MGL Central Aviation database and Flight planner
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1. MGL Central Aviation database and Flight planner Table of Contents Cl EEE 3 AVION OA A DAS RS Ge a a ie d t Ms MESA UP ot 3 VOU PNRM e cr 3 FION OG o 3 TNS CAN AGI OMA RR TM S UT mm 3 MTGE SEAT ACN OP AN UNOS righ tt rd ae E A A acusa iuba ladies edu te imu MAU OS oru ed cn 3 Summary of files to install into the maps folder 4 Location of map and terrain data files 4 Siselip dn om m 6 Quick distance and Dearligissssdenistitos eu EE a CR PR ED bari bc acdsee ieee 6 MGL and Google MAPS cccccccceececeeeeceeeeceeeeceeeeseessaeeeseeecsaeesaaeessusesageeseusesaeeeseeeseaessaeeaeegs 7 Switching between MGL and Google maps nennen 7 PANINO a aD VIENS E 8 OS UII Gh eh PONER a iss caret TR sue aa avacscaseaasectueuaeqausensen 9 Importing data into the database 10 Import dald SOUECGOS ne te ae asser vn laid i Sina 11 misinieli Al COs T TM 15 General MGL Central is a Windows based application It provides the following features Aviation database MGL Central operates around a central database that contains aviation related items from airport information obstacles navaids and similar The user is able to edit this database import into the database from various sources and export the database into the MGL Avinics Navidata file format for use with an EFIS system MGL Central can be used to maintain several in2. Using a reasonably modern PC performance of the map engine is good However be aware that large databases can slow down the map engine as a lot of data may have to be scanned in order to pick out what needs to be drawn Generally this is not an issue but may slow down the system if you have a very large database for example containing many small airfields and other waypoints that cover a very large area for example all of the World Editing airspaces MGL Central includes the ability to edit airspaces This is normally done on an existing airspace database imported either from ARINC data or from either an Airspace evd or Navidata evd file You can create new airspaces edit the details or boundary points of an existing airspace and delete airspaces You can also save and load single airspaces to files if you need to copy airspaces between databases Airspace tables editor BEIC TER New airspace and boundary point definitions should be done using macro Debs d ni tabl ti D gt gt i ts e Find airspace name functions do not use table editors unless you know what you are doing See renee ANCHORAGE ESOS N61 15 212 BETHEL CTLZ C N60 48 235 KODIAK CTLZ C N57 48 13 ANCHORAGE ELMENDORF AFB CTLZ C N61 19 255 FAIRBANKS EIELSON AFB CTLZ C N64 41 283 Airspace editing macro functions Single airspace definition save and load N61 10 ci W149 58 295 Add a new airspace using graphical editor Export selected airspace
3. 5327581 0 Longitude E018 09 55 Get from Google fedenburg Bergrivier fs MGL Map options Google maps MGL Maps Print map view Active Flight Plan Show Rally ert t Selected point 1 Grootfontein FALW Selected point 2 Initial bearing D point 1 to point 2 Distance Aircraft zu MaL Jora Time estimate Fuel estimate at speed Airspaces Local database active Active Database Data Jeppesen abs A And the same airport after switching to Google maps MGL Central Aviation database and flight planning BETA 0 0 0 1 Database Table editors Database imports Database exports Flight Plans Airspaces Aircraft FlightLog Setup File manager Map center sp Satelite Teran phen Latitude 532581 0 Longitude naQ EF Get from Google fA MGL Map options Google maps MGL Maps Print map view Active Flight Plan Show Raally ert Selected point 1 FALW Selected point 2 Initial bearing na point 1 to point 2 Distance Aircraft ZU MGL Jora Time estimate Fuel estimate Imagery 2010 DigitalGlobe GeoEye Cnes Spot Image Terms of Use at speed Zoom Airspaces Local database active Active Database Data Jeppesen abs Switching between MGL and Google maps Google maps MGL Maps If you have an active internet connection you can switch to Google maps The Google map view will defaul
4. as ASP file ac N61 10180 w149 51 140 n n n NB1 08 140 W149 51 140 Edit selected airspace using graphical editor Edit selected delete airspace boundary Import airspace from ASP file N61 08 140 W150 08 230 Delete airspaces by map selection The airspace table editor allows you to view the details of an airspace You can edit the items of an individual airspace but do not add delete or modify the points of the boundary directly You can do so but you need to be aware of the bounding box of the airspace that is defined in the main airspace table This bounding box is used by the system and EFIS systems to evaluate if an airspace is possibly relevant for the current position It is recommended that the graphical editors are used to define or modify boundaries as this will ensure that bounding boxes are calculated Using the graphical editor is based on the premise that you would like to copy airspace definitions from a raster map Raster maps are created by another application called MapMaker from MGL Avionics The following example defines a new airspace For this a PDF file containing a map of the new airspace has been downloaded from the aviation authority The PDF file was then converted into a JPEG image file using a utility to convert a screen image to an image file Windows provides a utility as part of the system For earlier versions we recommend a free program called MWSnap Find it with Google search T
