Air Navigation Pro 4
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1. 44 Content of the Documents folder ADA 192 168 1 46 C 15 l ments 2 15 Go disponibles Date de modification Taille Type gt LI 7CD6F475 FEC2 56 D2C O06CFE251583 29 juillet 2011 13 29 Dossier gt A CustomWaypoints 31 d cembre 2010 09 34 Dossier Y databases Aujourd hui 21 06 Dossier UserDatabase sq Aujourd hui 21 06 70 Ko pgAdmin3 SQL Query Y Documents 29 juillet 2011 13 12 Dossier I Airport charts 29 juillet 2011 13 12 Dossier gt I Elevation 8 juillet 2011 20 54 Dossier logbook sql Aujourd hui 21 06 4 Ko pgAdmin3 SQL Query Y MapPackages 9 juillet 2011 09 47 Dossier ch xample vfr avio taly_center_part hpk 9 juillet 2011 09 44 36 7 Mo Fichier ex able Unix ch xample vfr avio O0k italy_islands hpk 9 juillet 2011 09 33 39 6 Mo Fichier ex able Unix ch xample vfr avio y_northern_part hpk 9 juillet 2011 09 41 76 4 Mo Fichier ex able Unix ch xample vfr avio _southern_part hpk 9 juillet 2011 09 47 21 6 Mo Fichier ex able Unix gt I navplans Aujourd hui 21 06 Dossier weather_stations plist 29 juillet 2011 15 49 512 octets XML Property List Once mounted as a network drive you can access and manage files used by Air Navigation Warning deleting renaming or installing unsupported files may cause the application to malfunction The Documents folder contains installed maps charts They are stored in the MapPackages subfolder The m2. On iPad this button toggles between split screen and full screen mode On iPhone this button toggles the moving map data bar visibility on off Displays the map settings module In the map settings you can configure what will be disolayed on the map and how For example you can turn on and off maps charts disolayed as the background Select airsoaces classes and waypoints types to be displayed You can also show or hide the terrain profile view Toggles between flight mode and edit mode When edit mode is turned on it is possible to tap waypoints on the map to add remove them to from the current route It is also possible fo insert a new waypoint by pressing on a leg vector and moving to a new location rubber banding Disolays the waypoint database where it is possible to search for q particular waypoint or list nearby waypoints sorted by distance Displays the list of saved route Tapping on a route from the list will set this route as current display the legs in the Route module and display the route in the moving map as a magenta vector Selects the nearest airfield from your current location as a direct to waypoint Clears the current selected route or direct fo Press this button when you want to set the map to free flighty mode and or when you want to start a new blank route Displays the current flight logbook entry On iPhone this module is reachable from the tabs at the bottom and has a slightly differ
3. N 050 58 12 COR CAR Compass Groundspeed Fight rfonmion Configuration The flight information module displays a list of real time navigation values in digital form It will also Compute the distance flown since the application startup or the current flight was reset in the Flight time module At the bottom part you will find the GPS horizontal and vertical accuracy as well as the coordinates of the current location as reported by the GPS subsystem 29 Tools Beside the moving map and navigation instruments various tools are available to help with flight planning and other tasks Flight Time Swisscom A 15 28 PET The flight time module is used to store the a Current flight log entry The time and Flight time A departure arrival places can be set manually or automatically To let Air Aircraft Navigation fill the time departure and arrival places automatically the Automatic Aircraft identifier HB MTD gt logbook option must be turned on in the settings Locations Block off time is set when Air Navigation EDLD gt detect of movement of the aircraft Take off Departure time will be set when the speed pass 30 kts Landing time is set when the speed mwa BORSE 2 decrease to 25 kts Block on will be set when the aircraft stops After 90 seconds with no Block and flight time movement the flight will be stored in the logbook This is to ensure that the block on Block Off 13 11 UTC gt time wi
4. It is possible to install User documents and attach them to airfields To do so the name of the PDF file must be prefixed with the 4 letters ICAO identifier of the corresponding airfield and the file must be Uploaded in the Appcharts section of the embedded web server see the Embedded web servem chapter later in this guide Alternatively the document can be sent by email fo your iPhone iPad Then you can use the Open in Air Navigation function available when pressing on the attachment in the mail application To copy PDF documents fo Users documents or to attach PDF documents to airfields with non ICAO identifier you must use the WebDAV server see the WebDAV serven chapter later in this guide 33 GPS Bridge The GPS Bridge is used to connect Air Navigation to GPS sources other than the GPS subsystem of the current device It can be another iOS device or a flight simulator see the Connecting the X Plane flight simulaton chapter later in this guide Typically if is possible to connect a Wifi only iPad to an iPhone with a GPS module and let the iPhone share the location data with the iPad Communication between 2 iOS devices is established by connecting the 2 devices via Bluetooth The procedure fo start the connection is as follow Enable bluetooth at system level in the iPhone iPod or iPad settings on both devices Enable the Share GPS via bluetooth option in Air Navigation settings on both device
5. Moving map with direct to waypoint capability Access to free of charge open source maps downloadable from within the application Internal database with more than 100 000 waypoints airports and related information Internal database with airsoaces information not all countries available Logbook manual Navigation instruments HSI CDI ADF Air Navigation Pro Moving map with multi leg flight planning or direct fo waypoint capability Access to commercial aviation charts as in app purchases for Europe USA Australia New Zealand check our website for available countries Support for geo referenced approach charts not all countries available check our website for information Access to free of charge open source maps downloadable from within the application Internal database with more than 100 000 waypoints airports and related information Internal database with airsoaces information not all countries available Logbook automatic Support for elevation data see terrain in front of airolane or while planning legs Navigation instruments HSI CDI ADF Minimum requirement Air Navigation Pro 4 will run on An iPhone iPod Touch or iPad IOS operating system version 4 or higher 200 MB of available space for the application and database approximately 350 MB of available space for each chart of the size of a country like France or Germany GPS module is mandatory for real time navigatio
