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1. This is an almost empty file in which you can define your own Display Data All lines beginning are considered comments and will be ignored Each line consists of a Keyword and a value These Keywords are defined as follows TITLE Sections and Sub Sections Always commence with a line beginning TITLE INCLUDE When a line beginning INCLUDE NO is encountered skip all text until a line beginning INCLUDE YES is encountered This will normally be on the line BEFORE a TITLE line YES and NO are the only permitted Values TYPE This defines the Type of Airspace The permitted values are Definition Abbreviation CTA CTR C AIRWAYS A RESTRICTED R PROHIBITED P DANGER D OTHER O TRAINING ZONE Z TRAFFIC INFO L The latter two are not currently in use but may be used at some future date POINT This is always followed by a Lat Long position for example POINT N524033 W0014380 It is important that the construction is followed exactly If this is the first POINT line AFTER a TITLE drawing will commence from this point otherwise a line will be drawn from the previous point to this new point The last POINT will normally be the same as the first POINT CLOCKWISE or ANTI CLOCKWISE This is always foll
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3. 2 If the map files are saved in the correct directory make sure they cover the area of your flight For example if the displayed flight lies between the latitudes of 39 40 north and longitudes of 85 84 west you would need a map file with the name N39W085 bmp See the Appendix for more information on the map file formats Note Map display requires a powerful computer if you wish to perform flight trace animations or numerous scaling and viewing operations Attempting to animate flights with maps displayed is not recommended for systems with less than a Pentium II processor Even on fast systems it is possible for the program to appear to pause for a few seconds when maps are displayed 31 Cambridge Aero Explorer User s Guide Chapter 5 Flight Analysis Introduction Flight Analysis is a term used to describe the calculation and display of speeds distances rates of climb and other parameters from a flight log The Cambridge Aero Explorer provides two types of analysis task analysis and cursor measurements Task analysis analyzes a flight against a user declared task and calculates distance speed time on course and other information about the flight Cursor measurements let you look at shorter segments of the flight and calculate speed distance and other information about the segment Task Analysis Task analysis is performed in 4 steps and computes the following parameters for a flight To analyze a flight right click on
4. Occasionally the analysis calculates that the task was incomplete when clearly the task was flown and completed correctly In this event check the following carefully Display the flight with the task overlaid to verify that the task s turnpoints were specified correctly in the correct order Make sure that at least one fix is inside each turnpoint s outer radius fusing start or finish lines make sure the lines were crossed in the correct direction 2 Using the Back button go back to steps 2 and 3 above and verify that your start gate finish gate and turnpoints were set up correctly 2 Check the calculated start time and see where that fix appears in relation to the start cylinder or start line Check the pressure altitude against the top of the start cylinder 35 Cambridge Aero Explorer User s Guide 7 7 Note that the height of the start cylinder is defined as height above the ground The top of the start cylinder is the height of the start cylinder plus the elevation of the start point Check where the trace crosses the finish line or enters the finish cylinder Also check the altitude against the top of the finish gate Use the Advanced button to bring up the dialog containing the detailed analysis of the flight Here you can easily see how the analysis was calculated And quickly find why the task was not completed Measuring with the cursor While the task analysis can give speeds and distanc
5. When the navpoint selection is complete click Next Notes Chapter 5 Flight Analysis When analyzing a flight during a soaring contest you should not use the navpoints stored in your log You should instead get a copy of the official navpoints for that contest from the official scorer and select that file to be used in the analysis It is possible that the navpoints in the log might be slightly different than those provided by the scorer One and only one of the navpoints must have the Home attribute set Make certain that this point is close to the takeoff point of the flight The analysis uses the difference in elevation of this navpoint and the pressure altitude of the first fix in the trace to compute a corrected altitude for each point in the trace It is this corrected altitude that is compared to start and finish gates for task validation For example if the home airfield has an elevation of 1000ft but the first point in the trace has a pressure altitude of 930ft then the difference 70ft will be added to each point in the trace when comparisons to gate altitudes are made Step 2 Select Start and Finish Gates Next define the start and finish gates for the task Click Change to change the settings of the appropriate gate if necessary Click Next to continue Step 2 Select Start amp Finish Gates Ix Start Gate l Cylinder 5 0 Miles Radius Center at point 25 Change Finish Gate l Cylinder 2 0 Mi
6. Hi My Documents ae E My Computer A 3 31 2 Floppy A Desktop amp Local Disk C Program Files ical My Documents a LXI amp 3 Local Disk D nl Music E My Computer amp Compact Disc F a amp Compact Disc G DE Backup H My Network Pla 2 Archive amp USB SmriCrd K A amp Zip Drive Z GE My Network Places sl SA A 7 After selecting the correct folder select Save 8 Now restart the Cambridge Aero Explorer and open the Navpoint folder you identified in step 1 The navpoints you downloaded from the Internet should be visible there Special Use Airspace files Tasks Introduction A special use airspace file SUA file is a data file containing information about airspace that is restricted for flight by a government authority Cambridge Aero Explorer can display SUA files together with a flight log to ensure compliance with government rules This file is the same as those used by Pocket Nav software SUA files are text files that define sectional data such as the altitude and radius of class C airspace around a major airport Detailed information on how to create and edit SUA files can be found at http acro harvard edu SOARING JL TP sua html Editing and Displaying Right click on the SUA file in the PC pane and select Edit to edit the text of an SUA file SUA files are edited in the text editing program installed on your computer such as Microsoft Notepad T
7. N 83 51 617 W Dayton Wrigh 39 34 950 N 84 13 700 Ww Edenton Lake 39 13 200 N 84 04 350 W Fayette Co 39 33 883 N 83 25 533 W Greene Co Ap 39 41 650 N 83 58 033 W Grimes Field 40 08 000 N 83 45 000 Ww Hamilton Apt 39 21 717 N 84 30 933 W Highland Co 39 11 517 N 83 32 050 W Hook Muni 39 32 183 N 84 23 217 W Jamestown La 39 38 900 N 83 46 850 W Lebanon Warr 39 27 367 N 84 15 150 W Madison Co 39 55 983 N 83 27 300 W 4 Delete Import Save As Cancel Close The navpoints that make up this file are initially listed in ascending numeric order However you can sort the list by clicking on the column title bar to sort by the value in that column For example if you click the Latitude bar at the top of the column the program resorts the list by latitude Clicking on the column header a second time inverts the sort order Note If any navpoints are added or changed you will need to re sort the column 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 dd c AIM You can edit all of the attributes of individual navpoints in this screen Pay careful attention to navpoint attributes A site listed as an airfield is not automatically a contest eligible turnpoint Competition managers at different soaring sites designate lists of turnpoints for contest use in their area Clicking any navpoint in the list allows you to change the properties of that point The program displays the value
8. Recorder or PC pane The commands in the Cambridge Aero Explorer program are described in the Appendix Right Click Menu Operations When you right click an icon or folder in the PC or Recorder pane the program displays a menu of commands The menu is context sensitive which means the commands on the menu apply specifically to the right clicked icon This gives you a quick and easy way to accomplish many tasks simply by right clicking an icon and choosing the command to apply to the icon You can also right click in the Plot pane when a navpoint special use airspace or flight file is displayed for a menu of commands that apply to the Plot pane Tips and Tricks This section of the manual contains suggestions on how to effectively utilize the PC and Recorder panes to organize your files It is assumed that you have completely read this section of the manual on how to manage files before proceeding like to have all my important files on my computer in one place so want to store all my logs and navpoints in the My Documents system desktop folder How is this done Windows 98 systems and later have adopted the My Documents folder as a way of organizing the users files in a single place where they can easily be backed up Some users may find it convenient to have their Cambridge files also saved under this folder To do this follow these steps 1 First make sure there is a My Documents folder on your desktop If it is
9. X buttons Now click and drag the flight icon named May 23 by Al Ormsbee in the Demo folder onto the display pane Next click and drag the flight icon by John Murray onto the flight by Al Ormsbee This overlays the Murray flight together with the Ormsbee flight This displays the two flight traces together for comparison Close this window by clicking the X button in the upper right hand corner of the display pane You can perform operations using right clicking as well Right click the Demo flight icon for John Murray and choose Display The flight appears in the right hand pane Right click the flight icon for Al Ormsbee flight for the same day and choose Display This time the flights appear in two separate windows Choose Tile from the Window menu to see both flights Close both flight windows Analyzing a flight Display the one of the flights in the Demo folder from May 23 1995 Simply moving the mouse pointer over the trace of the flight makes a small circle cursor visible on the flight path As this small circle moves over the flight trace the barograph cursor also moves and displays data for the corresponding point on the flight trace Right click any point on the flight trace in the Plot pane and select Measure from the menu The cursor 15 Cambridge Aero Explorer User s Guide changes to a small ruler and a small window pops up in the upper left corner to display data Click on a point in the flight trace and drag to another poi
10. altitude Click on current the fix When you click on the current trace a box with the pilot s name and altitude is displayed When the lock is on the screen will automatically scroll to keep this pilot visible This feature is especially useful during animation playback To clear this lock click in an empty area of the screen Move mouse pointer over the trace Trace points are highlighted by a small black circle that follows the flight path Information about that data point is displayed at the top of the barograph pane Double click on trace point If you double click on a trace point that point becomes the current display point Zoom Chapter 4 Flight Display Click and drag over display Changes the cursor to a hand icon mouse movements cause the display to shift or pan Shift click and drag over display Rotate the display allowing 3 dimensional viewing of the flight Moving the mouse up and down in the middle of the screen causes the flight to be viewed from different elevations Moving the mouse left or right causes rotations about the vertical axis of the screen Moving the mouse up or down in the right third of the screen causes rotations normal to the screen Ctrl click on display Zooms in on the display under the mouse pointer Ctrl right click on display Zooms out Right click on display Display context sensitive menu Rotate mouse wheel if ava
