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1. Pe ee Ee ae ee Oe Champagne PC Services FLIGHT PLANNER 3000 V6 7 from the principal navaid if the waypoints have one This will result in differences according to the positioning of the principal navaid in relation to the airfield town The position of the principal navaid can be checked by displaying the waypoint information Note also that the IFR abbreviation for the waypoint will be displayed for IFR flight plans and the VFR abbreviation is displayed for VFR flight plans The FIS frequency ARFOR area number or HF frequency is not displayed on the route map If the FIS ARFOR HF boundaries are shown but the actual frequency is missing the scale of the map may be too small to conveniently display this information Try enlarging the scale and the frequency data should appear If this does not resolve the issue check that the option to show Airspace Names amp Frequencies is set Click on the Change Info button and look for the Airspace Names amp Frequencies check box It must be ticked The Winds from NAIPS are not being applied to the Flight Plan The FP3000 software has the functionality to automatically insert the winds for the flight into the flight plan This is easily achieved by clicking the Extract and Save Area Winds amp apply them to this Flight Plan button on the NAIPS weather amp NOTAMS screen However there are a number of things that must be in place for this to happen 1 The flight plan must have cruising
2. Pe ee Ee ae ee ee Champagne PC Services FLIGHT PLANNER 3000 V6 7 3000 Quick amp easy flight planning Champagne Prepare to take flight FP3000 User Manual Page 1 of 112 PPA ee Ee a ae ee Oe Champagne PC Services FLIGHT PLANNER 3000 V6 7 IMPORTANT This software is designed for use on IBM compatible personal computer systems running Windows NT Windows 95 Windows 98 Windows 2000 Windows ME Windows XP Windows Vista and Windows 7 amp 80perating systems The Flight Planner 3000 software is copyright and licensed to the individual user The software may only be transferred from one personal computer to another with the consent of Champagne PC Services Refer to the installation instructions in chapter 3 of this manual before attempting to use this software Flight Planner 3000 This software is produced and distributed by Champagne PC Services PO Box 565 Leederville 6903 Western Australia 0419 955704 61 419 955704 08 62678172 61 8 6267 8172 Email Rob ChampagnePCServices com au pia Copyright This software is copyright and licensed for use on a single computer unless multiple licenses are purchased The software or any part of the software or data may not be resold rented leased disassembled translated or distributed in any form including any derivative works Copyright Champagne PC Services 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
3. Make sure that all activity on the USB device is complete before removing the device from a PC Windows has a Safely Remove Hardware function to cover this situation usually activated by an icon on the toolbar at the bottom of the screen USB devices are easily corrupted if misused FP3000 User Manual Page 11 of 172 3 2 PPA ee Ee ae ee a Champagne PC Services FLIGHT PLANNER 3000 V6 7 Installing Updates Software updates distributed from time to time via the Annual Update Service are installed in the same manner as the software was installed initially Follow the installation instructions in the previous section Do not delete any previous version of the software before installing an update We strongly recommend that you backup the user data component of the Flight Planner 3000 software via the Backup drop down menu on the Aircraft Screen prior to installing any updates Updates contain the full FP3000 software version so can be used for a full initial installation if required After a software update is installed all of the user data will have been automatically transferred to the new version All aircraft data flight plans user waypoints and LSALT S configuration settings etc will be immediately available in the updated software Note that any changes made to waypoints other than user waypoints will be lost when the software is re installed or updated If there are changes or corrections to datab
4. Mark the nearest waypoint as a landing point in the flight plan Draw a circle or several circles of a given NM radius at the mouse cursor position Place a marker or several markers showing latitude and longitude at the mouse cursor position Place a comment or several comments at the mouse cursor position Select the CHANGE INFO configuration box Same as pressing the CHANGE INFO button Open the GPS menu Provides for uploading waypoint and flight plans to an attached GPS Create a user waypoint at the mouse cursor position Google Earth open Google Earth and zoom into the position based on the mouse cursor Google Earth open Google Earth and zoom in to the nearest waypoint position Google Earth open Google Earth and display the complete flight plan Replay a GPS data file Has a sub menu option to replay the contents of a Jeppesen Track File v3 or an Avidyne Engine Data Log file on the screen The path flown as recorded by each of these files is replayed on the screen The speed of the replay can be controlled by a sliding bar that appears at the bottom of the map display These files are the type that are created by the Avidyne EX500 EX5000 Multifunction Display fitted to a number of different aircraft types including the Cirrus range 4 4 11 NAIPS Interface NAIPS the Australian National Aeronautical Information Processing System Page 38 of 112 PPA ee Ee el ae ee Oe Champ
5. gt The two lines near the top of the profile record commencing with Airfield name and Latitude must not be modified gt The last line which contains the Information valid date must not be modified gt The number of lines in the data profile may not be increased gt If the profile is modified any airfield data previously entered will be unchanged Set up the data profile required before commencing the entry of the airfield data To modify the profile record just type on the profile record screen putting labels where required and indicate where data may be entered by the character The concept of the Airfield Register is to provide user entered free text information about airfields and to have this information available at flight planning time The Flight Planner 3000 software does not use information in the Airfield register When a flight plan is generated by Flight Planner 3000 and the Print button on the Options Screen is pressed the Printing Screen will display an option to enter the Airfield Register if the Airfield Register database has been created If the flight plan contains any waypoints which are also present in the Airfield Register only those Airfield Register entries will be displayed on the Airfield Register Screen This makes it simple to check if Airfield Register information is available for any of the waypoints in a flight plan Note that the name and state in the Airfield Register must match exactly the
6. 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 All rights reserved Disclaimer The Flight Planner 3000 software and documentation is sold as is without any expressed or implied warranties what so ever The user must assume the entire risk in using the software Champagne PC Services shall not be liable for loss of data loss of profits damage to personal or public property injury of any type death or disablement or any other incidental or consequential damage No assumption should be made as to the accuracy of any data contained in this software or any calculations figures or results produced by this software The manufacturer reserves the right to change the software and or documentation without obligation to notify any person or organization of such changes MS DOS is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation WINDOWS is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation FP3000 User Manual Page 2 of 112 eA oe N ne oe ee OP a Champagne PC Services FLIGHT PLANNER 3000 V6 7 Table of Contents 1 INTRODUCTION _ S 6 1 1 Overview 6 2 HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS____ 7 2 1 Software Licenses 7 2 2 FP3000 License Types 8 2 3 Software Warranty 9 3 INSTALLATION __ 10 3 1 How to Install Flight Planner 3000 10 3 1 1 Installing Under Windows 98 2000 ME XP and Windows NT4 5 Server 2003 Vista Windows 7 amp 8
7. 5 30pm 30013KT wind 300deg true at 13kt 9999 visibilty gt 10km FEW040 few clouds at 4000ft agl 13 07 temperature 13 dewpoint 07 Q1005 QNH 1005 RMK remarks RFOO 0 002 2 rainfall in last 10 mins since 9am 00 0mm 002 2mm Plain Text ae Weather Display NOTAMS Pressing the button again will to the Phase 2 conversion displaying the fully converted weather briefing on the screen J NAIPS Weather amp NOTAM Download WEATHER INFORMATION SPFIB 220424 ALBANY YABA TAF aerodrome forecast Albany issued 22nd at 11 24am valid from 22nd at 1 00pm to 22nd at 10 00pm wind 310deg true at 20kt gusting to 30kt visibilty gt 10km LIGHT SHOWERS OF RAIN few clouds at 1500ft agl scattered cloud at 3000ft agl INTER intermittent weather variation lt 30 minutes valid from 1 00pm to 2 00pm wind variable at 25kt gusting to 50kt visibility 2000 THUNDERSTORMS WITH SMALL HAIL PELLETS broken cloud at 800ft agl few cumulonimbus clouds at 2500ft agl INTER intermittent weather variation lt 30 minutes valid from 2 00pm to 10 00pm visibility 3000 SHOWERS OF RAIN broken cloud at 1000ft agl Remarks showers rain south west Denmark Albany WITH freezing ice pellets T 16 15 15 17 Q 1005 1008 1019 1021 Zulu time Local Time Temp QNH 220500Z 16 1005 220800Z 4 00pm 15 1008 221100Z at 7 00pm 15 1019 2214002 at 10 00pm 17 1021 METAR aviation routine weather observation for Albany 22nd at 5 30pm wind 300deg true at 13kt visibilty gt 10km few clouds at 400
8. If the GPS connection is not set up or the GPS is powered off the waypoint upload will appear to work if configured to use the NMEA protocol There will be no error message It is important that the GPS be checked to ensure that the waypoints or routes uploaded have been received Any waypoints with the same name as those being uploaded will be overwritten by the data uploaded without warning An option on the GPS Configuration screen allows for waypoints names sent to the GPS to be the waypoint abbreviation or the waypoint name truncated to as many characters as the GPS will record If one or more waypoints are required not to be loaded into the GPS just remove blank out the Name in GPS for that waypoint If a different name is required change the Name in GPS to be what is required When the GPS interface in activated from the Route Map Display the map in Flight Planner 3000 a further option is available for waypoint uploads All of the waypoints that appear on the map can be loaded into the GPS Tip It can be very useful to display all the waypoints with an airfield on the Route Map Display for the area of the flight then upload all of these waypoints to the GPS In flight if it is necessary to divert to FP3000 User Manual Page 71 of 112 Pe ee A a ae ee a a Champagne PC Services FLIGHT PLANNER 3000 V6 7 the closest airfield they will all be immediately available in the GPS Select the display all waypoints with
9. LSALT for any 1 degree by 1 degree square of latitude and longitude that the flight route traverses This Grid LSALT for the route WILL NOT reflect any requirement such as considering obstacles within 10nm of track for example If such obstacles fall outside the 1 degree by 1 degree square that the track is inside they will NOT BE REFLECTED in the Grid LSALT calculation FP3000 User Manual Page 29 of 112 PPA ee Ee el ae ee Oe Champagne PC Services FLIGHT PLANNER 3000 V6 7 Changing the segment from VFR to IFR or the opposite by clicking the radio button near the bottom of the Segment Detail Screen will change the remainder of the flight to IFR or VFR If the flight is to revert to the original flight category later this must be set via the Segment Detail screen at the point where it is to happen For scheduled and non scheduled RPT flights ie the aircraft used for the flight as the Op Type set to S or N and additional box for the Flight Number will be displayed on the top of the Segment Detail screen Ifa flight number is entered this will be included on the NAIPS flight notification An option in the configuration settings Config Configurations Settings Commercial Ops tab is available to ask the user for the flight number for the flight if it has not been entered on the Segment Detail Screen The Route Designator field on the Segment Detail screen will display the route designator for the segment It can b
10. Start In folder specified The default installation folder recommended is C FP3000 The Flight Planner 3000 USB Memory Stick Operation sheet contains details of how to update FP3000 on a USB stick Note that a USB license is required to operate the software from a USB stick and support for operating the software on a USB stick is only available if the software is installed in a folder named FP3000 on the USB stick When the updates are delivered by Internet downloads an option exists to have the download notification email sent to up to 10 email addresses For companies with a number of FP3000 licenses and a number of pilots this will ensure that everyone is notified and updates are not missed in the email stream Contact Champagne PC Service to use this functionality Subscriptions to the update service must be taken out for all copies of the software licensed to the user or company Ie If a company has 10 licenses then to update service subscription must be for all 10 licenses based on one of the update service options Summary of Update Service Options 1 4x 3 monthly updates to be downloaded from the Internet FP3000 User Manual Page 110 of 112 PPE ee Ee ae ee ee Champagne PC Services FLIGHT PLANNER 3000 V6 7 2 12x monthly updates to be downloaded from the Internet Refer to the Champagne WWW site for further details and the latest update information Refer to the Price L
11. approximate location of buildings wind socks parking areas and other features Waypoint Detail CARNARVON WA Elevation 13 Variation 0 1W Carnarvon 1 nm 285 degrees FP3000 User Manual Page 25 of 112 Pe ee OE el ae ee a a a Champagne PC Services FLIGHT PLANNER 3000 V6 7 The Edit the diagram button at the bottom of the screen will open the airfield diagram up for editing Waypoint Detail CARNARVON WA Elevation 13 Variation 0 1W Carnarvon nm 285 degrees CARNARVON Existing objects on the diagram can be moved or deleted by selecting the object in the EDIT drop down list then using the controls below to manipulate it Note that runway 1 the first runway defined under the Runways tab is always positioned in the centre of the screen and can not be moved Always specify the longest runway as runway 1 To add a new runway enter the runway details under the Runways tab To add an object other than a runway to the diagram select the object type in the ADD drop down menu then click the Add selected object button The new object will be added to the top left corner of the screen Use the EDIT drop down list to select it and move it When creating an airfield diagram from scratch firstly enter the runway details via the Runways tab on the waypoint details screen Then save the data OK button and then you can begin adding information to the diagram You must have the runway i
12. 10 3 1 2 Installing on a USB Device 11 3 2 Installing Updates 12 3 2 1 Updates Downloaded from the WWW 12 3 3 Re Installing FP3000 Software 13 3 4 Removing FP3000 Software 14 4 OPERATION __ 15 4 1 Overview 15 4 2 Recall Screen 16 4 3 Aircraft Screen 18 4 3 1 Generic Aircraft Types 20 4 4 Segment Screen 21 4 4 1 Selecting Waypoints 22 4 4 2 Waypoint Details 24 4 4 3 IFR Routes 27 4 44 Segment Details 28 4 4 5 Alternates 30 4 4 6 Multi Stage Plans 30 4 4 7 Optimising the Flight Plan 32 4 4 8 Area Winds 33 4 4 9 Route Profile Display 34 4 4 10 Route Map Display 34 4 4 11 NAIPS Interface 38 4 4 12 MetFlight Interface 39 FP3000 User Manual Page 3 of 112 Pe ee Oe ne ae ee Oe Champagne PC Services FLIGHT PLANNER 3000 V6 7 4 5 Fuel Screen 39 4 5 1 Fuel Calculations 41 4 6 Options Screen 42 4 6 1 Saving Flight Plans 43 4 6 2 Saving Flight Plans Alternative Formats 43 4 6 3 View the Flight Plan With Costing Detail 44 4 6 4 Printing Faxing Flight Plans 44 4 6 5 Critical Point and Point of No Return Calculations 47 4 6 6 Aircraft Weight and Balance 48 5 ADVANCED FEATURES gt gt 52 5 1 Operation on a USB Memory Stick 52 5 2 Airfield Register 54 5 3 Network Operation amp Server Licenses 55 5 4 The Australian NAIPS System 56 5 4 1 NAIPS Weather amp NOTAM Download 57 5 4 2 NAIPS Weather Decode 59 5 4 3 NAIPS Ch
13. PC Services FLIGHT PLANNER 3000 V6 7 Pressing the Weather Decode button on the FP3000 NAIPS Weather screen will commence this two phase translation Phase 1 is a partial translation showing the original weather text in UPPERCASE characters followed by the translation in lower or normal case For example TC tropical cyclone NAIPS Weather amp NOTAM Download File Configuration settings Load Request Weather ALBANY YABA TAF aerodrome forecast YABA Albany 220324Z issued 22nd at 11 24am 220514 valid from 22nd at 1 00pm to 22nd at 10 00pm 31020G30KT wind 310deg true at 20kt gusting to 30kt 9999 visibilty gt 10km LIGHT SHOWERS OF RAIN FEW015 few clouds at 1500ft agl SCT030 scattered cloud at 3000ft agl INTER intermittent weather variation lt 30 minutes 0506 valid from 1 00pm to 2 00pm VRB25G50KT wind variable at 25kt gusting to 50kt 2000 visibility 2000 THUNDERSTORMS WITH SMALL HAIL PELLETS BKN008 broken cloud at 800ft agl FEWO2SCB few cumulonimbus clouds at 2500ft agl INTER intermittent weather variation lt 30 minutes 0614 valid from 2 00pm to 10 00pm 3000 visibility 3000 SHOWERS OF RAIN BKN0O10 broken cloud at 1000ft agl RMK remarks SHRA showers rain SW south west YDEK YABA Denmark Albany WITH FZPL freezing ice pellets T1615 15 17 Q 1005 1008 1019 1021 Local Time Temp QNH 2205002 16 1005 2208002 15 1008 2211002 15 1019 221400Z 10 00pm 17 1021 METAR aviation routine weather observation YABA for Albany 220930Z 22nd at
14. Print Graph button on the Weight amp Balance screen 5 11 Additional Waypoint Datasets We have been asked for extended FP3000 coverage many times The issue with this is getting hold of reliable aviation quality data However to add wider coverage we have collected as much airfield NAVAID and other data as we can for areas of coverage that we have been asked for in the past and we can now offer data for e Indonesia e Papua New Guinea This is waypoint and NAVAID data only ie no airspace routes or lowest safe altitudes and the data has been checked as far as we can but is supplied as is One or more of these Additional Waypoint Datasets can be activated in your software via a license key provided for a nominal charge and will be automatically updated when you update your software Tip To confirm what software version and database coverage in a Flight Planner version and what additional datasets if any have been activated click on HELP gt ABOUT at the top of any of the main FP3000 screens FP3000 User Manual Page 83 of 112 Fa aP Champagne PC Services FLIGHT PLANNER 3000 V6 7 6 THE AUSTRALIAN DOMESTIC FLIGHT NOTIFICATION This version of Flight Planner 3000 implements the standard Australian flight notification for VFR and IFR operations Airservices Australia have approved the flight notification as produced by this release of Flight Planner 3000 FP3000 User Manual 6 1 General No
15. Security ID expires date turns red then an invalid date has been entered and an alert will not be generated If the Flight Planner software is not opened then no alert message will be issued If the Pilot Selection facility is used then alerts will be issued based on the pilot using the software at the time In this instance it is possible for more than one alert to be issued on any day If the daily alerts become annoying then consider changing the alert number of days to a lesser number FP3000 User Manual Page 82 of 112 PPA ee Ee ae ee ee Champagne PC Services FLIGHT PLANNER 3000 V6 7 5 10 Passenger Manifest The Flight Planner software will prepare your passenger manifest for you including passenger seating position and weights Use the passenger manifest via the Weight amp Balance screen activated from the Options Screen Click on the Manifest button on the Weight amp Balance screen to activate the Manifest Data screen where manifest information can be entered There is a button on the Manifest Data screen to print the manifest or on the Weight and Balance screen press the Print Graph button Passenger weight data can be transferred from the Manifest Data screen back to the Weight amp Balance screen into the appropriate seat row fields using the Transfer Weights button on the Manifest Data screen If you prefer to hand write the manifest data on the sheet print the empty manifest data by clicking on the
16. Segment Screen FP3000 User Manual Page 79 of 112 Pe ee Ee ae ee ee Champagne PC Services FLIGHT PLANNER 3000 V6 7 e Click the Google Earth menu item at the top of the Options Screen e Right click on the Route Map Screen Note Did you know that Google Earth has a built in Flight Simulator You can activate the flight simulator in Google Earth by pressing Control Alt A while in Google Earth You can then fly across the very detailed Google Earth rendered terrain If you have displayed your flight plan in Google Earth there will be a yellow line to follow on the ground showing the flight plan route This is the next best thing to actually flying the route For more information about Google Earth Flight Simulator click on Help gt Keyboard Shortcuts and look for the link Using Flight Simulator on the left hand side Note Google Earth seems not to handle flight plans that cross the International Date Line well The plan may not display correctly 5 7 2 Reporting Database Position Errors Google Earth is a fantastic tool to get a real view of airfields runways buildings trees and other features It will clearly show any discrepancy in the position of an airfield in the database and the position which it appears in Google Earth It will also make obvious any inconsistencies in runway orientations lengths surfaces other airfield details The Google Earth data accuracy can be expected to be very good Howe
17. Sheet by default produces information specifically first and last light information for the current date There is a facility to change this to whatever date is required use the DATE drop down menu at the top of the Options Screen NAIPS will accept flight plan notifications 120 hours in advance of the flight Why are the wind vectors not displayed on my plan If you have downloaded NAIPS weather and selected the option to load area winds into you flight plan the wind vectors may not be displayed if 1 Cruising levels are not set for each segment 2 The wind at the selected cruising level is variable eg VBL 10 on the weather forecast 3 The segment involves a user waypoint and the ARFOR area for that waypoint has not been set FP3000 User Manual Page 96 of 112 Pe ee Ee a ae ee ee Champagne PC Services FLIGHT PLANNER 3000 V6 7 If I use the backup drop down menu to backup my user data it will not fit on one floppy diskette This usually happens if you have a large number of saved flight plans or a large number of airfields in the User Airfield register Firstly try selecting just saved flight plans or the user airfield register data and back them up to a separate diskette than the rest of the user data This may fit on one diskette If not further options are to backup to CD or ZIP drive or USB memory drive or use PKZIP or similar product to backup just the flight plans all the P files for example
18. a ae ee ee Champagne PC Services FLIGHT PLANNER 3000 V6 7 4 3 Aircraft Screen Flight Planner 3000 Cessna 182Q New 1997 C172R Cessna Grand Caravan Cessna 172 R skyhawk Cessna 177 Cardinal RG IFR Cessna 210 6 seat confiq Cirrus SR22 Lear 45 Dassault Falcon 9006 Bell 407 The Aircraft Screen is used to select an aircraft for the flight No aircraft are pre defined in the Flight Planner aircraft database so initially this screen will show no aircraft Aircraft can also be defined copied modified or deleted from the aircraft screen Tip There is a large range of sample aircraft available in the sample aircraft database included with the software To load one or more of these into the aircraft database click on the Sample Aircraft menu near the top of the screen Note that this is sample data only and should be reviewed against the actual aircraft data from the aircraft flight manual before use Aircraft are listed alphabetically by callsign with the callsign type and a description displayed on the screen There can be multiple entries for a particular aircraft same callsign to provide for a VFR and an IFR version different seating configurations different loading configurations different ISA operating conditions etc To make multiple entries for an aircraft enter the aircraft data in normal operating configuration and then use the Copy Aircraft button Enter the same callsign and then modify the a
19. air race Mobil RFDS Outback Air Race 2000 Avalon air race from WA Feb 2003 Broome trip Carnarvon JT main plan for 2003 safari for 182 group 3rd November flying day out RAY delivery flight STANDARD Standard flight plan for the user manual STANDARI Standard flight plan via IFR routes STANDARW Standard flight plan with Alternate for KG amp Area Work STANDARY Standard flight plan with Alternate for KG oT tm as Plan 1 of 14 d Press the Start a new flight plan button if you do not wish to recall a saved flight plan Alternatively recall reload a stored flight plan by either double clicking on the flight plan required or single clicking on the plan required highlights it and then pressing the Select this plan button Tip To have flight plans ordered so that they can easily be located consider a naming convention or scheme Possible schemes might be 1 naming them beginning with the departure point For example flight plans out of Bankstown could be named BK xxxxx and then all of the Bankstown flights will be grouped together in the grid 2 naming them based on the destination This may be more appropriate than the suggestion above when you nearly always fly from the same location Saved flight plans can be deleted selectively from this screen Select the flight plan to be deleted by single clicking on it and then press the Delete this plan button FP3000 User Manual Page 17 of 112 PPA ee Ee
20. an update to your software at no cost WWW download FP3000 User Manual Page 9 of 112 Ps 3 1 3 1 1 i aP 7 Champagne PC Services FLIGHT PLANNER 3000 V6 7 3 INSTALLATION An installation procedure is provided with the software to allow the software to be loaded onto any drive including network drives amp USB devices with the required disk space available The installation will create a program group Champagne Flight Planner and install icons in the START menu for access to the software The same installation procedure is used for the installation of the software under Windows 98 Windows 2000 Windows ME Windows XP Windows NT Windows Server 2003 Windows Vista and Windows7 amp 8 By default the FP3000 software installation is directed to a folder called C FP3000 However historically the installation folder was C FP2000 and this is still quite valid except on a USB We recommend renaming any FP2000 folder to be FP3000 Note FP3000 software updates contain the full FP3000 software and can be used to install the software from scratch if required In fact older FP3000 versions eg FP3000 V6 6a and earlier will not install correctly on Windows Vista and later due to the new security features in those new Windows versions In this case it is best to just install the latest FP3000 update that is available How to Install Flight Planner 3000 The Flight Planner 3000 software installation kit is supplied