6. folder but they must be grouped in a folder named with the identifier of an airfield otherwise Air Navigation will ignore them Date de modification Aujourd hui 16 31 Airport charts Aujourd hui 17 08 v g LF2522 Aujourd hui 17 08 1011_AD 2 pdf Aujourd hui 17 08 gt I Checklists Aujourd hui 16 31 46 The Elevation folder is where the free elevation databases are stored You can backup the elevation files on your computer You can also copy those files to other devices The Logbook sah is a SQLite3 database file where the content of Air Navigation logbook is stored If can be edited by any SQLite 3 editor The Navplans folder is where saved routes are stored You can backup and or copy the files fo other devices Note Routes are stored in Air Navigation native binary format Should you wish to get a copy of the route in the GPX format you have fo use the email route function or download the route from the embedded webserver 47 Waypoints file format To import a list of waypoints with the embedded webserver the data must be formatted as a tab separated text file encoded as UTF8 fo support special characters You can use your favorite soreadsheet application or convert waypoints from another database to match the structure described below We strongly recommend that you create a custom waypoint on the iPhone iPod first and download if from the website to get the correct file struct
7. 23 VOR CDI m Swisscom 4 The VOR Instrument uses GPS data to display the bearing to a waypoint The top part is an emulated VOR indicator The white needle CDI Course deviation indicator will display the current deviation Up to 12 degrees relative to the selected radial to or from the course to the selected waypoint Course and radial selection is done by touch and swipe gesture up or down on the left or right of the compass ring The VOR instrument requires at least 2 5 nautical miles of GPS accuracy but does not require a minimum groundspeed to give you LSGN os 15 5 nm accurate information If no waypoint is selected or if the distance to the waypoint is more than 250 nautical miles or if GPS accuracy is bad the TO FROM indicator will CS D lt disappear and a NAV warning flag will dc iach ae eee indicate that you should not trust the VOR indicator Below the main indicator the name of the currently selected waypoint is disolayed as well as distance trom the waypoint great circle and GPS accuracy You can use any kind of waypoint Airports VOR NDB etc with the VOR instrument whereas a real life VOR indicator requires radio signals from VOR VOR DME or VORTAC transmitters You can select a new waypoint from the database with the blue disclosure button button on the bottom part of the instrument Please read Selecting waypoints from the database to get information about waypoint search and sel
8. LSZB Waypoints Air Navigation user waypoint 14 waypoints Flights Logbook July 2010 6 flights November 2010 1 flight December 2010 1 flight Airspaces Maps To download a file press the green arrow on the right of the file The red circle is used to delete a file To select and upload a file in a particular group press the file icon with the blue arrow on the right of the group name A selection popup will appear on top On most modern browser after a file is selected it will start uploading immediately On older browser you may need to press the Upload button fo start uploading 40 To upload a pdf document and associate if to a specific airfield you must add the ICAO code of the airport where you want the PDF fo appear at the beginning of the pdf name Example LSGG Geneva approach pdf You can then upload the document in the Appcharts section If Air Navigation cannot find an airfield matching the 4 letter prefix of the file an error message will appear and the PDF will not be installed Note You can also send PDF documents by email to your iPhone iPad If you add the 4 letter ICAO code as a prefix to the PDF name you can use the Open in Air Navigation feature of the mail client The pdf file will be installed in Air Navigation Note You can also send GPX routes by email to your iPhone iPad You can use the Open in Air Navigation feature of the mail client The route file will be installed i
9. Newport Peace must have an air file extension You can find a description of the Tim NewPort Peace format here hfip soaringweb org TP sua html You can find a description of the OpenAir format here hitp www winpilot com UsersGuide UserAirsoace asp Note OpenAir pen styles SB and SP commands are not supported Once uploaded the airsoaces should appear on the moving map 50 Getting support This user manual for Air Navigation 4 is a work in progress The manual will be translated in other languages such as French and German In the mean time if you don t find a specific information about the product you can send us a support request from the support section of our website hitp www xample ch You will find a frequently asked questions database as well as link fo post a public question or send a private email fo us We usually answer support requests within a few business days 51
10. for real time navigation as well as route planning or creation of user waypoints In Air Navigation 3 a separate module was used to create route and waypoints In Air Navigation 4 everything can be done from the moving map It is possible to add intermediate waypoints fo your current route during a flight to avoid bad weather conditions for example 322 340 153 kts Max 2164 ft 2000 ft By default the moving map is centered on your current location north oriented By pressing to the symbol in the top left corner you can toggle between North oriented current location in the center of the screen moving Track oriented current location at 1 3 the bottom of the screen rotating to match current track moving 15 Touching and moving the map will switch to panned mode in this case the map will be moved to the location of your choice north oriented It will not move to follow your current location instead the aircraft symbol will move on the map possibly leave the screen area You can center the map again and restore map movements by pressing once on the symbol in the top left corner Touching an area of interest on the map will reveal a popup with useful information Touchable items are Waypoints elevation type full name for Navaids you will also the frequency for Airports you will get runway and frequency information Airrspace lower and upper limits name class and additional information On
11. result a new waypoint will be inserted in the Route If The location on the map is not over an existing waypoint a temporary waypoint will be created You can add this waypoint later to the database if you wish to do so Le WP DA A OBE G i FOUE OE Caf v Af ar 231 5 1 8 nm 931 LSGY Yverdon les Bains 000 otal VS ve 0 0 nm 000 or A E A lp 5 D Zi e use WP z G 017 i 3 0 nm 017 You can create a new waypoint by pressing 2 seconds at its location on the map A popup will ask if you want to add this point to the database or simply use it as a temporary waypoint for the route or direct to In the Route module you can press on the Summary line at the top of the list to set the route name and wind cruise speed information The route name is used to identify a particular route in the Routes lish when they are saved Wind and cruise speed information will be Used to display estimated time and heading in edit mode In flight mode current speed as reported by the GPS will be used to compute estimated time The button in the top right corner of the Route module can be used fo reverse the route or duplicate the route When you are satisfied with your route you can toggle back fo fight mode the route is automatically stored in the Routes list 18 Map Settings and display options From the Toolbar press the Map Settings button to acces
