EasyCockpit for Android Vers 1.11
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1. Aviation Direct cc 2013 EAsyC ock pit Edit Jul 2013 CONTENTS Introduction to EasyCockpit for Android EasyCockpit PRE FLIGHT LI Licence Agreement Copyright REDO FOR ANDOID ee cecccceceeeeeeeeeees 2 GEIS CO CIGD IT crara E S E E E EE T E ET 3 G Hardwar FO UII Fe 16 cs cicestesoatennobansnteassasesesnsntconcanmstasasaatnnnnsseasenouseanssanashannneed 3 G Sal acl Ol Ecen iN ennon EN 3 LI Disclaimer of Liability amp Helpline ec ccccccccecceeeeesesseseeeeeessssssssseeeees 4 LI SETTINGS amp TOOLS Display Features Setting UP your Screen oii eeeeeceecccceccceeeeesseeeeecceeeeeaneas 5 Setting Up your Aircraft Details oo cccccccccccsecssseeeesssssssseseseseeeeceeeeeeeees 7 SECA UID MINIGLONS oea E N E A E 8 ed FE Cal CU Or EOD aa E E A A 9 H Wen aA Al lh CO eA E E T 9 DER E E VO EE A A E E E ENI A AEE 9 EFM OP OPU OS an E E E 10 GEFION C PINNI ecra S E EAA A E 12 ER Screen Display Map WiC sscncesas ass esosssvmaesansdnesseereonerccsteconsenioveantaunesaqanesoosansies 13 U OPS FPD er Sens encasasan secpaunih ane vases E sn gassaeesaaendaannnoeantenonten E 13 Q FLIGHT PLANNING in EasyPlan csisssatsccntincvcasceieoncacansaresndindownaiascetesseensansresnntac 14 Gr PEGET EO a E E E E E E E A E 15 DIRECTO aE E A E EE E A O 15 MOVE T a A A E E A EE O E AE E A 15 E FIM E A E EE E E E E E 15 G aS VV NO e E E EIE E E E TE A 16 GENOD AI aa E E E E 18 ETIP e E E E E E E A 19 Aviation Direct cc 2012. 3 Maintenance and Support of Software Aviation Direct cc is solely responsible for providing maintenance update and support services with regard to the Software as required by law 4 Warranty The Software is provided as is without warranty whether express or implied by law This Software is intended to be used as a navigation aid only and must not be used as primary navigation software Aviation Direct does not warrant the Software or service for accuracy reliability completeness safety or fitness for the User s particular purposes 5 Disclaimer of Liability The User explicitly agrees and acknowledges that the use of the Software is entirely at the User s own risk The User shall indemnify Aviation Direct cc and its third party providers against any claims and liabilities including third party claims Neither Aviation Direct cc nor its third party providers shall be liable for any claims for damages whatsoever arising from the use of this Software It is the User s pilot s responsibility to verify the accuracy of all critical information and subsequent flight plans with official sources and information before flight 6 Product Claims and or Questions Any questions or claims by the User or by any third party with respect to the Software or the User s possession and or use of the Software including but not limited to i product liability claims ii any claim that the Software fails to conform to any applicable legal or
3. North up mode shows the map display in a TRUE NORTH orien p tation A 360 compass rose is displayed COMPASS ROSE compass display shows a 90 arc in Track Up Mode and a 360 f amp circle in North Up mode see images HSI Select deselect to show HSI needle EasyCockpit presently provides a simple HSI needle which shows the nautical miles Off Track according to the sensitivity setting Each dot on the display screen represents either 0 1nm or 0 5nm whichever value it has been set to left or right of the track f line TRACK LINE Select deselect to show Track Line The track line displays the actual track being flown DISPLAY FREQUENCIES _ Select deselect to display amp i 2630 ike frequencies on the Map a a Uy Fi ET Display P SAER a Range Rings North Up HSI Track Line Display Frequencies User Waypoints EasyWeather Downloads LAYERS Political EAsyCock pit leit July 2013 MAP OPTIONS Vser POImts amp Layers Aviation Direct cc 2013 Adding Creating Editing Deleting USER WAYPOINTS User Waypoints can be created edited renamed up dated or deleted in EasyCockpit 1 You can do that by Tap amp Hold on the screen This will prompt you to add a User Waypoint at that position At the same time it also shows the Distance to that Waypoint the Bearing as well as ETA from your current position You can now insert a shortened ID
4. Direct To will clear all points in a flight plan and shows the line to the DirectTo point Add to Flightplan o will add the selected point at the Direct To Add to Flight Plan Add as Abeam Point View Abeam point View shows relevant information on the selected point e g for an Airfield elevation co ordinates runway information frequencies etc are displayed Details might be available for that point rawa Further the Distance Bearing and ETA is shown to that point from your Leewes Current position FA South Africa were If no flight plan is open a new one is started 118 35 Latitude 525 39 19 Longitude eozs is 17 Elevation Magnetic Variation Sunrise Sunset Sig 010m GPS FIX Tablets or phones with A GPS Assisted GPS all phones with 3G receive data from satellites as well as cellphone networks and WiFi This generally enhances the performance of the GPS and receives a quicker 1st Time Fix In the aircraft the phone should be placed with clear view of the Sky to obtain sat he ellite data as the cell phone network might not be strong enough at some altitudes or in mountainous _ dye areas However even satellite connection can be lost for short periods a In EasyCockpit a warning appears on the screen if no GPS fix is available This normally happens only for a E short period and should not affect your flight Most later models Android devices have the Assisted GPS whe