11. format defined by the IGC International Gliding Commission GPS NAV A Cambridge Aero product such as the model 20 GPS receiver data logger A GPS unit stores a navpoint database pilot preferences and flight logs recorded by the recorder The Cambridge Aero Explorer program can read and update all information stored in the Cambridge GPS NAV units Map files Scanned bitmap files precisely sized to one degree of latitude and longitude Corresponding map files can be overlaid on a given flight to show terrain or other features These are also known as raster maps Model 20 Model 25 Cambridge Aero GPS NAV products Navpoint or Navigation Point A point used for navigation by glider pilots in flight defined by latitude longitude and elevation They also have attributes to describe how the pilot can use the point Navpoints are saved in data dat files Pocket Nav A Compaq Aero 1520 1550 or similar hand held unit running Cambridge Aero Pocket NavCE2 or Pocket NavCE3 software Secure data logger A GPS unit that records a flight log during flight It contains both hardware and a software security system to prevent alteration of the log after the flight is complete Special Use Airspace file sua file A data file that contains information about an airspace that is restricted for flight by a government authority Cambridge Aero Explorer can display these files together with a flight log to ensure compliance with governmen
12. from recorder option to work you must have a recorder connected to your PC which has valid navpoints stored in it In the Turnpoints window type the numbers of the turnpoints you will be flying as they appear in the database list For example the 82 26 mile task shown above is specified as 1 10 5 1 To select from the list of available turnpoint numbers click the Browse button next to the text window Click on the turnpoint you wish to use As you enter turnpoint numbers in the Turnpoints text box the information for the current turnpoint appears in the lower window To define more than one task for the recorder select a different task lettered A through K from the Task list and then enter turnpoints for that task After tasks are defined click Send Tasks to Recorder The program sends the tasks to the recorder Overlaying a Task on a Flight Display After displaying a flight you may want to overlay a task on the display to see how well the flight conformed to the task To overlay a task on a flight follow these steps 1 2 Display a navpoint file and optionally a flight log in the Display pane From the Task menu choose Define and Overlay You must either have a flight log or navpoint file displayed for this command to be available Also in order to overlay a task you must have navpoints displayed The Task Overlay dialog appears 13 Cambridge Aero Explorer User s Guide I Display Start Gate Define Start Gate D
13. one is connected to the computer The PC pane is the lower left pane It displays the contents of the workspaces on your computer and any removable drives flash card floppy diskette etc The right side of the program window is for graphical displays of flights tasks maps and navpoints It is divided into the Barograph pane upper right that displays a vertical profile of the flight and the Plot pane lower right that displays a 3 dimensional view of the flight Chapter 2 Getting Started Title bar SE Cambridge Aero Explorer Byars Guy May 23 1995 55neai01ige Menu bar Lal Fie Edi Vian 3ezoide Actions Tasks Took window Help 5x Tool bar z8 ze BAAR A Tre 13 31 11 G5 Alt 2332 ft Pros Mr 2216 It 1297y EM_ lE 1554 ze 5 7 8335 cts Tlec ecder SN 1174 y mid Nyers Mavzoictx cazere98 Recorder A Tres mm tt pane A Way 07 01 64 eccrce Availabe 1 I ne Barograph i A Way fF M 733 nn geri E 15 00 15 33 pane U Ed PC Workspase C P ozrzn Fisc 6 00 5 vp 2 CLANTON p vzLBESKY r1 CJ ighis La I Juno O EN PC pane Spe 24 QULU lup Ford Li pe 8 1927 Jon ZAR FONT 6205 fs May 20 145 Urnsbee 2 May 23 1955 Husy Y af i May ZJ 1 b pers Lu s x i BMC saponi TN En bus LN20 0 rn Plot lan UN EN pane castle s ah k sU dus S D Fas Iad f Hv Docunent Nu b 24 SGEREMI HEN des li E
14. precisely cropped to the size of one degree latitude and one degree longitude Map files for many different soaring sites are include on the installation CD or can be downloaded from several soaring web sites In order to display the maps on your flights click on the green icon on the toolbar or from the View menu and then choose Map Display The program automatically displays the map files appropriate for the current display If you don t see any maps when you click on the icon or menu check the following First make sure your computer is powerful enough to display the maps For best results you need a monitor and graphics card that supports at least 256 colors Make sure the necessary map files are stored on your computer s hard drive Only a single map file for the Caesar Creek soaring site is included with the Cambridge Aero Explorer program downloaded from the Internet To display maps elsewhere you need to install them from the Cambridge Aero Explorer CD ROM or download them from the Internet 2 To check for map files from the Tools menu choose Options The directory for the maps is displayed on the File Locations tab The map files must be saved in this folder Check that the map files are actually in that folder by examining that folder with the Windows file explorer You should see some files with names like N39W085 bmp For example the file N39W085 bmp is the sectional data for latitudes 39 40 north and longitudes 85 84 west
15. raster map image Different colors for climbs and descents Use different colors on the flight for descent and ascent when selected Reset Reset the Plot pane scale to the default setting Useful after you have zoomed in or out on a display 2 Vertical scale When viewing flights in 3 dimensions it is sometimes desirable to exaggerate the scale of the altitudes and elevations displayed When you move the slider up the scale exaggerates the change in altitude vertical scale When you move the slider down the opposite occurs display gets flatter Display Control When viewing a flight in the Display pane you can use the mouse mouse wheel or keyboard to control your display The following tables outline how you control the display Keyboard Controls Right Arrow Key Advance the trace display one GPS fix point Left Arrow Key Move the trace display back 10 seconds End Display the entire flight by advancing the trace display to the end of the flight Home Move the trace display back to the beginning of the flight Page Up Advance the trace display two minutes Page Down Move the trace display back two minutes Mouse Controls Click and drag in the Barograph pane Change the trace display to end at the time indicated by the barograph cursor Move mouse pointer over the current fix When the mouse is moved over the end of the trace a box appears with the pilot name and
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17. screen with shift key rotates the flight view about the vertical screen axis 29 Cambridge Aero Explorer User s Guide Moving the mouse up and down in the right third of the screen causes the flight view to be rotated about an axis normal to the screen 15 Moraine Airp gt Green Co AP i Green Cospor IP 12 Jamestown La 4l Fricke 38 Cre 4 Dayton Gener 4 33 Hansheil a Clinton 39 Velbesky e Hpllister E 23 Wilminghar bar Gros 24 firth 1 9 craig 24 Gosheg6 HickoryGr ve 5 Edenton lake 36 Double J at a gp minore p a c Rage se AS J0 asa PW cen REFER Moving mouse up and down on the right 1 3 of the screen with shift key rotates the view To return to a top down view click the R button in the toolbar or in the View menu choose Reset view Making the Display Follow a Flight Occasionally you will want to view in detail a flight that spans a long distance Since it would be inconvenient to continuously stop the flight playback and move the screen you can lock the view on a pilot and program automatically scrolls the screen to keep the pilot in view To use this feature follow these steps 1 Move the current display of the flight trace to the beginning of the task Adjust the zoom to provide a comfortable view of the pilot and the terrain 2 Move the mouse over the end of the flight trace until the small box appears dis
18. the rest of the turnpoints in order Note that if you define a start and or finish gate those points are already be in the list and you do not need to enter them again Once you type in turnpoints 10 and 5 in the Turnpoints field click OK The program overlays the task on the flight Circles appear over the turnpoints the start gate is shaded red and the task is drawn on the screen Zoom in on CCSC to see the finish gate drawn over the turnpoint 19 Cambridge Aero Explorer User s Guide Displaying maps Now zoom in on the Edenton Lake turnpoint of this example Adjust the zoom until the scale in the lower left is about 5 miles To turn the map display on click on the green button next to the reset R button in the toolbar You should see a display similar to the one below G Double J Moving Maps Now that you have a close up view of the Edenton Lake turnpoint move the cursor back and forth in the barograph pane until the display of the flight is just past the turnpoint as shown above To see the moving map at this point use the following steps 1 Move the mouse pointer over the active end of the flight trace near the pilot s contest number until you see a small window appear with the pilot s name and altitude 2 Click on the contest number to lock the display on that pilot The small window with the pilot s name should now remain on when you move the mouse away 3 Click on the triangular play button in the toolbar
19. the Display pane Chapter 6 Appendix Close all Close all open windows in the Display pane Displayed files are listed below the previous three commands with a check mark to the left of the file that is the current display Help menu Help topics Display the online help for the program Web Support Start your web browser and open the support page on the Cambridge web site if an Internet connection is available Evaluate Cambridge Aero Explorer Plus Let you evaluate the advanced features of the Plus version for 30 days If the evaluation period has already begun this menu will let you see the date the evaluation period expires About Cambridge Aero Explorer Display the build date and version of your software Have this information ready if you need to contact Cambridge for support Right Click Menu Commands When you right click an icon or folder in the PC or Recorder pane the program displays a menu of commands The menu is context sensitive which means the commands on the menu apply specifically to the right clicked icon This gives you a quick and easy way to accomplish many tasks simply by right clicking an icon and choosing the command to apply to the icon Recorder icon Connect When the program is not connected to the recorder this is the only context menu available Selecting this menu will cause the program to attempt to connect to the recorder via the serial port When a recorder is detected the Recorde
20. the flight icon of interest in the PC pane and choose the Analyze Flight menu Alternatively select the flight icon and from the Actions menu choose Analyze Flight Hint To make sure you have all task information defined correctly display the flight then overlay your task on the flight The program remembers the task specification for the day of the flight and you do not need to reenter it See the Overlaying a Task on a Flight Display section of the manual for instructions on how to do this Once you select the Analyze Flight menu the analysis proceeds in 4 steps Step 1 Select Navpoints To begin select a database of navpoints to be used for the analysis You can choose to use navpoints that are already stored in your log or navpoints that are in a separate navpoint file If you select From File you can either type in the name of your navpoint database file or click Browse to select the file The number of navpoints available either from the log or from a file is listed on the dialog The Turnpoint Radius is the minimum radius of a circle about each turnpoint the contestant must enter in order to achieve that turnpoint The Navpoint Radius is the minimum radius of a circle the contestant must enter in order to achieve that turnpoint without generating a warning Step 1 Select Navpoints Select Nawpoints for analysis From Eile 59 navpoints available Turnpoint Radius i Miles Nawpoint Radius bes Miles
