and Hobbs settings as well as hand written notes notes associated with the flight plan or an IFR clearance Uncheck this box if you want to save space that is print more waypoints on the first page of the NavLog This can be useful for short flights 151 Voyager User s Guide Procedure and Diagram Options SmartP lates Required To access this feature Select Print Setup from the File menu and choose Procedures and Diac G Print Setup Select the items to pr
241. r Toggles between showing the user defined legs the default and all legs including the implied Begin Cruise and Begin Descent legs that Voyager calculates If all legs are show the flight route may not be changed via either the NavLog or the Chart since some points are calculated based on aircraft performance and winds aloft Shows or hides the Plan area of the NavLog Enabled only when Voyager is running on a screen with very limited vertical size such as the Samsung Q1 in landscape mode Expands or contracts the pane When expanded it shows more columns in a format very similar to a standard navigational log Not available while in flight H Note By default some of these columns are not shown Use the button to select the displayed columns COLUMN DESCRIPTION Name Type The name of the leg Typically this is the ident of the airport or navaid but it can be any text The name is supplied automatically if the leg was created on the Chart with the i tool If you manually enter text here including overwriting existing text Voyager scans airports navaids and cities for matches raising a Locations dialog if the text is ambiguous The waypoint type Takeoff Landing Stop and Go Touch and Go or Waypoint general non landing point Fuel may only be added during Takeoff and Stop and Go legs by default the aircraft is filled to its useable fuel capacity on the first leg A flight plan must have exactly one Takeoff
242. r text Tip Select the Pointer cursor on a Chart pane and click within an airspace region to display the altitude of each airspace class at any given point The checkboxes and Range fields associated with each class let you tailor the chart to displaying different types of airspace at different times Often this is used to completely hide Class E airspace and make Class B airspace appear sooner higher range than other airspace classes Note MOA refers to Military Operation Areas and Other SUA refers to other Special Use Airspace 137 Voyager User s Guide Options Water SS f To access this feature Right click the button Alternately select Customize Chart from the Chart button and select the Water item Customize Chart Maximum range Show by Type Lakes and major rivers W Minor rivers and streams Boca Oa waer This page controls when rivers and lakes are shown This data is only available within the United States OPTION _ DESCRIPTION Maximum range The range in the Distance units specified in the Options dialog must be at or below this value for the item to be displayed This allows the chart to intelligently declutter itself as the zoom range changes If the range as shown on the Range drop down on the Chart pane is greater than this value this item will not be shown on the chart Note For various reasons this 138 Lakes and major rivers Minor rivers and streams
243. radio button To show additional information about an airport actual procedures alternate minimums or weather details for example select an airport then click Show info You can sort the table by clicking the header top of a column For flights with a fuel stop use the Leg drop down list to select alternates for each landing airport OPTION DESCRIPTION Ident Shows the FAA identifier of the airport Name The name of the airport Dist The distance of this airport from the 36 Getting Started primary landing airport Duration The approximate time required to fly from the primary airport to this airport Note This assumes the unlikely scenario of actually landing at the primary airport then immediately taking off again Thus the time and fuel estimates here are probably worse than what you ll actually see Fuel used The amount of fuel used to fly from the primary landing airport to this airport As above this assumes the pessimistic case of actually landing at the primary airport Max rwy The maximum runway length available at this airport Procs The types of approach procedures available where ILS G GPS L Localizer V VOR N NDB and O Other such as LDA etc METAR This colored dot represents the weather conditions listed for the most recent METAR available for this airport Assuming your flight is somewhat in the future this does not nec
244. rcle Winds aloft are available within the US and Canada only TIME SLIDER The Time Slider is normally shown in desktop layouts SmartPlates SmartPlan etc and hidden in enroute GlassView layouts 12pm 2pm 3pm 4pm Spm bpm 7pm 8pm Yom 10pm lipm lam 3 14 2008 3 15 2008 Weather readings are generally available over a wide time period The Time slider controls which weather readings are displayed on the Chart Move the slider by clicking just above the black bar or by dragging the triangle pointer The horizontal axis shows the available times in hours with their associated dates below The Time caption notes if the display is in Home or Zulu time If weather data is available during the flight period the applicable portion of the black slider line becomes green In the above example the flight takes place 92 Layouts between approximately 4 30 pm and 10 30 pm If the flight has a fuel stop the layover time is shown in black to indicate that you re not actually in flight Animate the display to see trends by clicking the Play button to the left of the slider ALTITUDE SLIDER The Altitude Slider is normally shown in desktop layouts SmartPlates SmartPlan etc and hidden in enroute GlassView layouts Winds Aloft data Cloud Tops and Echo Tops are available for specific altitudes MSL at specific times Move the Altitude slider by clicking to the right of the black line or dragging the triangle to display data fr
245. re you fly you can download FBO information for all the airports along your route with the Download Airport Information dialog box Runway For land airports and sea plane bases an approximate diagram of diagram the runways excluding helipads Runways are numbered and red arrows indicate right hand patterns Hard land runways and water runways are drawn in black and soft land runways in light gray If available surface winds are graphically depicted over the runway diagram Click the diagram to toggle the wind information on and off Comm The published communication frequencies for this airport listed alphabetically The name of the tower if applicable is shown on the Comm line e g Comm PAINE Nav The applicable navaids for this airport including type frequency name ident and range if Known Click an entry to see more detailed information WEATHER This tab shows current and forecast weather conditions at this airport If you re connected to the Internet and Allow background weather downloads is turned on weather information is downloaded or refreshed as the dialog appears Current weather is also show if you re connected via an XM WX weather receiver If the weather is not completely downloaded when you click this tab you may see the information refresh itself OPTION FIELD DESCRIPTION Current conditions The most current METAR available for this airport or the nearest airport with a METAR Click the text t
246. rea the text field below the user list that now Shows pae sfo and click New Use the Quick Route area the text field below the user list with pae sfo to bypass the Wizard You may enter airport navaid or fixes as well as Victor and Jet route identifiers like V23 or J4 The first and last dente are assumed to be airports so in the example above PAE is the same as KPAE and SFO is the same as KSFO For all other dente Voyager assumes a navaid unless a full ICAO airport identifier is used If an airport ident is entered Voyager assumes a fuel stop To create the flight plan press the Enter key on the keyboard or click the New button below When using the Quick Route area use the drop down list next to it to select the type of routing Options include No Routing simply connects the idents listed without any wind optimization or fuel planning Wind Fuel Only Same as the previous but adds fuel stops and optimizes for best winds Victors Jets or GPS Direct Note If the route includes an explicit Victor or Jet ident the routing method is ignored The Briefer Task Pad normally stays open after you open or create a flight plan If screen space is limited you may check the Close on use checkbox so that Voyager 267 Voyager User s Guide automatically closes this window when flight plan is created or opened You can bring it back at any time by clicking on the main toolbar EXCHANGING INFORMATION BETWEEN BRIEFERS AND USERS Exchanging i