21. bottom of the screen If the Flight Planner software is able to locate a printer which appears to be a fax modem i e It has fax somewhere in the printer name then this button will be enabled and will select the fax modem by default when pressed This is to semi automate faxing of notifications and printing of plans The L button will display and allow printing of the Flight Plan amp Navigation log to most informative and commonly used format for the flight plan This format contains the flight plan details plus the information commonly required during the flight such as area frequencies runway detail navaid ident s etc FP3000 User Manual Page 46 of 172 Champagne PC Services FLIGHT PLANNER 3000 V6 7 Flight Planner 3000 x Navigation Plan Log NAVIGATION PLAN LOG md HOG Gs ot jen est Fev amta Rome on 2500 jaos 165 as p n 36 r Collie 2400 jaus i165 39 f r ae 175 a saw eenn Fomrestdale Lak 3000 jams 165 31 pa n7 3 i m ow 1700 jams 165 307 panao 30 65 5 na Weather ATIS Locn Code RWY Wind Vis Temp The E button will display the Enroute Information Sheet a textual summary of information relating to the flight Information such as
22. buttons in the Flight Planner 3000 software to provide further information on what they do Tip There is also an item under the Config menu at the top of the Recall Aircraft or Segment Screens for turning hints off or back on again if they become annoying Recall Screen The Recall Screen is only displayed if there are one or more saved flight plans from previous use of the software If this is the case then the Recall Screen will be displayed giving the user the option of bringing back a previously saved flight plan for reuse and or modification It is worthwhile entering an informative description when each flight plan is saved see Options Screen to allow easier selection at a later time Saved flight plans are presented in a grid on the screen with scroll bars on the right hand side of the grid if more than nine saved flight plans are present Further information for the highlighted flight plan is displayed at the bottom of the screen Flight Plans are ordered alphabetically by name Hint All of the screens in the Flight Planner software have a name This name is either displayed at the top centre of the screen for the main screens eg Recall Screen or at the very top left of the screen for the secondary screens eg NAIPS Weather amp NOTAM Download screen FP3000 User Manual Page 16 of 112 Pe ee Ee ae ee ee Champagne PC Services FLIGHT PLANNER 3000 V6 7 Flight Planner 3000 London to Sydney 2001
23. example to track via the Cooktown NDB select COOKTOWN in the flight plan and then on the Segment Detail Screen press the Track to Navaid button near the top of the screen For an IFR flight plan if a waypoint is marked as a landing point then the software will track you to the airfield you can t land at a navaid If you want to track to the Navaid and then to the airfield at Cooktown for example you should enter Cooktown twice at the end of the flight plan and set the second to last Cooktown entry to Track to Navaid via the Segment Detail Screen For IFR flights this happens automatically This is the sequence of waypoints you enter to depart Cairns via the VOR to the Cooktown NDB and then land at Cooktown CAIRNS CAIRNS COOKTOWN COOKTOWN The software will automatically produce the correct flight plan using the appropriate NAVAIDS If your IFR flight was departing Cairns via the VOR and direct to Cooktown airfield the waypoints in the flight plan should be CAIRNS CAIRNS COOKTOWN The flight planner software is smart enough to work out when you are tracking to or from a NAVAID Note An IFR flight plan is initiated by selecting and IFR aircraft from the aircraft database as specified under the Sundry tab in the aircraft data I can t locate any international waypoints in the waypoint list International waypoints can be suppressed from loading to save time and to not clutter the list with waypoint
24. example had an NMEA NMEA setting on its initial release but Garmin in their wisdom removed it in later software upgrades Flight Planner implements the GARMIN interface also and this interface should be used in preference to the NMEA interface for all Garmin GPS s Question I am sending data to my GPS but the GPS seems not to be receiving it Answer There are a number of things to check here Check the requirements specified in the GPS Support section earlier Check the configuration setup of both the GPS and the Flight Planner 3000 GPS interface Has the GPS been set to send and receive NMEA 0183 data Does the GPS support the NMEA sentence types GLL RMC RTE WPL Is the interface speed in the GPS set the same as the interface speed in the Flight Planner 3000 Is the GPS cable correct Is the COM port that the GPS is plugged in to correctly specified in the Flight Planner 3000 setup Does the GPS receive data I e does the moving map feature operate If so the physical interface is working There is a log file generated for each of the GPS functions that may be useful in determining the problem in some cases To view the log file click on File at the top of the GPS interface screen and select the log file required Question An error message ie Open device already open pops up every time I attempt to do a GPS operation Answer This means that another application on the computer is using or has reserved the COM port specified i
25. for electronic flight planning for pilots The software is a major upgrade from the original product Flight Planner 2000 and replaces that product Overview Flight Planner 3000 is a comprehensive computer based flight planning tool designed to produce detailed accurate flight plans and also to provide the pilot with additional information specific to the planned flight One of the principal design goals established prior to developing this software was to make the software simple and easy to use This goal was to be achieved while still providing all of the features and facilities that will allow the software to be used at all levels from the ultralight pilot through to the professional airline pilot This software is designed for use computers running the Microsoft Windows software Refer to chapter two for detailed hardware and software requirements Flight Planner 3000 provides the user with the facility to produce accurate flight plans to locations anywhere in the world The printed output can be in the ICAO international flight plan format in a convenient summary format or formats specific to the country of operation All of the current Australian formats are supported the New Zealand domestic format is supported as is Weather and NOTAM delivery and flight plan notification via NAIPS in Australia The software will also perform weight and balance calculations comprehensive fuel calculations CP and PNR calculations beginning a
26. given time The date and time that each individual area forecast was last modified is saved with the data and used to automatically delete area forecast winds that are over 12 hours old To enter an area wind firstly enter the area number in the box to the left of the grid then add wind information to the grid Tip The Enter key on the keyboard skips down the wind grid following the path that is likely to be required when entering winds When entering wind information into the grid firstly select the W Dirn cell to commence from Wind directions and speeds can then be entered quickly by typing the wind direction and speeds sequentially pressing the Enter key between each Enter all the area winds that are required for the flight and then have them automatically applied to the flight plan by clicking on the Apply area winds to this flight plan check box and then pressing the OK button Area winds can also be automatically loaded for all areas covered by the current flight plan via the Australian NAIPS database If the computer has an Internet connection pressing the Load area winds via NAIPS button will activate the NAIPS Weather amp NOTAM Download Screen and connect to the Airservices Australia NAIPS computer and automatically download FP3000 User Manual Page 33 of 112 Champagne PC Services FLIGHT PLANNER 3000 V6 7 weather and NOTAM s for the current flight plan Refer to section 4 8 for further details 4 4 9 Rout
27. half of the flight plans Faxes sent have double spaced printing Excessive spacing in faxed printouts is often caused by one or two characters at the end of each line being placed on the next line by the fax driver software The solution to this is usually to change the print size setting from 11 default to 10 via CONFIG drop down menu at the top of the Segment Screen then select CONFIGURATION SETTINGS PRINTING options This will produce On some versions of Windows the same result can be achieved by setting the paper size to LETTER rather than A4 via control panel printers for the fax printer Specifically a customer reported that under Win 95 and using Microsoft fax this resolved the problem Operational problems using the NAIPS interface Refer to the section on NAIPS for a discussion of problems that may be encountered when using the NAIPS interface Flight plan and Enroute Information sheet pages are empty If the flight plan and Enroute information sheet pages via the Options Screen are empty or contains a single line only check the compatibility mode set for the application Right click on the FP3000 shortcut or entry under Start Programs and select the Compatibility tab If the box Run this program in compatibility mode for is ticked clear it and press OK The Flight Planner software should run correctly now F P3000 says it is Unlicensed after an update is installed This is acommon issue and occur
28. left mouse button to locate the possible correct directory by searching for these files Tip Always install to the default location unless there is a very good reason not to do so FP3000 User Manual Page 100 of 112 Pe ee Ee ae ee Oe Champagne PC Services FLIGHT PLANNER 3000 V6 7 8 2 Problems During the Operation of the Software The Pilot Selection has been activated and I want to turn it off The Pilot Selection feature is designed for situations where a number of different pilots use a single computer for flight planning Different pilots details to be automatically inserted in the FP3000 software when the pilot login Pilots access can be secured by password if desired to secure the software and there are further options to totally secure the software from unauthorised changes Contact Champagne PC Services for further details If you have unintentionally turned pilot selection on and did not take note of the administrator password the default password of PILOTPWD is likely to still be set If you have changed the administrator password and forgotten it then the only means of recovery is to use Windows explorer or My Computer to delete the PILOTS DAT file in the Flight planner installation folder To access and or deactivate pilot selection click on the ADMINISTRATOR drop down menu at the extreme top of the Pilot Selection screen and then enter the pilot administrator password Running the Flight Planner 3000
29. of common questions relating to the operation of the Flight Planner 3000 software If the answer to a question is not in this section then it may well be covered in another section of the manual Assistance is also available from the software manufacturer Refer to the section titled Problems for contact details How do I select an aircraft from the sample aircraft database and change the callsign Access the sample aircraft database by clicking on the Sample Aircraft menu item on the Aircraft Screen Select the aircraft data to load from the grid Once loaded the sample aircraft which will have a callsign starting with ZY or ZZ can be selected highlighted with a single left mouse button click and then click the Copy Aircraft button Change the callsign as required plus any other data for the aircraft What is ADSB and where is it specified ADSB automatic dependent surveillance broadcast is the latest technology that will supplement replace radar It requires aircraft to be fitted with new equipment that transmits location and other information and the aircraft can optionally be fitted with equipment to receive that information and thus be able to locate and display other aircraft position information ADS B is now mandatory in Australia for operations at or above FL290 and in February 2014 it became mandatory for all aircraft new to the Australian register that operate IFR to be equipped with ADS B equipment e From 4 February
30. options about the way fixed reserve fuel is calculated whether fuel recalculations are performed at each landing point or only at refuelling points and an option to set the specific gravity SG for the different fuel types 4 6 Options Screen File Airspace Contacts Checks NAIPS Date Copyright License Software update Help Options Screen View and or edit the flight P Preview the plan on the screen in i plan summary E various formats including the domestic format Flight Note amp Enroute Save the flight plan Information sheet PA Select a different aircraft E Start a new flight plan i Check the weight and balance CP and PNR check Send information to a Palm Pilot Submit the plan online via the Australian NAIPS system 2 pei pil lt lt Previous V Exit Next gt gt The Options Screen is displayed at the completion of the Fuel Screen At this point an aircraft has been selected waypoints for the flight plan have FP3000 User Manual Page 42 of 112 Flight Planner 3000 O x PPE ee Ee ae ee ee Champagne PC Services FLIGHT PLANNER 3000 V6 7 been nominated and fuel considerations have been reviewed From the Options Screen the completed flight detail can be viewed flight costing examined flight plans can be printed in a number of different formats critical point CP and point of no return PNR information can be displayed weight and balance details checked the flight pl
31. or to rely on whatever backup mechanism is in place for all of the data on your PC These days USB sticks are the preferred media for saving user data How can I transfer my user waypoints to another user User waypoints are stored in a file called FRLANWPU DAT in the FP3000 folder To merge this file with another users FPLANWPU DAT firstly copy the file to a new file and name it FPLANWPU ADD Then transfer this file to the other users FP3000 folder via floppy disk USB drive zip drive or email and on the other users computer run FP3000 get to the Segment Screen click on UPDATE at the top if the screen and select the item UPDATE AND MERGE ADDITIONAL USER WAYPOINTS FROM FILE FPLANWPU ADD The software will report the number of user waypoints merged in How can I get the dial up connection box to automatically appear when I attempt to access NAIPS If you have Internet Explorer V5 or later you can set the dial up properties as below Other browsers should have the facility to make similar setting changes 1 Start Internet Explorer 2 Click on TOOLS at the top select INTERNET OPTIONS and then click the CONNECTIONS tab 3 Select the option Dial whenever a connection is not present or Always dial my default connection as appropriate 4 You can also set your default connection on that screen if required 5 Click OK to save the change Whenever NAIPS access is attempted the Dial Up connection box will ap
32. place where detailed textual information on all aspects of an airfield may be entered Private aviators will find it useful for recording comprehensive details of airfields visited and commercial operators can use it to satisfy legal or operational requirements for recording airfield details Flight Planner 3000 provides access to the Airfield Register from the Config drop down menu at the top of the Recall Aircraft and Segment Screens Selecting the User Airfield Register menu item will activate the Airfield Register main screen displaying airfield register entries in sorted order and offering options for management of the data Note that the first time the Airfield Register Screen is invoked the user will be prompted to create the empty Airfield Register database Flight Planner 3000 The main Airfield Register Screen displays names for all of the airfields for which data has been entered To display the complete data for the airfield select the required entry and click the Details button or just double click on the airfield Textual information equivalent to a full page is displayed on the screen Other buttons on the screen provide for adding new entries to the database deleting entries viewing and modifying the profile for the data printing a single entry reporting printing all entries in summary or full form etc FP3000 User Manual Page 54 of 112 5 3 PPA ee Ee ae ee ee Champagne PC Services FLIG
33. powered aircraft just entering the fuel capacity and the nominal cruise fuel flow for the aircraft will result in acceptable fuel calculations Defaults will be used for values not specified Default values for fuel flow for climb holding and fixed reserve are 130 75 and 100 of the specified cruise fuel flow Aircraft Detail AVGAS The second area that influences the fuel calculations is the configuration settings There are four configuration parameter pages under the Config menu item available only from the Recall Aircraft or Segment screens which directly relate to fuel calculations The first of these is shown on the Fuel I tab of the Fuel Screen FP3000 User Manual Page 41 of 172 Pe oe FE a eee Oe Champagne PC Services FLIGHT PLANNER 3000 V6 7 Printing Enroute Info Area Winds Database Presentation Commercial Ops IFR Flights Network Pilot Selection Fuel 2 Fuel 3 These options modify the way in which fuel calcualtions are performed The calculation of endurance for multi stage IFR Charter RPT flights in particular is affected by these settings Default settings take a reasonably conservative approach to fuel management For endurance calculations for subsequent stages l assume FIXED RESERVE fuel is consumed default no assume VARIABLE RESERVE fuel is consumed default yes M assume HOLDING fuel is consumed default yes Other fuel options can be set
34. press the Search for Abbreviation button you will be prompted for the abbreviation to locate Note The waypoint selection has been designed around selection of waypoints by name rather than by abbreviation using a fast dynamic search mechanism Waypoint selection by name is recommended approach How can I modify an LSALT in the permanent LSALT database There is no facility to modify LSALT S in the permanent LSALT database If you believe that there is an incorrect database LSALT contact the software supplier Database LSALTS are provided by the relevant aviation authority and should be correct if the software is up to date Where is first and last light information provided First and last light calculations for each landing point are written to the Enroute Information Sheet for the flight Access the Enroute Information Sheet from the Preview amp Print button printing options on the Options Screen Note The first and last light calculations are based on the date on which the flight plan is used in the Flight Planner 3000 software This date is recorded on the top of the Enroute Information Sheet It is FP3000 User Manual Page 94 of 112 ae ee Ee a ae ee a a a Champagne PC Services FLIGHT PLANNER 3000 V6 7 critical that the date on the computer is set correctly in order to get valid first and last light calculations How can I specify a wind vector specified as variable on a forecast Specify any wind directi
35. software results in an error message File Access Denied One or more of the files in the Flight Planner directory have READ ONLY attribute set This can occur for a number of reasons including copying the software from a CD ROM Use Windows Explorer to display the FP3000 folder contents select all files in the directory Control A will do this right click on any file and select PROPERTIES Clear the Read only attribute if it is set The software was moved to a new computer and gives an invalid license message The Flight Planner software can be utilized by the number of PC s or devices based on the number of licenses the software owner holds If the software is to be transferred to another computer or USB server then a replacement license key will need to be provided Champagne PC Services should be advised of any transfer of the software to a new computer and will then provide a replacement license key for the new computer This is done via email and this information is required New license or transfer of existing license Standard PC license a USB license or a server license Version of the FP3000 software to be licensed eg V6 6c Version of Windows being installed on The name of the owner of the software company or person name FP3000 User Manual Page 101 of 112 PPE ee A ae ee ee Champagne PC Services FLIGHT PLANNER 3000 V6 7 If the software is currently covered under the Annual Update Servic
36. standard flight plans changing configuration settings etc These may be appropriate in a shared networked environment There are some restrictions in a network environment mainly related to file locking and access If aircraft are to be added or deleted or details changed then all other network users are required to be out of the Aircraft screen i e on a different FP3000 screen A file locked by another user message will be displayed if this is not the case Only a single user can be using one of the NAIPS functions of the Flight Planner 3000 software at any time Again a message will be displayed if this is not the case The networking operation of the software can be disabled in the CONFIG section Click on Config at the top of the Aircraft screen select Configuration Settings and look for the Network tab at the top of the screen The default setting is for network operation to be enabled Individual PC licenses can be transferred to server licenses at no cost Contact Champagne PC Services for details The Australian NAIPS System NAIPS the Australian National Aeronautical Information Processing System is a database of aeronautical information weather NOTAM s Flight Plans ATS Routes aeronautical waypoints etc It is primarily used for Australian Weather NOTAM data but can also be used for this information anywhere in the world Flight Planner 3000 provides an advanced fully automatic NAIPS interface either vi
37. that in order to be approved an aircraft Weight amp Balance system must be built for each specific aircraft I e for a specific aircraft callsign not for a generic type such as 1977 Cessna 210m The approval for the specific W amp B system can then be issued by a W amp B approval person The W amp B system and data in FP3000 is hence not able to be an approved W amp B system unless the user sets up a specific aircraft with W amp B data locks the data with a password and then has the data approved by a certified W amp B person FP3000 User Manual Page 51 of 112 5 1 PPA ee Ee a ae ee Oe Champagne PC Services FLIGHT PLANNER 3000 V6 7 5 ADVANCED FEATURES Flight Planner 3000 has many advanced features some of which are described in the following sections Operation on a USB Memory Stick The FP3000 software can be installed on a USB memory stick external hard drive or other external storage device and the software will be available for use on any Windows based PC which the device is connected Just plug the USB stick in the computer and operate the software on the USB memory stick wherever you are All of your flight plans aircraft details and configurations settings will be immediately available This is an extremely portable fully operational copy of the Flight Planner software A license is required to be purchased to operate the software on a memory stick This may be the initial software license or
38. the waypoint names with geographic co ordinates runway details navaid frequencies radio frequencies beginning and end of daylight fuel information etc are presented in concise form in the order that the information will be required in the flight Tip Normally the Flight Plan amp Navigation Log is the printout to have in the aircraft shows information about the flight plan plus the Enroute Information Sheet for information about the airfields waypoints Navaids facilities if required The R button will display the Airfield Register main screen Refer to the section later in this manual that deals with the Airfield Register Note that if the Airfield Register database has not been created then this option will not appear on the Printing Screen 4 6 5 Critical Point and Point of No Return Calculations Critical Points CP and Point of No Return PNR can be evaluated for the flight Select the CP amp PNR button on the Options Screen to display the CP amp PNR Screen FP3000 User Manual Page 47 of 112 Pe ee Ee ae ee OP a Champagne PC Services FLIGHT PLANNER 3000 V6 7 Flight Planner 3000 Critical Point and Point of No Return can be displayed for each flight stage Both sets of calculations assume that there will be no change in the TAS for the outbound or return journeys but different ground speeds can be inserted as required Hence PNRs for depressurised or asymmetric operations can be obtained The safe endu
39. the landing is cancelled for a waypoint with an alternate the alternate will be automatically deleted Fuel calculations and time intervals to an alternate are calculated based on a missed approach at the destination I e Time and fuel burn to climb from the missed approach airfield to the cruising level for the alternate will be included in any calculations 4 4 6 Multi Stage Plans The flight plan can consist of up to 40 waypoints including the departure and destination and as many stages as are required FP3000 User Manual Page 30 of 112 PPA ee Ee ae ee ee Champagne PC Services FLIGHT PLANNER 3000 V6 7 A flight stage being a unit consisting of a departure point and a landing point and possibly intermediate waypoints is indicated within Flight Planner 3000 by marking waypoints selected in the plan as landing points Activate the Segment Detail Screen for the required landing points eg by double clicking on the waypoint on the Segment Screen and click the landing point box The next stage in the plan will automatically use the landing point as its departure point Stages can have any number of intermediate reporting and or turning points as long as the limit of 40 waypoints for the plan is met FP3000 User Manual Page 31 of 112 Se ee Ee oe ee a Oe aa Champagne PC Services FLIGHT PLANNER 3000 V6 7 4 4 7 Optimising the Flight Plan The Optimise Plan button on the Segment Screen can be used to opt
40. to nominate that device as the device to write the backup information to Restore User Data from Removable Media Use the Backup drop down menu item Restore user data from removable media at the top of the Aircraft Screen User data that has been backed up using the backup feature above can be restored by this menu selection The user data can be restored selectively or FP3000 User Manual Page 108 of 112 PPA ee Ee ae ee ee Champagne PC Services FLIGHT PLANNER 3000 V6 7 as awhole Of course the data that can be restored is limited to what data was written to the backup media in the first place To restore user data from USB drive zip drive or tape insert the media in the drive or plug the device in open FP3000 and select the drive on the Restore Screen and check the items to be restored Then press the Restore button to initiate the restore The restore procedure checks that the device contains valid backup media before proceeding Then the selected data is transferred to the Flight Planner 3000 directory and may be utilised This functionality imports the data into the FP3000 copy that you have opened Summary To perform a backup to an external device 1 Insert the external device allow Windows to recognise it and note the drive letter that Windows allocates 2 Open the FP3000 copy you wish to backup from 3 Select BACKUP gt Backup user data to removable media 4 Select the correct backup device drive letter a
41. 00 User Manual Page 78 of 112 Pe ee Ae Le ie Champagne PC Services FLIGHT PLANNER 3000 V6 7 vaain S Gapuwiyak mse This can be activated in a number of places in FP3000 e Press Control G on the Segment Screen with the waypoint highlighted in the grid e Click the Google Earth button at the bottom of the Segment Detail Screen e Click the Google Earth button at the bottom of the Waypoint Detail Screen e Right click on the Route Map Screen and select the Google Earth option Flight Plan View Display the entire flight plan in Google Earth a sa Fie Edt View Tools Add Help Search mx gag azo Oag Fly To Find Businesses Directions g Horn Island Flyto g Hotels near JFK M da pMilingimbi VetiMth amang ag d 5 a Cake Evalia ib jarwi A t Lockhart River 5 f Aurukaa a El My Places amp amp Staring Location Denmark house Wembley House B a a DO Sightseeing Ain os art GYEUYEUE BF yest e Fe Fo x FAS Temporary Places s B Plan KML lnkerman d Karumba 4 gt Burketown Layers E amp Primary Database Ade Geographic Web OE Roads C 30 Buildings O Street View S BP Borders and Labels OF Borders Populated Places E Anemative Place Names A Labels Op traffic a OX Weather a O Gallery O Global Awareness s E P Places of interest OD More Terain e Click the Google Earth View button on the