12. Air Navigation Pro 4 User Manual Bp EKSN we 025 es 27 2 Ama 325 ft dut 13 27 V0 a Sindal Afrport me037 cs 83 kts 20 m 20 01 O Air Navigation Real time navigation system with moving map for iPhone amp iPad Available on the E App Store For more information www xample ch Xample The information in this document is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of Xample Itd The software described by this document is subject to a License Agreement and may not be copied to other media All product and company names are TM or trademarks of their respective owners Document authored by Johann Huguenin and Flavien Volken Product Version 4 0 1 08 201 1 Document version 1 0 08 201 1 Special thanks to our Beta testers partners and users who where invaluable in making this a better product Switzerland Xamople ltd Coteau des Ifs 41b 1400 Cheseaux Nor az Switzerland www xample ch Contents 1 Introduction About this document About Air Navigation Disclaimer 2 User interface 3 Setup Application settings Installing maps and charts Installing VFR approach charts for Germany Reinstalling previously purchased maps and charts 4 Moving map Realtime usage Route planning Map settings and display options 5 Instruments HSI VOR CDI ADF Compass Altimeter Groundspeed Flight information 6 Tools Flight Time Logbook Weather Documents browser G
13. PS Bridge Connecting the X Plane flight simulator 7 Third party services GoVFR 8 Advanced features Import export data Embedded Webserver WebDAV server Waypoints file format Airspaces file format Introduction Thank you for your interest in Air Navigation Air Navigation was developed with General Aviation in mind however if was quickly adopted by pilots of various flying vehicles including for example paragliders gliders ultralight single or multiengine airolanes helicopters and even hot air balloons Air Navigation is an affordable yet powerful flight planning and realtime navigation application With version 4 the application user interface was overhauled to make It easier to use and add various new features We hope you ll enjoy the product as much as we enjoyed working on if About this document This document is not intended to be a complete user manual A complete user manual covering all the functionalities of Air Navigation will be available separately In this document you will find references to 3 versions of Air Navigation Free Standard and Pro however this document will focus on Air Navigation Pro 4 0 About Air Navigation Air Navigation is a real time navigation and flight planning application It is distributed in 3 versions Air Navigation Free Internal database with more than 100 000 waypoints airports and related information Navigation instruments HSI CDI ADF Air Navigation Standard
14. TD DEP EDLD 13 11 UTC Locs 1 ARR EDDL 13 44UTCTr 00 33M ne flighis are displayed with the most recent flights first MONIHS Flights from the current month are displayed ie ne f TME 01 03 as individual entries in the main list Then flights from the current year are grouped by months and then by year TOTALS It is always possible fo display individual Total Loes 677 TIME 248 59 flights in months or year groups by pressing on fhe corresponding line Individual flights can be edited or deleted Choose an action Ye KN Crh Route HSI Flight time Configuration By pressing on the Edit button in the top right corner it is possible to toggle edit mode to delete entries from the list create a new log entry send the entire logbook or selected flights by email as a text and html file set the initial time and landing count from a previous POE logbook Send log by email Delete log entry Set initial time amp landings Cancel 31 Weather 15 59 4 u Swisscom A _ ass 7 a a gt pue A Je mt ee Ne ee eee mt on eee ee ee SS ee St LSGG Geneva 1365 ft wno 090 at 6 kt var 050 to 190 onu 1016 hPa reve 27 dp 14 COND ceiling and visibility ok EDDL DUSSELDORF 144 ft wno 130 at 9 kt onH 1015 hPa COND ceiling and visibility ok TEMP 28 dp 13 EGPH Edinburgh Airport 135 ft 2011 08 02 13 50 wno 050 at 4 kt ont 1013 hP
15. a reve 16 dp 15 scattered clouds at 600ft AGL scattered clouds COND at 1700ft AGL broken clouds at 4600ft AGL HSI Flight time Configuration Pressing on a station s line will reveal the detailed weather message METAR decoded Additionally a forecast weather message TAF will be displayed when available 100 mm Configuration Weather report Seall 2011 08 02 13 50 2011 08 02 13 50 The weather module will list your favorite weather stations usually located at airfields The weather module will try to download the latest available weather data for each station every 30 minutes Weather data will be decoded and stored in the cache together with a timestamp Weather station cached data wil be invalidated if older than 36 hours To add a station to the list fype the ICAO identifier of the airport where the station is located in the search field at the top of the list Then press return The station will be added to the list immediately However gathering weather data may take some time Please note that downloading weather data require an internet connection and may not work during flight as GSM coverage is poor To remove a station swiping on the line from right to left will reveal a delete symbol ui Swisscom 15 59 7 100 mm Weather report Station LSGG Current weather METAR Time 2011 08 02 13 50 00 GMT Wind 090 at 6 kt Wind var 050 to 190 Clouds ceiling an
16. aps can be backed up to a computer and copied to another device However commercial maps are protected with a certificate that will only work on the device where if was created If you try fo install maps on a second device you will have to use the Restore purchase button of the MapStore module to create the necessary certificates If you want to backup the maps on your computer you should also backup the certificates The certificates are located in the folder named with the hexadecimal string first folder on the screenshot above You should not change the name of the folder or the files inside The databases folder currently contains only the user database In the future Air Navigation may support more than one user database The user database file is a SQLite file and can be edited by any SQLite 3 editor This database contains user waypoints frequencies and runways They are linked by the waypoint identifier It means that if you want fo input an airport with a runway and some frequencies The relevant records must have the same value in the waypoint_id field 45 The Documents subfolder is where user approach charts and user PDF documents are stored You can create subfolders inside the Document folder They will appear at the top of the Documents Browsem module in Air Navigation The Airport charts folder name is reserved for documents linked to an airfield You can copy documents inside the Airoort charts