5. a few of them for the time and duration of your flight select Radar Satellite Metars and TAFs and select DOWNLOAD esti Ve od com gt 5 30 PM 1 100 Dist Nut Wit i A pri x 23 Ve at i Lae k 54 PM ooo oe et e asyl ock pit Aviation Direct cc 2013 3 yC Edit July 2013 NOTEPAD EN The Phones and Tablets Touch Interface made it a good tool to jot down notes or capture information or instructions from e g Air Traffic Controllers So in this Notepad one can temporarily finger write on the screen for the times when one needs to write down those instructions or frequencies or any other reminders like defects to be attended to NOTEPAD 12 48 PM r 83 In the Phone version the Notepad icon is only visible in landscape mode due to space constraints Ae h In portrait mode it can be accessed in the Settings amp Tools menu Notes on the NotePad page are not saved once the screen is cleared or when EasyCockpit is closed
6. regulatory required and iii any claims arising under the consumer protection or similar legislation shall be addressed to Aviation Direct cc Questions or claims must be directed to Aviation Direct cc P O Box 1635 Fourways 2055 South Africa Tel 27 11 465 2669 email info aviationdirect co za 7 __ Intellectual Property Rights Aviation Direct grants the User a limited license to use the Software Title ownership rights and intellectual property rights exist in this software and remain with Aviation Direct cc The user acknowledges that the software is the property of Aviation Direct cc and that it is protected by copyright laws and international copyright treaties The User agrees not to compile disassemble modify reverse engineer the software or any part thereof or create any derivative works based on the Software Aviation Direct cc and the User further acknowledges that in the event of any third party claim the Software or the User s possession and use of that Software infringes that of a third party s intellectual property rights Aviation Direct cc will be solely respon sible for the investigation defence settlement and discharge of any such intellectual property infringement claim 8 Legal Compliance The User must represent and warrant that i he she is not located in a country that is subject to a U S Government embargo or that has been designated by the U S Government as a terrorist supporting country and ii h
7. the ECE E ie Shs aes ty ne irae Option to Move Up Move Down Aanhouer Wen FAAanh A Wood FAWoods kd w v kd vw a S d f g h j Ababis Guest Fa FYAbabis ABAPU ABAPU t rey M E b gp Aberdeen Cape FAAE gt Aberdeen Two FVAB gt 123 co amp Lo ABM Kranskioof ABM Kranskiool Nature Reserve gt EELEE alviek Atiy iu kikoi ka 500o nona i iii ibi riri AE ABEAM POINT To add an ABEAM POINT in the flight plan first select the Flight Plan LEG then select an ABEAM Waypoint from the Waypoint Finder list TIP the quickest way is to select an Abeam Waypoint in Mapview Select a Point along your Route and select Add as ABEAM Point Wot Dist Nxt Wpt Gerotek Test 14 6 nm ABEAM POINTS are marked with a plus 6 letters on the flight plan and flight log and is shown as a white dot on the Flight Plan Line in Screen Display view Adding an Airspace Intersection Select Airspace Intersection in the FlightPlan window then Select the Flight Plan Leg pA then select the Airspace The window will show you the distance to the Airspace from your current GPS location hy Select Flight Plan Leg FLIGHT PLAN LEG SELECTHIH FAAP FAIS TMA FASS TMA FAR 171 FAR 171 FAHS CTR FAHS CTA FAHS Airspace Reminder has to be selected to advise of approaching airspace boundary EAsyCock pit Aviation Direct cc 2013 Edit July 2013 FLIGHT PLANNIN
8. your Android Phone or Tablet Should you have any trouble with the activation process please don t hesitate to contact us email info aviationdirect co za updates aviationdirect co za or call Aviation Direct Tel 27 11 465 2669 5291 or 072 340 9943 UPDATING EASYCOCKPIT Warming You will be advised when an update is available daye Comat AaoeDbeatw eae T You will also be advised when your subscription is about to expire a Aviation Direct cc 2012 EAsyC ock pe Edit June 2012 REGISTRATION amp HELPLINE Important EasyCockpit is intended to assist the pilot in the cockpit but should not be used as the only method of navigation The use of EasyCockpit does not absolve the pilot from his responsibilities in terms of safely operating an aircraft DISCLAIMER OF LIABILITY While every reasonable effort has been made by Aviation Direct to ensure that this program fulfills its advertised purpose Aviation Direct specifically stipulate as a condition of sale that they accept no liability whatsoever for any damages whether direct or indirect caused or contributed to by the use of this program in any manner EasyCockpit is for VFR use only It is intended to assist the pilot in the navigation of an aircraft and its use does not absolve the pilot from his responsibilities in terms of any law It is the pilots responsibility to verify the accuracy of all information and subse quent flight plans with official so
9. 3 EA s yC ck ut Edit Jul 2013 Copyright amp Disclaimer AVIATION DIRECT cc LICENCE AGREEMENT FOR EASYCOCKPIT vers 1 1 1 Acknowledgement This is a legal agreement between the User and Aviation Direct cc Aviation Direct cc is solely responsible for the software and the content thereof Please read this License Agreement carefully before using the EasyCockpit software By using this Software you are agreeing to be bound by the terms of this license If you do not agree to the terms of this License do not click the I agree button If you do not agree to the terms and conditions of this License Agreement do not install or use any part of the software 2 Scope of Licence Upon registration this agreement allows a single User to use EasyCockpit on 1 x Android Phone and 1 x Android tablet that is owned by the User The software may only be used as described in the user manual It maybe not used for other purposes The registered user may not make copies of nor modify the software the database or parts thereof The user is not allowed to re sell distribute transfer nor lend the right of use to third parties Although the registered user is granted the right to use the Software the ownership of the Software and its database remains exclusively with Aviation Direct cc The terms of this License agreement will govern any software upgrades provided by Aviation Direct cc which replace and or complement the original software