247. rrect connections to your GPS Use this option to enable automatic detection Notes Only GPS units connected via a COM port or Bluetooth can be used with Voyager If your GPS is connected via a USB connection most come with driver software to make it appear to Windows as if its connected via a COM port You may have to install this software before Voyager or most other 249 Voyager User s Guide Use the COM and Baud settings below COM port Baud rate Test Settings 250 programs can see your GPS Voyager like most programs that connect to a GPS supports only those GPS units that use a standard data format called NMEA As virtually all GPS units support this by default this is seldom a problem However some handheld aviation GPS units Garmin for example have both NMEA and Garmin proprietary output modes If you re having trouble connecting to an aviation GPS check its documentation to ensure it s using NMEA output format Contact support seattleavionics com for more information Be careful when using programs other than Voyager to diagnose GPS connection problems Under Windows only one application may access a COM port at atime Thus if the testing program such as Microsoft Streets and Trips is connected to the GPS Voyager will never see it In addition Windows COM ports are notoriously sticky meaning that even after an application shuts down Windows may still not allow another progra
248. s Voyager uses a display system that is easier for most of us to understand but non 243 Voyager User s Guide Standard For example rather than use arrows with multiple barbs to indicate wind speed akin to counting with Roman Numerals Voyager simply states the wind speed and or uses color to give a general range For METARs and TAFs Voyager uses a three color system Green VFR Yellow MVFR and Red IFR The FAA has suggested and some in cockpit weather systems use a four or sometimes five color system to show even worse weather than IFR such as Low IFR LIFR and Very Low IFR VLIFR When this switch is checked Voyager uses wind barbs and the four color METAR TAF system Different themes can have different settings See Advanced METAR and Advanced Winds Aloft for more information Open PDF after creation Confirm User I D Password before SmdriPlan Premier Required When checked Voyager tells Windows to open the PDF generated by the Print to PDF command on the File menu If not checked the file is still created but Adobe Reader or other PDF reading program you may have will not be invoked When checked Voyager shows a dialog Synch box before a Web Synch for entering a User ID and Password When unchecked Voyager uses the last used combination First letter of I CAO identifier Not in Voyager FreeFlight Voyager tries very hard to match anything you type to an airport or navaid name For
249. s a flight plan it opens normally generates a detailed Profile view For long flights this generation can take some time so you might want to disable it until you ve reviewed and edited the plan When this checkbox is off the Profile is hidden until you select Show Profile from the View menu Delete Airport I nfo 240 Restore Chart Presets Clear List of Recently Opened Files Clear Current User Data Options This button deletes all Procedures Airport Diagrams and FBO info pages from your disk It cannot be undone To get the data back you d have to reload from a CD ROM or download them all again This is most useful if you switch Procedure sources This button only appears when using Voyager FreeFlight It resets all the Chart themes to their default values in case you ve altered them It is identical to clicking Restore Presets from the Themes dialog box which is not available in Voyager FreeFlight This button clears the list of recently opened or saved files that Voyager normally lists on the File menu and in Tasks screen It does not delete the flight plans or Plate Packs themselves only tells Voyager to forget about them Note This button does not appear in the Briefer version Briefer Version Required Removes all data related to the current user not Briefer from the database and deletes all stored flight plans etc Unlike the Delete command in the Users dialog box the actual user is not dele
250. s a new FP button like the Quickl nfo box and the Edit NavLog KSFO EE ae ATE le l Snow mro about KOFO Direct To KSFO Ada wpt to ena e Insert wpt Change altitude SID STAR Delete WoL Clear plan lear prior wpts fe Open plan e Selected leg KSFO Cancel i What would you like to do Altering which gauges are shown Altitude Track Groundspeed etc See the NavLog Chart Gauges Airport Selector Navlog Nearest Winds Scratchpad Name Alt TAS GS TCrs MCrs Dist Duration Ft Kts Kts NM a LOFAL zl sl ll S el RERERE EE CEECEE a i i Ek Getting Started Airport Info widget that accepts the new point but then lets you sequence f it within your existing flight plan rather than immediately going direct to it In a desktop layout you can rubber band the flight plan by moving the cursor over the flight path or over an existing waypoint To prevent accidental movements while in rough air in flight this is disabled while Command Mode is off If you want to move a flight plan point in flight click La Cmd then move the points with Sai Cmd your mouse or stylus Click again to restore normal layout Click on any gauge or on the blank Space to the right of the gauges to bring up a dialog that lets you configure which gauges are shown Voyager has both a Gaugebar at the top of the screen and in many layouts a Gauges widget t
251. s and click OK To use FreeFlight mode choose Select FreeFlight mode for basic flight planning In FreeFlight mode you get basic flight planning but no advanced planning features IFR procedures scanned Charts fuel prices or moving map If you purchased Voyager from a reseller and were given a purchase key select the purchased modules and click the link that mentions purchase keys Important Each purchase key can only be used once and purchase codes are not necessary or provided when Voyager is purchased directly from Seattle Avionics see below Note Voyager is licensed for up to three computers Seattle Avionics uses email address as customer IDs Thus when installing Voyager on a second or third machine be certain to use the same email address as used for your first purchase This allows us to correctly activate all your modules If you use a different email 13 Voyager User s Guide Click here to see what s included in each module Click the Buy Now button to jump to the e commerce page of the Seattle Avionics Web site 14 Getting Started Downloading Weather By default Voyager automatically downloads weather in the background when a flight plan or Plate Pack is opened or changed If you re connected to the Internet there is no need to take any specific steps to get the latest weather Voyager also downloads current and forecast weather for an airport when an airport information dialog opens Voyager automaticall
252. s reasons 140 Large 500 000 Medium 50 000 to 499 999 Small O to 49 999 Urban areas Customizing a Chart this value is approximate so it may vary slightly if this dialog is displayed at different Ranges The checkbox determines if large cities half a million or more people are ever Shown The associated Range field determines the maximum range at which this size city is shown The checkbox determines if medium sized cities from 50 000 to half a million people are ever shown The associated Range field determines the maximum range at which this size city is shown The checkbox determines if small cities up to 50 000 people are ever shown The associated Range field determines the maximum range at which this size city is shown When selected Voyager shades populated areas yellow similar to a VFR sectional 141 Voyager User s Guide Options Waypoints To access this feature Right click the A button Alternately select Customize Chart from the Chart button and select the Waypoints item Customize Chart bet So Wel Airways Tt show Maximum range Show name Show by type Personal waypoints Range Of airway waypoints Range A Yy YP e The Waypoints page determines when and if personal waypoints and off airway waypoints are show Waypoints on airways intersections are controlled with the Airways page TEM range The 1 range In 7 the Distance units specified in