21. through gate fo In this instance Line is selected for the Type of finish gate The default setting is cylinder Click OK to accept these parameters and return to the Task Display dialog box Below Turnpoints is a text box where you can enter the turnpoint numbers for the task To select turnpoints from a list click Browse next to the text box to see a list of turnpoint possibilities for this flight Navpoint Selecter F3 iD Name Latitude 1 cese 39 28 509 N 2 Brownies 39 23 810 N 3 Clinton 39 30 459 N 4 Dayton Gener 39 35 010 N 5 Edenton lake 39 13 199 N 5 Fayette Co 39 33 859 N 7 Green Co Apt 39 41 629 N 8 Grimes field 40 07 950 N 9 Hamilton Apt 39 21 599 N 10 Highland Co 39 11 610 N 11 Hook 39 32 049 N 12 Jamestown La 39 38 900 N 13 Lebanon Warr 39 27 249 N 14 Madison Co A 39 55 979 N 15 Moraine Airp 39 40 809 N 16 Oxford Miami 39 30 229 N 17 Pickaway Co 39 30 509 N 18 Piqua Airpor 40 09 809 N 19 Randolph Co 40 10 100 N 20 Richmond Mun 39 45 509 N 21 Springfield 39 50 873 N 22 Union Co Apt 40 13 400 N 23 Wilmington 4 39 26 280 N Click turnpoint number ten Highland Co The turnpoint list disappears and the number 10 appears in the text box under Turnpoints If necessary click OK and go back to the flight display to determine which navpoints were used as task turnpoints in this flight From the Tasks menu choose Define and Overlay and click Browse again to define
22. to overlay a task on another flight from the same day you will not have to re enter that task This information is saved in the same folder as the flight log with the same first 3 letters as the log file name but with a cfg file type Note When a task is overlaid on a flight display that task is not sent to the recorder A Guided Tour This section is a step by step description that covers simple operations within the program such as displaying flights and navpoint databases This also covers 3D rotation of the flight view analyzing the flight data zooming the view in on detailed areas and overlaying tasks and maps to the view Chapter 2 Getting Started SE Cambridge Aero Explorer Byars Guy May 23 1995 55ncai01 igc File name on display Fie Edi vis 3ezode Actions Tasks Took Window Hzlp B x i E e amp amp a R A Data display bar jx Tre 12 18 01 GFS At 5436R Pioss alt 523611 7045 es 384101 EM 17 285 3 8 Barograph pane Decoder Sel M74 y mid Myers Havoeictz casere98 Barograph cursor I eet TN tt iu Map 07 01 64 eccrce Avzilabe n f i I gut Navpoint name so Mao E M SIA ma uy 00 mp a Navpoint number ariani LI Ed PO Workspace C Prozrzn Files I B Aizpace E CLHTON gu vf Bes i A CJ ehe Er Za i S Jen B Laana EN A Spe 29 QULU us Ferd E OT Ll Zi dpe 8 1957 Jon v PRO Hit ISEOMaR GR TT Start gate May 24 19 Ur
23. to start the animation playback Note that when the flight trace moves to the edge of the screen the program automatically scrolls the plot pane to keep the pilot in view Chapter 3 Communication with Data Recorder Chapter 3 Communication with Data Recorder Connecting to recorder Before you can access the information in your Cambridge logger it must be connected to your computer To connect your recorder to the Cambridge Aero Explorer follow these steps 1 Connect your recorder to your computer with a serial cable 2 Make sure your recorder is turned on Some recorders will need to have power supplied to it from either an A C adapter or external battery Consult with the manual supplied with your logger on how this is done 3 Start the Cambridge Aero Explorer software By default the software will check each COM port available on the system and try to find a valid port with a recorder connected Once a valid COM port is located that port will become the default for future sessions 4 Ifthe Cambridge Aero Explorer is already running when you connected your recorder you can make a connection by choosing Connect From the Recorder menu Once the connection is made a few seconds later the recorder pane will be filled in with information from your recorder Recorder S N C074 Guy Ford Byars in Navpoints caesrs98 a Logs May 13 01 1995 records Exists as 15dC0741 cai a May 12 01 2728 records Exists as 15cC0
24. 45 The file must finish with the word Examples of the use of WIDT NOTE POINTs etc are in the format seconds and not d ddmm mm decimal minutes as in previous issues INCLUDE Y ES TITLE Las POINT N51 POINT N51 POINT N51 POINT N51 POINT N51 TYPE TRAINING ZON El ham Runway 09 27 1112 W0010238 1114 W0010238 1119 W0010109 1117 W0010109 1112 W0010238 Level For example END H and AWY can be found in the and other Keywords in CLASS A AIR and CLASS D AIR You can use this file to draw any shape you wish for instance you could draw your Base Airfield s ATZ or Runway The following sample data draws the Main Runway at Lasham d ddmmss degrees minutes Chapter 6 Appendix End of File Have Fun END 47 Cambridge Aero Explorer User s Guide Index Error No index entries found
25. 741 cai JESS A Task A If you experience problems connecting to the recorder check the troubleshooting section in the Appendix Note If you are having trouble connecting first close all other programs that might use the serial port This especially includes programs that synchronize data between a pocket PDA computer and your PC ActiveSync and HotSync are two such programs that must be closed if connection problems occur Recorder Properties From the Recorder menu choose Properties This screen contains essential GPS NAV data Change any data necessary then click Transfer Configuration to Recorder 21 Cambridge Aero Explorer User s Guide KE GPS NAV Configuration S N C074 Pilot Recorder Info Glider Piscus 2b ID fi ES fim ft kts X Fix Intervals Seconds Enroute pi Arrival f Radii Miles Approach y Arrival z Transfer configuration to recorder Cancel CAUTION When the configuration is changed any logs already stored in the recorder are destroyed Log Manager From the Recorder menu choose Log Manager This dialog displays the flight log contents of your data recorder By far the easiest and most convenient way to access your flight logs is with the Recorder pane However the Log Manager can also be used By default the log manager downloads your files to your default flight log folder This directory is displayed in the log manager
26. Plot pane for speed time and other parameters Email Flight Call up Microsoft Outlook Express or any other MAIP compliant email program and attach the flight to an outgoing email message Tasks menu Define and Transfer Define a task in the Task Definition window and then transfer the task to a connected data recorder Define and Overlay Define a task in the Task Display window and then display the task graphically in the Plot pane Tools menu Covert Log to IGC format Change the selected CAI file to an IGC format file Options Display a window with four panes The General tab sets the communications port for connection to a data recorder and contains check boxes to tell Cambridge Aero Explorer to connect to a recorder and check for a flash card on startup Display units can be selected from a drop down Navpoint Display contains four settings to define how Cambridge Aero Explorer displays navpoint lists with a flight log Dime Conversion defines how time is converted from GMT time to local time for a flight log File locations set the default pathways for workspace folders in the PC pane Display Options calls up a window with various display settings See the flight display section for a full description of each option Window menu Cascade Shrink the Display pane windows and stack them so that the title bar of each is visible Tile Arrange each open window so they are all displayed in
27. RUMENTS GB Cambridge Aero Explorer for Windows Version 1 0 User s Guide Cambridge Aero Explorer User s Guide Copyright Copyright 2001 by Cambridge Aero Instruments All Rights Reserved First Edition 2001 Trademarks Aero Explorer is a trademark of Cambridge Aero Instruments Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of the Microsoft Corporation All other trademarks or registered trademarks are owned by their respective holders Mailing address Cambridge Aero Instruments P O Box 1420 Waitsfield VT 05673 USA Shipping address Cambridge Aero Instruments 1673 Main St Waitsfield VT 05673 USA Telephone 01 802 496 7755 Fax 01 802 496 6235 Email info cambridge aero com Website www cambridge aero com Cambridge Aero Explorer User s Guide Table of Contents Chapter 1 Introduction cisco 1 Overview of the Program nennen nennen nnn nnns 1 MOCO OGY ET TAEDA 1 Cambridge Aero Explorer Versions i 2 Gustomer SUppOTCrt isan qped inci quer lennon lang 3 Chapter 2 Getting Started 4 Installing the SoftWare 00 ila aa a A A lai 4 Starting Cambridge Aero Explorer 4 The Cambridge Aero Explorer User Interface 4 Icons in the Recorder and PC Panes i 5 Click and Drag OperatiONS oococcnnccccncccconcconnnccnnnnnnnnncnnnncnnnnnnn non cnn nn
28. aight line distance between each task leg minus the start and finish cylinder radii if they are defined Time On Course The time difference between the start time and finish time Speed Average speed over the entire task calculated by dividing the task distance by the time on course Roll Time Time at which the glider reached takeoff speed Start Time Glider start time This could be the last exit out the side of a start cylinder out the top of a start cylinder or the last crossing of a start line The start time is calculated by linear interpolation between the first fix after the start and the preceding fix Finish Time Task finish time This could be the entry into the side of a finish cylinder descending into the top finish cylinder or the crossing of a finish line As with start times finish time is calculated by linear interpolation between the last fix before the finish and the next fix Landing Time Time the glider dropped below flying speed and landed Turnpoints These are the ID s of the turnpoints successfully Achieved achieved in the correct order To achieve a turnpoint at least one fix must be within the circle defined by the turnpoint radius from Step 1 above The turnpoint is still be considered achieved if there is at least one fix in a circle defined by the outer radius but a warning is be displayed Notes Information and warnings about the analysis are displayed in the Notes section Troubleshooting
29. ake sure the serial port is enabled 4 Try different COM ports To change the COM port in the Cambridge Aero Explorer choose Options from the Tools menu then select the General tab Select COM port 1 from the dropdown list the press the Test Com Port button Try different COM port numbers until you find one that works Make sure the recorder is turned on and plugged into the serial port when you try this 5 Check with the Windows documentation to see how to get information on available COM ports on your system Make sure one is available File Formats IGC File Format The format for the IGC flight log files can be found at the FAI website at http www fai org As of this writing the IGC file document can be accessed directly at http www fai org gliding gnss tech_spec_gnss html Map File Formats Files for the display of maps in the Cambridge Aero Explorer program are stored in Windows bitmap bmp format Each map file contains the image for one degree of latitude and one degree of longitude The file name should reflect the southwest map corner coordinates of the map Map files for many popular soaring sites are available on the CD ROM or can be downloaded from the Internet To scan your own map files you will need a color flatbed scanner and a graphics editing program such as Paint Shop Pro To create your own map files follow these steps 1 Using a flatbed scanner scan your map one degree of latitude and one
30. and analyze your flights graphically using a simple point and click interface Cambridge Aero Explorer also facilitates work with navigation point databases and special use airspace files This program can communicate with your Cambridge GPS or Pocket Nav flashcard Tasks can be defined with this program and loaded into your data recorder or viewed graphically together with a flight log Cambridge Aero Explorer is designed for anyone wishing to interface with their Cambridge recorder and view flight log files stored in either IGC or CAI format The program runs on IBM or compatible hardware using Microsoft Windows 95 98 2000 or Windows ME Navigation point databases are viewed in Cambridge dat format The software can communicate with a flashcard reader installed on a Windows system as a removable drive To communicate with a Cambridge Model 10 20 or 25 GPS you must have the unit connected to your computer on a working serial port Terminology Windows terms These terms describe how to use the program Click Select an item by moving the mouse pointer to the item then pressing and releasing the left mouse button Click and drag Move the mouse pointer to the item then press and hold the left mouse button while moving the item to another location on the screen Release the mouse button when over the desired location on the screen Right click Move the mouse pointer to the item then press and release the right mouse button This gen