42. 0ft agl temperature 13 dewpoint 07 QNH 1005 Raw tnt Weather Display NOTAMS Notes FP3000 User Manual Page 60 of 172 Pe ee Ee a ae ee Oe Champagne PC Services FLIGHT PLANNER 3000 V6 7 1 This success of this intelligent conversion of the weather forecast into plain English depends on a number of factors including how strictly the Meteorology officer entering the data complies with the rules and standards in place whether there have be new standards data formats weather and location abbreviation changes There are frequently typographical errors spelling mistakes and unsolicited changes to the content and format of the data entered These things will jeopardise the success of the translation of the information and could even result in an incorrect conversion Always refer back to the original text to confirm the correctness of the translation 2 Ifthe weather decode functionality fails for any reason the raw weather information will be displayed for the line or group of lines involved 3 Click on the Weather Decode button to cycle between raw weather information partially decoded weather phase 1 and fully decoded weather phase 2 4 The translation of Zulu times to local times is based on the Zulu offset time configured in the Flight Planner software Check this offset click on Config gt Configuration Settings at the top of the Segment Screen and then select the Country tab conneurano
43. 2016 all aircraft operating IFR in Class A B C or E airspace within the quadrant 500 NM north and east from Perth must be equipped with ADS B e From 2 February 2017 all Australian registered aircraft operating IFR in Australian territory must be equipped with ADS B For flight planning purposes the type of ADSB equipment in the aircraft is indicated by entering B1 or B2 in the SSR amp ADSB equipment field on the SUNDRY page of the AIRCRAFT DETAILS screen This is also where the presence of a mode S transponder is indicated For an aircraft fitted with ASDB out 1090Mh and a mode S transponder the entry should be EB1 The B58 Barron in the sample aircraft data has ASDB out set up in its data This detail should be set for both VFR and IFR flights This NAIPS document page 72 details the codes and meanings for all aircraft equipment https www airservicesaustralia com naips Content Files documents NAIP S Internet Service User Documentation pdf This information will be automatically transferred to any NAIPS flight plan submission using this aircraft How do I specify Area Work in a flight plan FP3000 User Manual Page 87 of 112 Pe ee A ae ee ee Champagne PC Services FLIGHT PLANNER 3000 V6 7 From the Segment Screen click on the Add Waypoint or Insert Waypoint button Then click the AREA work button An entry for area work will be included in the flight plan Can I plan Abeam a waypoint Yes O
44. B device is connected to This can be rectified easily by right clicking the desktop shortcut selecting properties and changing the shortcut to point back to the C drive 2 The user manual for the software is also installed on the USB device E FP3000 Manual PDF Double click on it to open it You will need to have Adobe Acrobat reader installed on the computer to open this file 3 You can use the USB device for FP3000 software backups The backup will not conflict with the installed FP3000 software Use the Backup drop down menu in FP3000 The FP3000 software backup process may detect that the USB device has other files on it and ask whether these files should be deleted before the backup is created Say NO to this question 4 This software can be updated with later versions of the Flight Planner software just like any FP3000 installation on a computer Make sure that when you update the software on the USB device that you specify E FP3000 as the folder to update If the USB device is not the E drive replace the E with the drive letter for the USB device 5 The FP3000 software will require around 40mb of space on the USB device It is likely that there are hundreds of megabytes of space unused on the device this space can be used of any other purpose that you may have for it However be careful not to delete the FP3000 folder on this device 6 This software is registered to you and can not be given or loaned or tr
45. C Services operates under contract with Airservices Australia such that we are NOT permitted to change correct and data provide by Airservices Australia New Zealand Data errors should be reported to the New Zealand CAA info CAA govt nz FP3000 User Manual Page 80 of 112 PPA ee EE ae ee Oe Champagne PC Services FLIGHT PLANNER 3000 V6 7 5 8 Flight Numbers Commercial operators may want to use flight plan notification based on Flight Numbers Flight number processing options are set on the Commercial Ops tab in the configuration parameters Click on Config gt Configuration Settings on the Recall Aircraft or Segment screen Configuration Parameters For operators with no flight number approval the Flight Planner software will request the flight number for the flight and enter the flight number as a remark in the NAIPS flight plan submission For flight number approved operators the flight number will replace the call sign on both the NAIPS flight notification and on the Australian domestic notification printout The aircraft call sign is reported under the REG item in section 18 of the NAIPS flight plan submission If the flight number is not specified in the flight plan or on the segment detail screen it will be requested when the Options screen is activated The flight number can be viewed and or changed via a menu option at the top of the Options Screen The flight number for each stage of t
46. Do I have to change the aircraft data each time The solution to this is to have different versions of the aircraft for specific purposes This happens quite a lot for thing like VFR version and IFR version for turbine aircraft ISA performance version ISA 10 performance version ISA 20 performance version even Normal category and utility category aircraft The Flight planner database can have multiple definitions of the same aircraft for the above or other reasons Just use the COPY AIRCRAFT button on the aircraft screen to make new version of the aircraft for the different purposes You could have a user specific version such as one for a pilot with GPS NPA approval and another without The aircraft description could have the pilots name there The aircraft category is set in the aircraft details under the Sundry tab How can I select AREA B winds from the NAIPS weather When the weather returned from NAIPS has winds for area A and area B and even area C for a particular area the area A winds are selected highlighted To select the area B or C winds change the highlighting to include the area B or C line I e Change the highlighting selected text to cover what was previously highlighted plus the area B winds line See the samples in section 5 4 of this manual How can I plan a flight more than 24 hours in advance There are several considerations in planning a flight well ahead of time Firstly the Enroute Information
47. GPS s may well be different check the GPS documentation B Garmin aera 6 G System Audible Garmin o PX O Automotive O Aviation 5 5 3 GPS Moving Map Flight Planner 3000 has a powerful GPS moving map facility allowing the capture of GPS data in real time and presentation of that data on the map The live data can also be recorded to a log file and replayed on the map To activate the moving map features right click the mouse on the map and select the GPS option at the bottom of the popup menu For this functionality the GPS must be configured for communications using the NMEA interface rather than the Garmin interface FP3000 User Manual Page 72 of 112 Champagne PC Services FLIGHT PLANNER 3000 V6 7 Flight Planner 3000 Route Map Display Q Mullaloo Point 7 e V servation City et oy Herdsman Lake HCTR Perth City Perth ral F 2 Rottest 7 nd Canning Bridge Powerhouse ng A andakot verture Wi TWR 118 1 NDB 281 MBZ 118 1 Yangebup Lake gt Shipyard Lake Thomson Gorrestdale Lake Zoom In cale Zoom Out A Cha Print Mono Print o oK TTA 3 Activate left click flight planning Default Print setup PRD Areas Gear Lis Ae Right click for flight planning and other options Cursor position 32 10 36 E115 60 09 Selecting the option to Activate the GPS Moving Map on the GPS interface screen will cause the softw
48. HE SCREEN ARE CORRECT It will display route and other details in the abbreviated format We recommend that you print the acceptance details by clicking on File gt Print the screen at the top FP3000 User Manual Page 64 of 112 PPA ee Ee a ae ee a a a Champagne PC Services FLIGHT PLANNER 3000 V6 7 5 4 5 NAIPS Sartime Flight Plan Submission Sartime flight notifications can be submitted via NAIPS by clicking the Sartime flight notification radio button on the NAIPS Flight Notification screen You should then complete the Sartime details for the first stage or any one stage of the flight click on the Stage tab at the top and complete the four Sartime related fields are near the bottom of the screen When Sartime details have been completed press the appropriate Submit button at the bottom of the screen Sartimes are specified as a UTC date and time in 2 fields or can be TBA representing To Be Advised Only one Sartime can me held by Airservices for any flight notification so any subsequent stages of the same flight should have the Sartime field empty The notification will be rejected by NAIPS if Sartime data is submitted for more than one stage Sartimes entered on the NAIPS screen will be shown on the domestic flight plan printout Sartimes entered on the domestic printout will appear automatically on the NAIPS screen Important When you submit a Sartime Flight Notification and it is accepted by NAIPS the
49. HT PLANNER 3000 V6 7 Press the New button to create a new entry and enter data for the airfield on the screen Note that the screen is write protected except where data fields characters are defined on the screen if a key is pressed with the cursor positioned on a non data field the cursor will skip to the next data field and the keystroke will be lost Subsequent keystrokes will be accepted and fill the data fields To check the position and size of data fields view or print the data profile by clicking on the Profile menu at the top of the screen Password protection may be applied to the data to stop unauthorised alteration of the airfield data To activate this option click on the Password menu item at the top of the screen Setting a password disables modification of the airfield data i e data records and the profile record cannot be modified or deleted and new records cannot be created An option is provided under the Password menu to allow the write access password to be specified should the data be required to be modified Note that if the specified password is forgotten there is no way that the database can be unlocked except by the manufacturer Should the data profile data layout for Airfield Register data provided not be suitable then a modified profile can be constructed The profile record can be modified to reflect whatever data including labels data field position and length is required with the following limitations
50. IFR flights Enter the waypoints as usual and put the approved ATS route designator in the Route Designator field Segment Detail Screen for each waypoint that is included in the ATS route Note that support is provided for tracking via several ATS routes in a single flight plan Where a practice NDB or GPS approach is planned area work must be included in the flight notification Also and entry in section 18a of the notification is required see the next bullet point For a practice ILS approach Airservices also require an area work entry on the notification normally for a 1 minute duration tems can automatically be added to section 18a of the flight plan as a remark by entering information preceded by in the Route Qualifiers section of the segment detail screen For example if an ILS approach is planned at Brisbane on the Segment Detail Screen for Brisbane enter BN ILS in the Route Qualifier field This will result in this entry in Section 18a of the plan RMK BN ILS Any number of these 20 character remarks can be entered for a stage one per segment generating the appropriate RMK entry in section 18a To include additional information in section 15 of the flight notification add the information required preceded by a sign in the Route Qualifiers section of the Segment Detail Screen Note that a maximum of 20 characters can be entered The information is added to section 15 immediately following the inf
51. NAR DAT amp User airfield register database data file and index FPLANAR IX file FPLANOP DAT User configuration settings data file FPLANWPU DAT User waypoints data file FPLANLSU DAT User lowest safe altitudes data file FPLANAC SAM Sample aircraft data file FPLANAC TMP Exported aircraft data file P Saved flight plans PEX Exported flight plans FIAE DAT Area Frequencies data file CTA DAT Controlled airspace data file CTR DAT Control zone data file PRD DAT Prohibited Restricted Danger airspace data file ARFORE DAT ARFOR areas data file HFE DAT HF area frequencies data file WACAE DAT WAC chart areas data file GEOG DAT World Geography database data file the world map NAIPSDL LOG NAIPS weather amp NOTAM download log file for the last NAIPS session NAIPSUL LOG NAIPS flight plan submit log file for the last NAIPS FP3000 User Manual Page 106 of 112 Champagne PC Services FLIGHT PLANNER 3000 V6 7 session GPSULW LOG Log file relating to the GPS upload of waypoints GPSULR LOG Log file relating to the GPS upload of routes GPSMM LOG Log file relating to the live GPS Moving Map facility GARMIN DLL Garmin GPS interface file DEMO DAT GPS Moving Map demonstration files DEMO CSV INSTALL LOG Flight Planner 3000 installation log file WRK Flight Planner work files These will be automatically deleted when not needed
52. NNER 3000 V6 7 5 5 1 GPS Configuration and Connection Configuration of the GPS to enable communication with the Flight Planner 3000 software involves configuring the GPS to send and receive data in the NMEA 0183 format or Garmin format or via the GPX data file and configuring the host computer COM port Communications port to be compatible with the GPS interface A connecting cable will be required This may be supplied with your GPS or may have to be purchased separately from the GPS manufacturer or a 3 party Airservices Australia sell GPS units and cables and a GPS cable and support specialist in Australia is Brian Sommerville from GPSOZ See http www gpsoz com au or telephone 0408 281734 GPS Configuration Check the user manual on how the GPS can be configured to send and receive NMEA or Garmin data on the communications port or accept GPX data files This is usually via a SETUP menu in the GPS The communications port speed setting is also important if the NMEA protocol is selected it must match the setting for the computer COM port being used Flight Planner 3000 has typical default settings for the port and speed COM port 2 speed 4800 baud If using the Garmin protocol configure the GPS for Garmin Garmin communications rather than NMEA The Garmin protocol connection supports USB port connection to the PC Using the GPX protocol may not require any configuration setup in the GPS unit Host Computer Con
53. PDB Palm Pilot database files Pilots DAT Database of pilots registered to use the Flight Planner software The data files associated with the software are generally not able to be viewed or modified using other programs in the standard Windows software suite Additional transient work files are generated by the software when it is in operation These files are generally lt filename gt WRK FP3000 User Manual Page 107 of 112 Ps 10 2 aP 7 Champagne PC Services FLIGHT PLANNER 3000 V6 7 10 DATA BACKUPS It is very important to have a backup of all of the data on a computer The time invested in configuring aircraft data user waypoints saving flight plans etc can easily be lost due to a failure of the computer hard disk storage device for example The best form of backup is a regular and frequent complete copy of all of the information stored on the computer to an external storage device such as a USB drive CD ROM or tape These days USB memory sticks are cheap and ideal for the purpose FP3000 has an inbuilt backup and restore functionality that will backup all the user data associated with FP3000 ie all of the information and data that you have entered to customize the base software for your exact needs This option is activated via the drop down Backup menu item on the Aircraft Screen There are two sub menu items displayed when the Backup menu item is selected Backup user data to remov
54. PLANNER 3000 V6 7 4 Flight Planner 3000 Detailed flight plan Champagne PC Services FP3000 v6 4a 24 Jul 2007 FLIGHT PLAN DEN JT Op a c Wake l 1 Aircraft 007 Rules V Type G Type Turb L Prior Pc N l l Std VHF HF UHF ILS ADF VOR DME RVSM TACAN INS OMEGA GPS Other Nil SSR VR F zZ Ic l Route segment LSALT HDG GS Dist ETI Est Rev ATA YDEK 250700 YBOP Boyup Bro 2600 325 050 12 330 128 79 YCOI Collie 2400 339 050 12 344 125 sat Forrestda 3000 352 045 12 356 122 z l 1500 328 044 12 333 126 Si Total ont Information CLIAS Mach 85 arrival EOD Fuel Stage 1 Stage 2 Stage 3 Stage 4 Stage 5 Stage 6 Stage 7 min litre min litre min litre min litre min litre min litre min litre Climb Cruise SubTot F Res Taxi Total Margin Endce From Pilot Rob Slater Phone 08 93176951 Company Cirrus Air 0419 955704 Briefing amp Fax 1800 805150 or T 07 38663517 F 07 38663419 CENSAR 1800 814931 Modify the data in the screen as required and then press the PRINT button to print it Tip The last column on the Detail flight plan printout is now configurable use it for Area frequency NAVIAID frequency destination fuel or route qualifier Select your choice via Config gt Configuration Settings gt Flight Plan 1 tab Several of the flight plan presentations on the screen have a FAX button located next to the Print button at the
55. Planner 3000 backup diskette with all user data on it via the BACKUP drop down menu on the Aircraft Screen Note There is a special section in the chapter titled The Australian NAIPS System relating specifically to problems with the NAIPS interface Problems During Software Installation The distribution media is not a suitable format Return the CD kit provided and request a replacement set specifying the required media type The Flight Planner software is normally provided on CD ROM and the default distribution format is CD ROM but can also be downloaded and installed if required Message Corrupt installation media detected The CD provided has data read errors on it and or the CD drive in the computer is malfunctioning Check the CD for physical damage Is the computer able to read other CD s without error Is there another computer that can be used to check if the CD is readable If so you may be able to copy the problem CD to a new CD and use it Contact Champagne PC Services if no problem resolution is achieved FP3000 User Manual Page 99 of 112 PPA ee Ee ae ee Oe Champagne PC Services FLIGHT PLANNER 3000 V6 7 Message Error reading from drive E This drive may be a Network Drive The distribution CD or the CD drive in the computer is malfunctioning Check the CD for physical damage Is the computer able to read other CD s without error If the computer has a second CD drive try ins
56. Programs button to add it The easy way to check if the firewall is a problem is to temporarily turn it off and test Flight Planner NAIPS connectivity 5 Airservices NAIPS connection may be unavailable Check with Airservices 6 If you are connecting to NAIPS via an office network then you will need to get the proxy server details address and FP3000 User Manual Page 66 of 112 PPA ee Ee ae ee Oe Champagne PC Services FLIGHT PLANNER 3000 V6 7 port from your network administrator The proxy server name could be either a name e g HOUND or just the address of the server e g 196 14 11 16 and the port number will often be either 80 or 8080 If you have entered what you believe to be correct and you still can not access NAIPS double check the proxy server details You can also confirm the proxy server name by opening a DOS window on your PC then typing PING lt name gt eg PING HOUND or PING 196 14 11 16 This will send a message to the proxy server to confirm that it is present and operating A response such as unknown host or request timed out indicates that the proxy server details are incorrect it cannot be reached Check with your network administrator There are many opportunities for the connection to the NAIPS computer to fail only a few of which are listed above A record of the NAIPS session is written to the file NAIPS log file in the directory where the Flight Planner 3000 software is installed This l
57. RID LSALT is not suitable then calculate the actual LSALT for the route segment using a current chart and the LSALT calculation rules appropriate to the flight Enter this calculated LSALT as a USER LSALT for the route segment via the Segment Detail screen Press the Segment Detail button on the Segment Screen to invoke the Segment Detail Screen User LSALT S are automatically recorded and stored permanently by the software when entered in this way FP3000 User Manual Page 98 of 112 8 1 PPE ee Ee ae ee ee Champagne PC Services FLIGHT PLANNER 3000 V6 7 8 PROBLEMS A number of common problems with solutions reasons suggestions are listed on the following pages If a problem is encountered which is not addressed here or in any other documentation check the README file also or if you have suggestions for the improvement of the product contact the manufacturer Champagne PC Services PO Box 565 Leederville 6903 Western Australia Tele 0419 955704 61 419 955 704 Fax 08 62678172 61 8 6267 8182 Email Rob ChampagnePCServices com au Recurring problems of any nature should be reported to Champagne PC Services Please provide sufficient level of detail in reporting any problem so that the problem can be reproduced at our software development center Documentation may need to include the version and date of the software the steps up to the point of the error a screen print of the error message or fault a Flight
58. Services FLIGHT PLANNER 3000 V6 7 5 4 4 NAIPS Flight Plan Submission From the Options Screen click on the NAIPS Submit button to submit the flight plan to NAIPS via the Internet The NAIPS submission screen will appear with tabs for each stage of the flight Select the type of flight plan to be submitted from the radio button options The Check the flight plan data for errors button can be used to verify that the data looks OK This will NOT detect every error in the flight plan but is a pre submission sanity check only Tip Any flight plan submitted from this screen will be received by Airservices and activated To submit a test flight plan click on the Submit a test NOSEND plan check box The plan will then be submitted to NAIPS for verification and then discarded NAIPS Flight Plan Submission The Flight Planner software automatically prepares the flight plan s and presents them in a fashion very similar to that used by Airservices NAIPS NIS Internet Service software Click on the STAGE tabs to view the flight plan detail for each stage For details of what should be entered in the different fields on these screens refer to the NAIPS Internet Service User Documentation available for download from the Airservices WWW site at this address www airservicesaustralia com naips Content Files documents NAIPS Internet Service User Documentation pdf FP3000 User Manual Page 63 of 112 PPA ee Ee ae ee O
59. User Manual Page 19 of 112 ae ee Ee ae ee a aa a Champagne PC Services FLIGHT PLANNER 3000 V6 7 Fuel Flow taxi Cruise fuel flow x 0 25 Fuel Flow Fuel Flow holding Cruise fuel flowx0 75 fuel flow x 0 75 F o Flow fixed SR fuel flow reserve Weight units units Kilograms eee rate of climb a feet per minute Normal op Normal op Category YRR Units Geeta measure aa arms High performance aircraft will usually have data entered under the 5 tabs Climb TAS Climb Fuel Cruise Fuel Rate of Climb and Cruise TAS These tab pages are used to enter performance data for discrete cruising levels from sea level up to 60 000 feet This data is called Extended Aircraft Performance data and allows extremely accurate flight plans and fuel calculations to be achieved One aircraft in the aircraft database may be defined as the Default or Pre selected aircraft This aircraft will then be pre selected in the list of available aircraft when a new flight plan is commenced Note that if a saved flight plan is selected then the aircraft pre selected on the aircraft screen will be the aircraft used when the flight plan was saved If that aircraft is not available then an aircraft of the same type may be pre selected If more than one aircraft is marked as the pre selected aircraft then the first one encountered will be pre selected An aircraft other than the pre selected aircraft can always be selected
60. WWW site 3 Users attempting to connect a Garmin GPS to a Vista or Windows 7 PC via a USB cable will need to install the latest Garmin USB driver for Vista Windows 7 available from http www8 garmin com support download jsp 3 1 2 Installing on a USB Device The Flight Planner 3000 software can be operated from a USB device eg a USB stick A USB type license is required in order to be able to do this 1 Insert the USB device in your computer and wait for it to be recognized Identify what drive letter has been assigned to it Close any What do you want Windows to do with this device box that may appear on the screen 2 Run the INSTALL EXE file you downloaded The blue installation screen will appear 3 On the Destination Location installation screen make sure that you specify the E drive or whatever drive the USB device appears as on your computer and the FP3000 folder So the Destination Folder box on this screen must say E FP3000 or whatever the USB drive letter is if it is not the E drive Press the BROWSE button to make changes to the destination folder We DO NOT support Flight Planner installations that are not installed in the FP3000 folder on a USB device 4 The software will require approximately 40mb of space on the external drive or memory stick so it will fit on any USB stick 5 We strongly recommend that you reserve the USB stick for exclusive use with the FP3000 software only
61. a a personal WWW connection direct to an ISP Internet Service Provider including dial in services and ADSL or via a proxy server on a LAN The NAIPS connection can be used to retrieve weather and NOTAM information for the specific flight and automatically extract the winds and apply them to the flight plan and also to submit a domestic International or Sartime flight notification to Airservices It will not be necessary to configure the dial in or WAN based connection to an ISP if the connection is already configured and operational for a browser such as Internet Explorer or Google Chrome or for email No instructions are provided for configuring an Internet connection to your ISP Consult your ISP documentation or contact your ISP if you require assistances The connection to your ISP is specific to the ISP The FP3000 User Manual Page 56 of 112 Pe ee A ae ee ee Champagne PC Services FLIGHT PLANNER 3000 V6 7 software will automatically locate the internet connection if the connection is active If an internet connection is identified as the default internet connection in your Windows configuration Flight Planner will cause the connection to be activated when a NAIPS action is initiated For a dial up connection this will include initiating the dial out action In Internet Explorer the default connection is set via Tools gt Internet Options gt Connections In order to access NAIPS every user is required to have an i