253. s setting When checked Voyager prints customization information that is useful as you learn the product but might be considered visual noise later To save time and paper check this option and Voyager skips printing those procedures and diagrams it has recently printed If the above option is checked enter a value to specify how recently printed the item must be to be suppressed If a procedure has changed since it was last printed this value is ignored and the revised item is printed When checked Voyager only prints Procedures and Diagrams that have changed since you last updated the Voyager data file which is not necessarily the same as saying it has changed in the last 28 day cycle Items can be printed in either a strictly alphabetical order based on airport idents or by category below then ident For organizational convenience you can associate an airport with a particular category If Sort by Category is selected all the procedures and diagrams associated with the airports in each category are printed together Use Skip Other for route based Plate Packs to suppress the printing of Other category airports if the Plate Pack contains at least one airport marked as Takeoff Landing Fuel Stop or Alternate That usually means that it was created for a specific flight route based rather than an arbitrary collection of procedures This makes it easy to save paper by printing the procedures you really expect t
254. s used this page is divided into two sections The top section specifies the speed and fuel burn rates under various conditions and the second half has various minimum and maximum performance specifications Qu IckK MODEL The following table asks for basic performance data used during flight planning In all cases the actual performance will vary given different conditions such as altitude 219 Voyager User s Guide temperature power settings etc Therefore use values that reflect your most typical conditions For example if you fly a Cessna Skyhawk 172 your aircraft may have better than 500 feet minute climb at sea level but only 150 feet minute at 12 000 feet If you normally fly high use a lower climb rate tf you normally fly below 7 000 feet use something closer to 500 Tip If accurate performance modeling at different altitudes temperatures or weights is important use the Advanced Model below Climb Cruise Descend during a climb during cruise during a descent Fuel rate Fuel consumption Fuel consumption Fuel consumption rate during climb rate during cruise rate during normally in normally in descent normally gallons per hour gallons per hour in gallons per hour Climb descend Climb rate This Descent rate rate is in Ft Min if This is in Ft Min you re using if you re using either Feet or FL either Feet or FL as your altitude as your altitude unit and M Min if unit and M Min if Meters is Meters is
255. saving you time They are also updated automatically when Voyager refreshes the weather by default every 30 minutes 114 Weather 115 Voyager User s Guide Standard Weather Briefing To access this feature Click on the bottom toolbar and select Show DUAT DUATS briefing or select Show DUAT Standard Weather Briefing from the Weather menu DUAT Reports Downloaded 3 13 2008 17 31 Home 21 FA Synopsis and VFR Clouds ALTIMETER SETTING 30 16 INCHES PA Severe Weather Outlook KHAF TW NO CURRENT DATA Severe Weather Warninas KPAO PALO ALTO CA SCHEDULED OBSERVATION 13 2347 UTC Tropical Depression Hurricar WIND FROM 280 DEGREES AT 14 KTS SIGMETs VISIBILITY 30 00 MILES 4 Convective SIGMET SKY SCATTERED 3 8 4 8 COVERAGE AT 3000 FT _ Center Weather Advisory TEMPERATURE 16C 60 DEG EI DEW POINT MISSING 4 AIRMETs ALTIMETER SETTING 30 14 INCHES Surface Observations EN Pilot Revorts KPAO PALO ALTO CA SCHEDULED OBSERVATION 13 2247 UTC MOC ReDOMS WIND FROM 300 DEGREES AT 14 KTS VISIBILITY 30 00 MILES SKY SCATTERED 3 8 4 8 COVERAGE AT 3000 FT TEMPERATURE 18C 64 DEG F DEW POINT MISSING ALTIMETER SETTING 30 15 INCHES KPAO PALO ALTO CA SCHEDULED OBSERVATION 13 2153 UTC WIND FROM 310 DEGREES AT 16 KTS ATC Delavs and Advisories K VISIBILITY 30 00 MILES SKY SCATTERED 3 8 4 8 COVERAGE AT 3000 FT TEMPERATURE 18C 64 DEG EL DEW POINT MISSING ALTIMETER SETTING 30 15 INCHES KN
256. sbacatitee domes 271 EIERE 24 L BEE 138 AN EE 3 Ea O ae A 17 127 L NndScape sirane talanta eia 273 Landscape Mode 73 Latitude longitude 84 165 185 186 188 190 261 283 285 AIA CHING DEE 7 Layers toolbar cccceeeeeeeeeeeeees 84 BE EE 73 LAY OUUS aeiiae 8 42 271 273 Layover E 34 94 148 238 License agreement ees 298 LIPS JACK EE 226 KONNING EE 84 Lists menu 211 214 219 226 230 233 234 235 238 288 Load Inftormaton 214 Location 8 94 109 148 165 170 172 174 175 177 186 188 190 214 242 296 Bois 269 LOGO E 146 BOR AN H 226 Bel 177 Low level cccceeeeeeeeeeee 186 190 OW Fal CO E 208 M Ken SE 261 Magnetic course 148 Magnetic variation 148 177 182 188 190 Main Toolbar cccee cece eens 8 186 Main Uletelle EEN 8 MANO EE 177 Manufacturer sesers 29 211 Max weight 214 Maximum landing weigNht 217 Maximum ramp weight 217 Maximum takeoff weight 217 Kl EE 148 LS esl cathe EE 3 MEA E 132 182 186 190 METAR EE 36 78 METARS 84 118 155 160 170 MEG WEE 34 148 Microsoft Flight Simulator 207 Military Operation Areas 136 PINION crete Settee Statins tee eer 182 Minimum Computer Requirements 3 MINIMUM rangde eens 130 MINIMUMS 00 cece eee 106 172 280 MIMO F ET 177 MiM Eesen a aa 261 ME eae e daeeteesbaduere
257. segments Similar to the above option you can always view radials by clicking on an airway with the Pointer cursor If enabled intersections waypoints along an airway are shown as triangles along each airway If the Name option is also turned on Voyager displays the intersection ident if space allows 133 Voyager User s Guide SHOW BY TYPE Airways may be categorized as either low level below FL200 airways based on VOR navigation or high level airways used primarily by jets in Class A airspace Voyager can show either or both of these 134 Customizing a Chart Options Roads To access this feature Right click the button Alternately select Customize Chart from the Chart button and select the Roads item Customize Chart g W E E g SE EE a tao Wal Airports Ki EP Airspace BE ES Maximum range eo Navaids CES Terrain KE Winds Aloft You can save these settings as a custom Chart theme Color symbol style IFR This item controls when roads are shown Road data is only available within the United States OPTION ESCRI PTI ON Maximum range The range in the Distance units specified in the Options dialog must be at or below this value for the item to be displayed This allows the chart to intelligently declutter itself as the zoom range changes If the range as shown on the Range drop down on the Chart pane is greater than this value this item will not be shown on the c
258. selected selected Tip Fuel rates may be expressed as either volume hour e g 10 gl hr or weight hour e g 100 Ibs hr This is controlled by the Show fuel as option on the General tab or step PERFORMANCE SPECIFICATIONS OPTION DESCRIPTION Required runway length The minimum runway length required for safe operation of this aircraft Service ceiling The highest altitude MSL at which this aircraft is certified to fly ADVANCED MODEL O SmdrtPlan Premier Required The Advanced model shows a table divided into four sections The left most column s show the different combination of settings By default this area just shows Alt so you can vary performance by altitude By clicking the Options button you can also take Weight and Temperature into consideration The next three sections which begin with the headings Cruise Climb and Descend are essentially the same as the table in the Quick model see above for 220 Customizing Aircraft and Other Lists details with a somewhat different layout Here these settings are grouped by the Alt Weight and Temperature selected in the left most area Note Temperature is relative to ISA not absolute For example if the POH groups performance by ISA such as ISA 20 ISA and ISA 20 the correct settings in Voyager would be 20 0 and 20 respectively This makes the data easier to enter When computing expected performance Voyager converts these values to absolute outside air temperatures
259. set the GPS itself that is turn it off then back on again but if Voyager doesn t regain the GPS connection within one minute you might try that Ask to change takeoff time When you open a flight plan in GlassView mode Voyager can ask you to set the correct takeoff time If unchecked the default Voyager assumes a takeoff time of when you open the flight plan Automatically change zoom for When checked Voyager uses heuristics landing that take speed and position into account to adjust the Chart zoom as you approach landing This only applies when a flight plan has been created explicitly or implicitly via the Le use of When unchecked Voyager makes no automatic adjustments Show NDBs in Direct To Nearest When checked the Nearest widget and the Direct To dialog box lists NDBs If unchecked they are Suppressed Show seaplane bases heliports in Similar to above unchecking this box Direct To Nearest will remove items from Direct To and Nearest Minimum runway length for Direct Entering a value here will remove To Nearest smaller airports from the Nearest and Direct To lists Set to 0 to show all airports Overlay the following on SmidrtPlates Required Procedures This setting determines if and how Voyager overlays your position on Procedures and Airport diagrams You can overlay nothing an icon representing your aircraft and or a colored circle The aircraft is best if you want to get directional inform