17. ass Groundspeed Fight information Configuration question mark instead of the digital altimeter value The Altimeter of Air Navigation is GPS based like all nav instruments Usually the GPS has an acceptable precision Nevertheless it should never be used as a replacement for the barometric altimeter The altimeter instrument of Air Navigation displays altitudes above Mean sea level MSL as reported from the GPS unit Usually the altitude has an accuracy of 70 ff or less The accuracy is usually even better with external GPS modules The top part is the analog altimeter indicator On the bottom part you will find the digital altimeter value as well as the current GPS status symbol The altimeter unit can be set as feet or meters in the application settings The altitude is displayed if the GPS accuracy is 230 ft or less In case of bad accuracy you will see a 27 Groundspeed aun_ Swisscom 107 kts lt 1 63 eee lee D on x Compass Groundspeed Fight information HSI Configuration The top part is the analog ground speed indicator On the bottom part you will find the digital speed value as well as the current GPS status symbol The soeed unit can be set as knots miles per hour or kilometers per hour in the application settings In case of bad accuracy you will see a question mark instead of the digital soeed value 28 Flight information i Na ALT Altimeter W 000 24 16
18. ble web server on E To access the embedded web server type Web site URL http 192 168 1 46 8080 AS OOS TAS CR ES ia OA Onan WebDAV address Up to date Internet Browser Firefox 3 Safari http 192 168 1 46 9090 4 Explorer 8 on your computer and press return Air Navigation web site should Misc appear in your navigator Alternate speed course OFF Automatic logbook on E Flight recorder Share GPS via bluetooth Run in background Note if you have the Bonjour plugin installed on your computer the web server will appear automatically in the Bonjour detected websites in this case you don t have fo type the address manually Bonjour is installed automatically on Mac OS X computers on Windows Bonjour is installed together with iTunes Should you wish fo install the plugin manually please download the latest installer at this address hitp apple com support downloads bonjourforwindows html 39 Available data is grouped by type Navigation plans Waypoints Airspaces Recorded flights Logbook Press on a group bar to disclose its content Some data types can only be uploaded or deleted Airsoaces and some other can only be downloaded and deleted Recorded flights and some can be uploaded downloaded or deleted Waypoints Navigation plans air NAVIGATION WebServer Navplans My Route 4 legs REVLI LSGY Camp St Yan 2 legs LSGL LFLN Bex to Birrfeld 2 legs LSGB
19. d visibility ok Temperature 27 dp 14 QNH 1016 hPa No significant changes Forecast TAF Time 2011 08 02 11 25 00 GMT Validity 2011 08 02 12 00 00 GMT to 2011 08 03 18 00 00 GMT Wind variable 3 kt Clouds ceiling and visibility ok x A A S Route HSI Flight time Configuration Documents browser ui Swisscom 16 52 EEA The Documents browser module lets you access and display PDF documents while planning or during a flight Configuration Document browser Documents can be added in fhe Documents browsen either by Checklists gt Installing an approach charts package N E Uploading a PDF file from the embedded EDFA ANSPACH TS Te p Sending a PDF document by email and using the Open in Air Navigation function gt L in the mail client Using the WebDAV server to copy files from a computer aermany i EDFC ASCHAFFENBURG EDFQ ALLENDORF EDER cli 1 O D Since version 4 0 1 User documents can EDFD BAD NEUSTADT S be created by using the WebDAV SU S _ connection Users documents appear on EDFK BAD KISSINGEN gt w top of the list and are useful to store important documents such as AFMs x O D a Checklists Notams etc Below the User Route HSI ACIER e documents When installing an approach charts package PDF documents will stored and displayed on a per airfield basis and appear in the indexed list with their identifier name and country
20. displayed first and then the Germany map the Italian map will be displayed in the background of the 2 others 21 Instruments Using the built in GPS receiver and accelerometers of the iPhone Air Navigation can simulate various aircraft instruments such as HSI ADF CDI VOR Altimeter Unlike real navigation instruments the virtual instruments can be set to point fo any waypoint in the database airport VOR DME user waypoint etc HSI nav instruments but if also requires some training before if can be used efficiently If the GPS reception is bad the warning flag will show that the instrument does not disolay correct data The top part of the screen is an emulated HSI Horizontal situation indicator The yellow needle is the Course select pointer the moving part in the middle is the Course deviation indicator CDI which displays the deviation 12 degrees from the selected radial or course to or from the selected waypoint Unlike on a real HSI where the orange Heading bug is used fo set a course for the autopilot the heading bug displays the bearing to the selected waypoint Also w ga the HIS does not display magnetic heading but the track of RO ROM the circroft HSI Flight time Configuration La Praz The advantage of the HSI is that if displays the position of the aircratt symbol in the middle relative to the selected course The compass card will rotate automatically to match the current flying track Rad
21. ection Please note that VOR radials and courses are always magnetic relative to the VOR waypoint 24 ADF 4 The ADF instrument in Air Navigation uses GPS track information and does of course not receive any radio waves It can still be of value for practicing ADF navigation The top part is the ADF indicator The yellow needle is pointing towards the selected waypoint relative to the longitudinal axis of the aircraft The ADF requires a valid course to compute the waypoint relative position and will not work correctly when the GPS accuracy is low or the ground speed is below 3 knots 6 km h If no waypoint is selected or the waypoint distance is more than 250 nautical miles or no valid GPS position and or course is available the NAV warning flag will be displayed on the Do 15 5 nm OR instrument em The compass card can be manually rotated Using touch and swipe up down gesture on O D the left or the right of the indicator This way HSI VOR Nice YOU can set the ADF to the magnetic heading Below the main indicator the name of the active waypoint is disolayed as well as the distance from the waypoint great circle distance and GPS accuracy It is possible to select any kind of waypoint Airports VOR NDB etc as an ADF target waypoint unlike with a real ADF which requires NDB or AM transmitters as waypoints You can select a new waypoint from the database by pressing the blue disclosure button on the bo
22. ent icon Displays the instruments list On iPhone iPod Touch the instruments list is reachable from the Configuration tab at the bottom right corner Displays a list of weather stations and latest METAR TAF information in a decoded format You can add stations of your choice by entering an identifier in the search field on top and press return On iPhone iPod Touch this module is reachable from the Configuration tab at the bottom right corner Displays a list of documents PDFs associated to an airfield Pressing a document will display its content in fullscreen mode On iPhone iPod Touch this module is reachable from the Configuration tab at the bottom right corner Display the Tools list where you can find additional utilities such as the GPS Bridge to connect 2 devices or to the X Plane simulator On iPhone iPod Touch the tools are reachable from the Configuration tab at the bottom right corner Display the Settings module where you can fine tune the application behavior and customize units and other settings On iPhone iPod Touch the settings are reachable from the Configuration tab at the bottom right corner 10 Setup After installation of the application at first launch the system will ask for authorization to access location data GPS You should allow GPS access to Air Navigation otherwise realtime navigation functionalities will not work properly After launching Air Navigation for the f