62. able media and Restore user data from removable media 10 1 Backup User Data to Removable Media Use the Backup drop down menu item Backup user data to removable media at the top of the Aircraft Screen This option enables all or part of the user data to be copied onto a USB drive zip drive or some other removable media for backup purposes or to facilitate the transfer of data to another computer or to a USB based FP3000 installation Unfortunately it is not possible to write directly to a CD from Flight Planner or from most applications We recommend that you purchase a USB stick for the purpose take regular backups and store the USB away in a safe place The User Data Backup Screen provides options to back up all user data or any component of it For example just the stored flight plans can be backed up if desired Just click on the selection boxes to select the items to be backed up select the USB or ZIP drive to use and insert the media in the drive Click on the Backup button on the screen to commence writing data to the device Tip A 10 Post Office USB stick is perfect for this purpose We recommend dedicating it for use for FP3000 backups When you insert a USB device in the PC Windows takes a minute or two to identify the device allocate a drive letter and then display a screen offering options as to what you might want to do You should note the drive letter allocated as you need to select that drive on the Backup screen
63. acceptance details will be displayed on your screen MAKE ABSOLUTELY SURE THAT THE DETAILS ON THE SCREEN ARE CORRECT It will display route details followed by the Sartime details etc We recommend that you print the acceptance details by clicking on File gt Print the screen at the top FP3000 User Manual Page 65 of 172 Pe ee Ee a ae ee ee Champagne PC Services FLIGHT PLANNER 3000 V6 7 5 4 6 Problems with the NAIPS Interface The automated NAIPS interface is possibly more at risk of experiencing problems than most software due to the fact that it must communicate with a remote computer system over which we have no control This is common to most data communications software We have attempted to detect and diagnose errors as they occur and present a meaningful diagnostic message Below are some areas to check if problems are encountered and possible remedies The first thing to try however is to make several attempts at using NAIPS preferably over a couple of days 1 Make absolutely sure that the NAIPS connection and access information has been correctly set in the Flight Planner software Do this by clicking on Configuration Settings at the top of any of the NAIPS screens eg on the NAIPS Weather amp NOTAM download screen accessed from the NAIPS drop down menu on the top of the Segment Screen Under the Configuration Settings select Proxy Settings and ensure that the proxy server settings which will be provided by
64. agne PC Services FLIGHT PLANNER 3000 V6 7 Weather and NOTAM s for the current flight plan ie the waypoints specified on the Segment Screen can be automatically downloaded from the Australian NAIPS database If computer has access to the Internet clicking on NAIPS and then selecting Load Weather amp NOTAMS will activate the NAIPS Weather amp NOTAM Download Screen and facilitate a connection to the Airservices NAIPS computer with an automatic download of weather and NOTAM s Refer to section 4 8 for further details Note The NAIPS interface in FP3000 is totally independent of any other software the Airservices NAIPS software does NOT need to be installed for the NAIPS interface to operate You will however require a valid NAIPS username and password issued by Airservices Australia to access NAIPS 4 4 12 MetFlight Interface MetFlight is a facility for pilots operating in New Zealand to obtain weather briefings based on the defined ARFOR areas for New Zealand Area winds can be imported from Metflight and then automatically applied to the appropriate sections of a flight plan Note that the wind information downloaded from MetFlight is stored an available for use for 12 hours and is then automatically deleted To import area winds from MetFlight click on the Enter Area Winds button on the Segment Screen to display the Area Winds Screen Click on the Load area winds via MetFlight button and follow the instructions You wil
65. ality of the Flight Planner software There are no additional programs or utilities to 2000 perform functions such as entering aircraft data waypoints etc Run the Flight Planner 3000 software by double clicking on the Flight Planner 3000 icon in the Champagne Flight Planner program group Tip The Flight Planner installation process automatically creates a desktop shortcut for you However if you need to you can create a shortcut to the Flight Planner software on your Windows desktop Left click on the Start button click open double click on Programs and then again on Champagne Flight Planner Hold the Control key down and drag the Flight Planner 3000 icon onto your desktop to create the shortcut The software is designed to lead you through the flight planning process by automatically transferring you to the next appropriate screen when the next phase of flight planning begins The screens are not cluttered with information buttons options that do not apply at the present stage of flight planning The phases of flight planning are implemented in a series of main screens The five main screens in the software are Screen Name Description Recall Screen Recall saved flight plans Select an aircraft Segment Screen Nominate departure enroute and landing points manage weather Fuel Screen Nominate departure fuel refuelling points Options Screen View print modify the flight plan check W amp B check CP amp PNR sav
66. ame and password to be used for the download the address URL or the Champagne download WWW page and any special instructions or information required We recommend that the INSTALL EXE downloaded be placed in a directory folder called UPDATES created under the main C FP3000 directory or better still save it to a USB stick Once downloaded the INSTALL EXE file should be renamed to contain the date of the update EG InstallNov01 EXE so that further updates that may be downloaded will not replace this update FP3000 User Manual Page 12 of 112 3 3 Pe ee Ee ae ee Oe Champagne PC Services FLIGHT PLANNER 3000 V6 7 Tip Werecommend that you backup your entire computer at appropriate intervals so that if the computer fails or is stolen all of the user information can be recovered This would include the Flight Planner installation folder from which the software can easily be re activated If the entire computer is not regularly backed up then at least backup the Flight Planner installation folder The second step Once the update image INSTALL EXE is downloaded run the image by double clicking on it to commence the update process Then the update process described in the section above applies Tip If the download of the update fails for some reason attempt the download again and if there is a continuing problem contact the manufacturer Where several licenses are held for the Flight Planner software and an upd
67. an additional license purchased A special External Drive license key is required to be installed to license the software to the specific drive the USB memory stick to make it portable It will not operate on Macintosh computers The software will require approximately 40mb of space on the external drive or memory stick Installation If you are installing the software from CD ROM then follow the normal CD installation process making sure that you specify the E drive or whatever drive the USB device appears as on your computer and the FP3000 folder Installing from a WWW download is simple also just remember to direct the installation to the USB device drive letter Note Always install the flight planner software in the FP3000 folder on a USB device EG if the USB device appears on the computer as the E drive the software must be installed in E FP3000 Failure to do this will void any support for the software operating from that USB stick and will cause issues with some of the published operating procedures When you first operate the software it may ask for a license key and for your details Enter the license key if provided your name and company or suburb where requested This detail only has to be entered the first time that the software is used When the software is activated again on the same computer or a different computer it will run normally Contact Champagne PC Services if you have any questions or proble
68. an airfield on the map by clicking on Change Info at the bottom of the map The Garmin GPS Protocol is faster and more reliable than the NMEA protocol has inbuilt error checking and support for USB connections All Garmin GPS s are likely to support the Garmin communications protocol apart from newer models The GPS transfer format is the latest innovation from some GPS manufacturers For example the Garmin Aera 500 series The transfer is somewhat different than the way the other methods transfer data to the GPS The GPX format means that a data file is created by FP3000 and must be placed by the user in the correct data folder of the connected GPS These are the typical steps involved 1 Connect the GPS to the PC via the supplied cable 2 Identify the new device that appears when the cable is connected and the GPS powered on This will be identified by a new storage device drive letter appearing in the list of drives attached to the PC EG it may appear as the E drive for example 3 Check the GPS documentation as to what folder on the GPS drive the GPX file must be placed in 4 Activate the GPS transfer in FP3000 and when prompted navigate to the correct folder and save the file there 5 Disconnect and restart the GPS to effect the data transfer In the case of the Garmin 500 the documentation specifies that the GPX file is to be saved in the Aviation folder under the GPX folder on that device Other
69. an can be saved etc This is also the point at which an aircraft substitution can be made Le try a different aircraft for the flight plan Press the Previous button to go back to the Fuel and Segment etc Screen if required To start a new flight plan via the Recall Screen press the New Flight Plan button 4 6 1 Saving Flight Plans Flight plans can be saved on the computer and recalled for use at a later time When a flight plan is saved the waypoints for the plan cruising levels fuel information aircraft type information etc is recorded Flight plans must be given a name to be saved under maximum of 8 characters and a description can also be provided When the flight plan is recalled the aircraft matching or most closely matching that used in the flight plan is highlighted on the Aircraft Screen Tip When saving flight plans enter a name commencing with the departure point name or the destination name For example save a flight from Cairns to Townsville with the name like CS TL When flight planning in the future it will be easier to find the required plan all the plans departing Cairns or with a destination of Cairns will be grouped together Also make a point of entering a description with each plan that is saved Flight plans can be protected against deletion and modification by applying a password to the plan Leave the password blank unless this feature is required 4 6 2 Saving Flight Plans Alternative Forma
70. ansferred to someone else for their use It is provided to you to allow you to do your flight planning wherever you happen to be 7 The USB memory stick licensed copies of Flight Planner 3000 are available for the use of the owner of the master copy of the software USB memory stick licenses cannot be purchased for the use of persons other than the software owner 8 If the software has to be re installed on the USB memory stick for some reason a new External Drive or USB license key will be required Contact Champagne PC services for this 9 The USB device will not have the same drive letter allocated when it is inserted in the computer The computer will decide at the time what drive letter to allocate Check the drive letter allocated each time the USB stick is inserted 10 The USB device must not be removed until Windows is finished using it Either shut Windows down and then remove the USB stick or use the Windows Safely Remove Hardware utility present on the task bar FP3000 User Manual Page 53 of 112 5 2 PPA ee Ee ae ee Oe Champagne PC Services FLIGHT PLANNER 3000 V6 7 11 Flight Planner 3000 is Windows software and a USB stick inserted into a Mac computer cannot be utilized to run FP3000 unless Windows emulation is installed on the Mac Airfield Register The Airfield Register is a user generated data storage and retrieval system specifically for information about airfields It is a
71. are to look for position data from the GPS The GPS should be connected and operating before activating the interface When position data is detected an aeroplane symbol will appear on the map at the current location of the aircraft and move across the map in real time as the aircraft moves An option on the GPS Interface screen provides for recording of the live GPS data so that it can be played back at a later time A demo of the moving map data is provided with the Flight Planner 3000 software The demo flight departs from Jandakot and tracks towards Fremantle then Mullaloo point and to Rottnest Island To run the demo make a flight plan in the Jandakot or Perth area bring up the Route Map Display with a coverage of the area right click the mouse on the map select GPS from the popup menu then select the Replay option after entering 1 or Demo1 in the Log file name field The aircraft can actually be seen to stop at the run up bay then taxi to the holding point then line up and depart down the runway during this demo Zoom in to the maximum to see this detail Tip Record a GPS moving map log file for IFR training flights so that the flight can be replayed later to check the accuracy of intercepts approaches etc A small scroll bar will appear at the bottom of the Route Map Display when the GPS is in data playback mode This scroll bar will speed up or slow down the replay of the flight Note The track information on t
72. arts Display 62 5 4 4 NAIPS Flight Plan Submission 63 5 4 5 NAIPS Sartime Flight Plan Submission 65 5 4 6 Problems with the NAIPS Interface 66 5 5 GPS Support 68 5 5 1 GPS Configuration and Connection 69 5 5 2 GPS Upload of Waypoints 70 5 5 3 GPS Moving Map 72 5 5 4 GPS Data Logger 14 5 5 5 GPS Questions and Answers 74 5 6 Pilot Selection 76 5 7 Google Earth Interface 78 5 7 1 FP3000 Google Earth Functionality 78 5 7 2 Reporting Database Position Errors 80 5 8 Flight Numbers 81 5 9 Alerts 82 5 10 Passenger Manifest 83 5 11 Additional Waypoint Datasets 83 6 THE AUSTRALIAN DOMESTIC FLIGHT NOTIFICATION ____ 84 6 1 General Notes 84 6 2 Limitations in Flight Planner 3000 Software 84 6 3 FP3000 Special Instructions 84 7 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS FAQ s _ 87 FP3000 User Manual Page 4 of 112 PPA ee Ee ae ee Oe Champagne PC Services FLIGHT PLANNER 3000 V6 7 8 PROBLEMS _ 99 8 1 Problems During Software Installation 99 8 2 Problems During the Operation of the Software 101 9 FP3000 FILE LIST 106 10 DATA BACKUPS ____ S 108 10 1 Backup User Data to Removable Media 108 10 2 Restore User Data from Removable Media 108 11 UPDATES amp THE ANNUAL UPDATE SERVICE __ 110 APPENDIX A UPDATE SERVICE ORDER FORM 112 FP3000 User Manual Page 5 of 112 1 1 PPA ee EE a ae ee Oe Champagne PC Services FLIGHT PLANNER 3000 V6 7 1 INTRODUCTION Flight Planner 3000 is an advanced system
73. ase waypoints please pas these on to Champagne PC Services When installing an update kit make absolutely sure that you select the same hard drive and folder as the original installation used An update installed to a different location will result in the Flight Planner software to become unusable unlicensed To check the installation folder right click on the shortcut and select Properties The installation folder is the Start In folder specified If the software is installed somewhere other than the original installation folder then just re install the update in the correct location Contact Champagne PC Services if all else fails An update kit is not a complete software kit and will not operate alone No user data of any type is destroyed or removed as part of the update process All saved flight plans aircraft data waypoint data configuration data etc is retained across updates Update can be installed on a removable media such as a USB device in the same way as they are when the software is installed on the computer s hard drive 3 2 1 Updates Downloaded from the WWW Software updates are available for download from the Champagne WWW site This is the normal delivery method The first step in the installation process is to download the update file INSTALL EXE You will receive an email message to your nominated email account when the update is available to you The email will contain download instructions a usern
74. ate is downloaded from the WWW the downloaded image INSTALL EXE may be transferred to those other licensed computers for installation Consider how the download image can be transferred to other licensed computers and USB copies before activating the WWW download for the update Available options include copying the file across a network connection emailing the file to the other computer s writing the update to CD ROM or transferring the file via a USB memory stick preferred and easiest option Re Installing FP3000 Software The Flight Planner 3000 software is licensed for use on a single computer or on multiple computers if multiple licenses are purchased restrictions apply If the software is required to be installed on additional computers owned by you or the business contact Champagne PC Services Refer to the Price List for the cost of additional licenses If the software has to be re installed on the original computer or a new computer for some reason for example the hard drive failed and was replaced then firstly install the software from the latest Flight Planner WWW download that you have If you didn t save the latest download you can request one from Champagne PC Services Only the latest download needs to be installed not every update that has been received If preferred the software installation may be transferred from the old computer to the new computer If you have a means of transferring the Flight Plan
75. ay the actual route flown on the Route Map display on the software The lt name gt TXT files are Jeppesen format position files and the lt name gt LOG files are Avidyne engine data files which also contain position information To load and display re run the flight data in either of these files right click on the Route Map Display and select the appropriate file display from the sub menu The speed of the display of this flight data can be changed by a sliding bar that will appear at the bottom of the Route Map Display Note that this works most effectively if the map is set to display the approximate area of the flight prior to loading the data file Can I Backup my User Data to CD ROM No not directly Just as you can t save files directly to CD ROM from most applications from Microsoft Word for example Flight Planner can not write user data directly to CD FP3000 User Manual Page 95 of 112 Pe ee Ee ae ee ee Champagne PC Services FLIGHT PLANNER 3000 V6 7 However if you really want need your user backup data on CD do the backup to floppy or USB drive or Zip drive the backup media then write the contents of the backup media to CD using one of the CD writer software packages Even though you can t backup directly to CD you can restore your user data from CD ROM or DVD format media Refer to Section 8 of this manual for details on backing up user data I sometimes fly VFR and sometimes IFR in my aircraft
76. ble for 12 hours Clicking on the NOTAM on the screen and then pressing the Display full text button at the bottom of the NOTAM screen will obtain the full text for a NOTAM that is displayed in one line summary form Tip Should any of the area winds require changing access them from the Area Winds Screen Applying Area Winds to your Plan Area winds can be automatically extracted and applied to the current flight plan using the Extract amp save area winds amp apply them to this plan button This will locate the area winds for each area in the weather briefing display it on the screen ask for confirmation that the winds have been correctly identified and then apply them to the flight plan They will also be memorized and available for 12 hours The area wind to be used is displayed on the screen highlighted selected FP3000 User Manual Page 58 of 112 Pe ee Ee ae ee ee Champagne PC Services FLIGHT PLANNER 3000 V6 7 Eg DI 64 LOVLAILY AVVLK UF ARVWA ILY INNIY UNILL UD WIND 2000 050 VRB 10 REMARK 2000FT WINDS VRB 10 SE BUNGY YBOR 270 15 St 10000 140 260 10 M502 250 20 MSO9 2 Tip Sometimes winds are specified as VRB 10 or similar on the forecast By default FP3000 will use NIL wind for the level in this case However if you prefer to assume a headwind of 10 kts for the VRB 10 level you can specify this in the FP3000 configuration parameters Click on CONFIG a
77. d also on any licensed PC copies that you have We recommend in this case that you save the INSTALL EXE file in the root directory on the USB device From there it can be plugged into and installed on each licensed PC It can also be installed on the USB device FP3000 User Manual Page 92 of 112 Pe ee Ee ae ee ee Champagne PC Services FLIGHT PLANNER 3000 V6 7 itself Make sure that when you update the software on the USB device that you specify the installation drive and folder correctly commonly E FP3000 If the USB device is not the E drive replace the E with the drive letter for the USB device What is the EFFECTIVE DATE listed Help gt About for the software The EFFECTIVE DATE listed for the software is the date after which the software data becomes valid and is appropriate be used Use of the software prior to this date is not recommended because some data attached to the software only becomes effective on this date This date corresponds to the ICAO data cycles used in aviation The Flight Planner software will have a new version identifier for each new Effective Date In between ICAO data cycles data changes based on NOTAMS and other sources will be made to the software under a new RELEASE DATE but with the same EFFECTIVE DATE and the same version identifier How can I add a user waypoint to the waypoint database User waypoints are added using the Define User Waypoint button on the Wayp
78. dary data is usually taken from the weight and balance envelope graph that most manufacturers provide For each corner point of the aircraft envelope graph read off the weight usually shown along the left vertical axis and the moment usually shown along the bottom horizontal axis Check that the weight and moment units on the graph are the units you have selected It may be necessary to convert from pounds to kilograms if you have selected Kg as the unit of weight for this aircraft Also moments are often shown on the graph divided by 1000 so that the numbers are not so large If so the numbers from the graph will FP3000 User Manual Page 50 of 112 Pa ee Ee ae ee Oe Champagne PC Services FLIGHT PLANNER 3000 V6 7 have to be multiplied by 1000 before being entered into the moment boundary table Sometimes the aircraft manual will have the bottom horizontal axis as the arm inches or mm aft of the datum If this is the case then in order to enter moments the arm must be multiplied by the weight I e The formula moment weight x arm applies Tip The Flight Planner 3000 software contains generic aircraft data for a number of aircraft and usually includes weights arms and moments If you are having problems setting up your data have a look at a sample aircraft of similar type or size The data should be similar Sample aircraft are loaded via the Sample Aircraft menu item on the Aircraft Screen Note In Australia CASA requires
79. de and longitude specifications for the position of a waypoint with no abbreviation ILe bearing and distance specifications are not implemented 6 3 FP3000 Special Instructions Use only approved waypoint abbreviations Check all user waypoints that may have been added to the waypoint database and remove any abbreviations that are not approved abbreviations The use of unapproved abbreviations is likely to be the main cause of flight notifications being rejected by Airservices Australia There is no ICAO NAVAID designator for IFR TSO d GPS IFR GPS s are indicated by placing a Z in the Other Navaids section of the aircraft data Navaids tab and entering Page 84 of 112 PPA ee Ee ae ee Oe Champagne PC Services FLIGHT PLANNER 3000 V6 7 NAV RNP2 in the Other information to appear in section 18 of the aircraft data ICAO info tab For an example of this load the Baron B55 aircraft data from the sample aircraft database Use only approved aircraft types A list of approved aircraft types is published in ERSA and on the WWW search on Aircraft Type Designators Where an aircraft does not have an approved type enter the type as ZZZZ and in the ICAO section of the aircraft details enter TYP lt type information gt in the section 18 field E g TYP Echo Mk 1 An example of this is available in the sample aircraft database for the first aircraft a Jabiru ATS route designators can be used for
80. e Champagne PC Services FLIGHT PLANNER 3000 V6 7 Any of the data on these screens can be modified However if the flight plan is prepared completely the detail on these screens should not need to be changed with the possible exception of inserting Sartime details for a Sartime flight The Insert and Delete key can be used to insert or delete an entire line or row in the ATS route Significant Point speed level grid if needed Tip The AFIL Flight Notification Filed in the Air functionality is available for flight plan submission To achieve this just replace the departure waypoint with AFIL Refer AIP ENR 1 10 Information in the Item 18 Information will be automatically generated by the flight plan eg the EET information or will come from either the aircraft details eg PER or from the flight plan details eg RMK SCR ILS Aircraft information can be forced in to one of these lines via entries in the Aircraft Details ICAO Info Section 18 data line This data could contain for example NAV RNP2 Australian Sartimes can be notified on the domestic or ICAO notification On a domestic notification only one stage can have a Sartime Sartimes are specified as a UTC date and time in 2 fields or can be TBA representing To Be Advised Important When you submit a Flight Notification and it is accepted by NAIPS the acceptance details will be displayed on your screen MAKE ABSOLUTELY SURE THAT THE DETAILS ON T
81. e Map Display to move the map in the window to zoom in and out ie change the map scale and to print the screen Note that printouts of the screen will use the full page on the printer specified by the page size setting in the printer configuration A3 sized printouts will be produced on an A3 printer for example as long as the paper size setting in the printer configuration is set to A3 Tip The Route map is a full screen display uses all of the available screen As there are many different screen sizes or formats circles may not appear exactly circular on the screen To adjust this click on the Scale button on the Route Map screen Note Airfield Register waypoints can be displayed on the screen but are NOT available for flight planning and can not be selected via a right mouse click Quick Display Buttons A series of Quick Display change buttons are available on the left and right of the main controls box at the bottom of the Route Map Display These provide a mechanism to quickly change between a number of useful information displays including controlled airspace display FIA boundary display etc Use the Change Info button to access these and numerous more options relating to the information displayed on the map Tip Several of the Quick Display buttons can be activated at a time Press the Control key before pressing the additional Quick Display button s you would like activated Route Map Display Options Screen T
82. e Profile Display To show a vertical profile of the flight click on the Route Profile Display button Flight Planner 3000 Route Profile 125NM T This screen shows a vertical profile for the flight based on the performance of the aircraft selected for the flight The display can also show Top of Climb TOC and Top of Descent TOD positions times and distances and will display the lowest safe altitude for the segments The flight elapsed times from the last departure point can be added to the display and the display can be for a single stage of the flight or for the complete flight The default rate of descent is shown in the box This can be adjusted and will be reflected in the route profile Press the Print button for a printout of the screen 4 4 10 Route Map Display To display a map of the route for the planned flight click on the Route Map Display button in the Segment Screen FP3000 User Manual Page 34 of 112 Champagne PC Services FLIGHT PLANNER 3000 V6 7 Flight Planner 3000 Route Map Display COR VOR 116 9 NDB 278 DME TREA 126 7 VOR 117 2 NDB 233 DME 117 2 Jundee OPR Piera 126 a 1353 BEA VOR 112 9 NDB 251 DRAB BI353 Cue CTAF 126 7 gt dinster Mt Magnet NDB 230 MBZ 126 5 NDB 395 CTAF 126 7 ao Mullewa 2 CTAF 126 7 ef eonora 4p QR 113 9 ND 9 DME 113 9 MBZ 126 7 PADME NDB 377 C NDB 407 CTAF 126 7 lgoo