260. specify the column order for the 223 Voyager User s Guide Data OPTION Weight Temperature and Altitude columns such as to best match your manual The other columns however must be entered in the exact order If either Weight or Temperature is not to be used in the model leave the column name off this line Case and spaced after the commas are ignored e g Temp Alt Wt Temperature Altitude Weight Temp Alt Wt Alt etc DESCRIPTION Temperature If used See above the differential from ISA in the units specified in the Units tab of the Options dialog box e g 10 0 10 20 Weight If used see above the weight at the Start of the climb descent or cruise Units specified in the Units tab of the Options dialog Altitude TAS Cruise TAS Climb 224 The altitude to which this entry applies in units specified in the Units tab of the Options dialog The speed in units specified in the Units tab of the Options dialog of the aircraft during cruise at this combination of altitude and or temperature and or weight The speed in units specified in the Units tab of the Options dialog of the aircraft during climb at this combination of altitude and or temperature and or weight Note This value must be gt 0 even if it represents climb from the highest TAS Descent Fuel Rate Cruise Fuel Rate Climb Fuel Rate Descent Altitude Change Rate Climb Altitude Cha
261. stem tray the area immediately Surrounding the Windows digital clock in the lower right hand corner of your computer Then click the COM Ports tab and find the COM port number stated for the WxWorx entry that says outgoing under the direction column If you do not see an entry for your WxWorx receiver it is because your computer has not been configured to use Bluetooth for communicating with the WxWorx receiver To do this follow the instructions that come with the WxWorx receiver VOYAGER CONFIGURATION Before proceeding please read Bluetooth Notes section above and then follow the instructions in Pre setup Steps and Determining the COM port assigned to the WxWorx receiver sections From within Voyager click Tools then Options select Preferences then XM Click Use the COM setting below then specify the proper port number and click the Connect button 53 Voyager User s Guide DIRECT TO GlassView Required Le To access this feature Click select Direct To from the View menu or press F3 while in a GlassView moving screen Ge Direct To Optional Enter a radial bearing or target altitude Enter an ident or if you want to create a whole flight plan enter a if you want a VSR to this series of idents separated by spaces point Se ee rem oo OT EE Jk The Direct To dialog box makes it easy to change or create a flight plan while enroute It has oversized buttons for easy in flight access If the po
262. sterly variation negative easterly variation For example a value of 20 means that a true heading 188 Airspace s Hide Class E and Class airspace Hide TFRs Getting Information of 360 degrees appears as 340 magnetic A list of the applicable airspaces at this location sorted from the surface up Click on any item for more information Note The airspace Floor and Ceiling are shown in MSL or as Unknown or Unlimited If the airspace was originally expressed as AGL the Floor and Ceiling values displayed as MSL are computed by adding the elevation of the Latitude longitude of this point to the given AGL By contrast if you click on an airspace for more information Floor and Ceiling for AGL values are computed using the center of the airspace region This can cause Slightly different Floor and or Ceiling values When checked Class E and Class A airspace is hidden to declutter the display When checked TFRs are ignored when computing airspace Thus check this box to see the underlying airspace when a TFR overlaps and therefore overrides another class of airspace 189 Voyager User s Guide Information Waypoint To access this feature Select in a Flight Plan or Chart window and click a fix waypoint Alternately select Get Information About a Location from the Tools a menu or click on the main toolbar then enter a waypoint ident
263. t will also be shown after a slash e g 182 183 If the waypoint is named Waypoint or a general lat long location the MCrs from this waypoint to the next is Shown Additionally Voyager will search for a nearby VOR and if found print the ident and frequency of the navaid and distance and bearing from it the VOR FROM radial Note The above differentiates between a radial and a Mcrs although 149 Voyager User s Guide TAS Time Winds Show altitude change points 150 they technically should be the same The difference is that the official MagVar associated with a navaid is used when the waypoint is a navaid and a computed MagVar is used otherwise That is Voyager can compute the exact MagVar for any location on Earth with extreme precision based not only on the location but the exact date time The official MagVar for a navaid is changed just once during the year in January As MagVar changes over time the Voyager computed value is more precise but may not exactly match a charted radial Hence where possible here Voyager uses the official value and calls it a Radial rather than a MCrs Thus if the location is not a navaid Voyager has no choice but to use the computed value and call the course a MCrs When a waypoint is a navaid but the next waypoint is not Voyager may print Radial X Y where the X Is a radial as described above but the Y is actually a MCrs since the next waypoint has no official MagVa
264. t N means North or South DDD means Degrees MM is Minutes SS is Seconds and XXX is decimal Voyager accepts either Lat x Long or Long x Lat order 283 Voyager User s Guide 284 WDDD MM SS x NDDD MM SS WDDD MM SS NDDD MM SS W DDD MM SS x N DDD MM SS W DDD MM SS N DDD MM SS W DDD MM SS N DDD MM SS W DDD MM SS N DDD MM SS W DDD MM xx N DDD MM vs W DDD MM xx N DDD MM xx WDDD MM SS NDDD MM SS W DDD MM SS x N DDD MM SS WDDD MM SS x NDDD MM SS DDD DDDD DDD DDDD DDD DDDD x DDD DDDD W DDD MM XX x N DD MM XX Advanced Features Personal Procedure M SwidriPlan Premier Required To access this feature Select Personal Procedures from the Lists menu then choose a procedure LIMA ALLEN COUNTY KAOH ROSEWOOD ROD FALMOUTH FLM LONDON LOZ A Personal Procedure is a sequential list of waypoints like any standard procedure except using points you define For example if you usually leave your home airport using the same route you can save time by entering that route here Then when you want to fly it simply enter the procedure name and all the points will be added Voyager has the unique ability to let you define your own procedures a Personal Procedure Personal Procedures are similar to standard Terminal Procedures except you choose the waypoints They are useful in a number of situations including creating a custom departure from your home airport a typical mo
265. t Send to Device or Application from the File menu or click 5 on the main toolbar This feature exports the current flight plan to a Hilton Software WingX route rt By default Voyager will automatically detect your Pocket PC PDA and put the flight plan in the usual directory used by WingX Alternately you can use the Write the WingX plan to my PC and let me manually put it on my PDA option to write the file to any location on your computer s hard disk You can then copy or move the file to the PDA yourself Just like a printed Voyager flight plan Voyager can export the plan either with all the altitude change points Begin Cruise Begin Descent etc or just the waypoints you entered airports navaids etc Check or uncheck the Send altitude change points box depending on your preference A WingX route is not as detailed as a Voyager plan For example the exported flight plan does not contain fuel stops or any information specific to the plane or pilot Additionally if the WingX database is not updated it s possible that the Voyager plan using current airspace data has airport navaid or waypoint references that are not in the WingX database For this feature to work your Pocket PC must be properly connected and turned on The file is copied via Microsoft ActiveSync so that must also be properly installed it s installed by default when you connect a Pocket PC Tip If WingX is having trouble loading the Voyager flight pla