31. bridge Aero Explorer contains all the commands that you use to accomplish tasks in the program Many of the commands such as those on the Action menu apply to the currently selected item file or folder in the Recorder or PC pane Others apply to the Display pane or the Recorder File Menu New Create a new Workspace or Folder Open Prompts with a browser window to search for a file to open Flight logs navpoint files and SUA files can be opened with this command Close Closes the active file in the plot pane Below Close displays the last four files viewed in the program Exit Close Cambridge Aero Explorer Edit Menu Cut Copy the selected file to the Windows clipboard and removes it from the PC pane Copy Copy the selected file to the Windows clipboard Paste Paste the last file in the Windows clipboard to the selected workspace or folder Delete Remove the selected file to the recycle bin Rename Change the selected file name View Menu Toolbar Toggle the toolbar on and off Status Bar Toggle the bottom status bar of the program on and off Explorer Bar Toggle the combined view of the PC pane and Recorder pane on and off Rotate Incrementally change the view of the plot pane in the direction selected Zoom Incrementally zooms the plot pane in or out or zoom window allows the user to draw a box in the plot pane to define the area to zoom in on Animation Start the flight log playback in
32. degree of longitude at a time A US sectional map will usually fit on most flatbed scanners If your map is to large to scan 1 degree at once you can do it in pieces and stitch them together your graphics program 2 Once you have the scan for a 1 degree of latitude longitude then using the graphics program crop that image to be exactly 1 degree of latitude and one degree of longitude This may take some careful editing to get it scaled and cropped correctly 3 Save the image the size of 1024 X 1024 pixels and 256 colors It does not matter if the resulting image is not square Chapter 6 Appendix 4 The file name has the southern latitude and western longitude encoded in it For example the file N39W085 bmp is the sectional data for latitudes 39 40 north and longitudes 85 84 west 5 Put this file into the Map File folder To find out where this is click on the Tools Options menu then select the File Locations Special Use Airspace File Format The format of the SUA is commonly known as the Tim Newport Peace s Special Use Airspace Format This format is included below for reference tt tt FEAE aE aaa AE AE AE AE E FE E E H FE AE AE AE AE AE AE AE FE FE FE EEE tt tt tt tt USER DEFINED FILE tt tt tt tt FEAE aE TTT AE AE a E H FEAE AE AE AE AE AE AE AE AE E FE E E H tt tt
33. dialog You may change this destination to any other folder or drive on your computer by clicking Change Destination EE Connected to Recorder CC074 2 xi TT Automatically transfer the most recent log when connected Pilot Guy Ford Byars 11 Discus 2b Logs will be transfered to C Program Files CAI Flights Date StartTime Duration Fixes Security Status 4 25 01 08 01 01 54 Hint The Log Manager can be very useful for soaring contests where viewing flights from many different recorders in a short time is desirable Selecting checking Automatically transfer the most recent log when connected makes Cambridge Aero Explorer to monitor the serial port Whenever a recorder is connected the program automatically transfers the most recent flight Chapter 3 Communication with Data Recorder Transferring data to the recorder prior to taking off When flying at a new location you may want to load a new navpoint database for that location into your recorder To transfer a new set of navpoints to your recorder follow these steps 1 Connect your recorder to the computer with a serial cable Make sure your recorder is turned on 2 Make sure your navpoint database file is visible in the PC pane See the section on Managing files within the Recorder and PC panes Often navpoint databases are distributed on a floppy disk If your navpoint file is on a floppy you can import it to your PC pane by using the Import F
34. e Transferring data to the recorder via a flashcard Navpoint SUA and flight log files can be transferred to a Cambridge recorder that is permanently mounted in the glider using a flashcard To transfer navpoints and SUA files to a recorder using a flashcard follow these steps 1 Make sure a flashcard reader is properly installed in your computer and a flashcard is inserted in the reader The flashcard must appear as a removable drive when you double click the My Computer desktop icon This flashcard also must have a folder called My Documents on it If this folder is not there right click in the flashcard window point to New then click Folder Name the folder My Documents Start the Cambridge Aero Explorer If all the requirements in the previous step are met then you should see a workspace called Flash Card as the last entry in the PC pane Find the navpoint file in the PC pane you wish to transfer to the flash card and eventually to the recorder Right click the navpoint file point to Send To then choose Flash Card The program transfers the navpoint file to the flashcard Repeat the procedure selecting an SUA file if you wish to transfer a SUA file to the flashcard Remove the flashcard from the PC and insert it into your Pocket Nav computer Follow the instructions that came with the Pocket Nav on how to transfer data from a flashcard to the recorder Transferring flights from the recorder via a flashcard If y
35. e Airspace files in the Tim Newport Peace s Special Use Airspace Format Display Options You have control over the appearance of the display From the Tools menu choose Display Options You can also right click inside a plot and choose Properties WSView Control Properties x Background Color Change M Show full trace length Display Length 10 Minutes v Show fix points IV Different Colors for Climbs and Descents Reset From this dialog you can change the following 2 Colors To change the color of part of the display select the part you wish to change and then click Change to select a new color The current color for the selected part appears to the right of the part name 25 Cambridge Aero Explorer User s Guide 2 Show full trace length Often the display can become quite cluttered from trace points recorded very early in the flight which can hinder viewing and analysis of later segments To address this problem clear this checkbox to display only the most recent segment of the flight You can then enter the Display Length in minutes For example if you enter 5 then only the most recent 5 minutes of the trace is displayed 2 Show fix points Display individual GPS fixes as small circles in the flight trace when selected These circles are often not visible unless you zoom in on a small area of the flight Map display Turn the map overlay on when selected This displays a bitmap
36. ed on 2 From the Recorder menu choose Connect The program displays the contents of your data recorder in the Recorder pane 3 Double click the desired flight log icon in the Recorder pane This starts the transfer and displays the progress of the transfer Alternatively you could click and drag the flight log icon to the Display pane This automatically transfers the flight log to the default flight log file directory Or you can open the recorder Log Manager select the desired flight and select Transfer Using Flashcards Flashcards are small storage cards readable by computer devices such as a Pocket Nav In order to access the contents of a flashcard a suitable reader or card adapter should be installed on your computer A variety of flashcard readers are available through third party vendors These normally connect through the PCMCIA slot USB or parallel ports and once installed allow the flashcard to be accessed as a removable drive on your system Cambridge Aero Explorer searches your system for a flashcard no matter what connection method you use laptop or desktop machine If a flashcard is available on your system as and you have a My Documents folder as a top level directory on the flashcard 23 Cambridge Aero Explorer User s Guide then that folder will automatically visible as a workspace in the PC pane Similarly it your flashcard contains a folder named Flights this will also be visible as a workspace in the PC pan
37. efine Finish Gate Turnpoint Radius fi Miles Navpoint Radius 0 25 Miles Turnpoints fi a5 Browse Lio Name LegDistance Total Distanc 18 CCSC Start 0 00 mi 0 00 mi 10 Highland Co 35 60 mi 35 60 mi 5 Edenton Lake 28 89 mi 64 49 mi 1F CCSC Finish 82 26 mi Cancel 3 Ifyou want start and finish gates select Display Start Gate and Display Finish Gate Then select the gate definition by clicking Define Gate for each This puts the start and finish gates in the list The ID of the start point in the list will have an S after it in the first column Similarly the finish point will have an F after the ID in the first column 4 Enter a Turnpoint Radius This radius is used to display a black circle around each turnpoint Also displayed in this circle is the FAI turnpoint sector See the FAI rules for a description of this turnpoint sector 5 Enter a Navpoint Radius This radius is used to display a smaller colored circle around each turnpoint 6 Enter the Turnpoints Enter the ID of the turnpoints separated by either a comma or space Click Browse to select a turnpoint from the list of navpoints Note Only those navpoints with the Turnpoint attribute specified will appear in the list 7 Click OK and the program overlays the task on the display For more information refer to the tutorial section Defining and Displaying a Task Note The program remembers tasks you enter If you want
38. er Now whenever you transfer a flight log to your PC from the recorder it will be created under your My Documents folder Additional folders for Navpoints and Airspace can also be created in this workspace to organize other files want to organize my flights by year What is the best way to do this Follow steps 1 5 above to create a Cambridge Files workspace in your My Documents folder Then follow these steps 1 Right click on the workspace and select Create Folder from the menu Type in Flights during 2001 as the name for that new folder Right click on this new folder and select Set as Default Flight Log Folder You can import any flights you have already made this year by right clicking on the folder and selecting the Import Files from the menu You can select one or more files from the next dialog and they will be copied to the folder Chapter 2 Getting Started Program Setup Navpoint files Introduction Navpoints are navigation points used by soaring pilots during their flights They are defined by latitude longitude and elevation They also have attributes to describe how the pilot may use the point Each navpoint can have one or more attributes The following table describes the meaning of each navpoint attribute Attribute Description Home The home airfield for this navpoint database The name of this point is shown when navpoints are displayed Start Indicate
39. erates a context sensitive menu of commands for that item Right click menu A context sensitive menu that appears when you right click an item The commands on the menu are specific to that item Right click menus can help you more quickly execute commands on an item Shift click and drag Hold down the Shift key while clicking and dragging an item Ctrl key Hold down the Ctrl key while you press a second key For example Ctrl C means hold down the Ctrl key press the C key and then release both keys Shift key Hold down the Shift key while you press a second key For example Shift C means hold down the Shift key press the C key and then release both keys Program terms These terms describe the Cambridge Aero Explorer program and related components Data file dat file A text file containing an ordered list of navpoints These are the same files as used in Pocket Nav software and GPS NAV products Default flight log folder A directory folder on your computer s hard drive where the program stores flight logs transferred from a recorder Flashcard A standard compact flash memory card used by a Compaq Aero 1520 1550 or similar hand held computer Flight file cai or igc file A file containing data generated by a GPS recorder that is a record of the glider s flight Files with a cai extension are in a Cambridge proprietary Cambridge Aero Explorer User s Guide format Files with the ige extension are in a standard