10. 8 11 08 2012 15 40 07 02 2013 10 03 13 09 2012 12 22 14 08 2012 10 03 19 08 2012 12 43 19 08 2012 14 49 J No preview i available i Data J __ 880 bytes 28 Homegroup G Officejet Pro L7500 192 168 1 222 Z FAHS FAAP TB Andres Kt IOS ZU MCA sd Pwe GT P3100 EFP File ie Photo Stream 980 bytes Android Ermelo to Oudtshoorn efp State 2 Shared 18 07 2013 13 04 Size 192 bytes Date created 13 09 2012 12 20 FALA FBSK EFP File Date modified 13 09 2012 12 20 Connect your Phone Tablet to your computer 2 Go to My Computer 3 Select the Android Device in this case Samsung Tab7 GT P3100 Tap on Tablet then open the EasyCockpit folder 4 Open another window Start My Documents EasyPlan 3 5 Select Flight Plan s which you previously exported into an EasyCockpit format and which now have the efp extension 6 Select Copy 7 Then Paste or drag Flight plan s into the EasyCockpit folder on your Android phone or tablet 8 You can also copy and paste or drag Flight plans from your phone or tablets back onto your PC or laptop for Save keeping 9 On your Phone or Tablet open your flight plan You can now enjoy your full EasyPlan flight plan in EasyCockpit too EAsyCock pit Aviation Direct cc 2013 Edit July 2043 BUTTONS Select en gt FLIGHT LOG ea Waypt Dist GS DTK ETE ETA this button shows the current Flight Log if a flight plan is active The Faap Way
11. G CLEAR FLIGHT PLAN Grane Tapping on this box will clear the currently active flight plan A new flight plan can now be created INVERT FLIGHT PLAN A flight plan can be inverted by selecting this button Change waypoints if necessary This is a quick way to plan a return flight IMPORTANT After you have inverted a flight plan SAVE this flight plan then CLOSE the flightplan close EasyCockpit and OPEN again This will ensure that the plan starts afresh LOAD FLIGHT PLAN An existing flight plan can be loaded from here Tap Load then select a previously saved flight plan from the Flight Plan Folder Tap OK The purple Flight Plan Line appears on the screen Add Waypoint Add Abeam Waypoint Add Airspace intersection SAVE FLIGHT PLAN After a flight plan has been created SAVE the flight plan If a FlightPlan with the same name already exists it will prompt you to save under a different name Clear Flight Plan invert Flight Plan DELETE FLIGHT PLAN Load nes Plan A flight plan no longer required can be deleted here Save Flight Plan Delete Flight Plan SCREEN DISPLAY MAP VIEW In Map View information on airfields airspace nav aids reporting points or airspace can be called up by tap i Bie Pot Osta Bening Grune ping on a point A screen appears Select Feature with the name of various points select a point A new screen provides various options fp 9 f Gro Direct To Add to Flightplan Add Abeam Point or View The
12. ITS miles per hour j Speed knots gt Enter Fuel Onboard and the Fuel Density T Distance nautical miles Altitude feet FLIGHT PLANNING For Flight Planning enter the average Cruise Speed ial and Descent Speed Temperature celsius LatLon degrees minutes seconds 3 UNITS There are 5 different types of measurements which are configurable Speed Kilometres Knots or Miles Distance Kilometres Nautical Miles or Statutory Miles Altitude Feet or Metres Select your preferred Fuel Gallons Litres Pounds or Kilograms T types of measurements Temp Celsius or Fahrenheit BEFORE entering your Lat Long Degrees Minutes Seconds or Degrees Decimal Minutes Fuel Consumption and Speeds You can add different aircraft onto EasyCockpit Select Add Aircraft this will default to Zx xxx In GENERAL you can now edit these details and change the figures according to your aircraft details Select NEXT on your keypad to go the the next item THEN to SAVE the entry leave the page and go back to the Map Display by tapping the Back Button EAsyCock pit Aviation Direct cc 2013 Edit July 2013 SETTINGS amp TOOLS Reminders Select amp gt GPS Turn Simulation Mode ON OFF Select gt HSI SENSITIVITY Display Features Sensitivity of the HSI needle can be set here This determines the dis denn A tance OFF TRACK Each dot of displacement of the HSI needle represents Aircraft either 0 1nm or 0 5nm per dot l
13. ap select Metars amp TAFs Direct To Add to Flight Plan Aheam Point Distance Bearing Elevation ETA Wind Speed Wind Direction Temperature Cloud Cover Relative Humidity Dew Point FAOR 191700Z 09012KT 5000 TSRA BR SCT005 SCTO20CB BKNO40 10 0901021 RESHRA NOSIG ICAO FAOR 19th at 17 00 UTC WEATHER Thunderstorm rain mist RECENT WEATHER scattered at 500 feet scattered cumulonimbus at 2000 feet broken at 4000 feet TREND NOSIG UNMATCHED 10 0901021 TAFS WIND wind direction 090 degrees at 12 knots VIS 5000m PRESENT CLOUD Select EasyWeather Downloads CTA UTA Other areas EasyWeather Weather Forecast Data 9 2013 04 20 18Z gt Forecast Level 120 gt Satellite Data 1545092 gt 1545002 gt Radar Data wll Vodacom odac TAFS FAOR 191600Z 1918 2024 11010KT 9999 BKNO15 BKNO60TEMPO 1918 2008 4000 1919 2007 2500 TSRA BR BKNOO2 SCTO25CBBECMG 2003 2005 04012KTPROB40 TEMPO 2008 2016 4000 TSRA BKNOO6 FEWO30CB BECMG 2009 2011 28010KT BECMG 2014 2016 14012KT FM201800 O6008KT 9999 BKNO2Z0BECMG 2022 2024 BKNOOS8TX11 2012ZTN10 2005Z ICAO FAOR Date 19th at 16 00 UTC Validity period 18 hundred TSRA BKNOO6 FEWO30CB TEMPO on the 19th UTC to 24 oe on EAsyCock pit EASY WEATHER A new window will show the available Weather Files you have the various Forecast Files for a 48h period at different Zulu times tick