266. t s used in most GlassView layouts Name Class Max rwy Wx AUBURN MUNI SEATTLE TACOMA INTL WAX ORCHARDS AUBURN ACADEMY VASHON MUNI CREST AIRPARK RENTON MUNI BOEING FIELD KING COUNTY I ALBRITTON TACOMA NARROWS EVERGREEN SKY RANCH VAUGHAN RANCH AIRFIELD BRYAN FLYING H RANCH The selector at the top chooses between Airspace Airports and Navaids Clicking any row in the table shows more detailed information about the item Tip Click the top of each column the header to sort by that column AIRSPACE The Airspace list shows each layer of the airspace that the aircraft is currently in By default it s sorted such that the lowest airspace layer like Surface is at the top of the list and the highest layer usually Unlimited is at the bottom Click the top of any column to sort by that column Note The airspace Floor and Ceiling are shown in MSL or as Unknown or Unlimited If the airspace was originally expressed as AGL the Floor and Ceiling 98 Layouts values displayed as MSL are computed by adding the elevation of the Latitude longitude of this point to the given AGL By contrast if you click on an airspace for more information Floor and Ceiling for AGL values are computed using the center of the airspace region This can cause slightly different Floor and or Ceiling values OPTION DESCRIPTION Class The ICAO class of the airspace or MOA TFR etc Floor The bottom of the airs
267. t shows all the Procedures and Diagrams that are in the Plate Pack The icons to the left of the airport name show optional categories useful for print organization the top icon signifies a Fuel Stop the third is Takeoff the fourth is an Alternate and the second is Other To categorize an airport Select the procedure or airport in the Selected list and right click the mouse then pick a category from 69 Voyager User s Guide the pop up menu or select the category from the Procedures menu on the main window Click a Procedure to show it in a Procedure widget See detailed information about any airport by right clicking on it and selecting Show Info Center an airport ona Chart by right clicking on it and choosing Jump to As you add airports either from the Available list or by clicking on the Chart the Selected list may get out of sort order To resort choose Resort Selected List from the Procedures menu OPTION DESCRIPTION E Hides or shows the Selected area d Searches the Selected list by name or ident for a specific airport If a particular Procedure or Diagram is selected it s removed from the Selected list If an airport is selected all of its Procedures and Diagrams are removed Same as Selecting Remove from Selected from the Procedures menu or right clicking the mouse and choosing Remove from Selected Removes all the airports and Procedures in the Selected list Same as selecting Remove All from Selected fro
268. tate or zoom the chart Using the Navigator use the center button like a joystick to move in any direction or the 4 arrow buttons to move in standard directions Click and rotate the ring to rotate the Chart and double click anywhere on the ring to reset to North up Use the and buttons and the slider on the right to zoom or i use the and buttons on the Chart toolbar In preflight layouts the Navigator is on by default but can be toggled by pressing F12 or selecting Show Navigator from the View menu In GlassView layouts the Navigator is hidden by default but turns on when invoked as previously described or Cmd is engaged See more about zooming or panning the Chart Individual layers are toggled with the Layers toolbar and multiple layers set simultaneously by selecting Customize Chart from the button 88 Layouts When in GlassView mode the top of the Chart will have indicators about the GPS connection and whether or not TAWS is turned on If there is a problem with the GPS connection you can click on the indicator for troubleshooting help LAYERS Note GlassView also displays a large ChartBar at the top of the screen rather than the Layers Toolbox that functions very similarly to the Layers toolbox but with much larger buttons The GlassView Chartbar does behave differently in one regard When a layer is turned on via the Chartbar Voyager automatically adjusts the layer s Range settings if necessary so that the sele
269. ted This is useful if a Briefer or System Administrator wants to essentially reset an account 241 Voyager User s Guide Options Preferences To access this feature Select Options from the Tools menu then choose the Preferences tab This tab shows various display and information settings organized by topic Select General Planning GPS Procedures or XM GENERAL Time format Default desktop layout style Auto select based on screen e Adjust chart colors and symbols to match IFR VFR mode Ask what to do when layers are out of range Show Tasks at startup and when other windows close Warn if data is out of date E Show screen tips Use smooth zooming E Use standard weather symbols and colors Open PDF after creation Ej Confirm User ID Password before Synch First letter of ICAO identifier k When a theme has been changed Discard the changes Scanned chart folder optional i Time f format DESCRIPTIO EE time in either Zulu format or in Home Time the time zone set on this computer Default desktop layout style All GlassView layouts assume you want maximize information and minimal screen clutter so they begin with Command Mode off While working at 242 Adjust chart color and symbols to match I FR VFR Show Tasks at startup and when other windows close Warn if data is out of date Show screen tips Use smooth zooming Options your desk doing pre flight planning you may
270. ted with each You can show the Tasks pad in the future by selecting Tasks from the View menu Voyager User s Guide Voyager Tasks e What would you 1 like to do Check the Weather Shows more than 400 weather graphics from NOAA Plan a Flight Use SmartPlan to create or view a flight plan F Open a recently used flight plan listed below H W Apply filter Ge Setfilter g Customize columns Create a new flight plan using the wizard recommended Create a new flight plan without the wizard Optional Use the route defined by the idents below De Browse for an existing flight plan Use GlassView to show a moving map using your GPS Organize Plates Use SmartPlates to organize download and print IFR procedures View FAA Charts View and print scanned FAA Sectionals Enroute charts WACs TACs etc EEN Exit Voyager Show this screen next time File name J KPAE WLW KSFO fp A KPGV KPBLfp 8 KPAE 77S KSFO fp 8 KRIL ASE fp HVQ KGAS fp 2 KFCM KAMW fp A PANC CYXY fp 4 KBFI MFR KSFO fp ra KFLL KMIA fo Ca ncel Check the Weather Opens a Chart window showing weather for the continental US or zoomed to any point you like Or see any of more than 400 weather graphics for the US and Canada Plan Create a flight plan or review an existing one If you have SmartPlan you can use a very sophisticated autorouting system we call it the SmartRouter to create a wind optimized flight avo
271. tes dialog box shows FAA designated preferred routes between airport pairs or areas It shows airport pairs that exactly match your flight and airport pairs that are close to your flight Select a row to use that preferred route rather than allowing the autorouter to plan the route If any exact matches exist Voyager selects the first one by default To some extent Voyager takes your aircraft s performance into account when selected routes i e piston aircraft with low service ceilings are not shown High routes However each route may have specific applicability so refer to the Lower Alt Aircraft Speed etc columns for more information Click Do not use preferred route to deselect any selected preferred route Note Some columns are not shown by default for space reasons Use the horizontal scroll bar to show these columns Note This dialog box does not appear if Voyager cannot find any applicable routes 38 OPTION Getting Started DESCRIPTION Match A green dot indicates if the route is specifically for the airports listed for your flight A yellow dot denotes a route to or from a nearby airport Level Routes are designated as High at or above FL180 Low or Both Voyager uses this designation to show only routes that are applicable to the aircraft specified in the flight plan Start The name and ident of the route s designated departure airport For routes from a general area rather than a s