5. location Comment field o 0 0 Oe LATITUDE LONGITUDE Two formats are accepted degrees minutes hundredths of minutes and degrees minutes seconds and tenths of seconds For example 2345 678 dd mm hh hundredths 234567 88S 123 45 67 E dd mm ss t tenths M 0 ee 0 0 123 45 67 8 E MAGNETIC VARIATION Note Enigma Flight Planner ignores this field One or two digits with a sign of either East or West no spaces in between For example 12E O3W 5E 1W NAVAID TYPES must be one of the following NDB NDB DME UHF NDB M NDB marine M NDB DME marine VOR VOR DME VORTAC TACAN FAN MKR LOM LMM LOC SDF MLS ISMLS RUNWAY descriptors 00 36 heading L or R in case of dual runways S K G C T or Sand Gravel Grass Concrete Tar lce AIRPORT record format o 0 0 0 0 0 0 0000 mm ID up to five characters LATITUDE LONGITUDE MAGVAR FREQ 123 475 MHz ELEVATION in feet above mean sea level NAME up to 15 characters RUNWAY 1 RUNWAY2 RUNWAY3 NAVAID record format ID up to five characters LATITUDE LONGITUDE MAGVAR FREQ 123 475 MHz TYPE See above PWR Service volume T L or H ELEVATION in feet above mean sea level NAME up to 15 characters INTERSECTION record format ID up to five characters LATITUDE LONGITUDE MAGVAR JAIRPORTS SOUTH AFRICAN R
6. EMF i altera File Fc Maplndex MMO 5KB MMOF DAP File Fc N33E034a M11 1 365KB M11F CD ARMPAS File Fc N46W092b M 73 13 677KB M 3F CanoScan File Fc N47w 093c M 76 7 378KB M76F O Corel File Fc N484 002b M15 2054KB M15F gt CtoPas File Fc 17E012b M24 5 834KB M24F O DevKit File Fc 517E014b M42 49814 KB M42F C3 Docs File Fc S20E 01 3c M64 45593KB MB4F C2 Documents and Settings File Fc S20E019c M64 2 581 KBE MB4F C2 DriveKey File Fc 520E025c M64 4509KB ME4F C2 FPCBuild File Fc 520E031c M54 2 857 KB M54F 5 GTWING File Fc S21E014b M42 6875KB M42F Ca InAndOut File Fc S21E018b M42 3 348 KB M42F INET File Fc S23E026b M42 5 387 KB M42F C lazarus File Fe e S24E013c M64 5420KB MB4F lt li gt lt li gt Drag files do copy Right click on file for further options Slow double click on item to rename file Use the Map options dialog to select the map PO PHONE type you want to display and other options Pe bitmap image no vector airspaces f Raster map bitmap image draw vector airspaces Vector map from terrain data and vector files C Rastermap single tiles file no mapindex mm file Raster map single tiles file Browse S525E027b M32 ML M ap options Iv Show airfields Hide Place Names Show navaids Show intersections Google maps MGL Maps Show helipads Airspace altitude level display Hide clipped airspaces Print map view i Using the map Center the map at a position current on
7. EPUBLIC CRAGI 29 11 28 0 S 030 17 47 0E 20W 124 800 4500 CRAIGIEBURN DAM FAAD 32 41 0 S 026 18 0 E 22W 124 800 1966 ADELAIDE FAAG 29 16 8 S 018 49 1 E 20W 122 700 2648AGGENYS FAAB 28 34 4 S 016 32 1 E 20W 118 700 98 ALEXANDER BAY INAVAIDS HBV 2540 55 02750 0E 16W 112 100 VOR HARTEBEESPOORT DAM LIV 2556 95 027 54 8 E 16W 114 500 VOR DME LANSERIA AGV 2928 95 01833 8E 19W 116 700 VOR AGGENEYS ABV 28342589 016 32 1 E 21W 112 100 VOR DME ALEXANDER BAY AB 2837 15 016 28 9 E 21W 317 500 NDB ALEXANDER BAY BH 3337 08 O21 48 0 E 23W 392 000 NDB BADSHOOGTE INTERSECTIONS 3110S 3110 08 025 00 0 E 22W LA FAPG FIR 2318S 2318 55 027 35 0 E 14W GC FBFT FIR 2516S 25 16 0 S 029 38 49E 14W SKUKUZA MALA MALA ETC LASS BOUNDARY MMWPT 25 50 0 S 026 40 0 E 17W FALA FAMM WAYPOINT 2550S 25 50 0 S 029 57 0 E 17W WK FABN LASS BDRY 2555S 25 55 0 S 028 23 0 E 17W WATERKLOOF CTR TO NELSPRUIT BARBERTON CSV File format 2 This file format looks like Aanhouer Wen AANHOU S 26 46 150 E027 07 200 Private 09 27 XX 124 8 Aberdeen FAAE ABERDN LICENCE WITHDRAWN S 32 28 000 E024 04 000 Municipal 15 33 XX 124 8 Addo Sunland ADDO S 33 31 510 E025 37 260 Private 04 22 XX 124 8 Adelaide FAAD ADELAD LICENCE WITHDRAWN AIRFIELD CLOSED S 32 41 000 E026 18 000 Municipal 05 23 XX 124 8 Aero 57 AERO57 S 25 54 167 E028 04 904 Private XX XX X