23. harts for Germany are not yet sold through the AppStore facility You can purchase the approach charts package from our web store hosted at Kagji at this url hito store kagi com cai bin store cqi storelD HEC LIVE amp amp In the confirmation email you will receive a license code and a clickable link The clickable link will install the product automatically in Air Navigation Should you wish to install if manually you can input the license code in the Restore purchases gt input code module of the MapStore module see next chapter for details Reinstalling previously purchased maps and charts In Air Navigation 4 we added a Restore purchases button on the top right corner of the MapStore module This is useful if you reinstalled the application and to reinstall the maps from the internet Pressing this button will ask you if you want To Restore purchased charts from your iTunes account In this case a list of purchases found on your iTunes account will be displayed You can then press on a particular chart to reinstall if for free This will also work if you install Air Navigation on a new iPhone or iPad in this case you should use the same iTunes account as you other device Input a license code this option can be used for product that where sold with a license code such as the VFR approach charts for Germany 14 The moving map The moving map is the main instrument of Air Navigation It is used
24. he top section is fo manage installed product In the installed product module if is possible to display a list of maps charts installed on your device If is also possible to reinstall a product in the it is not functioning properly This is also where you can delete a product or parts of a product that is outdated for example The Download Queue module lists current and pending downloads This module is typically used to monitor download progression of a map chart If is possible to reorder the downloads or fo remove an item from the download list The Download products section is a catalog of available maps charts You can browse the products and get information about them such as Source Provider Country or Area Product size Product price if not free Included packages Most products contains only 1 package however some products may be composed of 2 or more sub packages It is possible fo choose which packages will be installed or not For example the USA Sectional charts are sold as one product but contains more than 50 sectional charts Should you wish to fly only the east coast of the United States you can install only the relevant charts rira _ Config ETS Store Restore purchases Manage products Installed products Check reinstall remove downloaded vhs at ts downloads Download products USA sectional charts Official USA charts from NACO VFR Charts non ICAO Air Services ere chart
25. iPad pressing outside the popup will hide if on iPhone you have fo press the close button in the top right corner of the popup When in flight mode default pressing on the name of the waypoint will ask you if you want fo select this waypoint and affect if fo an instrument or direct fo point in the moving map 4 NM 6 0 0 8 1 5 2 3 3 0 x _Press to select waypoint LSZP 1437 ft Biel Kappelen 123 150 1870 ft x 98 ft Grass 340 3315 Tt 154 kts 1212 ft r The data bar at the bottom of the moving map will display real time information such as next waypoint information identifier name bearing distance and estimate time current speed as reported by the GPS ground speed track altitude as reported by the GPS height over ground if the elevation data for your area is installed quality of the GPS signal For real time navigation the quality of the GPS signal is required fo be a green or yellow symbol A red or orange symbol will only show an approximate location and will not report soeed nor track information 228 26 nm 5645 ft 09 04 228 158 kts 1687 ft 10 10 Note For better results you should place your device near a window with a direct view of the sky Do not hold the iPad with the hand covering the GPS antenna black area on the top of the iPad If you are flying with a full metal airplane or your airplane is equipped with anti ice windshield the internal iPhone iPad GPS may be a bit weak a
26. ial or course selection is done by touch and swipe gesture up or down on the left or right of the compass ring The HSI instrument requires a zero nautical miles accuracy and a speed of 5 kts or more to display a track on the rotating compass card If no waypoint is selected or the waypoint distance Is over 250 nautical miles or if the GPS accuracy is bad a NAV warning flag will let you know that you should not trust the HSI indicator Please note that you may still get correct deviation information when GPS accuracy is less than 2 5 nautical miles In this case the compass card will be oriented to the north 22 Below the main indicator the selected waypoint is displayed as well as the distance from the waypoint great circle distance and GPS accuracy You can use any kind of waypoint Airports VOR NDB etc to be used with the HSI instrument A real HSI indicator requires radio signals from VOR VOR DME or VORTAC transmitters You can select a new waypoint from the database with the the blue disclosure button on the bottom part of the instrument Please read Selecting waypoints from the database to get information about waypoint search and selection Please note that HSI radials and courses are always magnetic relative to the HSI selected waypoint In the default mode the HSI disolays the course you have selected on the map automatically default setting can be changed under Configuration gt Settings gt Instruments
27. import export the following items Import data Waypoints Frequencies and Runways as tab separated text files Waypoints Frequencies and Runways by populating the UserDatabase sql file SQLite 3 file Waypoints as GPX files Flightplans as GPX files Airsoaces files as OpenAir text files Airsoaces files as Tim Newport Peace text files PDF documents Logbook entries as tab separated text files Export data User Waypoints Frequencies and Runways as tab separated files User Waypoints Frequencies and Runways as a SQlite 3 file UserDatabase sql Flightplans as GPX files Logbook entries as tab separated text files Recorded tracks as KML files can be viewed with Google Earth Data import and export can be done by using either WebDAV server PDF files User waypoints as SQlite Maps Backup Embedded Webserver PDF import User waypoints as text Airspaces import Recorded tracks flight plans etc Email Flight plans PDFs logbook 38 Embedded Webserver The iPhone iPod must be connected on a wifi network Additionally the wifi network must connected fo the same network either by a wire connection or wirelessly as your desktop Computer a The web server must be turned on in the Configuration Settings Settings If the web server is on its rare network address will appear just below the web server switch ex hitp 192 168 xx xx Allow GSM download 8080 on EE Ena