40. es of GPS location fixes in a flight log Cambridge Aero Explorer allows you to view these flights on your computer Some features available when displaying your flights are You can use the mouse mouse wheel or keyboard to control the display of your flight trace The program displays the flight in 3 dimensions You can use the mouse to look at the display from different angles and elevations 7 You can overlay your flight trace on images of maps to see where you flew relative to ground features You can overlay additional flights navpoints or airspaces by clicking and dragging them onto a current flight navpoint or airspace display 2 You can play back your flight to watch how you flew around the course 2 You can change the display options such as the colors of the screen background flight path and task Youcan lock the display on a pilot and have the screen automatically scroll to keep him in view This gives a Moving Map effect and is especially useful for long flights along a mountain ridge 2 You can display files with several different formats Once displayed the same display controls are used to control the display regardless of the origin The following file formats are supported flight logs stored in the International Gliding Council s format IGC format flight logs stored in Cambridge s proprietary flight log format CAI format Cambridge Aero Navpoint files or DAT files and Special Us
41. es over an entire task it is often desirable to analyze a small section of the flight trace The Cambridge Aero Explorer provides a measurement cursor for this purpose You can use the measurement cursor for the following purposes 7 7 7 To display the speed and distance over a single task leg To analyze a thermal The program can determine altitude gained average rate of climb drift distance and approximate wind speed To perform some preliminary task planning You can measure between a series of navpoints displayed on the screen and calculate the total distance of a task To start using the measurement cursor use the following steps l 4 Display a flight in the Display pane Right click in the plot pane and choose Measure or you can select the ruler icon from the toolbar The cursor becomes a ruler Move the cursor to either a point on the trace or to a navpoint Click and drag from the point or navpoint to another trace point or navpoint As the cursor moves to other trace points you can see the analysis of the difference between the two points displayed in a small window in the upper left hand corner of the screen Move the cursor to another point on the trace and release the mouse button You can continue with the measurements by moving the mouse pointer to another trace point and clicking and dragging to the next point The analysis window shows an analysis between the first point selected in the measurement se
42. from the View menu to perform the same function Scrolling and 3D rotation Zoom To rotate the view in 3 dimensions hold down the Shift key and click roughly on the center of the flight Shift click and drag allows you to rotate the view of the flight in 3 dimensions To return to a top down view click the R button in the toolbar or choose Reset view from the View menu All of the rotation commands are duplicated in the View menu on the Rotate sub menu On the toolbar are three buttons to allow zooming the display pane in or out Zooming changes the scale of the Plot pane Click on the icon of a magnifying glass with a square attached then click and drag to draw a rectangle around a section of the flight to magnify it You can do the same thing by right clicking the flight display choosing Zoom and then dragging a box around the area to be magnified To simply zoom in the view without selecting a window click on the magnifying glass with a plus sign button in the toolbar To zoom out click on the magnifying glass with a minus sign button in the toolbar You can also right click the display and choose Zoom Out To re center the view click the R button in the toolbar or right click and choose Reset All of the zoom commands are also duplicated in the View menu on the Zoom sub menu Animate flight Now close the window Double click on a flight in the PC pane to display it You can now animate the trace of this flight This makes the pr
43. ilable Change the trace display two minutes per wheel movement Changing the scale of the displayed flight is zooming in more detail less area and zooming out less detail more area The zoom in magnifying glass with button and zoom out in magnifying glass with button commands simply increase and decrease the viewing scale of the displayed flight However the most powerful way to zoom in on a flight is to zoom by drawing a small window around the area of interest To use this feature follow these steps 1 Dooneofthe following Click on the button with a magnifying glass with a square From the View menu point to Zoom then click Draw Zoom Window Right click on the plot pane and select Zoom from the menu 2 The mouse cursor changes to a small cross Move this to the upper left hand area of interest in the plot pane 3 Click and drag to draw a rectangle around the area of interest Release the mouse button and the program resizes the display to zoom window you Just drew To re center the view and reset the scale of the plot pane click on the R icon in the toolbar or right click and select Reset from the menu All of the zoom commands are duplicated in the View menu Click View then touch Zoom then select the appropriate zoom function 27 Cambridge Aero Explorer User s Guide Scrolling and Rotating a Flight You can move the pot display to the left righ
44. iles command when you right click on a folder or workspace in the PC pane 3 Locate the navpoint database file you want to transfer You can transfer the file by clicking and dragging the navpoint file from the PC pane to the recorder icon in the Recorder pane Alternatively you can right click the navpoint file icon in the PC pane and choose Send To Recorder 4 Before the transfer occurs the program displays a confirmation dialog listing how many navpoints will be transferred to the recorder Note that many GPS NAV models can only hold a maximum of 250 navpoints Note When the program transfers navpoints to the recorder the program reads them back from the recorder and compares them with the original points This verification process ensures that your navpoints were transferred correctly Upon successful transfer to the recorder the program displays a confirmation dialog confirming the number of points transferred Important If you do not see the confirmation dialog this indicates that the transfer was not successful To transfer tasks to your recorder see the section Defining a Task for the Data Recorder Transferring flight logs from the recorder after landing Once the flight is complete you should have newly created flight logs in your recorder To transfer a flight log to your computer and display it follow these steps 1 Connect your recorder to your computer with a serial cable Make sure the recorder is turn
45. isplay the date for the end of the evaluation period Chapter 1 Introduction Customer Support If you experience problems with your version of Cambridge Aero Explorer or have questions about its operation our website has extensive technical data on all of our products and may contain the answer to your question You can reach our website by typing the following web address in your Internet browser http www cambridge aero com You can get access the Cambridge Aero Explorer web site directly from the program From the Help menu choose Web Support This starts your Internet browser and displays the support page if an Internet connection is available Cambridge Aero Explorer User s Guide Chapter 2 Getting Started Installing the Software From CD ROM 1 Insert the Cambridge Aero Explorer CD ROM your computer s CD ROM drive The installation program starts if your computer is configured to automatically run the CD ROM install program 2 Ifthe installation program doesn t start double click the My Computer icon normally located in the top left corner of the Windows desktop screen Double click the CD ROM drive icon then double click the Setup exe program to start the installation program From Internet File To download the Cambridge Aero Explorer from the Internet follow these steps 1 Goto the Cambridge Aero website at http www cambridge aero com 2 Click the link for Aero Explorer 3 Follow the directions on the
46. l possible for problems to occur during installation If you get errors during the installation check the following Make sure you are installing on a Windows 95 98 ME NT or 2000 system Other systems are not supported 43 Cambridge Aero Explorer User s Guide Check enough disk space is available for the installation 4MB is required for the basic installation however if many maps are also selected for installation this could increase significantly 2 Close all other programs This includes programs started automatically when the computer is turned on They can be identified by a small icon immediately to the left of the system clock in the lower right portion of the screen You can typically close these by right clicking on them and selecting Close or Exit Make sure any virus checking software is turned off Can t connect to recorder Sometimes some systems have trouble communicating with the Cambridge recorder Should you have this problem follow these steps 1 Close all other programs that might use the serial port This especially includes programs that synchronize data between a pocket PDA computer and your PC ActiveSync and HotSync are two such programs that must be closed if connection problems occur 2 Make sure your recorder has power and is turned on 3 Make sure your com ports are enabled Some laptops have both an infrared port and a serial port only one of which can be used at a time M
47. les Radius Center at point 26 Change Note that gate elevations are measured relative to the ground For gate comparisons with the flight trace the elevation of the center point is added to the gate altitude For example if you set your maximum gate height to be 5000ft at a navpoint that has an elevation of 850 ft then any altitude of 5850MSL would be considered above the gate Step 3 Select Turnpoints Next select the turnpoints for the task The start and finish gate points are added to the task list automatically You only need to type in the turnpoint ID s or you can click Browse to select them from a list Task distances are displayed for reference Note that if a cylinder is specified for the start gate the radius of the cylinder is subtracted from the first leg Similarly if a cylinder is specified for the finish gate its radius is subtracted from the final leg 33 Cambridge Aero Explorer User s Guide Step 3 Select Turnpoints x Turnpoints 105 Browse IO Neme LegDistance Total Distance of Total 25 8 CCSC Start 0 00 Mi 0 00 Mi 0 0 10 Highland Co 30 61 Mi 30 61 Mi 40 7 5 Edenton Lake 28 90 Mi 59 51 Mi 38 4 26 F CCSCFinish 15 78 Mi 75 28 Mi 21 0 lt Back Cancel Help When the turnpoint selection is complete click Next Step 4 Review Results At this point the analysis is complete and the results are displayed Step 4 Review Results Use Ctr C to copy results to Window
48. lot pane Click on the button with the magnifying glass and red square on the toolbar Then click and drag in the Display pane to draw a window around a group of navpoints When you release the mouse button the view zooms in on these points Zoom the view until a group of navpoints is visible with their names Right click the Plot pane and choose Measure Now click and drag between two navpoints The measure function works the same with a navpoint list as with a flight file In a small window in the upper left of the Plot pane the program displays the distance between two navpoints Continue clicking and dragging between several pairs of navpoints to display the cumulative distance in the measure window Chapter 2 Getting Started Displaying airspace Click the next to the folder named Airspace to expand the list of airspaces Then click and drag the airspace icon named Caesar into the display pane This overlays the airspaces on the navpoints allows you to view the special use airspaces along with navpoints and flight logs Hide the explorer bar The left hand side of the screen comprised of the Recorder pane and the PC pane is collectively called the Explorer bar Click the small X in the upper right corner of the Recorder pane to hide the Explorer bar You now see the flight in a larger window Alternatively use the icon in the toolbar with a picture of a menu tree to toggle the Explorer bar on and off You can also choose Explorer bar