14. ather section Layers ay Map Options The Layers which are displayed on the map can be selected from a range of options by switching Layers ON OFF These can be added or removed at any time during flight Range Display Mode Track Up d ES Map Options ov NDB Compass Rose UL Political boundaries borders between countries LI Roads Highways and Main Roads LU Railway Lines LI Rivers Rivers and Dams LU Urban built up areas i e cities towns and townships LI Obstacles obstacles min 200ft high VOR Range Rings Reporting Points Reporting Points VFR Track Line Airfields registered Display Frequencies LJ Terrain Airfields unregistered User Waypoints LJ NDB Airfields microlight EasyWeather Downloads LI VOR i i Helipads LAYERS LJ Reporting Points some of these points can be used when crossing FIR a olitica bou ndaries AIRSPACES 5 Q Reporting Points VFR compulsory and non compulsory reporting points within the Special Rules Areas and through complex airspace Q Airfields registered Q Airfields unregistered Q Airfields microlights Q Airfields Helipad LI Airspaces FIR CTR ATZ TMA FAR FAP FAD CTA UTA to de clutter turn off airspaces which are above your normal VFR flight altitudes for example CTA UTA FIR CTR ATZ EasyWeather See Easy Weather section Aviation Direct cc 2013 EA s yCo ck it Edit July 2013 FLIGHT PLANNING Sele
15. ct FLIGHT PLANNING 5 10i aa af E 13 ky Flight Plan Waypt Dist GS DTK ETE Any number of waypoints can be entered in EasyCockpit e g airfields navigation aids reporting points or abeam points Flight plan waypoints can also be entered on the display screen by tapping on a point a prompt appears Select Feature where either an airfield or a navaid or Airspaces can be selected FALA FALA CTR FALA TMA A The flight plan in EasyCockpit shows up to 6 digits of the names of your Waypoints the Distance to the next Waypoint your Ground Speed as per the Cruise Speed you entered in Aircraft Settings the Desired Track Heading and the Lapse Time FAAP FAJS SIR FATA Totals In Flight Plan View Add Waypoint enter the departure airport Add Waypoint enter the next points reporting point VOR NDB airfield or user point Add Waypoint enter the destination airport os ah OPTIONS Add Waypoint The SEARCH function allows you to search by ID or NAME Start typing the name and amp Waypoint Finder it will shorten the selection of points mall To delete a Waypoint in the Flight Plan hold you fin ger on the Waypoint a window will come up select Hanseria DELETE Select Lanseria Liv 1 Military Hospi He Mil To add a waypoint inbetween a LEG or move 12 Apostles Hotel Hel 2 Waypoints into the correct sequence hold your fin ger on the Waypoint window will come up with
16. customize information displayed on the screen during flight e T ies y Go to amp gt Display Features gt gt Erge Nav Stats Nav Stats enables the user to select and or change the type of Navigation Data displayed in each of the four different screen display boxes Field 1 2 3 or 4 These can be chosen from 20 options by scrolling down the list and selecting the data Although this should be set up before flight the data display boxes can be changed at any time Baarin to nextoerpokits MEINI Bearing to next waypoint true Options AGL height Distance off track LJ Bearing to next waypoint magnetic Distance to destination LJ Bearing to next waypoint true Seka a Gent Sa eac LJ Distance off track di QO Distance to destination ERAS eens LJ Distance to next waypoint ETA at next waypoint LJ ETA at destination ETE to destination LY ETA at next waypoint ETE Ww next waynoire QO ETE to destination The Navstats are eee also displayed in the Fuel remaining QO ETE to next waypoint FlightLog Window EE m Flight im GPS altitude O Fuel remaining Sun ee highlighted in the Box O Fuel used Ground speed below the top middle UI GPS altitude Map render time NavStat field Q Ground elevation 7 Q Track magnetic bean ia Q Track true Track true LJ Turn to next waypoint Turn to next waypoint LY Waypoint Fonts The size of fonts can be changed here Nav Stats fonts on top of the screen can be increased by selecting Norma
17. e Background Colours differentiate these sooon sooon two options See Graphics 1 amp 2 Fooon s8000nm BOO FOOT Ground Elevation is shown by topographi cal contour colours as shown in Graphic 1 500 6000 SOOT SOC 4500h 5000ft The Aircraft Height Above Ground data agl as per Graphic 2 is the GPS height above Ground Terrain 4000 4 500m S500h 41000 0008 35001 25001 3000Tr EasyCockpit works on the GPS Altitude and or aircraft GPS height above ground 2000 25008 1500n 2000M SOON 1000TE ft 500M Disable screen lock E Display Features GENERAL Display Theme Auto declutter Auto zoom on approach Fast zoom and pan Terrain Absolute shading Disable screen lock NAV STATS Field 1 Waypoint 4 Field 2 Distance to next waypoint d Field 3 Ground speed al While flying there are two options on how the terrain and or Elevation is displayed If an Android based device does not receive touch events for a specified Auto declutter period of time the system turns off the screen and disables the touch sen Auto zoom on approach w sor Locking the screen is an important way to save power Disable screen lock ON stops the Phone or Tablet to close the program and Fast zoom and pan go into sleep mode Terrain Absolute shading 4 Disable screen lock v Aviation Direct cc 2013 Ea s yCo ck it Edit July 2013 SETTINGS amp TOOLS Display Features To
18. e she is not listed on any U S Government list of prohibited or restricted parties EasyCockpit 2013Aviation Direct cc All rights reserved Portions of the mapping data have been made available by the Chief Directorate Survey amp Mapping State Copyright 2003 Under Government Printer s Copyright Authority No 11146 dtd 26 June 2003 EAsyCock pit Aviation Direct cc 2012 Edit June 2012 INTRODUCTION amp REQUIREMENTS gasyCock pit EasyCockpit is a comprehensive aviation navigation tool for mobile devices and has for many years assisted pilots in improving their situational awareness when flying in Southern Africa This GPS moving map software with detailed information will make your flying experience in this part of the African continent a safer one The high resolution clear vector map is offering an extensive airfields data base including communication and navigation frequencies runway information fuel availability cautionary notes and sunrise sunset times Full airspace information including special VFR routings and reporting points around congested areas makes this GPS moving map a must for pilots flying in Southern Africa Regular updates are provided on all aeronautical and airfield information and new software features will be included as they become available EasyCockpit is the MOVING MAP extension of EasyPlan a popular flight planning program for Windows In time many features of the EasyP