83. e entered manually or pressing the Search for route button will attempt to locate it in the routes database Tip An option in the configuration settings Config Configurations Settings IFR Flights tab is available to automatically search for the route designator for an IFR route segment This will happen when the Segment Detail screen is displayed for the route segment 4 4 5 Alternates Alternates for up to two landing points may be specified by selecting Set and then Set an alternate for this landing point on the Segment Screen The alternate is then selected by the same process as is used to select normal waypoints and will appear as a separate line s at the bottom of the Segment Screen Once an alternate has been selected for a landing point the details for the leg to the alternate winds level etc are specified on the Segment Detail Screen At any later time this screen can be re displayed by double clicking on the alternate line on the Segment Screen or clicking Set and then Set an alternate for this landing point again with the landing point for which the alternate applies selected in the waypoint grid To remove an alternate click Set and then Set an alternate for this landing point on with the landing point for which the alternate applies selected in the waypoint grid An option to remove the alternate or to display segment detail for the alternate will appear Note that an alternate can only apply to a landing point If
84. e flight plan Route Selection The automatic search for IFR routes as waypoints are entered on the Segment Screen can be disabled via an option in the configuration settings for Flight Planner No search for routes is made if the flight is a VFR flight including if the flight is a VFR section of an IFR flight A stored route can be manually added to a flight plan by pressing the Add a Stored Route button on the Segment Screen FP3000 User Manual Page 27 of 112 PA ee EE ae ee Oe Champagne PC Services FLIGHT PLANNER 3000 V6 7 Stored Routes Rockhampton gt BUDGI gt Alice Springs gt ANGAS gt Rockhampton gt MILTY gt Melbourne gt Yarrowee gt Portland gt Yarrowee gt Brisbane gt HAWKE gt BOWEN QLD Brisbane gt Maroochydore Sunshi MACKAY QLD Dubbo gt Bindook Albury gt DUGGI gt Stored routes are selected by name E g W133 from the grid or by using one of the Search buttons on the Stored Routes Screen Press Search W button and enter a waypoint name or partial name to locate the next occurrence of that waypoint in a stored route Use the Search R button to go directly to a specified route if the route name is known The Search X button will search for a route connecting the last two waypoints in the current flight plan The complete route of waypoints will be displayed and selected in the right hand screen if a route connecting the waypoints i
85. e the flight plan submit the plan upload to Palm Pilot etc FP3000 User Manual Page 15 of 112 4 2 Pe ee A el ae ee ee Champagne PC Services FLIGHT PLANNER 3000 V6 7 Additional functionality such as area winds waypoint details aircraft data configuration parameters etc are implemented as extra screens accessed from one or more of the main screens These main screens all have a lt lt Previous and Next gt gt button at the bottom of the screen to allow the user to move backward and forward When the information in relation to the current screen is complete press the Next gt gt button to move to the next flight planning phase Tip The 5 main screens can be forced to be maximized on the computer screen all of the time via the Presentation option in the configuration settings Click on CONFIG Configuration Settings to see these and other available options Most of the screens have a Print button to enable the screen to be output to the printer Some of the graphical screens which can all be printed take a considerable time to print even on fast laser printers Hints are small yellow text boxes that appear when the mouse pointer is left positioned on a Windows control for example a button for more than 2 seconds They give additional information about the function of the control under the mouse pointer and may be seen as a dynamic help feature There are hints provided for most controls particularly
86. e then the latest version of the FP3000 software can be issued via www download for the installation Note 1 If the computer on which the Flight Planner is operating has significant hardware or software changes then the Flight Planner may require a license re issue 2 The FP3000 version is displayed on the top of the screen where the license key message is displayed Message FPLANWP open error 10010 data file is corrupt This is one of a number of messages that may be encountered and indicates an inconsistency in one of the Flight Planner database files The message may be encountered after an abnormal termination of the software for example if the power is turned off while the Flight Planner software is operating If the message refers to FPLANWP or FPLANLS then the software should be re installed to correct the error If the message refers to FPLANAC the user aircraft database then this database should be reloaded from the last valid backup you have Reload the Aircraft database data file if using the Flight Planner 3000 backup restore feature Reload files FPLANAC DAT and FPLANAC IX if reloading from another backup source If you have no backups then delete the files FRLANAC DAT and FPLANAC _IX in the FP3000 folder and re enter all the aircraft data Any recurrence of this type of error should be reported to Champagne PC Services The C of G position is not visible on the weight amp balance envelope This is li
87. ed letters and or numbers As this is used as the file extension for the saved plans do not use EXE DAT IX PEX BMP JPG DOC LOG LST LIS TXT or other common file extensions If a range of Flight Plan ID s is required we recommend using P01 P02 P03 etc and then Q01 Q02 etc if more than 99 are required Tip Access to the Pilot Administration functions will be unsecured if the pilot administrator accounts do not have passwords Create two accounts for pilot administrators if necessary one for pilot administration functions and one for normal use if you don t want pilots to have to enter the password for non administration use of the software Google Earth Interface Flight Planner 3000 will interact with Google Earth to gt Display a location airfield town or any database waypoint gt Display the current flight plan in Google Earth All of the usual features of Google Earth can be used such as zoom in and out relocate the focus point scan the surrounding area etc Google Earth must be installed on the PC for this feature to work It is not installed as part of the Flight Planner software installation The base version of Google Earth is free to download and install go to http earth google com 5 7 1 FP3000 Google Earth Functionality Airfield or Location View Zoom in on the waypoint position FP30
88. ee ee Champagne PC Services FLIGHT PLANNER 3000 V6 7 number of packages that will allow you to do this you can download and install it from http sourceforge net projects pdfcreator It appears on your computer as a new printer When you want to PDF a printout just send it to the PDF printer and it will generate a PDF and let you save it and or email it How can I add user LSALT s to the user LSALT database User LSALT s are added to the user LSALT database automatically whenever you insert or modify an LSALT on the Segment Detail Screen There is a LSALT menu on the Segment Screen which will allow you to view and delete user LSALT s and view database ie provided LSALT s Note that published IFR LSALT s will always take precedence over user defined LSALT s Why are some waypoints or LSALT S MSA s different colours to others on the Segment Screen The waypoint name and or the LSALT MSA may appear in different colours for different waypoints Waypoints amp LSALT S in black are database waypoints and database LSALT S and those in italic grey are user waypoints and user LSALT S LSALT S in normal grey are Grid LSALT S How can I select waypoints by abbreviation rather than by name From the Waypoint Selection Screen firstly press the Load Abbreviations button This will display the abbreviation for each waypoint in the waypoint grid on the screen To search for a specific abbreviation
89. ervice provides four updates to the software over 12 months with updates intervals aligned with ERSA issue dates March June September and December These updates may be delivered by via an email containing a password download instructions and a hyperlink to the Champagne website download page Download files size is approximately 10mb For frequent fliers professional pilots or organizations operating under an AOC a Professional Annual Update Service is available This service ensures that you have the latest software and current aviation data each month This service is provided via monthly WWW downloads only normally within a few days of the start of each month Subscribers to the Annual Update Service receive an email containing a password download instructions and a hyperlink to the Champagne website download page when the update is due and available The download authorization should be used within 30 days or it will expire Note also that each download email is valid for one download Updates are applied to the existing software without affecting any of the existing user configuration or aircraft data or saved flight plans etc All of the user data remains and can be used with the updated software Updates must be installed into the same installation folder as the currently operation Flight Planner version To check the installation folder right click on the shortcut and select Properties The installation folder is the
90. f controlled airspace and PRD areas to appear on the map Click the Change Info button on the Route Map Display and select Airspace names from the Map Annotation section This setting can be saved by then pressing the Save button at the bottom FP3000 User Manual Page 91 of 112 Pe ee Ee ae ee a a _ Champagne PC Services FLIGHT PLANNER 3000 V6 7 Can I plan an Alternate for a landing point Yes On the Segment Screen with the landing point highlighted click on Set gt Set an Alternate for this Landing Point at the top of the screen Note that you can have a maximum of two alternates specified in any flight plan What is the difference between a PC license a USB license and a Server license The usual type of license for FP3000 is a PC license a license allowing the software to operate on a single PC By default the software is delivered with a single PC license The software is installed on the Windows PC and it can be moved to a replacement PC at a later time if the original PC is replaced A USB license is a license allowing the full FP3000 software to be installed on a USB stick or removable hard drive FP3000 can be operated from the USB stick while the USB stick is plugged into any Windows computer and operates exactly the same as if it was installed on the PC There is absolutely no installation required on the host PC This license type allows for extreme portability of the software but does req
91. f the software you have installed e g V6 5c In either case you need to tell us whether it is anormal PC license or a USB license or a Server license Note The FP3000 software remembers where it was last installed so installing updates should be simple just accept all of the defaults for the installation FP3000 User Manual Page 105 of 112 PPA ee Ee a ae ee ee Champagne PC Services FLIGHT PLANNER 3000 V6 7 9 FP3000 FILE LIST A list of all of the main data files used in the Flight Planner 3000 software is provided here for information purposes We do NOT recommend manually manipulating files in the Flight Planner 3000 software folder but there may be times when identifying files in the software may be useful The software contains built in functionality to backup and restore user data files via the BACKUP drop down menu on the Aircraft screen and we recommend this mechanism be used to manipulate Flight Planner 3000 user data files FPLANW EXE Flight Planner 3000 program FPLANAC DAT amp User Aircraft database data file and index file FPLANAC IX FPLANWP DAT amp Waypoint database data file and index file FPLANWP 1IX FPLANLS DAT amp Lowest Safe Altitudes database data file and index FPLANLS IX file FPLANAT DAT amp ATS routes database Australia data file and index FPLANAT IX file FPLANATN DAT amp ATS routes database New Zealand data file and FPLANATN IX index file FPLA
92. figuration The Flight Planner 3000 configuration settings are presented on the GPS Configuration screen click on the GPS drop down menu at the top of the Segment Screen then click on Configure at the top of the screen Defaults for the settings are the most common but must be checked for the GPS system in use FP3000 User Manual Page 69 of 112 Pe ee FE a ae ee Oe FLIGHT PLANNER 3000 V6 7 Champagne PC Services GPS Gontieuration Select the GPS confiquration options for the GPS in use Refer to the GPS user manual if you are unsure of the options to select The default settings are typical but the actual settings must be confirmed for the specific GPS is use The GPS and this software will not communicate correctly unless the settings below are correct and the GPS is confiqured with these settings Check the setup menu on the GPS For the NMEA interface to function the GPS must support the NMEA WPL command to upload waypoints the RTE command to upload routes and the GLL or RMC commands for moving map operations Check the GPS manual M GPS Make C Unspecified C NMEA0183 Interface Com Port Speed 1 C 1200 C 2 C 2400 Garmin protocol 4800 Magellan Cele C 9600 GPX format C4 C 19200 Lowrance r NMEA Settings Moving Map Vapor Trails None IGP 2 NMEA Prefix GP GP One Decimal places in data 3 2 Two r General GPS maximum wayp
93. for the flight including flights based on saved flight plans When the OK button is pressed any aircraft data changed on any of these screens will automatically be written to the aircraft database and reflected when the aircraft is used subsequently If the Cancel button is pressed any changed aircraft data is ignored and the original data restored 4 3 1 Generic Aircraft Types Generic aircraft types have a callsign commencing with and are useful when there are a number of the same type of aircraft in a company or group Just define the typical aircraft details and use a callsign something like x C172 When the aircraft is selected for use the user will be asked for the callsign of the specific aircraft for the flight This feature is particularly useful for charter operators who may otherwise end up with numerous aircraft definitions for the same aircraft type in their fleet FP3000 User Manual Page 20 of 112 PPA ee Ee a ae ee Oe Champagne PC Services FLIGHT PLANNER 3000 V6 7 4 4 Segment Screen The planned route for the flight is specified in the Segment Screen This screen is one of the more complex screens for the Flight Planner 3000 software It has options to select waypoints show information about waypoints insert and remove waypoints from the flight plan select an abeam track reverse the route back to the departure point specify an alternate optimise the flight plan enter area winds and display the r
94. grees minutes decimal minutes User waypoints can also be created via right clicking on the Route Map Display Tip To quickly locate user waypoints in the waypoint database press Control U hold the control key down and press U on the Waypoint Selection Screen This will cause the grid to locate and display the next user waypoint in the database If there are no user waypoints the waypoint grid will not change 4 4 2 Waypoint Details Details of the information stored for a selected waypoint can be displayed and or modified by clicking the Detail button or by a double mouse click on the required waypoint The Waypoint Detail Screen is displayed FP3000 User Manual Page 24 of 112 PPA ee Ee ae ee a a Champagne PC Services FLIGHT PLANNER 3000 V6 7 Waypoint Detail CARNARVON WA ye a E CARNARVON ACT Australian Capital Territory CAR NSW New South Wales a NT Northern Territory QLD Queensland SA South Australia paso S 34020 s jw 5 Waypoint details are viewed and or modified from this screen Click on the notebook tabs at the top of the screen to display different areas of information for the waypoint Clicking the Print Diagram amp Info button will print a graphics screen showing the airfield diagram plus most of the waypoint details recorded for the waypoint This printout is a convenient one page format The waypoint diagram tab will display a diagram of the airfield showing
95. hange your NAIPS password every 6 months This can be done on the Airservices WWW site Wwww airservicesaustralia com naips Account Logon FP3000 User Manual Page 67 of 112 PPE ee Ee ae ee ee Champagne PC Services FLIGHT PLANNER 3000 V6 7 5 5 GPS Support Flight Planner 3000 has inbuilt GPS support for gt Loading waypoints for a particular flight plan into a GPS gt Bulk loading of waypoints depicted on the map the Route Map Display into a GPS gt Loading routes flight plans into the GPS gt Displaying real time position data from a GPS onto the Flight Planner 3000 map the Route Map Display gt Replaying real time position data collected from a GPS on the map the Route Map Display gt Specific support for GARMIN GPS systems rapid upload of waypoints and routes via the GARMIN communications protocol Supports both serial port and USB port connections to the GPS with the Garmin protocol gt Support for GPS units that accept data in the GPX data format for upload of waypoints and flight plans routes This functionality is usually restricted by the manufacturer to hand held GPS units Software and hardware requirements for this functionality are 1 A GPS that supports the NMEA 0183 GPS communications protocol This is a standard protocol that pretty much all GPS systems support Check the GPS documentation NMEA V2 0 or higher is preferred but not required 2 A Garmin handhe
96. he Airservices Australia NAIPS pilot interface or to fax flight plans directly from the software This can be a modem connection an ADSL connection or access to the Internet via a computer network using a proxy server The FP3000 software can be downloaded and fully installed from the Internet Software Licenses Flight Planner 3000 software can be licensed for use on multiple computers for a small per computer license fee For an individual purchasing the software additional licenses can be purchased to operate the software on computers and or USB memory devices owned by the individual For example the base license may be installed on a home computer and additional licenses used on a notebook computer the office computer and the computer in the hangar Only computers owned by the purchaser and used primarily by the purchaser may have additional software licenses purchased for them FP3000 User Manual Page 7 of 112 2 2 Pe ee Ee ae ee Oe Champagne PC Services FLIGHT PLANNER 3000 V6 7 For businesses a master license must be purchased for each business location at which the business operates and requires the Flight Planner software to be installed at Additional licenses may then be purchased for other computers based at that location This can include laptop computers that travel in the aircraft home computers for pilots employed by the company and license on USB memory sticks In the case of home computers for pi
97. he Route Display Options screen is activated by pressing the Change Info button on the Route display or by selecting it from the right mouse button click menu items It provides comprehensive options to manage and control the information that is displayed on the Route Map Display FP3000 User Manual Page 36 of 112 PPA ee EE ae ee OP Champagne PC Services FLIGHT PLANNER 3000 V6 7 Ro ute Dis pi lay Opt tions M a Ci E jth o Nearest waypoint details This screen provides comprehensive options as to what information is displayed on the Route Map Display The Route Display Options screen is divided into 4 main sections Map Annotation Map Airspace Map Waypoints and Map Options The Map Annotation section contains options as to what to annotate on the map Options include the waypoint names the world coastline data IFR route names airspace names Airspace names covers such things as CTAF frequencies CTA frequencies FIS frequencies prohibited restricted and danger area names The Map Airspace section can be used to select what airspace is to be displayed Multiple airspace types can be displayed at one time by clicking on the click here to box Then click on the airspace to be displayed Tip The map display can become very cluttered with more than one airspace type displayed If this is the case either try displaying just one airspace category at a time or zoom in change the map scale
98. he SET drop down menu to reduce form clutter Tip Press the Print Screen Summary button to get a complete listing of the waypoints in the grid on the Segment Screen This printout is useful in the aircraft for recording time intervals etc FP3000 User Manual Page 21 of 112 PA ee Ee ae ee a a Champagne PC Services FLIGHT PLANNER 3000 V6 7 4 4 1 Selecting Waypoints Press the Add Waypoint or Insert Waypoint button to select a new waypoint to be added to the end or inserted at the selected position of the flight plan This will display the Waypoint Selection Screen Tip Waypoints can also be added to or removed from a flight plan on the Route Map Display The flight plan must have at least one waypoint such as the departure point before the Route Map Display can be activated Once the Route Map Display is activated add more waypoints to the map via the Quick Display buttons on the bottom left and right of the screen or by using the Change Info button to select the waypoint categories to be displayed Then use the Activate Left Click flight planning button and simply left click on waypoints to be added to the route The first time that the Waypoint Selection Screen is activated it will load the waypoint database and may take up to 20 seconds on slower computers Subsequent activations of the Waypoint Selections Screen will not require the waypoint database load Waypoints may be selected by typing their name or part of the
99. he flight will be stored with the saved flight plan by default To change this and force the re entry of the flight number for each flight select that option in Config see Config gt FP3000 User Manual Page 81 of 112 5 9 ae ee Ee ae ee ee Champagne PC Services FLIGHT PLANNER 3000 V6 7 Configuration Settings then the Commercial Ops tab on the Recall Aircraft or Segment screen Alerts An alerting function is available in the software to alert the user to an approaching License or Medical renewal or Security ID expires date The license and or medical renewal and or the Security ID expires date is specified in the Config section of the software along with the number of days notice required When the renewal date is within the specified number of days the Flight Planner pops up an alert message to alert the user The alert is issued once each day until the renewal date is reached Configuration Parameters Rob Slater 08 94231133 0419 955704 To set an alert click on Config at the top of the Recall Aircraft or Segment screen the click Configuration Settings The Pilot information should be displayed enter a valid date in the form dd mm yyyy in the License renewal date and or the Medical expires date and or the Security ID expires date towards the bottom of the page Enter the number of days advanced notice in the Alerts box If the License renewal date and or the Medical expires date or the
100. he moving map display disappears when the map is resized or printed It will continue if new live data is received or if the replay is in progress The Auto focus option on the GPS interface screen will force a re alignment of the map whenever the aircraft position on the moving map moves off the area of the map on the screen FP3000 User Manual Page 73 of 112 PPA ee Ee a ae ee Oe Champagne PC Services FLIGHT PLANNER 3000 V6 7 5 5 4 GPS Data Logger The Flight Planner software has inbuilt support for the GPS Data Logger range of data capture devices The GPS Data Logger devices are very small self powered units that will capture up to 288 000 GPS data points that can subsequently be displayed as moving map data in the Flight Planner 3000 software OziExplorer etc If you would like more than the typically 500 to 2000 GPS positions recorded for a flight the GPS Data Logger is the solution To capture GPS data on the Data Logger follow the data logger setup instructions We recommend setting dip switches 1 2 and 4 in the unit to the ON position for aviation use Leave dip switch 3 OFF to enable most frequent storage To download the Data Logger data so that it can be displayed in Flight Planner 3000 use the Data Logger download utility supplied with the software Select Transfer and then Download from Logger and specify the C FP3000 folder as the destination This will download the GPS data into a file xxxx CSV tha
101. ibly C FP2000 from the old computer to the new one usually either via a memory stick external hard drive or across a network If this is not possible then you should install the latest CD or download just the latest one that you have on the new computer Once this is done contact us to get the software operational via a license key that we can email you we will need the version of the software you have installed e g V6 4c or you can call 0419 955704 for a telephone relicense if you are unable to email In either case you need to tell us whether it is a normal PC license or a USB license or a Server license If you have to install from scratch rather than copying the folder across then you can transfer all of your data across flight plans aircraft details etc by the FP3000 built in BACKUP and RESTORE facility Just Click on BACKUP at the top of the Aircraft or the Recall screen Backup your user data to a removable device such as a memory stick on the old computer and restore the data on the new computer once it is running The user manual has more details How can I go back to a previous version of the software after I have installed an update Should you need to revert back to the previous version of the software you need only reinstall that version from previously installed CD or from an earlier saved download All flight plans user data aircraft data etc will remain and be available How can I get the names o
102. ie no airspace routes or lowest safe altitudes and the data has been checked as far as we can but is supplied as is One or more of these Additional Waypoint Datasets can be activated in your software via a license key and will be automatically updated when you update your software What do I do to Change my NAIPS Password Your NAIPS password should be changed regularly To change your NAIPS password go to the Airservices WWW site NAIPS page https www airservicesaustralia com naips Account Logon logon with FP3000 User Manual Page 90 of 112 PPA ee Ee ae ee Oe Champagne PC Services FLIGHT PLANNER 3000 V6 7 your existing password and select the option to set a new password Once this is done make sure that you enter your new password into FP3000 on the Aircraft screen via CONFIG gt CONFIGURATION SETTINGS NAIPS tab How can I keep my software up to date with the latest data The Annual Update Service is the easiest and most affordable way to keep the Flight Planner 3000 software and database up to date Refer to the section dealing with the Annual Update Service later in this manual How can I transfer the software from one computer to another This is also relevant to copying the software to a second computer or USB stick that you have purchased a license for If the old computer is still operational then we recommend copying the entire Flight Planner installation folder usually C FP3000 or poss