49. ne Paste Similar to Workspace Paste see above New Folder Similar to Workspace New Folder see above Import File Similar to Workspace Import File see above Set As Default Flight Log Folder When logs are transferred from the recorder to the PC by default they are transferred to the default flight log folder You can easily change this default with this menu command Simply click on the folder and select this menu Set As Default Navpoint Folder When navpoints are transferred from the recorder to the PC by default they are transferred to the default navpoint log This folder also acts as the default folder whenever you are prompted by the program to select a navpoint file You can easily change this default with this menu command Simply click on the folder and select this menu Rename Similar to Workspace Rename see above Delete This command will remove the folder from the workspace and from your hard drive The folder must be empty to be deleted Explore Similar to Workspace Explore see above SUA amp Navpoint icons in the PC pane Send To Floppy Disk This command will copy the selected file to the floppy drive of your computer designated as the A drive This is very convenient at contests when you might want to make a copy of some of your navpoints and give them to a friend Send To Flash Card This command will copy the selected file to the compact flashcard inserted in your computer You m
50. nibee u Colored to display cruise Z amp May 23 1935 Muay w uel E A play POT May 23 TUD Users Lui a ES TT Colored to display i EQ vagone n re thermalling i Li Map scale sg a x PES e BARI M x 4 GGEREMI cov i HL SARVGROW ELIEHI ON Ec E Lentnn E TUE gal 7 e P lan C 4 I Fo Hab pices FI OO HUM Displaying a flight In the lower left pane of the Cambridge Aero Explorer click on the sign next to the folder named Flights and then click on the sign next to the folder named Demo Click and drag any flight icon in this folder to the right hand display pane The top flight in the Demo folder was completed on April 29 2000 at Caesar Creek Soaring Club If you display this flight you can see it includes the navigation points as well as the declared task recorded in the GPS for the day this pilot completed this flight Note that as soon as the flight appears the Barograph pane appears above the flight The top bar of the Barograph pane displays time GPS and pressure altitude speed climb or sink rate engine noise level and the GPS fix respectively The vertical blue line in the barograph trace represents the current GPS fix in the Plot pane below Clicking and dragging this line anywhere in the barograph trace also moves the corresponding flight trace below In the upper right hand corner of the display pane click the X button to close this window the lower of the two
51. not there consult your Windows help system for instructions on how to create it Cambridge Aero Explorer User s Guide Double click on the My Documents folder on the Desktop to open it Once opened right click in that folder and from the New menu select Folder Type in Cambridge Files as the name for this new folder Start the Cambridge Aero Explorer and from the File menu choose New Workspace From the browse for Folder dialog select the Cambridge Files folder under the My Documents entry Then click OK Select New Workspace Location TE Desktop E EY My Documents fa Cambridge Files C My eBooks amp C My Music LA My Pictures iC My Webs C Security AS My Computer se 68 My Network Places cen A new workspace has been created in your PC pane and appears as the last entry there It will have a long and confusing name like New Workspace C Documents and Settings Cambridge Files If desired you can rename it to something more meaningful Right click on this new workspace and select the Rename menu Type in a new name like My Cambridge Files then press the Enter key Right click on this workspace and select New Folder Then type in Flights as the name of this folder To have your flights transferred to this Flights folder from future connections with the recorder right click on the Flights folder and select Set as Default Flight Log Fold
52. nt on the trace or a displayed navpoint As you drag the cursor the upper left window displays distance time speed altitude differential and average climb for the section of the flight over which you dragged the cursor Release the mouse button and you can perform another measure operation by clicking and dragging to a further section of the flight trace The cumulative distance of all successive measure operations displays in the small window To clear the window and end the measuring operation click in an empty part of the plot screen KE Cambridge Aero Explorer Byars Guy May 23 1995 55ncai01 igc BEE File Edit View Recorder Actions Tasks Tools Window Help la xl Gu QqahR amp HBbp t Time 13 55 21 GPS Alt 4619 ft Press Alt 4294 ft 54 25 kts 207 tv ENL 12 38 25 914N 83 59 301 W 5000 ft oft 12 5213 00 14 00 15 00 15 38 Dist 29 635 Miles Time 00 41 32 Speed 42 3 Miles Hr e CLINTON 99 VELBESKY Alt Diff 266 ft 3 32 MERRITT Ave Climb 6 ft min amp 27 SABINA 23 MISENAERNAAR GROS 2 BROWNI SQ 24 FIRTH 27 BARNET 5 CRAIG 10 HIGHLAND CO 10 MILES For Help press F1 NUM Displaying navpoints Close the flight visible in the Display pane 2 Click the next to the folder in the PC pane labeled Navpoints Click and drag the caesrs98 navpoint icon to the display window The navpoints that make up the caesrs98 file appear in the P
53. nts ir Navpoints stored in the recorder It displays the name of the navpoint file transferred to the recorder a Cambridge Aero Explorer User s Guide PC pane icons Entry Icon Description Workspace Ld Represents a directory folder on the computer s hard drive or a removable drive or flashcard Double clicking the icon expands or collapses the folders in this workspace so you can see its contents The right and left arrow keys also expand or collapse the workspace Directory Represents a folder on your hard drive removable Folder drive or compact flashcard You can expand or collapse the folder to see its contents O Navpoints im A navpoint dat file Double clicking the icon Di displays the navpoints in the Display pane SUA files ER A Special Use Airspace sua file Double clicking the icon displays the airspace in the Display pane Log in IGC En A flight log igc file stored in standard IGC Format format Double clicking the icon displays the flight in the Display pane Log in CAI GAI A flight log cai file stored in a standard IGC Format format Double clicking the icon displays the flight in the Display pane The program creates a log in IGC format if one does not exist when you perform any action on it Click and Drag Operations You can use your mouse to click and drag icons to accomplish various tasks This is also called drag and d
54. o view the file graphically click and drag the file to the Plot pane If a corresponding flight is already displayed in the Plot pane the program overlays the SUA Alternatively you can right click the SUA file and chose Overlay Downloading SUA files from the Internet Downloading SUA files is very similar to downloading navpoint files Special Use Airspace files should be downloaded from the Internet in the Tim Newport Peace format Follow the guidelines outlined for download Navpoint files download the SUA files Defining a Task for the Data Recorder The Cambridge Aero Explorer provides an easy to use interface to define tasks in your GPS NAV recorder To define tasks in the recorder use the following these steps 1 From the Task menu choose Define and Transfer This command creates tasks and then transfers them to a connected data recorder Chapter 2 Getting Started Task Definition I 2fx Navpoints Use Navpoints from recorder Use Navpoints from file C Program Files CAI Nayvpoints caesrs98 dat Browse 273 navpoints available Task Task A y Clear All Tumpoints 1 1051 Browse Total Distanc CCOSC 0 00 mi 0 00 mi Highland Co 35 60 mi 35 60 mi Edenton Lake 28 89 mi 64 49 mi CESC 17 77 mi 82 26 mi First select the navpoint list you wish to use for task creation Select either the list loaded on the recorder or choose a database already stored on your computer For the Use Navpoints
55. ogram draw the flight as if you were watching the flight in progress To animate the flight click the right arrow button in the toolbar that looks like a VCR play button This starts animating the flight You can use the plus and minus buttons next to the Play button to either slow or speed up the animation sequence The animation commands are also duplicated in the View on the Animation sub menu Choose the Start command to begin the animation sequence Stop Slower and Faster control the playback of the animation Defining and displaying a task From the Task menu choose Define and Overlay 17 Cambridge Aero Explorer User s Guide Task Display v v CCSC Start Highland Co Edenton Lake CCSC Finish 17 77 mi Selecting the Display Start Gate and Display Finish Gate checkboxes enables these features in the visual display of a task Clicking Define Start Gate or Define Finish Gate allows you to select the start and finish gate parameters Click Define Start Gate Start Gate Settings nlzizielirieptereitie y Gate pu The default parameters for the Start Gate Settings are standard for most contests however you can change as desired Click OK to accept the start gate definition and return to the Task Display dialog box Now click Define Finish Gate Chapter 2 Getting Started Finish Gate Settings I 2fx Gate Center Point ccsc gt Type Line y Width 2 Miles Top Base ft Heading
56. our recorder is permanently installed in the glider you can transfer flight logs from the recorder to the PC using a flashcard To perform this transfer follow these steps 1 4 Follow the instructions with the Pocket Nav to transfer the flight from the recorder to the Pocket Nav flashcard This transfer doesn t automatically happen during the flight you must transfer it at the end of the flight Remove the flashcard from the Pocket Nav and insert it in the flashcard adapter in the PC Make sure a flashcard reader is properly installed in your computer and insert the flashcard in the reader The flash card must appear as a removable drive when you double click the My Computer desktop icon When the Cambridge Aero Explorer starts the flashcard should appear in the PC pane as a workspace called Flash Card X Flights where X is the drive letter the system assigns to your flash card Expand the workspace under Flash Card and you should see your flight logs Double click on a flight log to display it To copy the flight from the flashcard and save it on the computer follow these steps 1 2 Right click the flight log under the Flash Card workspace and choose Copy Right click a folder icon under one of the workspaces on your hard drive then choose Paste Chapter 4 Flight Display Chapter 4 Flight Display Introduction Your Cambridge GPS NAV or similar product records data as you fly and saves a seri
57. owed by a RADIUS keyword a CENTRE Keyword and a TO Keyword The only valid place for 45 Cambridge Aero Explorer User s Guide CIRCLE WIDTH AWY TOPS BASE Further file AIRWAYS AIR RADIUS CENTRE and TO keywords is when describing an Arc or Circle and describes an arc to be drawn Clockwise or Anti Clockwise from the current position and should be constructed as follows ANTI CLOCKWISE RADIUS 8 CENTRE N522 Or CLOCKWISE RADIUS 8 CENTRE N522734 W0014494 TO N521948 W0014754 The units of Radius are Nautical Miles 734 W0014494 TO N521948 W0014754 Similar to Arc but with only RADIUS and CENTRE Secondary keywords e g CIRCLE RADIUS 10 CEN TRE N555700 W0032227 Miles and is only used in If no WIDTH statement is This Keyword describes the width of an Airway in Nautical conjunction with an AWY keyword given then 10NM will be assumed This is like the POINT keyword and describes a point on the centre line of an Airway whose width has been previously given in a WIDTH statement e g WIDTH 10 AWY N555223 W0042667 Each section of airspace requires a BASE and TOPS statement in order that Air Check can detect infringements The BASE can be defined as a Flight Level or ALT TOPS will normally be a Flight WIDTH 10 BASE 2500ALT TOPS FL245 or WIDTH 10 BASE FL55 TOPS FL2