19. easurements as this will define the input data in the Fuel Consumption Menu These figures do not automatically update when the units of measurement are changed FLIGHT ACTIVATION SPEED which is the speed at which the start of flight is activated Enter a speed which is above your Taxi Speed and just below your Take Off Speed The Flight Timer automatically starts when this speed is reached It counts your flying time but also plays a role in reminding the pilot to Switch Fuel Tanks feature not yet available GLIDE RATIO feature not yet available By entering the Glide Ratio as per the aircraft handbook the glide range rings around airfields on the map display are calculated taking the agl into account to show how far the aircraft can glide with engine out This glide ratio should be chosen conserva tively as winds are not taken into account FUEL CONSUMPTION In the FUEL menu add in your aircraft s consumption figures during the different stages of flight i e consumption during taxi climb cruise and descent Fuel Onboard Add the amounts for Fuel onboard and Fuel density in kgs litre Fuel Density kg l The fuel calculations in EasyCockpit are calculated from the Performance data and the flight details in the Flight Log FLIGHT PLANMING Cruise Speed Note This data will only assist in general fuel management but does knots not measure actual fuel consumption Descent Speed Kilometere pec hour F U E L UN
20. eft or right of the trackline GPS HSI Sensitivity Select amp gt REMINDERS Used with discretion these Reminders can be of great assistance during flight Bright Red Alert Boxes appear on screen with Warning Messages according to your selection amp y Reminders GENERAL TERRAIN WARNINGS Audio Alerts Warning will come up when the aircraft is approaching high terrain Terrain elevation is checked 20 either side of the aircraft and triggers the Alert 2 minutes flying time ahead based on current ground speed and if the height between the aircraft and the top of the terrain is 500ft or less Terrain Warnings Obstacle Warnings Airspace Wamings ail Vodacom E Tack AGL tate OBSTACLE WARNINGS Start Descent EEN SS a An alert box pops up when obstacles are coming up on the flightpath S Y Only man made obstacles higher than 200ft are included in EasyCockpit 9PAcEs __ 208 ar Gx FIR a The warning appears when approaching an obstacle 20 on either side J of the aircraft when the obstacle is less than 2 minutes flying time ahead ctr atz aN q ff Y based on current ground speed and when the height between the aircraft tma 29 A A fi and the top of the obstacle is 500ft or less Start Desc f FAR Terrain AY This symbol displays the obstacles on the screen Airspace The obstacles database at this stage only covers South Africa and some other countries More informatio
21. for the Waypoint as well as a longer Name of your choice If you know the radio frequency you can insert that as well If you don t insert any name EasyCockpit will automatically create a name i e WPT1 or WPT2 and so on You can later edit that Name Add User Waypoint Distance 19 0 nm Bearing 008 ETA You need to select Add to Flight Plan ON or OFF gp r csuscescem 15 17 Celt User Waypoints can also be added under Map name 17 Celtis Crescent Options Frequency Select User Waypoints Add Waypoint ERES 52600117 amp y Map Options Longitude E 028 oo 3a Insert an ID abbreviation a Name and the co ordinates or select Current Position Range Add to Flight Flan Display Mode Compass Rose Ep veer worpoints WPTS Use Current Position You can select Add to Flight Plan ON or OFF Range Rings WPT 17 Celt 17 Celtis Crescent HSI You can DELETE User Waypoints by holding down your finger then Delete OF TOMS Track Line sfc tana t nitael Display Frequencies User Waypoints can also be copied from EasyPlan using Windows Explorer Copy the user_points dat file from My Documents EasyPlan3 into the EasyCockpit folder on your phone or tablet Copy these over before you add User Waypoints on your Android Phone Tablet as the files will overwrite what you already have on your Phone or Tab User Waypoints EasyWeather Downloads LAYERS Political EasyWeather Downloads See Easy We
22. if a more direct route is selected Direct To shows first the am e waypoints in the Flight plan then 10 nearest Airfields then 10 nearest Nav or F Sumit on HelMor nm 173 Reference points or you can select other Points FALA Gam a2 S i Hol bal FAEagle gnm 037 gt HelMCC in 109 gt V2 Apeetion Hath Hell HelCPt inom 102 gt AWeod FAWoods Andie FYAimdsl NEARBY NAVAIDS Monte Casino Inm 189 Aamhouer Wen F ukanh Kyalami Race Track 3am 096 Absbis Guest Fa FYAbabis Select ote gt MOVE TO Dainfern Pipeline Jnm 012 Diepsloot 4nm 01s Total Petroport 4nm 329 ABAPL ABAPLI Aberdeen Cape FAAE V vY vyv wo v this function enables you to relocate the centre of the map to a specific point Tap the button to open the Search window and ABM kroneklool ABM Krartkiow Malu Reser select a point from the database to Move To Use this button to look at another J nDHonoRonHoOL airport or see the destination airfield which is off the map To get back to current position tap EXIT PAN alwheDrithylupifole pe atsfod Poth pi dk ey HEBER OO0RHH Northgate Dome Aberdeen Twa FWAR E Ea Oe w 16 58 Ta Select A gt RMI With the RMI function one or two points can be selected either waypoints navaids or airfields to which the RMI needles will point to provide a bearing to those points Tap the icon check Needle 1 and or 2 and select relevant points If two needles are se