28. irst time the map should be centered to your current location The application has an internal waypoints database and you should see waypoints in the vicinity on the map Please note that no map background is installed with the application You can install map background from various tree of charge or commercial sources from the MapStorey module located in the settings menu on iPad and in the Configuration tab on iPhone iPod Touch You can find more information on how fo install maps charts in the next chapter Should you wish to change length speed or altitude units you can do so from the Settings panel Installing maps and charts Free of charge open source maps charts trom the public domain and commercial charts can be installed to be used as the background image of the moving map module Maps charts are downloaded from our servers from within the application They are stored in the iPhone iPad memory and do not require an internet connection while flying To browse the available maps charts catalog choose MapStore from the Configuration menu top right button on iPad or from the Configuration taboniPhore Before you attempt to download a map you should check that Your iPhone iPod iPad is connected to a functional Wifi network Bluetooth is turned off on your device as if can disturb the Wifi network sometimes leading to download failure 11 The map store module has 2 sections T
29. ll be registered in case you have to stop on the taxiway for example Take Off 19 12 UTC gt Air Navigation will try to find the airport at the block off and landing location setting OR e the values in the logbook accordingly Multiple take off landings will result will be added to the landings count Our filters are designed to not record events in case the GPS signal is poor or invalid Therefore you should check that the GPS signal is good yellow or green symbol before using the automatic logbook x A O a The logbook values can be edited at any time either from the Flight time module by pressing on the corresponding line or if the flight was already committed to the logbook from the logbook module itself By pressing the Edit button in the top right corner you can force commit the flight to the logbook or reset the flight time module fo start a new flight Note on iPhone if the flight time module is placed in the bottom tab bar default a red badge will Start blinking with the time value as soon as the block off time is set until the flight is committed to the logbook 30 Logbook Swisscom 15 34 PRE he logbook is basically a database of stored flights time and details If contains all your manually added flights or if the automatic logbook is turned on in the Configuration Logbook Edit FLIGHTS settings the detected flights time and departure arrival DATE 8 2 11 ACFT HB M
30. n iPhone 3G 3GS 4 and iPad 1 or 2 with 3G capabilities have an integrated GPS iPod Touch and iPad Wifi only require an external GPS module Example of external GPS modules are TOM TOM car kif for iPhone or iPod Touch GNS 5870 MFi Bluetooth Bad Elf 66 channels The application will run on a 3G iPhone For better performances an iPhone 3GS or 4 Is recommended Disclaimer Before using this software you must read and agree with the following terms and conditions This software is not intended to replace a certified navigation device We do not guarantee the accuracy and comprehensiveness of the information provided The embedded navigation database is provided for informational purpose only It may not be complete and may contain erroneous data You should always use official aeronautical documentation AIP when preparing and performing a flight You should always use certified navigation devices when performing a flight This software is provided as is without any express or implied warranty In no event will the authors or third party data providers be held liable for any damages arising from the use of this software YOUR USE OF THIS REAL TIME ROUTE GUIDANCE APPLICATION IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK LOCATION DATA MAY NOT BE ACCURATE User interface On Pad the screen is divided fo display the selected route and an instrument of your choice on the left side The moving map is on the right side together with the data bar at the b
31. n Air Navigation 41 WebDAV server WebDAV is a file server protocol based on the http protocol It is natively supported by most modern operating systems Windows MacOS X Linux Since version 4 0 1 if is possible to share and moun the documents folder of Air Navigation as a network share server on your computer by using the WebDAV protocol The WebDAV network share is much more practical as if is possible to manipulate files as if they were on a USB key It is possible fo copy several files at the same time and even complete folder structures to Air Navigation The WebDAV address will appear in the settings under the Webserver address Mounting the Documents folder using WebDAV on Windows 7 VISTA XP Open My Computer from the Start Menu From the Menu select Map Network Drive Or e Right click on My Computer and select Map Network Drive e Use the link on the bottom of the next box Sign up for online storage or connect to a network server Follow the network assistant s procedure and use the network address from Air Navigation settings page The default address can be for example http iPode bdu 9090 or http 192 168 1 101 9090 e Chose a name for your iPhone which will appear in the My Network Places window later e Open the drive like an external hard disk and use it the same way ey el Map Network Drive e s What network folder would you like
32. nd you may need an external GPS module Route planning By default the moving map is in flight mode You can toggle the moving map from fight mode to planning mode at any time to create or amend a route by pressing the Edit button in the Toolbar To start creating a route toggle to edit mode a yellow and black striped bar should appear at the top of the moving map A search field will also appear on top of the Route module To add waypoints press on waypoints of your choice on the moving map In the waypoint popup press the add to route option A yellow star should now appear on the moving map and your waypoint should be in the Routen list Alternatively you can input one or more waypoint identifiers in the search field on top of the Route module and press return Multiple identifiers must be separated by a space Note to find a waypoint near an airfield typically VFR report points you can use the following syntax W LSZG waypoint id airfield id then return This will force Air Navigation to find the closest waypoint from LSZG with the identifier W 17 In edit mode if is also possible to reorder and remove waypoints from the list in the Route Module Alternatively you can remove a waypoint by pressing on the map and choose the remove from route option It is possible to insert a waypoint by pressing on the magenta vector leg and moving to a new location on the map As a