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273. the entire window Therefore when a Chart window is open Voyager downloads weather for the entire visible area because there is no route 113 Voyager User s Guide Weather Graphics To access this feature Select Show Weather Graphics from the Weather menu SS wx or Show All US and Canadian weather graphics after clicking the button at the bottom of the screen NWS NavCanada charts Downloaded 3 13 2008 3 40 09 PM Be A ha National Radar TS GK Local Radar b Bai or S 15 30 40 Satellite S Lower 48 Visible H Lower 48 Infared Ld Lower 48 Water Vapor D Alaska Visible D Alaska Infared wl LJ Alaska Water Vapor 7 DI Hawaii Visible D Hawaii Infared CIE Hawaii Water Vapor L Prog Charts Lower 48 Current Surfa Lower 48 12 Hour Foreci Lower 48 24 Hour Foreci 2 2E Lower 48 36 Hour Foreci e EE Lower 48 48 Hour Foreci CEI Alaska Current H Alaska 6 Hour Forecast II Check the charts that should be printed and automatically downloaded f Briet tose Help DE e ve SE d KN Gel Ce EEN SEMENA Tip To see a full and legal DUAT DUATS weather briefing click the Text tab Voyager downloads a wide variety of weather graphics from the US National Weather Service and NavCanada The charts are organized by type and location or time period Click Print to send the checked charts to the printer Checked charts are automatically downloaded in the background when Voyager begins
274. the main toolbar then enter an airport name or ident Select the Procedures tab Information PAE KPAE SNOHOMISH COUNTY PAINE FLD aon Ten Weather onran a ooo Approaches and Arrivals Procedure ILS OR LOC RWY 16R ka ILS OR LOC RWY 16R _ RNAV GPS RWY Lok eet g er OC RAN Li _ RNAV GPS RWY 34L KB 2 VOR DME RWY 16R nikin M eege C VOR RWY 16R zs Departures and Other Documents SW TAKE OFF MINIMUMS Ee del d a i mx Wm MA kader Ab em SelectAll Select None Check the procedures you wish to print when this airport is printed Show TEE The Procedures tab lists the IFR approach arrival and departure procedures available at each airport This data is downloaded from either the FAA or Seattle Avionics Web site This feature requires SmartPlates Each procedure has a checkbox next to its name Check procedures that you want printed when information about this airport is printed See Standard Navigation Log Options for more information 172 Getting Information Tip Rather than create a specific Minimums and Alternate Minimums for each airport the FAA combines airports by region into multi page documents To see B each page click Full Page and use and to flip the pages There are several ways to print a procedure 1 If you only want to print a procedure or two cli
275. thod to use Airway or GPS Direct and uses the options last selected Create a Plate Pack Smart lates Required When selected Voyager asks whether to create a Plate Pack for IER flights Weight and Balance Checking this instructs Voyager to display a weight and balance table and graph Review Gei Not in Voyager FreeF light This option displays summary and warning information about the flight 264 Briefer Version Briefer Task Pad amp Briefer Version Required To access this feature Click on the main toolbar or select Briefer Tasks from the View menu The Briefer version of Voyager allows corporate or government flight planning departments to quickly and easily plan flights for many different pilots Voyager keeps track of personal preferences default settings lists passengers pilots etc and flight plans for each pilot individually It requires a Web server running Microsoft IIS and Microsoft SQL Server Contact the Sales department at Seattle Avionics for more information When the Briefer version is used in conjunction with a special Client version of Voyager pilots and Briefers can jointly create flight plans and exchange information using the Web Synch feature In this way a pilot can create a rough flight plan synch it with the Web server to give the Briefer a copy then let the Briefer review and or modify the plan and send back the revised plan All of this takes just a few mouse clicks Or a Brief
276. tion Standard fuel for piston engine plans Cnc oo hap This dialog defines each type of available fuel Voyager comes with AvGas 100LL and JetA already defined Within Voyager Fuel quantity can be displayed as either a volume usually gallons or a weight usually pounds This is determined by the Show fuel as option of the selected aircraft FIELD DESCRIPTION Name A unique name associated with this item Description An optional description of the item This is only displayed within this dialog Weight The weight of each unit of this item 234 Customizing Aircraft and Other Lists Cargo Item To access this feature Select Cargo from the Lists menu O Cargo Item Name Description Weight unit Quantity This dialog defines each cargo item The Quantity field can simplify data entry for items frequently used in groups For example if you define an item named Case of Oil 12 quarts you can enter the Weight unit as 1 875 pounds and the Quantity as 12 Name A unique name associated with this item Description An optional description of the item This is only displayed within this dialog Weight unit The weight of each unit of this item Quantity The quantity of these items 235 Options Options Voyager can display information in a variety of different ways and can remember your preferred default settings default pilot default aircraft etc For simplicity
277. ts TAF and Winds Aloft for each airport Current conditions METAR and Forecast TAF text are translated from the cryptic weather codes to English Times are displayed as per the Time format option of the Options dialog METAR and TAF text are displayed exactly as received Approach departure procedures SmiartP lates Required Selects whether IER approach departure information downloaded from the FAA or Seattle Avionics Web sites are printed Voyager can download procedures and airport diagrams either from the Seattle Avionics Web site the default or directly from the FAA The Seattle Avionics procedures are compressed for much better download speed but at the expense of some slight visual quality You can change your preference by selecting Options from the Tools menu selecting Preferences and Procedures All Smart lates Required 156 If the above is also selected all Printing procedures for each airport are printed Only selected SmidrtPlates Required As above but only those procedures that you ve checked for printing in the Procedures tab of the Airport information dialog are printed This allows you to Save paper by only printing procedures that you expect to use Skip for VFR flights Smart lates Required Only takeoff landing airports Skip home airport Instructs Voyager to suppress printing procedures if the flight plan is VFR or DVFR since VER flight do not typically involve IFR
278. tting so by default printed NavLogs show the climb and descend legs An option in the Standard Navigation Log print plug in controls this setting Tip When you print a flight plan Voyager defaults to printing much more than just the NavLog typically including Charts Airport Information Weather Information and more You can suppress any of these by unchecking the option after choosing Print Setup from the File menu 34 OPTION Altitude Course detail Cum time distance Cum time distance since last stop Distance Duration Fuel Groundspeed Layover TAS Winds Getting Started DESCRIPTION If checked the table includes the final altitude for each leg If checked the table includes MCrs TCrs and THdg MHdg is always included pre flight and MCrs is always included in flight Not editable When checked two columns are added Showing the cumulative time duration and distance up to and including this leg Layover time is not included Not editable Similar to the above except that the values are reset at each Stop and Go leg so it s easy to tell how long you ve flown since the last fuel stop Not editable Displays the distance of each leg Not editable Displays the duration flight time of each leg in hours minutes and seconds Layover time is not included Not editable If selected three columns are added to the table Fuel used Fuel fuel added Fuel and fuel remaining FuelRem a
279. uide Options Terrain To access this feature Right click the Ss button Alternately select Customize Chart from the Chart button and select the Terrain item There are no options for this layer Options Navaids To access this feature Right click the 2 button Alternately select Customize Chart from the Chart button and select the Navaids item Customize Chart Airspace Ove Anas D mum range 133 Display Name Range Frequency Show by Type Fj VOR DME NDE You can save these settings as a custom Chart theme Color symbol style IFR 130 Customizing a Chart The Navaids page is divided into two primary areas Display and Show by type and a general Range setting OPTION Maximum range DISPLAY OPTION Name Frequency SHOW BY TYPE OPTION VOR DME NDB DESCRIPTION The range in the Distance units specified in the Options dialog must be at or below this value for the item to be displayed This allows the chart to intelligently declutter itself as the zoom range changes If the range as shown on the Range drop down on the Chart pane is greater than this value this item will not be shown on the chart and the other settings here are ignored Note For various reasons this value is approximate so it may vary slightly if this dialog is displayed at different Ranges DESCRIPTION If this option is checked and the Chart Range Is at or