23. l 1 or 2 or 3 or 4 however on the smaller Phone screens the bigger fonts might not fit into the Nav Stats Box Fonts on the MAP display can be increased in the same way as well as the Map Vectors i e the boundaries of airspaces can be made thicker so when it is a bit bumpy there is a better chance of selecting it Dist Wat Wit Groundepeed Deij NAV STATS Field 1 Waypoint Field 2 Distance to next waypoint Field 3 Ground speed dy Display Features Field 4 Map render time Disable screen lock FONTS NAV STATS Normal Field 1 Waypoin NavStats Normal y Normal 1 Field 2 Distance to r Normal 2 Map Normal Field 3 Ground Field 4 Bearing to nex Normal 3 MAP VECTORS Normal 4 FONTS Vector Scale Normal NavStats Normal 13 29 al Z Map Normal MAP VECTORS Vector Scale Normal EAsyCock pit Aviation Direct cc 2013 edit July 2013 SETTINGS amp TOOLS Aircraft AIRCRAFT Aircraft Select amp gt Aircraft gt GENERAL amp GENERAL Enter the Aircraft Registration Aircraft Type the Flight Activation Speed and the Registration Ay Glide Ratio by changing the Default data Zx xxx under General with your regis ey tration and other details as required a Select NEXT to move to the next items on the list then CLOSE SETTINGS amp TOOLS 10 Glide Ratio 8 5 Before entering data on the aircraft specifications select the preferred units of measurement particularly the Fuel m
24. lan Create or Open a Flight Plan Then select EasyCockpit Export Route Enter a short description of your Flight Plan Select OK File Edit View Tools Help Organize v Fr Favorites EasyWeather T Desktop File folder f ry D load f 7 mene z DT F FAKR ropbox EFP File d Magic Briefcase ___ 456 bytes 1 Recent Places DT F FAWM EFP File 1 02 KB File Edit View Tools Help Organize v _ Open v Share with v E mail Burn New folder t Favorites Documents library BB Desktop Ta Librari FAAP FAHS E Desktop EasyPlan3 ai EFP File as Downloads 1010 bytes i Dropbox d TS FAAP FAHSL a Maaic Brief D agic Briefcase be Pictures EFP File 3 E Videos 980 bytes Recent Places Arrange by Folder v Name Date modified _ Android Ermelo to Oudtshoorn efp 13 09 2012 12 20 __ FAAP FABR efp 19 08 2012 12 06 19 08 2012 13 16 8 Homegroup B Andrea jE Computer Re Local Disk C e DVD RW Drive F mg BD ROM Drive G E BD ROM Drive H FAAP FANY EFP File 202 bytes FAAP FASilv EFP File 378 bytes FAAP FAZandsp EFP File BB Desktop Za Libraries Documents a Music Pictures H Videos _ FALA FABS efp _ FAOB FAPX efp __ FASH to Robben efp _ FAVV FASC efp 108 2 incl ASp Ermelo to Oudtshoorn efp _ IOS TEST Aviators Paradise to Parys efp L IOS Test2 FATAk to FABR efp _ IOS Test2 Tedderfield Airpark to Barberton efp 20 08 2012 11 4
25. lan will be included in EasyCockpit Hardware Requirements LY Mobile Device Android Phone Vers 4 0 and higher Tablet 3G WiFi Minimum version supported is 2 3 3 Gingerbread Please familiarize yourself with your Phone and or Tablet and its manual Location Services GPS Most Android devices with 3G have Assisted GPS A GPS which use cellular network WiFi and a GPS Global Positioning System chip Later versions GPS coverage is combined with the Russian GLONASS system Global Navigation Satellite System Before installing EasyCockpit please read the Software Installation amp Licensing Licence Agreement If you do not agree to the terms do not install the software EasyCockpit will be available on the Google Play Store as a FREE application To activate the FULL use of the program you need to subscribe to EasyCockpit Android via our website We have a pricing structure available on our website www aviationdirect co za Latest Updates EasyCockpit for Android The fees include activation and a 1 year subscription to updates A new Program ID which is the Unlock ID will be issued to users for the EasyCockpit Android application What you need to do Email us with your name and Program ID EasyPlan or EasyCockpit we will then check on your current status and send you an invoice On receipt of payment we will issue and register you on the new Program ID and you will be able to use that ID to unlock the full database on
26. lected the needles are numbered 1 and 2 on the display In this menu you also have the option to set up an OBI radial or Track To The radial can be selected to be displayed from any waypoint navaid or airfield A feature of this could be to assist in joining on final for a runway for landing by inserting the runway direction Bear ing Brg Ewo T Dist xt Bearing 1 PMi Needles RMI Needle 1 NavAid RMI Needle 2 NavAid OBI Radial or Track To NavAid FALA Type Radial 4 Value EasyC ock pit Aviation Direct cc 2013 Edit July 2013 EASY WEATHER EASYWEATHER South Africa only Diisi hot Wire 0 0 nm EasyWeather provides a direct weather interface from SA Weather Services to EasyCockpit as overlays on your EasyCockpit map By using your GPRS or 3G internet connection real time weather can be accessed before flight and even during flight if in cellphone reception range The weather data is shown in easy to understand graphic images At a glance you can view Forecast weather data covering South Africa which is available for different flight levels Weather symbols showing the wind direction wind speed and cloud cover are displayed and by tapping on the symbol more detailed forecast data for that grid point can be viewed METARs and TAFs are shown in coded and decoded text format under the Airfield information where weather data is available Overlay radar images are displayed to show thunderstor