58. p an old archive of stored flights 41 Cambridge Aero Explorer User s Guide Change Workspace This menu will change which folder disk or flashcard the workspace represents Paste This command will copy the file from the Windows clipboard to the selected workspace This menu is only active after a flight log SUA file or navpoint file has been either cut or copied to the windows clipboard This cut or copy operation could have been done either from the PC pane in the Cambridge Aero Explorer or anywhere in the Windows file explorer Rename This menu will let you to edit the name of the workspace Delete This menu will let you remove the workspace from the PC pane Note that this process will destroy none of your files It simply removes the workspace from the PC pane The top most workspace may be renamed but cannot be deleted Explore This menu will open the folder that the workspace references This will let you see all the files in this folder not just the ones the Cambridge Aero Explorer can recognize This is useful to help you troubleshoot the problem of having an Airspace or navpoint file in the folder that is not showing up in the PC pane Import File This menu will prompt you to browse the contents of your computer to select a log SUA or navpoint file to copy into your workspace This is especially useful if you have a file on a floppy disk you want to bring into your workspace Folder icons in the PC pa
59. page to download the program Make sure you note the directory where your computer saves the downloaded file 4 After downloading the file double click the My Computer icon normally located in the top left corner of the Windows desktop screen 5 Double click the hard drive icon and then navigate to the directory where you stored the installation program 6 Double click the installation program to install the software Note The installation program searches for the older Cambridge DOS based flight viewing software on your C or D hard drives in a folder names CAI If it locates the old DOS based program it automatically creates workspaces for your existing files Starting Cambridge Aero Explorer The software installation procedure automatically places an icon on the desktop of your computer labeled Cambridge Aero Explorer Double click this icon to start the program or go to Start point to Programs then to Cambridge Aero Explorer The Cambridge Aero Explorer User Interface The Cambridge Aero Explorer uses the standard Windows interface components The title bar is located at the top of the screen and contains the title of the program The menu bar contains the names of the command menus The toolbar contains a row of buttons representing commands You can use the buttons to quickly choose a command instead of choosing the command from a menu The Recorder pane is the upper left pane It shows the contents of the GPS recorder if
60. playing the pilot s name and altitude Then click on the end of the flight The display is now locked onto that pilot 3 Start the animation playback From the View menu point to Animation and then click Start You can also click the triangular play button from the toolbar When the program plays back the flight it automatically scrolls the display to keep this pilot visible To clear this lock click the mouse in an empty area of the screen Chapter 4 Flight Display Displaying Multiple Flights It is very popular to compare flights made by two different pilots on the same day or even different days together on the screen at the same time This is easily done with the following steps 1 Findthe first flight to display in the PC pane and display it by doing one of the following Double click the flight icon Right click the flight icon and choose Display Click and drag the flight icon to the Display pane 2 Findthe next flight to in the PC pane you want to display Click and drag that flight onto the Plot pane displaying the first flight 3 To add additional flights to the display repeat step 2 If you try to display two flights flown on different days the program displays a message advising you of this After you click OK the program displays the flights Map Display Map files in raster bitmap format can be displayed with flight logs in Cambridge Aero Explorer Raster map files are bitmap images
61. quence and the final point selected When finished measuring click the mouse in an empty area of the screen The figure below shows the analysis of a thermal Chapter 5 Flight Analysis Dist 2 978 Km Time 00 06 29 Speed 27 5 Km Hr Alt Diff 306 0 m To here Ave Climb 0 8 m s Pa Cs Drag from here 2 1 2 km To use the measurement cursor for task planning use the following steps 1 Move the mouse pointer to the first navpoint in the task Click the navpoint and drag to the next point in the task As the mouse pointer approaches a navpoint it is selected and the name is displayed in the analysis window This is useful when several points are close together 2 When the next point is selected release the mouse button the click and drag to the next point and repeat this procedure for all the points in your task The distance displayed in the analysis window is the sum of all task legs 3 When finished with your measurements click in an empty area of the screen The figure below shows how clicking and dragging each leg of the task outlined a task of 71 1 Km 37 Cambridge Aero Explorer User s Guide Chapter 6 Appendix Chapter 6 Appendix The Appendix contains additional reference material that you may find helpful It includes a listing of menu commands right click menu commands troubleshooting information and a description of selected file formats Menu Commands The menu bar in the Cam
62. r and send it to the Recycling Bin Rename Similar to Workspace Rename see above Flight log icons in the PC pane Send to Floppy A Similar to SUA and Navpoint Send to Floppy see above Cut Similar to SUA and Navpoint Cut see above Copy Similar to SUA and Navpoint Copy see above Display Similar to SUA and Navpoint Display see above Overlay Similar to SUA and Navpoint Overlay see above Edit This will open the selected IGC file with the Notepad editor You can then view the information in the IGC file and make simple edits if needed As logs in the CAI format are in a Cambridge proprietary binary format they cannot be edited Delete Similar to SUA and Navpoint Delete see above Analyze Flight This performs a task analysis on the selected log See the section of the manual on task analysis for more information View Navpoints in Log This will read any navpoints in the flight log and display them with the standard navpoint edit function Note any changes made to your navpoints will not be saved in the flight log You may however use the Save As button in the navpoint edit dialog to save your navpoints in a separate file Validate Security This will check the security signature for flight logs in the Cambridge CAI format Troubleshooting Program Installation The installation procedure for the Cambridge Aero Explorer has been carefully tested on each Windows operating system However it is stil
63. r pane will be updated Refresh Sometimes the Recorder pane does not reflect what is actually in the recorder that is connected to the computer This can happen when a recorder is disconnected from the computer and a different one is connected This command will cause the program to connect to the recorder and update the Recorder pane with information from the connected recorder Properties This menu will allow you to view and update the configuration of your recorder This includes pilot name competition number units etc Tasks and Task Folders in the Recorder pane Properties This menu will access the task and navpoint information in the recorder and display them together This is very useful in that it gives you an accurate view of the task and the navpoints that define it Navpoint and flight logs icons in the Recorder pane Transfer to PC When a log is selected in the Recorder pane this menu will cause the log to be transferred to the PC The log file will be transferred to the default log file location on the PC A log file will be created on the PC in both IGC format and in IGC format Both files contain identical information Similarly if the navpoints are selected in the recorder pane this menu Workspace icons New Workspace This menu will prompt you to browse the contents of your computer to select which folder disk or flashcard you would like displayed in the PC pane This action can be used to call u
64. red folder Chapter 2 Getting Started Copying a file You can copy navpoint special use airspace or flight log files between different workspaces on the computer Press and hold the Ctrl key while you click and drag the file to the desired folder Command Menu Operations The menu bar in the Cambridge Aero Explorer contains all the commands that you use to accomplish tasks in the program Many of the commands such as those on the Action menu apply to the currently selected item file or folder in the Recorder or PC pane 1 Select the desired navpoint special use airspace flight file or folder in the Recorder or PC pane 2 Click the desired menu on the menu bar or press the Alt key the underlined letter in the menu name For example press Alt F to select the File menu 3 Click the desired command in the menu or press the underlined letter in the command name Some commands don t apply to a selected item For example the commands on the File View Recorder and Window menus For these commands simply choose the command from the menu without first selecting an item Note If a command is unavailable grayed out that means the command has no application in the current context For example the commands on the Window menu are unavailable if there are no navpoint special use airspace or flight files displayed For another example commands that apply only to flight files are unavailable if no flight is selected in the
65. rop since you drag a copy of the icon across the screen then drop release the mouse button the icon on the desired pane Refer to the rest of this manual for more information on the tasks listed below Displaying a file You can display the contents of a navpoint special use airspace or flight log file in the Display pane by clicking and dragging the desired icon from the PC pane to the Display pane In addition you can overlay multiple files by repeating the step of clicking and dragging additional files to the Display pane Transferring a file You can transfer files between the recorder and the computer The following operations are supported 2 Transfer navpoint files to the recorder by clicking and dragging the navpoint icon from the PC pane to the recorder entry in the Recorder pane 2 Transfer navpoint files from the recorder by clicking and dragging the navpoint icon from the recorder pane to a folder in the PC pane Transfer flight log files from the recorder by clicking and dragging the flight log icon from the recorder pane to a folder in the PC pane 2 You can also click and drag a flight file from the Recorder pane directly to the Display pane The program displays the flight and also transfers the flight file to the default flight log folder Moving a file You can move navpoint special use airspace or flight log files between different workspaces on the computer Simply click and drag the file to the desi
66. s Clipboard Advanced File Name 55ncaiDl igc Date May 23 1995 Pilot Byars Ed Glider ID 11 Glider Type Is 4 Comp ID Number of Fixes 2475 Total Flight Time 02 45 10 Task Status Completed Task Distance 77 28 Miles Time On Course 01 42 01 Speed 45 45 Miles Hr Roll Time 12 52 46 Start Time 13 54 13 Finish Time 15 35 14 lt Back Cancel Help Press Ctrl C to copy the results of the analysis to the Windows clipboard You can then paste the results into another application for printing or further analysis The Advanced button will bring up a dialog that displays analysis results for each fix in the log From this dialog it is very easy to see how the analysis was computed The following is a description of each of the analysis results The IGC file containing the analyzed flight Date Date the flight started Glider ID Glider identification ID Glider Type Glider type Chapter 5 Flight Analysis Contest ID from of the glider Total Flight Time Elapsed time between the roll time and landing time Useful for determining the time for a flight logbook entry Number of Fixes The number of position fixes in the IGC file Task Status Tells if the task was successfully completed Completed Task means a valid start was made all turnpoints were visited in the correct order and a valid finish was made Otherwise this value is Incomplete Distance The task distance the sum of the str