33. nt_id to be associated with it type text short name of the frequency description text long name of the frequency frequency_mhz number with decimal the actual frequency File structure for runways To be valid a runways file must start with a row listing the columns names separated by a tab character The others lines are the actual runways values 1 line per runway Values can be empty but they must be separated by a tab character Columns names and definition are waypoint_id text must match a waypoint waypoint_id to be associated with it rw_id text name of the runway rw_orientation number 1 360 wid_ft number width in feet len_ft number length in feet stc_ty number unknown 0 Asphalt 1 Concrete 2 Grass 3 Gravel 4 Dirt 5 Sand 6 Snow 7 Ice 8 Wa er 9 Note imported waypoints frequencies runways will be stored under their imported filename on the Webserver A special filename Air Navigation User waypoint is reserved for waypoints created on the iPhone iPod 49 Airspaces file format Air Navigation is compatible with two well known Airspace file formats OpenAir Tim Newport Peace Both formats are easy to understand text files format describing Airsoace attributes and geographic boundaries as well as lower and upper limits You can import airsoaces files from the embedded Webserver in the Airsoace section Important OpenAir files must have a ixt file extension Tim
34. orted by the GPS may have an accuracy of 200 ft Elevation database may also contains some inaccuracies You should always plan your flight with a reasonable margin over the obstacles 20 The Maps settings module Air Navigation 4 has a new map engine capable of displaying multiple maps at the same time an specify which map should be displayed on top where they overlap Newer versions of the maps have been released and contains more level of details As a result the display quality will be improved especially for maps with a scale of 1 250k to 1 50k and at lower zoom levels Air Navigation 4 maps will nicely blend together at edges It means that you can now mix maps trom different providers and use them all at the same Time For best results you should not enable older maps with newer otherwise the engine will default to the old display mode and you may not get the best quality Map options Map selection i Le A a ff we ete us ms out ot on out ut M Switzerland ICAO 2011 Air Navigation 4 0 map Germany ICAO 2011 Air Navigation 4 0 map on Bossy France VFR Map 2011 OFF Air Navigation 4 0 map Italy North 2011 Avioportolano Air Navigation 4 0 map Free maps Air Navigation 2 0 3 0 map OFF In the screenshot above the Switzerland Germany and Italy North are enabled Those 3 maps have areas that overlap Because the Switzerland map is placed on top if will be
35. ottom An optional terrain profile view can be displayed at the bottom The moving map can be set fo fullscreen and if this case the route and the instrument are hidden but still accessible from the instrument button in the top toolbar Other modules functionalities and settings can be accessed from the top toolbar Air Navigation Pro 4 on iPad Toolbar 7 83 mm Aucune SIM RRA WE Q C mL us 22 ST ANG XS i mn y i LE gt Sa PES LORI MOREE gt os Route CA Current route LSGY Yverdon les Bains A A 306 14 6 nm 306 gt User WP 10 3 nm Mt 178 04 25 178 08 53 225 ere 14 52 225 Era 09 09 7 a 228 26 7 nm 5645 ft 228 158 kts 1687 ft f f Instrument Terrain profile customizable Air Navigation Pro 4 on iPhone iPod Touch On iPhone one module can be displayed af a time By default the moving map is displayed at launch time Other modules can be displayed by pressing the corresponding tab buttons at the bottom of the screen On iPhone the toolbar is hidden by default and you must press the screwdriven button on the left side to display if Other modules and settings can be accessed in the Configuration tab in the bottom right corner Carrier 2 58 PM C Toolbar lt Moving ma normally hidden eee Terrain profile gt NS Tab bar Buttons in the Toolbar Oke d NS X AN N X
36. s In the slave device typically the device that has not internal GPS Wifi iPad for example open the GPS Bridge and wait a few seconds The name of the master device the one with the GPS should appear in the list Press on the list to initiate the connection message requesting confirmation should appear on the master device Press Yes and you should be connected and receiving GPS data 34 Connecting the X Plane flight simulator In order to connect Air Navigation Pro to the X PLANE Flight Simulator a special plugin must be installed in the plugin folder of X Plane The Plug in for Mac or Windows can be downloaded from our website http www xample ch The plugin Air Navigation_mac xpbh or Air Navigation_win xph must be copied to the Resources Plugins folder inside the X Plane folder If the plugin is correctly installed you should see Air Navigation in the Plugins menu of X Plane About File Aircraft Location Environment Settings View Special Plugins Plugin Admin Air Navigation OOO IX Plane9 Demo 34 l ments 3 23 Go disponibles Aircraft E Airfoil Maker I Airfoils ZA Briefer Custom Scenery Cycle Dump txt Data txt GE Instructions Log txt MemoryLog txt J Output 2 Plane Maker En Resources gt Jj bitmaps gt J default data gt 3 default scenery dsf files gt fonts gt I menus M plugins air_navigation_mac xpl Commands t
37. s Air Services Australia offic onauti oe New Zealand are Airways New Zealand official aeronauti European ICAO map and ch AO aeronautical map and charts fc Approach c charts Approach charts 12 It is possible to install the other package later by browsing to the product detail and press the corresponding line in the included packages section E PES Free maps Product Install all Product Switzerland Press to check for updates Legal information gt Included packages Switzerland East mpk 32 4 MB rress to install Installed packages appear colored Green installed and up to date Orange installed but a newer version is available for download Uninstalled packages appear in white When a particular package appears in orange it means that an update is available The reason could be chart update that is part of your subscription is available We found an Issue with the chart and we released a fixed version 13 In Air Navigation 4 with added support for a new map chart file format of higher quality The old map packages are displayed with the Air Navigation 2 x 3 x map group tag in the installed products module The older packages are not part of iTunes backup The newer packages are now part of the iTunes backup and should be restored with the application if you reinstall your device Installing VFR approach charts for Germany Due fo licensing terms the VFR approach c
38. s various options for the moving map 22142141 Night mode Map background Elevation graph Show METAR on map _ _ Lt r Waypoints gt Widgets gt Turn on off the night mode Show hide the map background the installed charts maps Show hide the terrain elevation graph Display symbols of weather conditions VMC IMC on the map Setup the airspaces filter and display modes Setup the waypoints filter Enable disable the extended track and bearing line widgets Enable Maps Charts and choose which map will be disolayed on top where they overlap 19 The terrain elevation view if elevation data is installed for your region the elevation graph will display terrain information Max 4626 ft Bich ae Bere 6000 ft In Flight mode it will display the terrain in front of the aircraft updating the view every 5 seconds the terrain view can be zoomed fo display 10 NM to 50 NM of terrain elevation The maximum reported altitude will be displayed in the top left corner of the elevation view A symbol representing your aircraft will be displayed in the view with a red dashed line representing your current altitude as reported by the GPS In Edit mode it will display the terrain between the two waypoint of the selected leg This is very useful when planning your route to get an estimate of the minimum safe altitude Please note that even with a good GPS signal the altitude as rep