103. imise the flight plan based on the minimum flight time Optimisation can be configured as required between a range of cruising levels for VFR or IFR quadrantal levels plus other parameters Optimisation Frequently the time interval for a flight segment will give the same ETI for several different cruising levels particularly on short legs This is mainly due to rounding of the time intervals to give an integral number For example 4 6 minutes and 4 9 minutes will both be rounded to give 5 minutes as the ETI You can choose to select the lowest or highest cruising levels for the flight plan optimisation on the Optimisation Screen Tip Set the normal cruising level range for all of the aircraft in the aircraft database The specified lower and upper cruising levels you set will be automatically inserted in the Select cruising level range boxes at the top of the Optimisation Screen FP3000 User Manual Page 32 of 112 Pe ee Ee ae ee a a Champagne PC Services FLIGHT PLANNER 3000 V6 7 4 4 8 Area Winds Area winds can be entered by clicking the Enter Area Winds button on the Segment Screen or automatically from a NAIPS session Flight Planner 3000 The Flight Planner 3000 software knows which area forecasts are required for the current flight plan and shows these with any area winds that have been specified on the top of the screen Area winds for up to 10 different forecast areas ARFOR areas can be saved at any
104. ir name or by abbreviation or by using the mouse to select the waypoint in the grid Typing the first characters of the waypoint name will dynamically move the viewing window the grid to show waypoints with a name commencing with those characters This is the quickest and most functional way of getting the window positioned on the waypoint required The waypoint can then be selected highlighted by a single mouse click Tip Pressing the up or down arrow key twice while entering a waypoint name will move focus to the waypoint grid and allow waypoint selection from the keyboard The Page Up and Page Down keys also operate in this manner Waypoints can also be selected by abbreviation Waypoint abbreviations are not loaded by default but will automatically be loaded if the Search for Abbreviation or Load Abbreviations button is activated There is a configuration setting to make loading abbreviations the default setting When searching for abbreviation if no matching abbreviation is found the waypoint window and highlighted waypoint does not change Note that the full abbreviation for the waypoint is required not the IFR ident For Australian waypoints the abbreviation can be with or without the country and area designator characters E g Perth can be selected by abbreviation of YPPH or PH Waypoints can also be selected by using the mouse alone Position the waypoint window showing the waypoint to be selected by operating the scroll bar
105. ircraft 1 50 flight plans and 1 50 user waypoints will fit comfortably on a 1 44mb floppy diskette If this happens we recommend that you repeat the backup process using several blank diskettes and placing flight plans on 1 diskette Airfield register data on another if you use it and the remaining data on a 3 diskette Just FP3000 User Manual Page 103 of 112 PPE ee Ee ae ee ee Champagne PC Services FLIGHT PLANNER 3000 V6 7 select the options to backup for each diskette via the tick boxes on the User Data Backup screen It is still possible that the user flight pans for example will not all fit on a single 1 44 diskette Typically 100 to 300 plans will fit on a diskette but this varies with the size of the plans If this is still a problem then we recommend gt Using a larger backup media eg ZIP drive USB memory stick gt Backing up the entire FP3000 folder using and alternative method burning to CD for example gt Reducing the number of flight plans gt Using WinZip or similar product to backup the flight plans ie the P files in the FP3000 folder gt Using Windows explorer or My Computer to copy the flight plans to the backup location gt If you are on a network copy the entire FP3000 folder to a backup area on the network gt Temporarily removing half of the flight plans from the FP3000 folder then using FP3000 s backup feature to back these up Then repeating the process for the other
106. ircraft details including the description to reflect the new operating parameters Tip Use the three character aircraft callsign for Australian and New Zealand aircraft and set the country in the Config data The appropriate country prefix will be inserted in the callsign where required on international flight plans To select an aircraft either double click on the required aircraft or single click on it highlight it and press either the Select or Next button When a flight plan has been recalled the aircraft matching that used when the flight plan was saved will be pre selected on the Aircraft Screen If the FP3000 User Manual Page 18 of 112 Champagne PC Services FLIGHT PLANNER 3000 V6 7 exact aircraft is no longer available in the database then a similar aircraft will be pre selected where possible This aircraft can then be selected by pressing the Select or Next button or any other aircraft can be selected When New Aircraft Details or Copy Aircraft is selected the Aircraft Detail Screen is displayed This screen is a tabbed notebook style screen where different information can be displayed by clicking on the different tabs at the top of the screen Aircratt Detail W8 amp BArms W amp B Moments ICAO Survival Climb TAS Climb Fuel RateofClimb CruiseTAS Cruise Fuel Base Data Fuel Weights COM NAV Sundry Costing Aircraft ident OOJ aircraft callsign Type C77R Description Ces
107. ist sheet or contact Champagne PC Services for pricing on the Annual Update Service An Update Service Order Form is included in this manual as Appendix A FP3000 User Manual Page 111 of 112 PPE ee Ee ae ee ee Champagne PC Services FLIGHT PLANNER 3000 V6 7 APPENDIX A UPDATE SERVICE ORDER FORM Champagne PC Services FLIGHT PLANNER 3000 Update Service Order Form wish to order a FLIGHT PLANNER 3000 Standard 3 monthly Professional monthly Annual Update service for delivery by return mail when my next update is due Enclosed is a cheque or MasterCard Visa details for do do not wish to have my Annual Update Service renewed automatically while the credit card details below are valid or until advise otherwise Payment Details MasterCard O Visa LTT ETT ETT ETT Name Exp Date Security Signature Update Details State or Australia wide or NZ or AUS amp NZ package Number of licenses Delivery is via WWW download Email address required Distribution via Internet requires an email account and WWW access with the ability to download files of up to 10mb via a browser such as Internet Explorer Firefox or Chrome An email message with details of how to download will be sent when your update is due User Details Name Address Postcode Telephone Facsimile Email Send this form with remittance to Champagne PC Services PO Box 565 Leeder
108. it from activating the Pilot Selection functionality of the software This turns on the feature that displays a list of pilots on the screen when the software is activated and requests that the user select from the list The user details name telephone number are then used throughout the software including flight plans generated and in the NAIPS flight notification Tip Turning this feature on when the software is used by a single pilot only is just an inconvenience The feature is only of value where a number of pilots use the same computer for their flight planning and need to have their personal information automatically inserted in the software for the duration of their use of the software FP3000 User Manual Page 76 of 112 Pe ee Ee Le oe ee a OP a Champagne PC Services FLIGHT PLANNER 3000 V6 7 Pilot Selection Screen Rob Slater The first time the software is activated after the Pilot Selection feature is turned on the software asks for a Pilot Administrator to set up details for all pilots The administrator can set up entries for all pilots to use the software and can specify pilot and company details telephone numbers license type and expiry information and optionally a password for that pilot If a password is specified the pilot will be required to enter the password before being allowed to use the software The administrator is the only person who has access to the pilot information incl
109. kely to be incorrect data values for the aircraft envelope data Refer to the section on Aircraft Weight amp Balance in this manual A frequent reason for this is incorrect values for aircraft moment data The weight and balance calculations are all based on the simple formula WEIGHT ARM MOMENT Weights are entered in lbs or Kg ARMS can be entered in inches or mm The result of multiplying these two items will be the MOMENT in units of Kg mm for example Moments tend to be big numbers and are often published in aircraft manuals divided by 1000 to give more manageable numbers You must use the raw moment not the moment 1000 as often given I e Add three zero s to the moment if this is the case Also ensure that the units for the moments is compatible with the units in which the weight and arms are specified i e if the weight is in Kg and the arms are in mm then the moments must be Kg mm If not convert them as necessary There is sample data for a number of aircraft in the sample aircraft database comparing these with your aircraft data may highlight a problem area Track and distance information is slightly different when the flight plan is changed from VFR to IFR Track and distance calculations for VFR flights are based on the waypoint position ie the airfield position if there is one otherwise on the position of the town center For IFR flights track and distances are calculated to and FP3000 User Manual Page 102 of 112
110. l need a valid MetFlight login available from the CAA and an Internet connection 4 5 Fuel Screen Fuel management aspects of the planned flight are viewed on the Fuel Screen FP3000 User Manual Page 39 of 112 eA ee Ee a ae ee Oe Champagne PC Services FLIGHT PLANNER 3000 V6 7 Flight Planner 3000 Fuel details such as departure fuel taxi fuel holding fuel and fuel available on arrival for each waypoint are shown on the Fuel Screen Changes to these figures e g add holding fuel are made by pressing the Fuel Detail button with the relevant waypoint selected highlighted Alternatively double click on the waypoint Tip Fuel to an alternate is not displayed on the grid However it is displayed in the information area at the bottom centre of the fuel screen when a landing point with an alternate is highlighted in the grid I e single click on the landing point in the grid FP3000 User Manual Page 40 of 172 Pa ee Ee a ae ee Oe Champagne PC Services FLIGHT PLANNER 3000 V6 7 4 5 1 Fuel Calculations There are a number of parameters that influence the way that fuel calculations are made Firstly the data for the aircraft selected contains fuel capacities and flow rates for different phases of the flight climb cruise holding plus default and maximum departure fuel taxi fuel etc It is not necessary to go to great detail in setting up the fuel data for the aircraft For simple piston
111. ld GPS that implements the GARMIN communications protocol in both directions if the Garmin protocol rather than the NMEA protocol is to be used for uploads Some later Garmin GPS systems such as the 196 296 and 695 do not implement the NMEA protocol for waypoint uploading 3 A GPS data cable connection to a COM port COM port or USB connection for the Garmin protocol on the computer running Flight Planner 3000 software 4 For the NMEA interface the GPS must be able to be configured to receive and process NMEA WPL data records in order to be able to accept waypoint uploads The GPS must be able to be configured to send NMEA GLL or RMC data records in order for the moving map functionality to be available 5 Garmin GPS s running the Garmin protocol and GPS systems support the GPX format have enhanced support uploading waypoints and routes With regard to the NMEA interface it is expected that all GPS systems are capable of sending either the GLL messages or the RMC messages A large proportion of GPS systems should also be able to process the WPL messages and some will process RTE messages Garmin GPS s will NOT process RTE messages and therefore will not support upload of routes by this method The Flight Planner 3000 software testing was done primarily with a Garmin GPS 12 FP3000 User Manual Page 68 of 112 PPA ee Ee a ae ee Oe Champagne PC Services FLIGHT PLA
112. levels set so the software can select wind for each flight planned level 2 The waypoints must all have the correct ARFOR area number set in the information for the waypoint in the waypoint database All waypoints provided with the software have this data and it is probably only user waypoints that may not have it Check any user waypoints 3 NAIPS weather for each area of the flight plan must be available By default the FP3000 software requests this in the weather briefing Note If the wind for the cruising level is variable eg VRB 10 then NO WINDS will be inserted in the plan The winds are indeterminate in this case There is an option in the Configuration setup CONFIG to apply a headwind where the forecast is for variable wind When backing up data to diskette using the FP3000 Backup option I get IO Error 82 FP3000 has a Backup User Data to Removable Media facility and an associated Restore user data from Removable Media option under the Backup drop down menu on the aircraft screen We strongly recommend you backup you personal user data to a diskette or removable media regularly A USB stick is ideal If the data to be backed up exceeds the capacity of the media for example a 1 44mb diskette the message I O error 82 will be displayed during the backup This could happen when you have a lot of flight plans user waypoints or Airfield Register waypoints for example Typically user data of 1 20 a
113. lian MSL Analysis Chart 81201 Australian Upper Analysis wind strenght amp dist A050 81202 Australian Upper Analysis wind strenght amp dist A100 81203 Australian Upper Analysis wind strenght amp dist F185 81204 Australian MSL prognosis Chart 81205 Australian Upper Analysis wind strenght amp dist F340 81220 Australian GPF 0000 81221 Australian GPF 0600 81222 Australian GPF 1200 81223 Australian GPF 1800 81667 QND Australia 0100 0400 81668 QNH Australia 0400 0700 81669 QNH Australia 0700 1000 81670 QNH Australia 1000 1300 81671 QNH Australia 1300 1600 81672 QNH Australia 1600 1900 81673 QNH Australia 1900 2200 81674 QNH Australia 2200 0100 Suggested departure time to send to NAIPS to ensure NAIPS returns weather information 250403 UCT Note Time zone of operation currently setto Australian WST This setting affects the suqqested departure time calculation above Change the time zone setting via CONFIG country drop down menu on the Segment screen if required Request weather amp NOTAMS via the WWW Request weather amp NOTAMS via an 019 connection Click on the chart requested and if it is available it will be displayed in your web browser Hint Sometimes Internet Explorer fails to display the chart for some reason Usually pressing the refresh button will rectify this FP3000 User Manual Page 62 of 112 Pe ee Ee ae ee ee Champagne PC
114. lots the company always owns the license NOT the pilot Should the pilot cease employment with the company the license can be re used by the company elsewhere The pilot is required to delete the Flight Planner software from the home computer and is not entitled to use the software on ceasing employment with the company Licenses purchased by an individual or company may be transferred from one computer to another as computers are replaced relocated etc Contact Champagne PC Services when a license transfer is required The software owner is responsible for payment of the Annual Update Service renewed for all licensed PC s If the Annual Update Service is renewed for a lesser number of PC s than are licensed the additional licenses are revoked and must be re purchased if required again in the future The first two licensed PC s for an individual or company office are covered under the basic Annual Update Service subscription fee For further details refer to the Flight Planner 3000 Price List Sheet or contact Champagne PC Services FP3000 License Types Three license types area available Individual PC license This license is the normal license for an individual running the software on one or more Windows PC s The software is installed on the PC and operates from that PC alone It is the most straight forward way of operating the software just double click on the desktop shortcut USB License The USB license p
115. ms relating to the installation or operation of the Flight Planner 3000 software Operation To operate the software 1 Insert the USB device in the slot and wait for Windows to recognize and configure the device Make note of the drive letter allocated 2 Close down any application that tries to open the USB device for you like picture viewing software 3 Use Window Explorer or My Computer to browse to the E drive or whatever drive the USB device appears as Locate the FP3000 folder and FP3000 User Manual Page 52 of 112 PPA ee Ee ae ee Oe Champagne PC Services FLIGHT PLANNER 3000 V6 7 double click on the FRLANW or FPLANW exe file in the FP3000 folder This will open the Flight Planner 3000 software on the USB 4 If you are going to use the software frequently on one computer you may wish to create a desktop shortcut for FP3000 and for the user manual To do this right click on the FPLANW file FPLANW exe in the FP3000 folder on the USB device click on Send To and then select Desktop create shortcut 5 The USB memory stick must remain connected to the computer while the software is operating Removing it while the software is open may damage the software and even cause problems for all data on the USB device Notes 1 When you install the software or a software update the FP3000 desktop shortcut will be updated This could be a problem if you also have the software installed on the computer that the US
116. n Parameters Enroute Info Area Winds Database Presentation Commercial Ops IFR Flights Network Pilot Selection Magnetic Var NAIPS Pilot Flight Plan 1 Flight Plan 2 Log File Fuel 1 Fuel 2 Fuel 3 Printing Select the country of operation for the software For operations in Australia select the time zone C Eastern standard time Central standard time Western standard time Set the correct Zulu GMT time offset for your region Pl FP3000 User Manual Page 61 of 172 Champagne PC Services 5 4 3 NAIPS Charts Display FLIGHT PLANNER 3000 V6 7 A CHARTS drop down menu at the top of the NAIPS Weather amp Notams Screen provides access to a number of charts available via the NAIPS system a NAIPS Weather amp NOTAM Download File Configuration settings Load Request Weather Keis Download weather and NOT flight plan via the Select the ARFOR areas for which the weather is Available Selected lt lt De Select Select options for this briefing Include GRIB winds ops above FL180 If GRIB v provided by NAIPS C Use expanded GRIB w Force low level area winds to be provided even i V Domestic only Australian domestic locations on Request AREA briefing rather than SPFIB Areal An SPFIB request returns information specifically Departure Times NAIPS will ONLY issue weather i of validity of the current area forecasts The flight ple 81200 Austra
117. n the Flight Planner 3000 GPS setup Either use a different COM port on the computer or track down the application that is using the selected COM port and release it Applications FP3000 User Manual Page 75 of 112 5 6 PPA ee Ee ae ee ee Champagne PC Services FLIGHT PLANNER 3000 V6 7 that typically reserve COM ports are a serial mouse a fax modem that may be monitoring the COM port for incoming Fax s a data transfer application for handheld devices palm computers mobile phones digital cameras etc Question Can waypoints and routes be uploaded to other devices such as a Palm Pilot Answer Probably not The GPS interface implemented is based on the NMEA 0183 specification Unless the device supports NMEA 0183 then no communication is possible However Flight Planner implements a very powerful Palm Pilot CoPilot interface and CoPilot on the Palm has a sister Product FlightMaster that implements GPS moving map functionality This is a very powerful solution to GPS operations on the Palm Question My Garmin GPS 12 displays some unusual symbols against waypoints that I upload Answer There is a known problem with the Garmin 12 software versions prior to V4 58 Go to this WWW page http www garmin com products gps12 and download and install the latest software version for your Garmin 12 Pilot Selection Companies or organisations that have multiple pilots using Flight Planner 3000 software may benef
118. n the Segment Screen with the waypoint highlighted click on Set gt Set Route Abeam of this Waypoint at the top of the screen Note that you can t plan abeam of a departure or landing point or abeam of two consecutive waypoints How can I make a shortcut on my Desktop The Flight Planner installation process automatically creates a desktop shortcut for you If you need to manually create a shortcut then left click on the Start button click open double click on Programs and then again on Champagne Flight Planner Hold the Control key down and drag the Flight Planner 3000 icon onto your desktop to create the shortcut Note that the FP3000 installation onto a USB stick does not create an FP3000 shortcut automatically as the USB device is removable You can create a shortcut as above manually but be aware that the USB device will NOT necessarily be the same drive letter the next time it is inserted in the computer How can I transfer part or all of my user data to a new computer Use the Backup and Restore facility described later in this manual refer to the section named DATA BACKUPS Firstly backup all of the user data onto a floppy diskette or other removable device eg ZIP drive USB drive thumb drive external hard drive using the Backup drop down menu on the Aircraft Screen Next install the software on the new computer if required and then use the Restore option under the Backup drop down menu to reload all
119. name and state of the waypoint in the flight plan for this to happen Network Operation amp Server Licenses The Flight Planner 3000 software is designed to operate in a network environment This means that multiple users can access the same version of the software typically installed on a server However this extends to having multiple Flight Planner 3000 sessions active on a single computer FP3000 User Manual Page 55 of 112 5 4 PPA ee Ee ae ee Oe Champagne PC Services FLIGHT PLANNER 3000 V6 7 The licensing of each computer still applies to network versions of the software I e Each computer on a network using the Flight Planner software either a local copy or a shared networked copy running from a server requires a license Network licenses are different to normal licenses and are issued on request by Champagne PC Services A company that runs 5 separate PC s with licenses for Flight Planner can request a 5 user network license and run all of the Flight Planners from the same networked server version This facilitates the use of common flight plans aircraft data etc Tip 1 The Pilot Selection feature of Flight Planner can be used in conjunction with the network operation of the software to enter specific user details used when a flight plan is prepared Eg pilot name telephone number etc 2 There are a number of security features that can be applied to restrict users from modifying aircraft data changing
120. nd end of daylight calculations etc Printed output offered is the Enroute Information Sheet with information specific to the particular flight airfield information including an airfield diagram weight amp balance information and envelope graph a route profile route map which is scalable covering the world Flight costing including landing fees is presented on the flight summary printout The software communicates with most GPS systems except panel mounted GPS units This software is copyright and licensed for use on a single personal computer Contact Champagne PC Services if the software needs to be transferred from one computer to another and for details of the multi license scheme FP3000 User Manual Page 6 of 112 F 2 1 aP 7 Champagne PC Services FLIGHT PLANNER 3000 V6 7 2 HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS Flight Planner 3000 is designed for use under the Microsoft Windows 32bit and 64 bit operating environments It has been comprehensively tested in operation under Windows 98 Windows 2000 Windows NT Windows ME Windows XP Windows Vista and Windows 7 amp 8 Intel platform PDA and phone operating systems such as iPhone iPad iOS Android and Windows CE are NOT a 32 bit Windows operating system and will not support Flight Planner 3000 operation There is an equivalent product for the iPad called FP5000 available in iTunes Search for FP5000 in iTunes Any IBM compatible personal computer
121. nd press the BACKUP button To perform a restore of user data from a backup created as above 1 Insert the external device allow Windows to recognise it and note the drive letter that Windows allocates 2 Open the FP3000 copy you wish to restore the user data into 3 Select BACKUP gt Restore user data from removable media 4 Select the correct backup device drive letter tick the items to restore and press the RESTORE button The above process 2 steps can be used to transfer data from one computer to another or even from one computer to a USB FP3000 copy You can even backup your user data to a USB with FP3000 installed on it or vice versa The backup data and the FP3000 installation can coexist on the same USB stick Both of the above steps the Backup and the Restore are required to transfer the user data from one FP3000 copy to another This includes instances when the FP3000 copy to receive the data is on the same device eg USB stick as the data that has been backed up FP3000 User Manual Page 109 of 112 FPA ee EE ae ee OP Champagne PC Services FLIGHT PLANNER 3000 V6 7 11 UPDATES amp THE ANNUAL UPDATE SERVICE The Flight Planner 3000 software can be updated to the latest version of the software including the latest available navigation data and waypoint information new features the latest navaid information etc at any time The Annual Update Service fulfils this function The Standard Annual Update S
122. ndividual username and password that is issued by Airservices Australia Contact Airservices Australia regarding this 1800 801960 5 4 1 NAIPS Weather amp NOTAM Download The NAIPS Weather amp NOTAM connection can be activated from two places in the Flight Planner software from the Segment Screen click on NAIPS at the top of the screen and then on Load weather amp NOTAMS and by pressing the Load area winds via NAIPS button on the Area Winds Screen In either case the NAIPS Weather amp NOTAM Download Screen will appear NAIPS Weather amp NOTAM Download The first time this interface is activated on a computer the Configuration settings should be checked and set Click on Configuration Settings on the top of the NAIPS Screen These settings will be preserved for future use Click the Request weather amp NOTAMS button after making any changes to the screen settings and checking that the modem telephone link is ready The software will connect to NAIPS logon using the username and password you specified supply details of this flight plan to NAIPS and request weather and NOTAM s for the flight All this will happen on the screen and finally the modem will disconnect from NAIPS and the NAIPS results screen will appear FP3000 User Manual Page 57 of 112 5 Champagne PC Services FLIGHT PLANNER 3000 V6 7 Use the Request weather amp NOTAMS via the WWW button if you have access to the WWW via an I