67. s a start point for a task A navpoint must have this attribute in order to appear in the selection list for start gate points Finish Indicates a finish point for a task A navpoint must have this attribute in order to appear in the selection list for finish gate points Airfield Indicates an established airfield Turnpoint Indicates a turning point in a task A navpoint must have this attribute set in order to appear in the turnpoint selection list when specifying a task Landable Indicates a field where safe landings can possibility be made Managing and editing navpoint files can be crucial to effective cross country soaring Over time landable locations and airfields change Pilots who use Cambridge Aero instruments often keep custom databases of navpoints that reflect local conditions Creating To create a new navpoint database use the following steps 1 From the File menu point to New then choose Navpoints The dialog box that opens is identical to the navpoint edit screen described below with the exception that there is no list of navpoints on display 2 Enter you navpoints one at a time Fill in the all the information for your navpoint and then click Apply The navpoint will then appear in the list Repeat this process until you have entered all your navpoints 3 Review the navpoints in the list and verify they are correct To change a navpoint click that navpoint in the list to display its informa
68. s for the selected point Once you have made changes to a navpoint click Apply or press the Enter key Note You must either click Apply or press Enter for your changes to be accepted To remove navpoints from the list select the navpoint in the list then click Delete or press the Delete key Clicking Import prompts you to browse your computer for a navpoint file to be read and inserted in your list Navpoints in the list with the same ID number as those read from the file will be replaced Click Save As to save an edited list under a different name Click Close to apply any changes you make in the list and close the dialog box Click Cancel to discard any changes you have made Chapter 2 Getting Started Downloading navpoints from the Internet Many pilots prefer to use lists of navpoints that have already been created for a favorite soaring site The most well known web site to download navpoints from is the Worldwide Soaring Turnpoint Exchange The following instructions are applicable to that site only To download a navpoint database from this site follow these steps 1 Start the Cambridge Aero Explorer By default you should see a folder called Navpoints under the first workspace in the PC pane Right click on the Navpoints folder and select Properties from the menu Look at the Properties dialog and you will see and entry for Folder Location If you took the defaults during installa
69. t rules This file is the same as those used by Pocket Nav software Turnpoint A point within a list of navpoints that has been defined as a goal within a task Workspace Equivalent to a folder on your computer s hard drive or removable drive The default workspace in the program is the folder where you installed the Cambridge Aero Explorer software C Program Files CA You can define as many workspaces as needed Cambridge Aero Explorer Versions Standard and Plus versions The Cambridge Aero Explorer is available in two versions The standard version is available free of charge and can be downloaded from the Cambridge website The Plus version contains advanced features and is available on CD ROM from your Cambridge Dealer The following features are available only in the Plus version Displaying flight logs created with a non Cambridge recorder Viewing flight traces in 3 dimensions with dynamic viewing rotation Displaying flight traces overlaid on a map file Flight Analysis including both task analysis and analysis using the measurement cursor Free Plus version evaluation If you have the standard version of the program you can evaluate the Plus version free of charge for 30 days Simply choose Evaluate Cambridge Explorer Plus from the Help menu and then restart the program This enables the Plus features for 30 days Choose Evaluate Cambridge Explorer Plus from the Help menu during the evaluation period to d
70. t up or down by clicking and dragging in the Plot pane The cursor changes to a hand when you click in the Plot pane You can also rotate the view in 3 dimensions by Shift clicking and dragging on the center of the flight The view of the flight rotates in 3 dimensions as you drag the mouse Dragging the mouse up and down in the screen rotates the flight view about the horizontal axis of the screen and changes the viewing elevation zu J 15 Moraine Airp n Cospor 12 Jamestown La 38 Creamer 35 Hanshell 4 Dayton Gener p Fayette on SI Velbesky 22 Merritt ass 37 Hollister 23 Wilmar H llbar Gros 34 Goshepe HickoryGr ve 5 Edenton lake 36 e rn DEA Ms 10 Highland Co ue LL oL pop pop Moving rnouse up and down in the screen with shift key changes the viewing elevation Chapter 4 Flight Display Dragging the mouse to the left and right rotates the flight view about the vertical axis of the screen 4 Green Co Apt o Green Cospor SE 12 Jamestown La ri Fricke 38 Creamer 4 Dayton Gener 45 Hanshell Fayette A P ci Po 22 Merritt gn iii 2 Brownie n 34 Goshepe HickoryGr ve a Edenton lake 36 Double J DEE cai Ti go De e 10 Highland Co J gt dont A eee Baw Ant LL L 1 4 dint dott dt 1 a Y dL L La t 1L L 1 finti din Moving mouse left and right in the
71. the plot pane once start selected Once start is selected then stop slower and faster become active Map Display Toggle the map overlay display on and off in the plot pane Reset View Reset the view of the plot pane to the default size top down view Next Task Point Progressively display each point in a defined task in the plot pane Each time this menu is selected the next point in the task will be displayed Measurement Cursor Start a measurement between points in the in the plot pane See the Flight Analysis section of this manual for more information on the measurement cursor 39 Cambridge Aero Explorer User s Guide The Recorder Menu Connect Attempt to connect the Cambridge Aero Explorer to a data recorder on the serial port Properties Communicate with the recorder and display a screen with essential glider and GPS Nav data Log Manager Display a window that facilitates transferring flight logs to Cambridge Aero Explorer Actions menu Display Graphically display the selected file in the Plot pane Overlay Display the selected file with the contents of the Plot pane Edit Edit the selected file contents Transfer to PC Move the selected log or navpoints from the recorder to the PC Transfer to Recorder Move a selected file to the data recorder Verify Flight Log Security Check the digital signature of an IGC file to verify the log is secure Analyze Flight Analyze a flight trace in the
72. tion in the fields above Make the appropriate changes and click Apply or press the Enter key Note You must either click Apply or press the Enter key for changes to a navpoint to be accepted 4 When you are satisfied with your list of navpoints click Close or Save As The program prompts for the file name for this navpoint database A common convention is to use the name of the home airport followed by the last two digits of the year For example you might use Uvalde in the 2001 contest would be uvalde01 dat Hint Clicking Import at the bottom of the screen opens a browse window to select a list of navpoints from another file The program reads the navpoints from the file and automatically enters them in the list for you This is useful because the task of creating a custom navpoint list often begins with an existing list of navpoints Cambridge Aero Explorer User s Guide Editing Right click on any navpoint file in the Navpoint folder in the PC pane and select Edit from the menu This opens the navpoint editing dialog box E caesrs98 Navpoints KI ES ID i Name CCSC Remark 23 Latitude e Elevation 240 ft gt Des 29 Min 28610 North it C Souh Attributes Longitude Iv Home v Tumpoint es Min fossco a Bee T Stat V Aifield Deg 84 Min 05 360 c West 2 M Finish TT Landable Lio Name Latitude Lomgtude Attribua Ccsc 39 28 610 N 84 05 360 W Brownies 39 23 817 N 84 12 167 W Clinton 39 30 433
73. tion this will be C Program Files CAI Navpoints Remember this location or better yet write it down on a piece of paper Now start your web browser and open the following page http acro harvard edu SOARING JL TP HomePage html Find your soaring site from the pages on this web site They are organized by continent then country then state When you find the page for your site scroll down to the line n Files formatted for downloading and importing into your programs Then click on the icon shown at the left From this page scroll down until you see the entry amor di e Cambridge Aero x c Right click on the leftmost icon oe and select Save Target As from the menu Open Link Instruments 21 4 kB Open Link in New Window Save Target As AOS Instruments control point numb Show Picture Save Picture As Set as Wallpaper Set as Desktop Item Cut I control points 13 8 kB Copy Copy Shortcut I amp airfields 5 4 kB Paste Instruments control point numb CDB format 2 5 kB 18 user specified waypoints 1 9 kE Add to Favorites Properties 78 11 Cambridge Aero Explorer User s Guide 6 Now you will see a form asking where to save these navpoints on your computer Click on the drop down list next to Save in and select the folder you saw in step 2 C Save in EFC S e ek Ez History E 14 Desktop
74. uros re a FOE 00 TUN ne Mal Talentnn Lo uta GI l 7 E C 4 I LOM ES Fo Hap pices FI NUM Icons in the Recorder and PC Panes The PC and Recorder panes of the Explorer bar allow you to quickly and easily find organize and manage the files you need to work with your Cambridge recorder When working with these panes you will see numerous entries in a cascading tree structure Each entry has an icon and a label associated with it Recorder pane icons Entry Icon Description Recorder Not ES No Cambridge recorder attached to the computer Connected Recorder Recorder is connected to the computer displays Connected the pilot s name and recorder serial number Task Folder Organizes tasks in the recorder BE Task 5 A task stored in the recorder Log Folder Organizes logs stored in the recorder Available Log A recorded flight log available to transfer to the PC It displays the flight date and the approximate number of fixes made during that flight Double clicking the entry transfers it to the PC Transferred A flight log transferred to the PC It displays the Log location of the log on the PC Note If you saved this log in a folder other than the default flight log folder this log will appear as an Available Log instead of a Transferred Log Double clicking the entry transfers it to the PC and the program asks if you wish to create a new version of the flight Navpoi
75. ust have a flashcard inserted in your computer for this command to be available Also for the program to recognize your flash card it must have a folder called My Documents on it This is very convenient when you want to transfer some navpoints and SUA files to your Pocket Nav system via the flashcard Chapter 6 Appendix Cut This command will copy the selected file from the workspace to the Windows system clipboard When the file is pasted elsewhere it will be removed from its original location Note that you can cut from the PC pane and paste to another folder or workspace in the PC pane or you can even paste to a folder in the Windows file explorer Copy This command will copy the selected file from the workspace to the Windows system clipboard When the file is pasted elsewhere the file is copied to the target location Note that you can copy from the PC pane and paste to another folder or workspace in the PC pane or you can even paste to a folder in the Windows file explorer Display This will display the SUA or navpoint file in the Plot pane Overlay This will overlay the SUA or navpoint file with what is already visible in the Plot pane Edit For SUA files this will open the file in Microsoft Notepad With Notepad you can view the contents of the file and make simple changes For navpoint files this command will open the file with the navpoint management utility Delete This will remove the file from your compute

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