39. to map Specify the drive letter for the connection and the folder that you want to connect to Drive f v Folder v Browse Example server share J Reconnect at logon Connect using a different user name 42 MSN Communities Share your files with others or store them for your Choose a custom network location pecify the address of a website network location or FTP site n Specify the location of your website Type the address of the website FTP site or network location that this shortcut will open Internet or network address View examples Favorite Links Hard Disk Drives 1 Local Disk C Documents 11 3 GB free of 43 7 GB Devices with Removable Storage 1 P TST25 VIS32 Domain yminds com Processor Genuine Intel R CPU 12300 1 66GHz Memory 2 00 GB 43 Mounting the Documents folder using WebDAV on MacOS X e Select the Go menu e Select Connect to Server e Enter the network address from your iPhone s settings page The default address can be for example hitp 192 168 1 101 9090 The iPhone will appear on the desktop as a hard drive symbol Adresse du serveur co Serveurs favoris E http 192 168 1 41 9090 E http 10 250 152 152 9090 Suprimer Se connecter Tapez votre nom et votre mot de passe pour le serveur 192 168 1 46 Se connecter comme Invit Utilisateur r f renc
40. ttom part of the instrument Please read the Selecting waypoints from the database to get information about waypoint search and selection 25 Compass 4 63 239 108 kts i A A X OA Compass Groundspeed Fight information HSI Configuration Course The compass instrument displays the current GPS course not the magnetic heading on a virtual animated compass card The course can be displayed either as true course or magnetic course depending on the settings The outer ring is user adjustable by touching and sliding your finger up or down on the left or right of the compass indicator Air Navigation s compass only shows the GPS course Due fo the large error of the iPhone 3GS 4 s integrated compass in the cockpit environment we decided to stick with GPS data for all course information The bottom par contains the compass information current ground soeed and GPS accuracy as digital values Units are adjustable in the settings If the course information is magnetic the digital course label will be MC Magnetic Course otherwise if will be TC True The red white NAV warning flag will appear when GPS accuracy is poor and or the current ground speed is fo low to get valid data The lowest ground speed to get accurate data is about 3 knots 6 km h You should not trust any of the instruments when the NAV warning flag is displayed 26 Altimeter 4 65 wD Altimeter Comp
41. ui Swisscom 9 56 4 Lee e Configuration G oVFR GoVFR login Account information gt Flightplans press to download test 8S gt 49 4 nm 2010 12 08 OSE gt 13 0 nm 2010 11 10 Germany gt 253 9 nm 2010 11 10 Air Navigation flightplans W Upload a flightplan A D aR Flight time Configuration Navigation The GoVFR module in Air Navigation was designed to communicate with the website and exchange Routes flightplans between Air Navigation and your account on the website In order to use the GoVFR module you have to Create an account on the www govfr com website Create a flightplan on the www govfr com website for testing purpose In the GoVFR module press the Account information line and enter your credentials Go back to the GoVFR module you should see the test flight plan in the list Pressing on a flightplan in the list will download and install it as a Route in Air Pressing on Upload a flightplan will display a list of routes stored in Air Navigation You can then press on a route to upload it to your GoVFR account GoVFR FlightPlan Picker Select a flightplan to upload x local Bul 2 legs LSGY LSTO Advanced features Import export data Air Navigation was designed to allow endusers fo import data in the application database and export data created on Air Navigation such as Waypoints Recorded tracks etc Currently if is possible to
42. ure then you don t have to type the columns names manually which could result in typos and or bad structure that would not be recognized as a valid file on importation File structure for waypoints To be valid a waypoint file must start with a row listing the columns names separated by a tab character The others lines are the actual waypoints values 1 line per waypoint Values can be empty but they must be separated by a tab character Columns names and definition are waypoint_id text usually less that 6 characters required value waypoint_name text longer description of the waypoint waypoint_type number 1 Airport 2 fix 3 waypoint 4 Helioad 5 seaplane base 8 IFR waypoint 10 DME 11 NDB 12 VOR 13 NDB DME 14 VOR DME 15 TACAN 16 VORTAC waypoint_longitude number with decimal waypoint_latitude number with decimal waypoint_elevation number elevation in feet waypoint_country text waypoint_state text example California waypoint_channel text waypoint frequency number for navaids only main_runway_orientation number 1 to 360 File structure for frequencies To be valid a frequencies file must start with a row listing the columns names separated by a tab character The others lines are the actual frequencies values 1 line per frequency Values can be empty but they must be separated by a tab character Columns names and definition are 48 waypoint_id text must match a waypoint waypoi
43. xt DataRefs txt gt LI PluginAdmin gt I XPLM framework XPLM shib gt I XPWidgets framework XPWidgets shlb gt shaders gt sounds gt text C Weapons De X Plane Special Plugins Start Air Navigation bridge Stop Air Navigation bridge 39 On Mac computers we use the Bonjour feature to discover X Plane on the network this is much easier than typing network addresses On Windows computers the Bonjour service is required for the automatic detection of X Plane network address by the iPhone or iPad If you have already installed iTunes you don t have to do anything Bonjour comes with iTunes automatically TO download and install the Bonjour service for Windowsmanually go fo the following address htto support apple com downloads Bonjour for Windows download the installer and follow onscreen Instructions Swisscom A 9 39 PEE When the plugin is installed and started if will appear in the GPS Bridge module of Air Configuration GPS Bridge Navigation X Plane MacBook local 21 77 YoU can now press on the X Plane instance on the list fo initiate connection The map and instruments should now reflect location soeed course and altitude of the X Plane simulator x A EE h HSI Flight time Configuration 36 Third party services GoVFR www govir com is a third party website where you can create a free account and create and exchange flight plans
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