123. ner installation folder default is C FP3000 from the old computer to the new one then do this then contact Champagne to activate the software on the new computer Suitable means of transferring the software may be a zip drive a USB memory device a network connection to the old computer or even email The transfer may involve 40mb or more of data Tip If you ever plan to install the software on a new computer or transfer it from one computer to another we recommend that you firstly backup all user data This is easily done using the Backup FP3000 User Manual Page 13 of 112 Pe ee A a ae ee Oe Champagne PC Services FLIGHT PLANNER 3000 V6 7 3 4 menu present on the top of the Recall Screen and the Aircraft Screen in the Flight Planner software User data is backed up to removable media eg USB stick and can be reloaded restored using the Restore user data from removable media item under the Backup menu Alternatively copy the entire C FP3000 folder from the old computer to the new computer via whatever means is available network copy zip drive USB memory stick The Flight Planner software may indicate a licensing problem requesting a license key if the computer on which it is installed is new or has been upgraded in some way This issue can be resolved simply and quickly by emailing Champagne PC Services and requesting a new license key Email Champagne for a transfer license key specifying the version of the soft
124. nformation completed and saved before you attempt to add information to the diagram Tip The airfield diagram printout contains almost all of the information stored for the waypoint It is the most convenient form to print waypoint information and it is contained on a single sheet of paper Press the Print Screen button after clicking on the Diagram tab at the top of the screen Waypoint details for a selected waypoint can also be displayed from the Segment Screen by pressing the Waypoint Details button Tip Any changes to waypoint data will be automatically recorded in the waypoint database with a timestamp when the OK button on the Waypoint Detail Screen is pressed To exit the screen without saving any changes press the Cancel button FP3000 User Manual Page 26 of 112 Se ee OE ne ae ee a OP a Champagne PC Services FLIGHT PLANNER 3000 V6 7 4 4 3 IFR Routes A database of all IFR routes is provided with the software For Australia this includes all published IFR preferred routes For an IFR flight ie a flight using an aircraft designated as an IFR aircraft when waypoints are entered on the Segment Screen the IFR routes database is searched for a direct or preferred route between the locations If a direct route and or one or more preferred routes are identified as screen displaying these route options is shown The user can select the desired route and the intermediate waypoints will be automatically inserted in th
125. nsert button on the Segment Screen All waypoint details can be entered for a user waypoint User waypoints are permanent entries in the waypoint database even if the software is updated They are always available unless specifically deleted User waypoints can also be created via right clicking on the Route Map Display Note Changes made to waypoints other than user waypoints ie the waypoint data provided with the software will be lost when the software is re installed or updated If there are changes required to the supplied waypoints contact Champagne PC Services Flight Planner 3000 Waypoint Selection X JUN International waypoints international airports are included in the database and appear in the waypoint window They can be removed from the waypoint window by clicking the Remove International button There is an option in the configuration settings to not load international waypoints by default The use of this option is recommended for slower computers FP3000 User Manual Page 23 of 112 PPA ee Ee a ae ee Oe Champagne PC Services FLIGHT PLANNER 3000 V6 7 Area work can be specified via the Waypoint Selection Screen rather than an actual waypoint Press the AREA work button and specify the number of minutes for area work The level for area work can be specified later on the Segment Detail Screen Area work normally starts at a location and finishes at a location i e YSDU AREA YSDU fl
126. nternet connection either a dial up connection to an ISP or a connection via a proxy server firewall on a local area network If you can use a WWW browser then this connection is the one to use If there is no current connection to the Internet and a dial up link is the default setting a dial up connection screen will appear when the button is pressed Tip The last NAIPS weather and NOTAM data downloaded can be accessed at any time by clicking on Load at the top of the NAIPS Weather amp NOTAM Download screen oe NAIPS Weather amp NOTAM Download File Configuration settings Load Request Weather WEATHER INFORMATION SPFIB 220424 ALBANY YABA TAF YABA 220324Z 220514 31020G30KT 9999 LIGHT SHOWERS OF RAIN FEW015 SCT030 INTER 0506 VRB2SGSOKT 2000 THUNDERSTORMS WITH SMALL HAIL PELLETS BKNOOS FEWO25CB INTER 0614 3000 SHOWERS OF RAIN BKNO10 RMK SHRA SW YDEK YABA WITH FZPL T 16 15 15 17 Q 1005 1008 1019 1021 METAR YABA 220930Z 30013KT 9999 FEW040 13 07 Q1005 RMK RFOO 0 002 2 AREA63 63 AREA QNH 10 13 AREA 63 N OF YMJM YESP 1011 REST 1006 AREA QNH 07 10 AREA 63 N OF YNRG ISB 1011 S OF YAUG CPHE 1003 REST 1007 Print Weather _ Print Display NOTAMS DaRi Extract amp save area winds amp apply them to this plan View the weather and NOTAM s for the flight and selectively add the area winds to the flight plan The area winds will be added to any already saved area wind datasets and will be availa
127. o navaid position VOR C Change to track to waypoint airfield A Track Altitude A045 A Clear 341 TAS 1 130 LSALT 2400 wind ff E Route Designator Search for route Route Qualifiers help VFR segment change to IFR Aircraft Callsign OOJ Aircraft Category VFR lt Previous Detail Suppress Next Detail gt y OK The Segment Detail Screen is automatically activated after each waypoint except the departure point is selected for inclusion in the flight plan This facilitates the entry of information relating to the segment to be entered The Suppress button at the bottom of the Segment Detail Screen will stop this screen activating each time a new waypoint is added inserted in the flight plan Tip The Segment Detail Screen can be activated from the Segment Screen by either pressing the Segment Detail button or by double clicking on the waypoint in the grid If an approved IFR LSALT or MSA is published for the segment it will appear on this screen If there is no approved IFR LSALT then any user LSALT will be displayed if there is one otherwise a Grid LSALT will be calculated and displayed If no LSALT is displayed or if the LSALT displayed is changed the new LSALT for the segment will be automatically entered in the User LSALT Database View and or delete user LSALT S via the LSALT menu at the top of the Segment Screen Caution Grid LSALT S MSA s are calculated by taking the maximum published
128. of the user data Note that Champagne PC Services should be advised if you wish to transfer the license for the Flight Planner 3000 software from one computer to another How do I change the flight from VFR to IFR The aircraft data determines whether the flight is VFR or IFR When the aircraft is initially selected for the flight check that the correct category is set Aircraft Screen Details button and then the Sundry tab To change the category go back to the Aircraft Screen from the Options Screen and modify the aircraft data We recommend that you set up two aircraft definitions for each aircraft one for VFR operations and one for IFR operations Note that individual segments of a flight plan can be changed between VFR and IFR via settings on the Segment Detail Screen for the waypoint at which the change is to occur I Want to Track to the Cooktown NDB but the software is taking me to the Cooktown airfield Flight Planner 3000 waypoint database has a single entry for waypoints with Navaids not a separate Navaid and Airfield entry The software will FP3000 User Manual Page 88 of 112 PPA ee Ee ae ee Oe Champagne PC Services FLIGHT PLANNER 3000 V6 7 decide based on the type of flight VFR or IFR to base track and distance calculations on the airfield position for VFR flights or the primary Navaid position for IFR flights This information can be viewed and changed if necessary on the Segment Detail Screen For
129. og file is useful 1 If the NAIPS session completed the weather and NOTAM s can be easily reviewed at a later time using the Load menu at the top of the NAIPS Weather amp NOTAM Download Screen Click on Load and then Load last NAIPS session data and the NAIPS results screen will be displayed The NAIPS log file is likely to contain information relating to any failure of the NAIPS session If a problem is experienced then please provide details Either Email the NAIPS log file and the flight plan file or post a printed copy of the NAIPS log file and the flight plan detailed format printout for diagnosis An option under the File menu at the top of the NAIPS screens is available to view and or print the NAIPS log file The NAIPS log file can be emailed to the Manufacturer with a description of the problem encountered When emailing the NAIPS log file send it as an attachment to the text message and also attach a copy of the saved flight plan for the flight For Weather and NOTAM s the log file name is NAIPSDL LOG for flight plan submission the log file name is NAIPSUL LOG Note 1 Airservices will cancel NAIPS usernames and passwords if they are not used for a period of time possibly as little as 6 months If you get a NAIPS username and password failure message contact Airservices 2 The use of the NAIPS interface may erase information that was on the clipboard prior to the NAIPS activity 3 Airservices require that you c
130. oint Selection Screen Get to the Waypoint Selection Screen by clicking on the Add or Insert button on the Segment Screen Full details can be entered for a user waypoint User waypoints can be anywhere in the world You can also right click on the map and select Create a user waypoint Why are circles on the Route Map not quite circular The Route map is a full screen display uses all of the available screen As there are many different screen sizes or formats circles may not appear exactly circular on the screen To adjust this for your computer click on the Scale button on the Route Map screen How can I remove all of the user waypoints from the waypoint database User waypoints can be deleted on the Waypoint Selection Screen just like any database waypoint To quickly locate user waypoints in the waypoint database press Control U on the Waypoint Selection Screen The next user waypoint is highlighted and can be deleted How can I send a copy of my flight plan to a friend Saved flight plans can be sent to other Flight Planner 3000 users and they should be able to open them There may be a problem if their FP3000 version is much older than yours or if your flight plan contains user waypoints that are not in their software If you want to email them one of the FP3000 printouts flight plan route map etc we recommend sending a PDF file PDF Creator is one of a FP3000 User Manual Page 93 of 112 PPA ee Ee ae
131. oint name length Je Default 6 Use the wavooint name rather than r the abbreviation uploading to GPS Default use abbrev To get the Flight Planner GPS configuration screen up click on GPS at the top of the Segment Screen then on Configure at the top of the GPS Interface screen 5 5 2 GPS Upload of Waypoints The GPS Interface screen has options for a number of GPS functions including the upload of waypoints from Flight Planner 3000 to the GPS GPS Support GPSLOG DAT GPSLOG DAT FP3000 User Manual Page 70 of 112 Pa ee Ee ae ee ee _ Champagne PC Services FLIGHT PLANNER 3000 V6 7 From the Segment Screen the GPS interface options available are to load either the waypoints from the current flight plan into the GPS or to load a route consisting of the current flight plan into the GPS If the route is to be loaded then the waypoints in the route must already be present loaded into the GPS GPS Waypoint Upload 332 05 85 E115 52 87 FREMANTLE GC FREM 332 03 29 E115 46 42 MULLALOO POIN MUP 531 48 50 E115 43 50 531 01 00 115 20 01 YJNB 330 18 80 E115 03 24 YDRA 529 18 00 E114 55 00 YGEL 528 47 77 E114 42 46 YKBR 527 41 45 1141566 YSHK 525 53 64 E113 34 64 YCAR 324 52 84 113 40 34 Waypoints will upload to the GPS at the rate of about 2 waypoints per second in NMEA mode or 5 waypoints per second in Garmin mode dependent on GPS speed etc
132. on and a wind speed of 0 For example 360 00 Why don t I get suggested IFR routes displayed when I plan from A to B When in IFR mode the software will look for a published IFR route between A and B when a flight plan stage from A to B is entered Segment Screen If this is not happening then check the following 1 Is the selected aircraft and IFR aircraft which puts the software in IFR mode 2 The Australian database contains published IFR direct routes and IFR preferred routes and the New Zealand version contains IFR direct routes Is the route one of these p Is the software current If not the IFR route you are expecting may not be present How can I indicate that I have a TSO d IFR GPS in my flight plan There is no ICAO NAVAID designator for IFR TSO d GPS IFR GPS s are indicated by placing a Z in the Other Navaids field of the aircraft data COM NAYV tab on the Aircraft Details screen and entering NAV RNP2 in the Other information to appear in section 18 of the flight plan field ICAO tab on the Aircraft Details screen For an example of this load the Baron B55 aircraft data from the sample aircraft database Can I display flight data produced by my Avidyne MFD The Avidyne EX500 EX5000 MFD produces two types of log files based on engine parameters environmental parameters and geographic position parameters The position parameters can be used by the Flight Planner 3000 software to displ
133. on via a WWW download The installation involves downloading and running the INSTALL EXE file containing the software This invokes the installation procedure that offers some installation options such as which drive and folder to install the software on Installing Under Windows 98 2000 ME XP and Windows NT4 5 Server 2003 Vista Windows 7 amp 8 1 Download the INSTALL EXE file using the credentials provided 2 Run the INSTALL EXE and follow the on screen instructions 3 It is strongly recommended that the software be installed in the default installation folder on the C drive C FP3000 This will reduce the possibility of installing a software update to a different location in the future that may result in the failure of the software to operate Caution Installation on the Microsoft VISTA operating system yes it will run on Vista However 1 If FP3000 is installed under Program Files there is an error message File Access denied when the software license is applied This does NOT happen when the software is installed in the default location C FP3000 FP3000 User Manual Page 10 of 172 PA ee Ee a ae ee OP Champagne PC Services FLIGHT PLANNER 3000 V6 7 2 Vista does not the type of help file that is currently included with the Flight Planner software so the help may not work There is a download that can be installed to address this download and install WinHIp32 exe available on the Microsoft
134. or each refuelling point can be adjusted by clicking on the Change the departure fuel button This will facilitate adjustments to the fuel load based on the passenger and baggage loading Options are provided to automatically calculate the maximum fuel load for this departure Pressing the Print Screen button will print the screen on the printer Note that when printing the screen the weight amp balance envelope graph will not be printed Print Graph will print the weight amp balance envelope graph with additional information about the waypoint Tip Print the weight amp balance envelope graph before the flight and have it as part of the on board flight documentation It will confirm the correct loading of the aircraft and will show any additional loading capacity Below is sample aircraft data showing completed information providing basic aircraft weights plus data required for the C of G graph to be displayed Aircraft Weight Information Aircraft Detail fwd of wheel wl aft of wheel wl FP3000 User Manual Page 49 of 112 Pe ee Ee el ae ee a OP a Champagne PC Services FLIGHT PLANNER 3000 V6 7 Aircraft Arm Information oO fwd of wheel wl aft of wheel wl i SC Po SC 750 2687 32 a ner 2913 00 _ 750 293 00 21847500 Doo C oo Bo oO po OO 00 oF 00 Note that on aircraft W amp B moments screen the moment boundary figures are large numbers Moment boun
135. ormation for that route segment IFR flights departing via a navaid can indicate this on the new form by entering the departure waypoint twice on the Segment Screen For example selecting Brisbane twice departure point and first turning point as the first two waypoints on the Segment Screen will place YBBN in section 13 departure point and DCT BN in section 15 Make sure that an appropriate level such as 1500 agl is specified for the YBBN to BN navaid departure The same method can be used to indicate arrival at a destination via a navaid Mark any reporting points for IFR flights on the Segment Detail Screen and these reporting points will automatically have an EET entry generated for them in section 18a of the plan We recommend when an area work sector is included that the waypoint at which the area work is occurring is present before FP3000 User Manual Page 85 of 112 Champagne PC Services FLIGHT PLANNER 3000 V6 7 and after the area work entry in the flight plan For example area work at Cowes after departing Moorabbin would have MB CWS AWK CWS in the flight plan Sample VFR and IFR flight plans are available on the Flight Planner 3000 Product Support page of the Champagne PC Services web site FP3000 User Manual Page 86 of 112 PPA ee Ee ae ee Oe Champagne PC Services FLIGHT PLANNER 3000 V6 7 7 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS FAQ s This section of the manual addresses a number
136. otification notification Information Sheet L Flight Plan amp Navigation R Log Airfield Register NJ ICAO Format Flight Note ma S Flight plan in ICAO format Flight plan summary amp costing Exit the Printing Screen The S A D Z N L and I buttons will display the current flight plan in different formats with the S option showing the flight plan summary the same as the V button on the Options Screen The A button is used to print the Australian domestic flight notification D button present the flight plan in detailed format the L button displays a landscape format flight plan and navigation log N displays it in Flight Note format Z displays it in the New Zealand domestic plan format and the I button provides the international flight plan ICAO format With each of these options the flight plan is displayed on the screen use the scroll bars to see the complete plan and may be modified if required To modify details on the flight plan type the modifications on the screen Detailed flight plan only replacing existing data Note that pressing the Cancel button on the screen displaying the flight plan will result in changes not being saved Pressing the Print button on the screen displaying the flight plan will bring up the standard Windows print dialogue from where the printer or fax can be selected and printing initiated FP3000 User Manual Page 45 of 112 PPA ee Ee ae ee ee Champagne PC Services FLIGHT
137. oute graphically on a map All of these options are easily selected via buttons down the right hand side of the screen A flight plan can consist of up to 40 waypoints specified on the Segment Screen Waypoints are selected from the waypoint database that contains almost every waypoint of interest to the aviator for the state country of operation The waypoint database also contains all of the world s international airports over 500 plus any number of user waypoints can be added Flight Planner 3000 Australia LIndat JANDAKOT FREMANTLE G MULLALOO PO LANCELIN 00 JURIEN BAY 2700 A025 130 DONGARA A045 130 GERALDTON A0451130 342 KALBARRI 2400 A045 130 SHARK BAY 2400 A045 130 LCARNARVON 1700 A045 130 Note 1 The waypoint name and or the LSALT may appear in different colours for different waypoints Waypoints and LSALT s in black are database waypoints or LSALT s and those in italic grey are user waypoints or LSALT s and LSALT s in normal grey text are Grid LSALT s Grid LSALT s are as published and is based on a grid of 1 degree square The Grid LSALT represents the maximum height of any obstacle or landform in the grid area plus 1000 feet 2 To nominate an alternate for a waypoint or to set the track to be abeam a waypoint click on SET at the top of the screen and select the desired action These actions were previously available as buttons on the Segment screen and were moved under t
138. pear if there is no current connection to the Internet Is the Flight Planner 3000 software available for the Mac computers and for iPad and iPhone devices There is no native Mac version of the Flight Planner 3000 software however lots of clients are using the software without any issues via the Windows emulation available on the Mac I understand that Windows emulation is built in to some Mac computers and is available as an add on via products such as Windows Parallels see http www parallels com products desktop and there are some free FP3000 User Manual Page 97 of 112 Pe ee Ee ee ae ee ee Champagne PC Services FLIGHT PLANNER 3000 V6 7 Windows emulation solutions available We are currently looking for options for flight planning on the iPhone and the iPad but nothing definite at this time You may like to try our demo version available on our WWW site http www champagnepcservices com au htmldocs flightplan2000 htm Why is the LSALT between my A and B so high LSALT s displayed for a route segment between A and B will be the User LSALT if one has been specified or the published IFR LSALT if there is one or the GRID LSALT if neither of the above are available GRID LSALT s are displayed in italic print If the LSALT for a route segment especially a short route segment is larger than expected then it is probably a GRID LSALT calculated based on the published 1 degree by 1 degree grid If this G
139. rance is calculated as the available fuel less taxi fuel fixed reserve variable reserve if applicable Wind speeds used in the calculation are weighted average wind speeds Press the Recalculate button for a recalculation when any of the data is changed 4 6 6 Aircraft Weight and Balance The Weight amp Balance form selected via the W amp B button on the Options Screen provides a facility to enter all aircraft loading details for the flight and to examine the results IF light Planner 3000 FP3000 User Manual Page 48 of 112 Pe ee Ee el ae ee ee Champagne PC Services FLIGHT PLANNER 3000 V6 7 Passenger and baggage weights should be inserted in the appropriate fields on the screen and then press the Recalculate button The total weight in relation to the maximum weight is displayed in the box below the graph Note that if basic weight information has not been entered for the aircraft in the Aircraft Details Screen then the total weight may not be the aircraft total takeoff landing weight If aircraft moment and arm information has been entered Aircraft Details Screen then a weight amp balance envelope will be displayed as shown on the sample screen above For each landing point the graph will show the center of gravity C of G for both the departure and the landing The aircraft weight and C of G can be tracked for the entire flight by pressing the Next button at the bottom of the screen The departure fuel f
140. rliey Change Info Print Mono Print z S OK CTA Areas AJE Activate left click light planning _SpecificFIA _ Default _ Print setup PAD Areas 2 Right click for flight planning and other options Cursor position 26 49 56 E113 56 28 Cear Disglay This powerful graphical tool provides a huge range of options as to the data to be displayed on the Route Map Display It also provides access to the graphical side of GPS operations for Flight Planner 3000 Click on the quick display buttons on the left and right of the function panel at the bottom of screen or click on the Change Info button to provide even more options as to the information that you wish to have displayed Right click the mouse on the screen for a further menu providing access to GPS and flight planning options Information able to be displayed includes FIS boundaries CTA boundaries ARFOR boundaries HF boundaries WAC chart boundaries latitude and longitude grid Grid lowest safe altitudes waypoints with a navaid waypoints with a licensed airfield waypoints with unlicensed airfields waypoints with an airfield with a runway length greater than a specified value IFR routes etc See section Route Display Options Screen section below Tip The Save button on the Route Display Options Screen will save the display settings that you select and recall them whenever the Route Display is activated Moving the mouse button on the map area will result in
141. rovides the same complete FP3000 software package installed on a USB device The software can be operated on any Windows PC with the USB inserted into it The software is not installed on the PC as such and the user must be able to navigate to the USB device and open double click on the FP3000 main program FPLANW using My Computer or Windows Explorer There will not be a desktop shortcut to run the software as it is not installed on the PC as such Server License This option allows the software to be installed on typically a company server and accessed by one or more Windows PC s connected to the server PC users operate the same copy of the software on the server and share the same user data flight plans aircraft and other user data The FP3000 software can then be managed and controlled centrally which can be an advantage Information for specific users can be maintained by use of the Pilot Selection option that can be activated FP3000 User Manual Page 8 of 112 PPA ee Ee a ae ee Oe Champagne PC Services FLIGHT PLANNER 3000 V6 7 2 3 Software Warranty The Flight Planner 3000 software comes with a 30 day warranty If the software does not perform to your expectations you should contact us immediately If we are unable to resolve your issues to your satisfaction then the software can be returned for a full refund If a new version of the software is released within 30 days of your purchase you can request
142. s located Note Two way routes have two entries in the stored routes grid one for each direction Make sure that the appropriate direction is selected for the route Once a route is selected the right hand grid on the Stored Routes Screen will display the waypoints in the route Initially all waypoints in the route will be selected but a subset of the route can be selected and added to the flight plan Use the mouse to select the first waypoint by clicking on it and then select the last waypoint and all those in between by selecting it clicking on it while holding the SHIFT key down Alternatively a range of waypoints can be selected using the up and down arrow keys use the arrow keys to select the first one then move to the last waypoint while holding the SHIFT key down The route waypoints selected will be added to the flight plan and the route designator will be inserted in the detail for the selected route 4 4 4 Segment Details Details for a particular flight segment are displayed on the Segment Details Screen This screen provides access to view and modify segment related information such as the altitude that will be used the LSALT for the segment winds for the segment etc FP3000 User Manual Page 28 of 112 1 Fa En aP 1 Champagne PC Services FLIGHT PLANNER 3000 V6 7 SPEment Detail GERALDTON Total distance 212 nm total ETI 99 mins from takeoff Landing Point Reporting Point f Track t
143. s that may never be needed To make sure that they are loaded click on Config gt Configuration Settings and select the Database tab Make sure that the Load International Waypoints box is clicked Then close and re open the software How can I use the Australian NAIPS to get weather NOTAM information for overseas locations NAIPS is an Australian system and has comprehensive support for Australian operations However flights involving overseas locations can be planned and submitted using NAIPS In FP3000 on the NAIPS Weather and NOTAMS Screen clear the Domestic Only box on the screen to FP3000 User Manual Page 89 of 112 Pe ee Ee ee ae ee ee Champagne PC Services FLIGHT PLANNER 3000 V6 7 provide for international coverage Note that you may only receive TAF s and no area forecasts if you do this Note also that when you submit any flight plan using NAIPS it will be received by Airservices Australia and may not be activated if the departure aerodrome is not Australian Flight plans are normally required to be submitted via the aviation authority in the country of departure How can I give someone else a copy of the aircraft data I have set up for one or more of my aircraft Go to the Aircraft Screen and select the Aircraft menu item at the top of the screen From this drop down menu firstly select Empty the export file Then click on the aircraft to export and then select Export form the Aircraft drop down men