280. um time distance Fuel Fj Winds Cum time distance since stop Groundspeed Restore presets This dialog selects which NavLog columns are displayed on the screen Use the Standard Navigation Log plug in within the Page Setup dialog to select which columns are printed These are not automatically synchronized because the screen is wider than most kneeboard prints allowing more on screen detail than is typically possible on prints Note As pre flight and in flight needs are very different Voyager defaults to Showing different columns depending on how it is being used Additionally the columns selected when each of the checkboxes below are checked varies somewhat between pre and in flight use See each Description below for details In addition to selecting the NavLog columns you can also select which types of legs are shown in the on screen NavLog Specifically Voyager defaults to keeping the display simple by only showing the cruise legs Internally it creates the necessary climb and descend legs using appropriate climb cruise TAS and fuel settings too but hides them You can see these legs by selecting Show All Legs from the View menu However since many of these legs are synthetic generated based on wind data etc you cannot edit the Plan in this view In either mode the climb and descent legs are shown on the Profile view but they re only numbered when Show All Legs is checked The printed NavLog has the opposite default se
281. untain crossing a commonly taken path etc Once created you can enter or select from a list a Personal Procedure while editing a Flight Plan the NavLog window for example and Voyager instantly enters all the waypoints in the procedure For example if you typically exit your airport to the west to avoid Class B airspace then pass over a recognizable visual point you can create a Personal Procedure called Takeoff that lists each of these points Then when you create a new Flight Plan with the New Flight Plan Wizard enter Takeoff in the Waypoints Must Fly step and Voyager automatically adds all the required points You can also enter a Personal Procedure when you manually add points to a Flight Plan using the NavLog 285 Voyager User s Guide Defining a Personal Procedure simply means assigning it a unique name and entering one or more waypoints A waypoint can be an airport navaid standard waypoint or Personal Waypoint Tip Any place where Voyager accepts a series of idents to produce a route QuickRoute from the Tasks dialog within the I dents area of the Direct To dialog box etc it will accept a Personal Waypoint or Personal Procedure only if the waypoint or procedure is a single word If this is important to you be sure to keep your names to one word e g MyHouse rather than My House If the name is multiple words Voyager will interpret each word as a distinct ident 286 Advanced Features Split Flight Plan B
282. using software to help you fly safer more quickly and more enjoyably You can purchase all the modules at once or separately as your needs change As of this writing Seattle Avionics makes modules that cover sophisticated pre flight planning SmartPlan an innovative in flight moving map information system GlassView an easy to use IFR procedure management system SmartPlates and a near real time in cockpit weather system XM WX Link Although they re separate modules as they reside within the Voyager framework they seamlessly share information and look and work very similarly In fact in many places you won t know or care where one module leaves off and another one begins For example while flying you ll be using the GlassView module to provide moving map and general information but on the same screen SmartPlan displays your current flight plan SmartPlates shows an approach procedure and XM WX Link displays real time NexRad radar Want to switch to a different view called a Layout with different information It s just one click away GETTING STARTED The first time Voyager runs you re probably already past this point it asked some basic questions about which modules you d like to try about you and about the plane you fly the most After that it starts with a Tasks pad What do you want to do that show you the basic tasks that Voyager can help you with Click a task type below and Voyager shows specific choices associa
283. want the additional tools always visible Hence this switch lets you set the style to your liking Auto select based on screen size Uses the Simplified Command Mode off view for screens smaller than 1280 x 1024 and Rich for those that size or larger Rich The Chart includes the Layers toolbar the altitude slider and the timeline Simplified The above items are hidden to maximize Chart size If selected switching an existing flight plan from VFR DVER to IFR or vice versa will change the colors and symbols on the open Chart to match the new flight plan type If checked Voyager begins with a quick way to create a new flight plan or open an existing plan If this isn t checked Voyager opens with a blank main window When selected Voyager compares today s date with the expiration date of the air database each time it Is launched If today s date isn t within the valid term of the database a warning dialog will display Selects whether screen tips the balloons that pop up as you open certain windows are enabled When checked Voyager smoothly zooms and flies to new locations rather than immediately jumping to the new zoom or location This feature requires a reasonably fast computer and video card so it is disabled by default for single processor computers Use standard weather symbols and Not in Voyager FreeFlight colors In a few places most notably for Winds Aloft and METAR TAF graphic
284. whether it s an IFR or VFR flight Alternately you can jump to a specific layout by clicking the Es Layout button at the bottom of the screen Look for layouts that have the Ch You can also directly open the flight plan in GlassView mode by selecting a recently used flight plan from the File menu using the em button on the main toolbar using GlassView icon the button on the toolbar and selecting the Chart tab or by selecting the Fly options from the Tasks pad You can quickly start Voyager in GlassView mode bypassing all standard dialog boxes by starting Voyager with the QuickFly command line switch For new Voyager installations the Setup program automatically creates a Voyager QuickFly icon on the desktop For updates to existing Voyager installations you may need to refer to your Windows documentation on how to create a shortcut with a command line parameter Voyager should automatically detect any GPS connected via Bluetooth or a COM port If your GPS connects via USB you may have to install a device specific driver from the manufacturer If you re having trouble connecting to your GPS you can review and alter the settings from the GPS area of the Options dialog box Voyager also includes a built in GPS simulator that can be accessed via either the Options dialog box or by selecting Show GPS Simulator from the Tools menu Tip Motion Computing tablets come with built in Bluetooth but for security reasons you have
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286. within limits 215 Voyager User s Guide CG envelopes gt Normal 93 Moment 1000 The acceptable weight and balance envelope for this aircraft is displayed as a shape defined by various points The vertical or Y axis is the weight measured in whichever units are selected in the Units tab of the Options dialog default is pounds The horizontal or X axis is the total moment measured in the combined units implied by the product of the arm unit default is inches and the weight unit or simply the arm depending on the aircraft If moment is on the X axis it is shown divided by 1000 to simplify the display An aircraft loaded within the weight and balance envelope has weight moment combinations that are within this envelope during all stages of flight Define points with the Edit points button Also use Edit Points to switch between Weight x Moment and Weight x Arm display 216 Customizing Aircraft and Other Lists Advanced Weight and Balance E M SrrdriP lan Premier Re qu ired To access this feature Select Aircraft from the Lists menu Select an aircraft and click Edit Choose the Weight and Balance tab and click the Advanced button S Advanced Weight and Balance Weight Max ramp weight Max landing weight oh Max zero fuel weight 3150 TE Fuel Specify each tank s capacity and use the up and down arrows to determine the fill and burn orders The top item is filled or burned first Capacity and f
