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The Summary section will display the name of the route, departure and arrival airport, the number of legs, distance and ETA. When tapping on the Route a new menu will open with further options.
 
The Summary section will display the name of the route, departure and arrival airport, the number of legs, distance and ETA. When tapping on the Route a new menu will open with further options.
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=== General ===
 
=== General ===
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[[File:summary_aircraft.jpg|300px|center]]
 
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=== Route === <!--T:12-->
 
=== Route === <!--T:12-->
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; Name
 
; Name
 
: By tapping on this field you will be able to change the name of the route.
 
: By tapping on this field you will be able to change the name of the route.
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; Endurance
 
; Endurance
 
: Calculates endurance once the fuel on board is entered.
 
: Calculates endurance once the fuel on board is entered.
[[File:summary_route.jpg|300px|center]]
 
 
  
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=== Fuel === <!--T:13-->
 
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; Fuel on Board
 
; Fuel on Board
 
: Enter the fuel on board of the aircraft.
 
: Enter the fuel on board of the aircraft.
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: Endurance (Fuel on Board) minus Fuel required.
 
: Endurance (Fuel on Board) minus Fuel required.
  
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=== Wind ===  <!--T:15-->
 
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You can calculate the effect of current wind to your route. For the time being the wind calculates will be only the wind at ground level.
 
You can calculate the effect of current wind to your route. For the time being the wind calculates will be only the wind at ground level.
 
; No wind
 
; No wind
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; Wind per route
 
; Wind per route
 
: Enter manually a direction and speed of the wind for the whole route.
 
: Enter manually a direction and speed of the wind for the whole route.
 
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To print, send or share the Operational Flightplan just tap on the icon with the arrow at the upper right corner.
 
To print, send or share the Operational Flightplan just tap on the icon with the arrow at the upper right corner.
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===Legs=== <!--T:7-->
 
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Pressing the "i" at the right of every WP will show information of the WP and the option to select it or center it on the map.
 
Pressing the "i" at the right of every WP will show information of the WP and the option to select it or center it on the map.
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You will also be able to change the order of the waypoints by tapping the three lines at the right of the waypoint and dragging the waypoint up or down. By tapping on the red "-" at the left of the waypoint you will be able to remove it from the route.
 
You will also be able to change the order of the waypoints by tapping the three lines at the right of the waypoint and dragging the waypoint up or down. By tapping on the red "-" at the left of the waypoint you will be able to remove it from the route.
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=== Further actions === <!--T:6-->
 
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Revision as of 19:12, 21 October 2016

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Summary

The Summary section will display the name of the route, departure and arrival airport, the number of legs, distance and ETA. When tapping on the Route a new menu will open with further options.



General

Date of Flight
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Set the date and time of departure for this route.
Pilot in command
Set the pilot flying this route.
Aircraft
Select the aircraft for the route. You can create a new aircraft profile by tapping on "+ New aircarft...".
Summary aircraft.jpg



Route

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Name
By tapping on this field you will be able to change the name of the route.
Routing
Departure, Destination and number of legs.
Distance
Distance of the Route.
Cruise speed
Information taken from the aircraft profile.
ETE
ETE calculated with information from the aircraft profile.
Alternate
Select an alternate airport for the route.
Dist. to altern.
Distance to alternate from last WP from route.
Endurance
Calculates endurance once the fuel on board is entered.

Fuel

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Fuel on Board
Enter the fuel on board of the aircraft.
Fuel flow
Information gathered from the aircraft profile.
Taxi time
Sets taxi time.
Taxi
Calculates taxi fuel.
Cruise
Calculates cruise fuel for route.
Alternate
Calculates fuel needed for leg DEST - ALTN.
Reserve time
Allows you to set a reserve time (By default 45 mins).
Reserve
Calculates fuel for reserve.
Fuel Required
Calculates fuel for the trip taking in account taxi, cruise, alternate and reserve time.
Contingency
Endurance (Fuel on Board) minus Fuel required.

Wind

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You can calculate the effect of current wind to your route. For the time being the wind calculates will be only the wind at ground level.

No wind
Don't take in account wind for the route.
Wind per leg
Downloads from the internet the current winds for your route legs. To push the service tap on the circled arrow at the bottom of this menu. This will take some seconds and the message "Last update: Never" will change to the current time.
Wind per route
Enter manually a direction and speed of the wind for the whole route.



Remember that you must download the Free Elevation data in order to calculate the Wind per leg info.


Operational Flightplan

The route created can be converted to a flight log that can be printed out or sent by E-Mail.

To use this function just tap on the Summary of the route and select the option "Flightplan" at the top right corner.

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The flight log will display route information in an easy-to-read table mode together with other relevant information like MSA, FREQs, TAS, GS and Fuel requirements.

To print, send or share the Operational Flightplan just tap on the icon with the arrow at the upper right corner.


Legs

Will display information about the legs of the Route. While flying, it will display the actual distance and bearing to next waypoint.

Pressing the "i" at the right of every WP will show information of the WP and the option to select it or center it on the map.


Edit Mode

When in Edit Mode the information displayed will be distance, heading, course and ETE between the route's waypoints.

You will also be able to change the order of the waypoints by tapping the three lines at the right of the waypoint and dragging the waypoint up or down. By tapping on the red "-" at the left of the waypoint you will be able to remove it from the route.


Further actions

By tapping on the yellow square with the arrow pointing up you will be able to access further actions for the created route:

Reverse Route
Reverses the current route.
Save as new Route
Will duplicate the route so that you can modify it.
Send by email...
Will open iOS Mail client and attach the route as .gpx file so that you can share it.
Request briefing
Will request the Preflight Briefing for the selected route.

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