144. s to the right of the window Then select the desired waypoint by a single mouse click A double click on a waypoint will show the waypoint detail as will clicking the Detail button Tip A default departure point can be configured in the software Whenever a new plan is started the Segment Screen is activated and has no waypoints on it the default departure point will be displayed as a button replacing the Insert Waypoint button and can FP3000 User Manual Page 22 of 112 Pe ee Ee ae ee ee Champagne PC Services FLIGHT PLANNER 3000 V6 7 be selected by clicking the button Subsequent waypoints can be added to the plan by the Add Waypoint button or from the Route Map Display Set the default departure point via a button on the Waypoint Selection screen activated by pressing the Add Waypoint button on the Segment Screen NAVAID waypoints are generally attached to the airfield to which they are associated For example selecting PERTH will add PERTH to the flight plan and by default generate a track and distance based on the Perth airfield reference point for VFR plans or to the Perth VOR the primary aid at Perth for IFR plans Select the Segment detail screen to identify and to change if required where the software is tracking to from To add a new waypoint a user waypoint click on the Define User Waypoint button on the Waypoint Selection Screen Get to the Waypoint Selection Screen by clicking on the Add or I
145. s when the software update was installed FP3000 User Manual Page 104 of 112 PPA ee Ee ae ee ee Champagne PC Services FLIGHT PLANNER 3000 V6 7 in a different location than when it was previously installed Ie on a different drive and or in a different folder If the software gives the message This software is Unlicensed then this is almost certainly the case If the software says This software is not licensed for this computer then this is a different issue and you should contact Champagne for a license key or a telephone relicense To resolve the problem re install the update in the original location the CHECK button on the screen may help you locate the original installation The default installation folder is C FP3000 Try installing in this folder Also make sure you have not installed the software in a sub folder of the FP2000 folder e g C FP3000 FP3000 The installation software can do this if you are not careful If all else fails we can relicense the software to get you running However all of the user data flight plans aircraft data configuration settings will not be present This is not going to be a problem if you have backed up the FP3000 software user data using the BACKUP drop down menu on the AIRCRAFT screen prior to installing the update as the documentation recommends Contact us by email to get the software operational via a license key that we can email you we will need the version o
146. sna 177 Cardinal RG TAS h30 Knots Cruise fuel flow 33 Litre per hour Fuel capacity total usable 297 Litre Climb airspeed 35 Knots Mach a Pre select this aircraft when starting new flight plans N Setthis for the one aircraft that is most frequently used Password This is a VFR aircraft and will produce VFR flight plans The aircraft category is set on the SUNDRY tab top of this screen page This aircraft data was last modified on 22 Nov 2006 at 1 51 PM n X Cancel Aircraft information can be entered in as much detail as required for the aircraft type and operation type Basic information as presented on the Basic Data tab shown above must be completed except for Mach optional to have the minimum basic aircraft data This is sufficient to allow a flight plan to be completed The program will prompt you for this data if it is not entered or where invalid information is entered Further aircraft information can be added as required For example to allow for full weight and balance information displayed from the Options Screen later data should be entered under the Weights tab plus the W amp B Arms tab and the W amp B Moments tab Refer to section 4 6 5 A password can be applied to aircraft data to stop unauthorised modification A number of default values are used in the aircraft data where a value has not been entered Fuel Type AVGAS Fuel Flow climb Cruise fuel flow x 1 3 FP3000
147. sts Other costs Margin 14 48 13 20 A in in In in in in in Total 619 68 Aircraft Route Fuel Costing Print Jf OK Pressing the View button on the Options Screen will display the full flight plan information in summary form in four sections Each section covers an aspect of the flight aircraft detail route detail fuel detail and costing information Data in any of these sections can be changed and changes will be automatically saved If the flight plan is rebuilt by going back to the Fuel Screen any changes that have been manually made will be lost Pressing the Print button will print all of the flight plan summary pages Tip For quotations fill in any further costing detail on the costing section of the flight plan summary and then print it This is an ideal method of issuing and recording quotations for flights 4 6 4 Printing Faxing Flight Plans The P button on the Options Screen displays printing options for flight plans in various formats plus the Enroute Information Sheet and Airfield Register if created FP3000 User Manual Page 44 of 172 Champagne PC Services FLIGHT PLANNER 3000 V6 7 AUZ lanier 3000 X Printing Screen Preview edit and print the various flight plan and other information printouts Generic Flight Plans Australian Format New Zealand Format Other data Al Z E Flight plan in detailed Australian domestic New Zealand domestic Flight plan Enroute format n
148. t can then be replayed in FP3000 as GPS moving map data bring up the Route Map Display right click on the map select GPS menu and type the xxxx CSV file name in the Replay log file name field on the screen For information on the GPS Data Logger range check the WWW site WWW gps datalogger com or contact Rob Keskull directly on 0409 915189 Data logger prices are in the 300 to 400 range according to the model and memory size 5 5 5 GPS Questions and Answers Question Can I select only a subset of waypoints from a flight for upload to a GPS Answer Yes Just blank out remove the Name in GPS name specified for the waypoint on the GPS waypoint upload screen Any entry with no name will be ignored Question How many waypoints can be uploaded to a GPS at one time Answer 500 The GPS may not be capable of receiving that number Question Will my XYY mark I GPS work with this software Answer You should expect that most GPS s particularly the more recent ones will However the GPS user manual is the source of the answer to this question Refer to the requirements specified in the GPS Support section earlier Question How do I configure my XYZ mark I GPS to connect with Flight Planner 3000 Answer GPS s are like video recorders they do the same things but they all have different operating instructions The answer to this question is in the GPS operating instructions Refer to the GPS Configuration amp Connec
149. t the top of the screen and select Configuration Settings and then the Area Winds tab If an area wind has an A and B or C subdivision then the correct wind for the flight plan can be identified by changing the selection to include the wind required For example if you require the B winds use the mouse to change the selection to include the B winds The selection must start with the line containing the levels for the winds so will cover the levels line the A winds and the B winds The LAST highlighted wind is the one that will be used SUBDIVISIONS A E OF YMRE YPAG B W OF YMRE YPAG E VIND 2000 10000 14000 090 10 180 10 230 10 210 15 M502 240 15 MS09 260 20 M519 B 020 15 340 15 250 15 250 20 MS01 240 20 MS09 240 25 M518 5000 7000 CLOUD This will select winds for the A sector SUBDIVISIONS A E OF YMRE YPAG B W OF YMRE YPAG CLOMID This will select winds for the B sector 5 4 2 NAIPS Weather Decode Flight Planner 3000 has intelligent weather decode functionality built in It will take the raw weather forecast as delivered by NAIPS and translate each section into plain English expanding weather abbreviations and abbreviated location names decoding time fields converting times to local time Area forecasts TAFs Metars Specis Inters Tempos TTFs etc are all converted in this weather decode FP3000 User Manual Page 59 of 112 Pe ee Ee el ae ee ee Champagne
150. talling from that drive Is there another computer that can be used to check if the CD is readable If so you may be able to copy the problem CD to a new CD and use it Contact Champagne PC Services if no problem resolution is achieved Insufficient disk space for the installation Use File Manager Windows Explorer to examine the contents of the hard drive Delete any data no longer required until at least 40mb of space is available and try the install again Alternatively install the software on a different drive if available Note that for an update installation the existing FP3000 folder should be copied to the new drive before the update is installed Running the Flight Planner 3000 gives an Unlicensed error message Check that the software was installed to the same location as the original installation If there are two or more FP3000 directories folders on the hard drive then the software has been installed in several different places Re install to the correct original location and delete the other s folders This problem often occurs after an update has been installed and a different directory is selected for the installation If this is the case then just re install the update to the correct directory The correct original Flight Planner 3000 installation directory will have file FPLAN SZS present in the directory Use the Windows 98 2000 XP Vista 7 Find function selected by clicking on the Start button with the
151. tes The Australian Domestic Flight Notification form is to be used for all Australian domestic flight notifications It is a flight notification form not a flight plan It is designed and should only be used as a means of notifying Airservices Australia of a flight Flight planning is still a requirement for all flights as per AIP OPS FPLAN Flight Planner 3000 supports the Australian flight notification and provides a detailed format flight plan for use by the pilot It is intended that the user will enter flight details in the Flight Planner 3000 software and then print both the flight notification form for submission to Airservices Australia and the detailed flight plan for use during the flight Flight notifications will be rejected if the information format is not as per the Compilation Instructions document that was posted to all pilots and aviation organisations In particular only approved waypoint abbreviations may be used A listing of waypoint names and approved abbreviations is published in ERSA GEN section CODES sub section Cruising levels of below 5000 or B050 are not supported for any operation types under the new form These are flagged in the Flight Planner 3000 software if they are encountered Airservices Australia can only accept flight notifications for flights with departure times up to 22 hours ahead 6 2 Limitations in Flight Planner 3000 Software Flight Planner 3000 supports only latitu
152. the coordinates latitude and longitude of the position being displayed on the bottom of the screen Clicking the right mouse button on the map will cause the closest displayed waypoint to be identified and a pop up menu to be displayed From this menu waypoints can be added to inserted into and deleted from the current flight plan waypoint details can be displayed circles can be displayed at specified radii in nautical miles from the current cursor position and the information displayed on the screen can be changed The Activate left click flight planning button will activate the mode where the closest waypoint to the click will be located and added to the flight plan This is a very powerful flight planning feature The menu displayed when FP3000 User Manual Page 35 of 112 PPE ee A ae ee ee Champagne PC Services FLIGHT PLANNER 3000 V6 7 the mouse is right clicked on the screen provides for further flight planning functions such as insert a waypoint delete a waypoint etc Tip A flight plan can be initiated by selecting the departure waypoint or even the departure and destination points via the Segment screen and then completed by adding or inserting waypoints on the Route Map Display Select the types of waypoints to track via navaids airfields ATS routes etc for display on the map activate left click flight planning and then click on the route required waypoint by waypoint Buttons are provided on the Rout
153. tion section earlier for information about the Flight Planner 3000 setup FP3000 User Manual Page 74 of 112 PPA ee Ee ae ee ee Champagne PC Services FLIGHT PLANNER 3000 V6 7 Question My Garmin 196 296 695 GPS does not receive waypoints sent to it Answer In recent times Garmin disabled the ability for some of its GPS range to receive waypoints using the NMEA protocol Use the GARMIN protocol instead Configure the GPS and the Flight Planner software to communicate using the Garmin protocol Question Where can I purchase a serial cable for my GPS Answer Airservices Australia sell GPS units and cables and a GPS cable and support specialist in Australia is Brian Sommerville from GPSOZ See http www gpsoz com au or telephone 0408 281734 Question How do I configure my GPS for connection to my PC Answer The interface setting can be found under the main or auxiliary menu on your GPS and then under interface or I O setup Select NMEA NMEA as the interface setting and 4800 as the baud or connection speed For Garmin GPS units we recommend connection via the GARMIN protocol rather than the NMEA protocol Further information is in the GPS user manual or on the GARMIN WWW site at http www garmin com Question I can t locate the NWEA NMEA interface setting in my Garmin 295 Answer If there is no NMEA NMEA interface setting under the interface or I O setup it may not be an option for this GPS The Garmin 295 for
154. to get a clearer picture The Map Waypoints section provides for different types classes of waypoints to be displayed on the map in addition to the waypoints in the current flight plan In order to add waypoints to the flight plan from the map display by clicking the right mouse button on the map the waypoints to be selected from must be displayed on the map by selecting them in the Map Waypoints section The Map Options section allows rules to be applied to the display For example the waypoints displayed can be restricted to those within 25nm say of the planned route Route Map Display Right Click Options FP3000 User Manual Page 37 of 112 FP3000 User Manual PPA ee Ee a ae ee Oe Champagne PC Services FLIGHT PLANNER 3000 V6 7 The Route Map Display provides further options via a menu activated via a click of the right mouse button Some of the options will relate to the closest waypoint on the screen at the time of the click and other options are more general Centre the map on the screen based on the mouse cursor position Nearest waypoint name based on the mouse cursor position The nearest waypoint is referenced in several of the following menu selections Waypoint details for the nearest waypoint Insert the nearest waypoint in the flight plan before a nominated waypoint Insert the nearest waypoint in the flight plan after a nominated waypoint Remove the nearest waypoint from the flight plan
155. ts Using the Save button saves the flight plan in a format that is readable only by Flight Planner 3000 There are several alternative formats in which the flight plan can be saved Save in Voyager FDX XML format Saves as a fairly standard XML format suitable for use by the Voyager aircraft equipment and the Grand Rapids EFIS Save as an NMEA Route file Contains GPS format NMEA data sentences describing the flight plan suitable for uploading to some GPS units including the Grand Rapids EFIS Save the file as basic text file Export This text file format has one line for each waypoint in the flight plan Can be printed or can be IMPORTED back into FP3000 by a selection under the FILE drop down menu on the RECALL Screen All of these options are selectable under the FILE drop down menu at the top of the OPTIONS Screen FP3000 User Manual Page 43 of 112 tl L i 3 Champagne PC Services FLIGHT PLANNER 3000 V6 7 4 6 3 View the Flight Plan With Costing Detail Flight Planner 3000 Costing Summary COSTING SUMMARY Total flight time 222 mins 3 hours 42 minutes Total distance flown 456 nm Cost of flight Tacho 592 00 Total planned fuel usage 138 40 Litre Refuelling opening fees Route charges Landing fees RAV GERALDTON 11 40 TON MIN 11 4 CARNARVON MINIMUM 13 20 Other airport charges Meals accommodation Other pilot costs Airways amp Terminal co
156. u The aircraft data for the selected aircraft will be written to the export file Then use the Backup menu item to Backup user data to removable media Check the Aircraft export data check box only on the Backup Screen and backup the data to floppy diskette or other removable media This backup may then be restored on the other computer and the aircraft export data loaded Alternatively after exporting the data email the file FPLANAC TMP to the other party and tell them to save the FPLANAC TMP in their FP3000 folder Then use the Import one or more aircraft menu item under the Aircraft menu to import the data and add it to the aircraft database on the other computer What Flight Planner 3000 coverage is available FP3000 can be purchased with comprehensive coverage Waypoints Navaids Airspace LSALTS IFR routes for individual Australian states for the whole of Australia for New Zealand and for Australia amp New Zealand Any existing FP3000 software package can be upgraded to a higher level of coverage for a modest cost We have been asked for extended FP3000 coverage many times The issue with this is getting hold of reliable aviation quality data However to add wider coverage we have collected as much airfield NAVAID and other data as we can for areas of coverage that we have been asked for in the past and we can now offer Additional Waypoint Datasets for Indonesia Papua New Guinea This is waypoint and NAVAID data only
157. uding the ability to change a pilot password Administrator s can identify other pilots to be given administrator access It is recommended that a maximum of 5 users be given administrator access Pilot Administration Screen Rob Slater pma 08 93176951 0419 955704 141233 16 4 2005 l 2 2 2006 OB FP3000 User Manual Page 77 of 112 5 7 Pe ee a el a ee ee Champagne PC Services FLIGHT PLANNER 3000 V6 7 The administrator can configure some special pilot accounts Pilot names of Casual Guest and Visitor are handled as special cases the pilot name is left blank if any of these accounts are selected by the user Click on Administrator at the top of the Pilot Selection Screen The Pilot Selection functionality is activated in the Config section of FP3000 Click on Config at the top of the Aircraft Screen select Configuration Settings and then click the Pilot Selection tab The software is then closed and re opened to enable an administrator account to be created and further pilot accounts to be set up On of the options in setting up pilot entries is to enter a Flight Plan ID for each pilot This function allows each pilot or a group of pilots to have their own set of flight plans and not be able to access any other pilot s flight plans The default Flight Plan ID is P which is used if the field is left blank and any 1 2 or 3 character ID can be specifi
158. uire the user to manually navigate to the USB stick and open the software as there will be no desktop shortcut for the software on the host PC A server license is designed to allow multiple users to run the FP3000 software from a single copy of the software installed on a server Each PC requiring access to the software must have a license allocated to it on the server Server license are ideal for companies who require a number of pilots to access the software that has been set up with the company aircraft and standard flight plans Software licenses can be transferred to replacement PC s USB devices or servers when required Additional licenses of any type for use by the owner of the software can be purchased at any time How can I generate an airfield diagram for a user waypoint or a database waypoint that does not have one Bring up the Waypoint Details screen for the waypoint click on the Diagram tab then click the Edit the Diagram button If there is no diagram displayed you should click on the Runways tab and enter some runway details then return to the diagram How do I apply an Update to my USB F P3000 Software The FP3000 software on the USB device can be updated with later versions of the Flight Planner software just like any FP3000 installation on a PC If you receive the software via a WWW download then you will need to save the INSTALL EXE file that you download so that you can install it on the USB device an
159. ver the Google Earth Images come from a number of sources and vary in age Some images may be more than 5 years old and even older in some cases Do not rely on the data displayed in Google Earth for any aviation activity Bear this in mind when comparing data in the Flight Planner 3000 database Data in Flight Planner 3000 comes from a variety of sources including Airservices Australia The New Zealand CAA airfield owners and aviation operators Some of the data supplied is relatively inaccurate in relation to position determining technology available today satellite imagery and GPS technology The data for certified airfields is generally very good as they have been professionally surveyed At the other extreme to remote property owner who has an airstrip may well have guessed the position length and elevation of his strip providing enough detail to get a VFR aircraft in the vicinity of the airfield There are also likely to be a number of strips in the database that have had runway dimensions changed runways added or removed or have been relocated or even closed If you have quality information position runway orientation elevation length surface status etc and some means other than Google Earth of confirming the details please advise the appropriate authority or Champagne PC Services For data published by Airservices Australia email the information to docs amend AirservicesAustralia com Note that Champagne P
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161. ware that is installed and the type of license key PC USB or Server Flight planner licenses are not user transferable from one computer to another contact Champagne PC Services Removing FP3000 Software Should it be necessary to uninstall the Flight Planner 3000 software from a computer use the standard Control Panel Add or Remove Software mechanism Note that uninstalling the Flight Planner software will also delete all user data associated with the Flight Planner user aircraft data user flight plans user waypoints etc FP3000 User Manual Page 14 of 112 Pe ee Ee a ae ee ee Champagne PC Services FLIGHT PLANNER 3000 V6 7 4 OPERATION The operation of the Flight Planner 3000 software follows a logical flow which starts with the selection of an aircraft then specifying route segments waypoints specifying landing and refuelling points and finally options as to the disposition of the completed flight plan 4 1 Overview The Flight Planner 3000 software is a Windows based product that makes use of the common Windows controls such as buttons pull down menus list boxes check boxes etc It is designed to use a mouse or similar pointing device in its operation but can be used without a mouse if required Consult the Windows documentation if you experience difficulty in using the mouse or any of the Windows controls Pi The Flight Planner software is composed of a single program that provides all of the function
162. with a minimum of 64mb of memory and running a Windows 98 or later 32 bit or 64 bit Windows operating system can be expected to run the Flight Planner software The minimum configuration is a Pentium based personal computer with 512mb of memory a mouse or other pointing device minimum screen resolution of 800x600 and 40mb free space on the hard disk The recommended configuration is a Pentium 500 class based personal computer or better with 1gb of memory a 10gb hard disk colour screen running at 1024x768 resolution mouse and printer These days all Windows based PC s exceed these requirements to a great extent The software is written in a high performance language and utilizes an advanced performance based database providing excellent performance on all current generation personal computers The software may be installed on any hard drive on the computer and requires approximately 40mb of disk space for the installation and operation Saved flight plans aircraft data and other user data will increase the space required marginally Alternatively the software can be installed on a removable device such as a USB thumb drive and operated entirely from that device A license specifically for removable media is required in this case Any Windows supported printer can be used for the printouts including graphics printouts A3 printers are supported for printing of the Route Map Display map An Internet connection is required to utilise t
163. y to Dubbo do some area work and land at Dubbo or depart for elsewhere The Special Search button on the Waypoint Selection Screen provides some advanced search functionality for locating waypoints User waypoints can be searched for or waypoints containing specified characters or the waypoint selection grid can be reduced to contain only waypoints for a particular state or country If a flight is to be planned entirely in one state this can speed up the waypoint selection process Also if you wish to see all of the United Kingdom UK waypoints for example just these can be displayed in the waypoint grid Tip To restore all waypoints to the waypoint selection grid use the Reload the full waypoint database option via the Special Search button Do this before reducing the waypoints to those in a particular state country if a subset of waypoints was selected previously If additional waypoints are needed for a flight i e waypoints that are not in the database they can be added to the waypoint database from the Waypoint Selection Screen These are referred to as user waypoints Click on Define User Waypoint and the Waypoint Detail Screen is activated to store the new waypoint details Enter waypoint information as required All database waypoints which are not user waypoints with an airfield have an airfield diagram stored with them Also note that latitude and longitude must be entered in the form degrees minutes seconds rather than de
164. your ISP are correctly specified Then check NAIPS Username Password again under Configuration settings to confirm that your username and password provided by Airservices has been correctly specified here The password will be represented by a for each character for security reasons retype the password to ensure that it is correct Almost all problems experienced by users connecting to NAIPS are caused by incorrect information being entered in the Flight Planner software in the above areas 2 Check that the connection to the Internet is established if connecting via your ISP Try running a WWW browser to see if sites on the WWW can be accessed If not then the Internet connection may be down 3 Check that the Airservices site is contactable from this computer Open your browser and enter the web URL WWW AirservicesAustralia com This should display the Airservices WWW page if a connection is currently available from your computer 4 If you run a firewall such as the standard Windows Firewall in Windows XP or ZoneAlarm for example make sure that the firewall is not blocking Flight Planner 3000 from accessing the internet In an office network the HTTP service must be running on the proxy server Note that Windows XP Service pack 2 automatically activates a firewall on you PC To allow Flight Planner to operate the FP3000 program file must be listed under the exceptions tab in the firewall will be FPLANW EXE Click on the Add

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