27. m activities and are updated every 30 minutes Satellite images provide a general overview of weather conditions in Southern Africa they are infra red and updated every 30 minutes South African Weather Service G EasyWeather uses the following colour coding to indicate the strength of the radar return dbZ Rain rate mm hr Comments PINK 60 200 Extremely heavy rain severe thunderstorm hail likely RED 50 50 Heavy rain thundershowers some hail possible ORANGE 40 10 Moderate rain showers YELLOW 30 3 Light rain GREEN 20 1 Drizzle very light rain BLUE 10 0 2 Significant but mostly non precipitating clouds wiil Vodacom gt 11 08 PM a gt 1 949 m Pe Wet Ouitawyt Groundspaed Bearing p PABST a Please take note that various atmospheric and environmental conditions can negatively affect radar data and caution should be exercised when interpreting the information Some of these effects include Returns from mountains and other non meteorological targets Attenuation of the radar signal when viewing weather echoes through areas of intense precipitation with C band radars Temperature inversions in the lower layers of the atmosphere which bend the radar beam in such a way that ground clutter is observed where normally not expected The bright band which is a layer of enhanced reflectivity caused by the melting of ice particles as they fall through the OC level in the atmosphere and which can resul
28. mpty Weight 39 1 Then Add the Aircraft Empty Weight Front Seats 37 0 Add the relevant weights for a particular flight in kg or Pounds but NEVER mix these units of measurements Ensure that the ARM figures linked to the weights are entered correctly Soewewe Ares 129 0 The Ramp Weight Centre of Gravity Arm and Moment is then calculated Check that the weight and CoG falls Total Weight 2300 within the Aircraft Weight amp Balance limits emani 99009 1 ty Arm Edit Description Empty Weight Arm 39 1 Fuel 47 9 Delete Entry Rear Seats 73 0 Baggage Area 1 95 0 Description Baggage Fron Cancel CoG Arm 43 05 TC06 Weight Arm aJe Ke Ie Is Is Iz Is Io no gpoooaonoononc gBgoogopna n ng HBeEeg0u 00088 To double check your Weight amp Balance calculations can be done in EasyPlan where the Centre of Gravity Envelope is shown graphically TEASE ee ee i Le Cee ee E 164 0 166 0 168 0 170 0 172 0 cm dy Licensing oe SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION EasyCockpit Version Select keg gt LICENCING Program ID 80001 28793 Subscription not activated Copyright 2012 AviationDirect DATA Hiawigation Data In order to obtain the full use and full database of EasyCockpit an activation fee and a license subscription fee has to be paid Once activated you will receive a new Program ID Insert this ID a
29. n will be added when available Although the database will be updated regularly there is no guarantee that the details are accurate and up to date All information must be used with caution jd START DESCENT A reminder is triggered 1 minute before the required rate of descent will equal 500ft per minute to arrive 1000ft above the destination airfield Descent speed is used when performing the calculation SWITCH FUEL TANKS a prompt which can be set to REMIND to switch fuel tanks Set the time interval for changes e g every 30 minutes Uncheck if this function is not required ky Reminders AIRSPACES AIRSPACE tick this box to display an Alert which is activated 2 minutes before an Airspace is entered an Select the relevant Airspace Boxes for Airspace Warning Airspaces appear on the screen display for example Prohibited and Danger Areas are highlighted with a thick red line Restricted Areas with a blue line On the screen display tap on an airspace border to view more information Gun In Map View you will also find the various airspaces in front of you with si FAR f Waypt Dist GS DTK ETE ETA frequencies the vertical levels and the calculated distance to that bound ary E In FlightLog View the upcoming Airspaces are also shown 5 083 7 06 FAD CTR ATZ TMA 2 FE AE Ti Su SE M To avoid unnecessary Alerts untick airspaces that are well above your cruising level L3nm HN Mo
30. nd Select Update Subscription Info Further details can be obtained from our website wwww avia tiondirect co za Latest Updates EasyCockpit for Android The insertion of e g a wrong Program ID will come up with an error code Please see the rE Troubleshooting Section Display Size 600 x 976 Density 1 00 Select amp gt ABOUT Density DPI Default Scaled Density 1 30 Topo Data Update Subscnption Info DEM Data Disclaimer Subscription retrieval error code 3 DEVICE INFO Device Model T P3100 iD glk 4nzsREhojsThesJoe WOP This window shows the current EasyCockpit version installed as well as data currency EAsyCock pit Aviation Direct cc 2013 Edit July 2013 MAP OPTIONS Select Q gt MAP OPTIONS RANGE The scale of the map display can be selected here which ranges from 2nm to 140nm The range from the aircraft symbol to the compass rose is displayed on the top left corner of the screen The range can also be altered by pinching or stretching the map on the screen During flight the range automatically zooms in when descending for landing if Auto Zoom is selected DISPLAY MODE You can select to fly in Track Up Mode or in North Up Mode an 7k eT oe Track Up Mode ates fected vue In Track Up mode the map display is rotated to the aircraft s current 10 3 nm Ay Track A 90 arc of the compass is displayed always facing Magnetic Track Up 207 North Up Mode
31. nte Casino 26 00 117 Show Airspace Details E 025 00 337 15 02 UTC Flight Time 0000 05 NAV STATS Wet Dist Nxt Wpt Groundspeed Craw Tine AIRSPACE WARNING DETAILS GND 500FT 2500F T FLOGS 120 05 4 1 nm 4500FT FLOas 170 08 41 nm Table Bay Harbour Cape Town TMA A Cape Town TMA 8 ATZ EAsyCock pit Aviation Direct cc 2013 Edit July 2013 SETTINGS amp TOOLS Select amp gt TOOLS oy E6B Calculator E6B CALCULATOR OAT C Altitude ft This digital Flight Calculator calculates Density Altitude BUCS True Airspeed Winds and Wind Direction DEREIY MURE Figures can be entered by using the keyboard display PECE First calculate the Density Altitude by entering the Temperature TAS and the Pressure Altitude True Airspeed is calculated by adding the Indicated Air Speed Add the Magnetic Heading to obtain the True Wind Direction Winds Aloft and Wind Speed Heading WEIGHT amp BALANCE EasyCockpit has a basic aircraft weight amp balance calculation In order to calculate Weight amp Balance the relevant information must be obtained from your Aircraft Manual s Weight amp Balance section The ARM values i e the distance from the reference point can be entered in centimetres or inches Select EDIT ARM values you can edit an existing entry you can edit a Description you can ADD another ARM value amp y Weight amp Balance E