287. wn before it gets to the Plate Pack By default the Available list contains every US airport with a Procedure or Airport Diagram 68 Getting Started Note Click an airport name to list its Procedures and Diagrams Click a Procedure to show it in a Procedure widget You can see detailed information about any airport by right clicking on it and selecting Show Info You can also show the airport centered on a Chart by right clicking on it and choosing Jump to OPTION DESCRIPTION KE Searches the Available list by name or ident for a specific airport Ki If a particular Procedure or Diagram is selected it s added to the Selected list If an airport is selected all of its Procedures and Diagrams are added Same as selecting Add to Selected from the Procedures menu or right clicking the mouse and choosing Add to Selected a Adds all the airports and Procedures in the Available list to the Selected list Same as selecting Add All to Selected from the Procedures menu Selected aeh OOOO SR Hoas WETUMPKA MUNI if VOR OR GPS A 04W FIELD OF DREAMS D RNAV GPS RWY 06 D RNAV GPS RWY 24 BFI BOEING FIELD KING COI D CHINS SIX E EPHRATA SIX E GLASR SEVEN E JAWBN ONE D OLYMPIA SIX E ILS RWY 13R DN ILS RWY 31L E RNAV GPS Y RWY 13R E RNAV RNF Z RWY 13R E LOC DME RWY 13R DN AIRPORT DIAGRAM CD PAE SNOHOMISH COUNTY E ILS OR LOC RWY 16R ia The Selected lis
288. wnload it If you re not usually connected to the Internet you can turn this feature off by unchecking the box If background weather downloads are enabled Voyager can also update weather already downloaded at a fixed interval This helps ensure that you re always looking at current weather data Uncheck this box to disable the feature Airport information including airport diagrams and FBO information are downloaded from the Internet This value is the number of days to keep cached data before requesting updated data from the source A higher value improves performance to often reviewed airports but could potentially lead to out of date information The default value is 14 days Approach departure procedures are also downloaded from the Internet but carry intrinsic expiration dates Voyager uses that information to determine when new data must be downloaded so this value does not apply to them If your computer network requires you to logon to a proxy server check this box and complete the information below as required Address Port Username Options Learn more about proxy servers If you can access the Internet via Microsoft Internet Explorer but SmartPlates is having trouble try copying the proxy settings from Internet Explorer To do that Launch Microsoft Internet Explorer Select Internet Options from its Tool menu Choose the Connection tab Click the LAN Settings button The resulting dialog box should look
289. y Not only does Voyager print the Procedures and Diagrams in the Plate Pack it also prints a manifest of all the procedures printed Airport Information for selected airports and Charts that give you better situational awareness Each of these can be turned on or off and customized See Print Setup for more information OPEN A PLATE PACK SmartP lates Required Existing Plate Packs are opened from disk in the usual way Select Open from the File menu or click the e button on the main toolbar After Voyager verifies that all the Procedures and Diagrams in the Plate Pack are still valid a Plate Pack window will appear If any of the plates need updating because they have changed Voyager will warn you and begin downloading the changed plates CLOSE A PLATE PACK SmartP lates Required Plate Packs are closed in the usual way Select Close from the File menu or click the x button in the upper right corner of the window Voyager will prompt to save the file if the Plate Pack hasn t been saved or has been changed since the last save 71 Voyager User s Guide EMBEDDING PLATE PACKS WITHIN FLIGHT PLANS SmartP lates Required Within Voyager flight plans fp files and Plate Packs PlatePack files are distinct entities However it s often convenient to view or print them together so we made a way to associate Plate Packs with flight plans To Add an Existing Plate Pack to a Flight Plan e Open or create the
290. y not resell or otherwise transfer for value the Software Product Limitations on Reverse Engineering Decompilation and Disassembly You may not reverse engineer decompile or disassemble the Software Product except and only to the extent that such activity is expressly permitted by applicable law notwithstanding this limitation Separation of Component Parts The Software Product is licensed as a single product Its component parts may not be separated for use on more than one Device unless expressly permitted by this EULA Trademarks This EULA does not grant You any rights in connection with any trademarks or service marks of SA No rental leasing or commercial hosting You may not rent lease lend or provide commercial hosting services to third parties with the Software Product Support Services SA may provide You with support services related to the Software Product Support Services Use of Support Services is governed by the SA 299 Voyager User s Guide policies and programs described in the user manual in online documentation or in other SA provided materials Any supplemental software code provided to You as part of the Support Services are considered part of the Software Product and subject to the terms and conditions of this EULA You acknowledge and agree that SA may use technical information You provide to SA as part of the Support Services for its business purposes including for product support and development S
291. y updates the weather every 30 minutes refreshing Charts as required If you have an XM WX tn cockpit weather receiver Voyager can download and display a wide variety of near real time weather information To use this feature you ll need to enable the XM WX Weather Link module More info You can access this information in a number of ways including e Click the button on the bottom toolbar to see add weather to the current chart or view hundreds of weather graphics e Select Show DUAT DUATS Standard Weather Briefing from the Weather menu Select Show Weather Graphics from the Weather menu Select Show Winds Aloft from the Weather menu Select Animate Weather from the Weather menu or the Wx button Get information on any airport and select the Weather tab If you re not connected to the Internet you can disable background weather downloads with the Allow background weather downloads option on the Internet tab of the Options dialog Select Download Weather from the Weather menu to manually download current weather Note To save time Voyager downloads weather along a corridor defined by your route rather than the entire window To see weather for the entire visible area for wide area trends etc select Download Weather from the Weather menu 15 Voyager User s Guide Working with Flight Plans CREATING A FLIGHT PLAN Select New from the File menu or click on the main toolbar Select the Flight Plan tab The foll
292. your computer and XM WX receiver make sure there aren t any other Bluetooth devices on within range Reboot your machine and while your computer is rebooting unplug the receiver s power cable After several seconds plug it back in BLUETOOTH CONFIGURATION Follow the instructions that come with the XM receiver that outline the steps necessary to configure your computer to use Bluetooth for communicating with the receiver This will probably involve entering what is called a Passcode to pair the XM receiver with the computer The passcode varies by receiver manufacturer but common codes are 9679 and 1234 See your receiver s documentation for more information 120 Weather Tip You may want to write the passcode on a slip of paper and tape it to the bottom of the receiver for future use DETERMINING THE COM PORT ASSIGNED TO THE WXWORX RECEIVER If you are using Microsoft s Bluetooth driver the XM COM port can be determined by double clicking on the Bluetooth icon D in the system tray the area immediately Surrounding the Windows digital clock in the lower right hand corner of your computer Then click the COM Ports tab and find the COM port number stated for the WxWorx entry that says outgoing under the direction column If you do not see an entry for your WxWorx receiver it is because your computer has not been configured to use Bluetooth for communicating with the WxWorx receiver To do this follow the instructions that come

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