32. points Distances current Ground Speed and Desired Magnetic Track are ANekHon ee y pA ses oe i displayed as well as ETE Elapse and ETA Arrival Time m 15 4 95 146 00 1017 19 TOTALs of your Distance and FlightTime are showing at the bottom 7 2 95 146 00 05 17 24 60 9 00 38 1 3nm N Monte Casino For quick reference or reporting purposes the CURRENT POSITION as well as CURRENT Position grits UTC TIME are also displayed in this window VFR 1 3nmNMonteCasino 4 A helpful aid in flight is your POSITION in relation to other prominent VFR tatitude S 26 00 11 reporting points e g 1 3nm N of Monte Casino You have the choice of various reporting points nearest to your current position Time The Flight Time timer starts when the activation speed is reached and stops Flight Time 00 00 00 when the aircraft comes to a halt The Flight Log also repeats the 4 Nav Stat options which normally show on top of the Map Display E 028 00 33 Flight Time Longitude E 028 00 33 NAV STATS 16 45 UTC Dist Nat Wot Groundspeed NAV STATS mesie hain DirectTo AIRSPACE WARNING DETAILS FUGHT PLAN WAYPOINTS Select Poirect TO this function allows the user to make quick changes to the flight plan if for example a diversion to a closer point is required if a waypoint is skipped gt if a new point has to be added and diverted to if an alternate airfield has neicame nm 176 gt to be entered or
33. re the American GPS is combined with the Russian GLONASS system 3 Airplane Mode if Airplane Mode is switched on the GPS or any other network data won t work T Sometimes it looks like there is no signal avail able on your Phone or Tablet By turning ON Airplane Mode and then OFF again will restart the network circuitry or Turn Off On GPS EAsyCock pit Aviation Direct cc 2013 Edit July 2013 FLIGHT PLANNING IN EASYPLAN FLIGHT PLANNING IN EASYPLAN Flight Plans created in EasyPlan can now be converted and exported into EasyCockpit on the Android mobile devices At the moment you still have to use the Windows Explorer on your PC EasyPlan flight plans with the extension of ep1 will be converted to efp flight plans which are recognized in the EasyCockpit application Flight Plans created in EasyCockpit on your Android devices can also be SAVED onto your main computer BE tenon 300006 File Route Aircraft Points Log Book Easy Cockpit saabna Export Help Export Route Import Logbook FO NO menin Units Preferences Test Weather etesereresesetes Map View Vertical Navigation Enter a short descriptive name for this flight plan Shorter descriptions are easier to read on the PocketPC or iPhone ZS WNH Tedderfield Airpark to Barberton Export To iPhone or iPad PocketPC EasyCockpit PC Version STEP 1 In EasyP
34. t in over estimation of rainfall EasyWeather has been developed by Aviation Direct cc in a joint venture with South African Weather Services Downloads are subject to subscription A valid EasyCockpit subscription is required before the weather module can be activated SUBSCRIBE TO EASYWEATHER NOW Go to our website www aviationdirect co za Order Now under Subscriptions Aviation Direct cc 2013 Edit July 2013 Steps how to download EASYWEATHER will Vodac 20 nm gt Display Mode Track Up gt Compass Rose Range Rings HSI Track Line Display Frequencies User Waypoints EasyWeather Downloads Go to MAP OPTIONS or click on the Weather Download Symbol which on the Phone is only available in Landscape mode 2013 04 20 15Z forecast 2013 04 20 18Z forecast 2013 04 20 21Z forecast 2013 04 21 00Z forecast Radar 154500Z Satellite 154509Z METARs TAFs Download When DOWNLOAD COMPLETE CLOSE the EasyWeather Downloader Then Scroll down to EasyWeather and select ON Then also select the downloaded Forecast data the date and time required Select a Forecast Level Satellite Data and the Radar Data come on automatically but they can be turned off Close Window if you tap on any of the Weather Forecast symbols the Weather Forecast data shows the following Metars and TAFs are available under the Airfield data for Airports with weather stations Select Airfield on M
35. urces and information before flight Aviation Direct cc Andrea Antel or Erich Vieth Tel 011 465 2669 072 340 9943 Sean McLeod Tel 021 790 7970 083 790 7970 Aviation Direct cc 2013 Edit July 2013 EAsyCock pit SETTINGS amp TOOLS Display Features Like any flight the more thorough the preparation before a flight the less work there will be in the air EasyCockpit is a very comprehensive but still user friendly navigational tool and can be customized to suit specific require ments Setting Your Preferences SETTINGS amp TOOLS DISPLAY FEATURES Select gt Display Features gt General The Auto de clutter and Auto Zoom functions can be turned ON OFF here Auto Declutter if selected the program will remove map features like rivers roads dams and obstacles when the screen display is Zoomed out to 40nm or more This reduces the amount of clutter on the display Auto Zoom when approaching Final Destination the moving map display is automatically zoomed in thus providing more detailed mapping ahead of the aircraft e g when the aircraft is 6nm from destination the zoom range changes to 10nm 4nm away from destination zooms to a 6nm range 2nm to 4nm range Fast Zoom and Pan if selected the Zoom and Pan facility is sped up Terrain Display 1 14000f plus 1 Ground elevation data or 2 Aircraft Height Above Ground data agl TI OOO 1 Z000 10000n 11 00n sopon 10000r Th
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