8. X 125 8 GPX file format from www Navaid com This file format allows import of waypoints navaids and airports with runways geo referenced and frequencies ARINC 424 file format This file format contains waypoints navaids airport information including runways and frequencies It also includes airspace and many IFR related entries This file format is propriety to ARINC A document describing the format can be purchased from www ARINC com Airspace evd format This is an older MGL format that is no longer used You can use this function to import the airspaces contained in these files but by now many of the can be outdated These files can still be downloaded from the MGL Avionics website data server and can form the bases of a modified and updated database using the MGL Central airspace editor Navidata ewd This is the file format that is exported from MGL Central MGL Central can however also import data from it Currently it can import all waypoints navaids and airports with airport information as well as airspaces Obstacles cannot currently be imported from this file Please note that some third party products produce this file in an encrypted version This version cannot be imported into MGL Central Waypoint ewd or route ert You can import any waypoints defined in the Waypoint ewd file supplementary waypoint file normally created in an EFIS or directly from any route Flight plan in Enigma format Performance
9. ase or empty the current one You will find options for these operations under Database Step 2 Import the ARINC 424 data The data file can be imported from any location but we suggest that you use the File Manager to copy the file to the Import folder of MGL Central The FAA ARINC version 18 file name is FAANFD18 This file can be obtained from the FAA NACO website for a small fee or via a subscription Import the file using the function Import waypoints navaids airports airspaces from ARINC424 file When prompted for Data import options choose Delete all existing information for item replace with current It does not really matter there should not be anything in the database currently During the next dialog select your ARINC source file and click Import Depending on the speed of your PC the import may take a few minutes As of writing this document the FAA ARINC data does not include Communication records effectively records that contain airport frequencies and descriptions Because of this we now do a further step Step 3 Go to www Navaid com and download data in GPX format that approximately covers North America To keep the download smaller choose only airport information This information includes frequencies Step 4 Import the GPX file it will have a name similar to 5fObfbed gpx using the import GPX function Import Waypoints Navaids Airports from GPX When prompted for the impor
10. dependent databases if required only one of which is active at any one time The database is a relational database where all entries in the database are stored in a single file The database used is Absolute Database from ComponentAce The database is not encrypted and can be accessed by compatible third party applications is required Flight planning MGL Central provides basic flight planning and flight plan creation functions Central to MGL Central is a large map window that can render vector maps raster maps and also be used as interface to Google maps for access to satellite views of interesting points such as airports Flight plans conform to the MGL Enigma route format Flight plans from third party applications can be imported via GPX file format as well as FDX Seattle Avionics Voyager flight planner Flight Log A flight log created on an MGL EFIS can be imported to a flight log database This database is kept in a single DBase table for easy compatibility with third party applications Installation The executable files are normally stored in the Program Files directory under Enigma Tools MGL Central In order to conform to the Microsoft data location requirements the database files and all other related files are stored under the Application Data folder of your system The exact path can vary between operating systems MGL Central provides a convenient integrated two pane file manager to locate and operate wi
11. he image was then georeferenced and converted using the MGL Avionics Mapmaker program This resulted in a single file called 529E030a M21 This means a file with top left coordinates at S29 and E030 with a resolution of 2400 pixels per degree The map is 2 degrees wide and 1 degree high Vector map from terrain data and vector files f Hastermap single tiles File no mapindes mm File Raster map single tiles file 5 29 030a M 21 Using the single map file option under Map options the file is loaded After centering the map and zooming to size the following main map window is presented MGL Central Aviation database and flight planning BETA 0 0 0 1 BAR Database Table editors Database imports Database exports Flight Plans Airspaces Aircraft Flight Log Setup File manager Map center Position Latitude 29 36 57 Longitude E031 12 44 ETR FALE 3000 ALT a GND c fs MGL Map options Google maps MGL Maps Active Flight Plan Show Rally ert Selected point 1 Selected point 2 N34 39 08 w113 08 08 Initial bearing nl point 1 to point 2 Distance Aircraft Time estimate pr Fuel estimate d at speed pod Airspaces Local database active Active Database Data Jeppesen abs This shows the outline of the new airspace Using the airspace table editor a new airspace is selected Airspace editing macro Functions Add a new airspace using graphical editor E dit selected air
12. into the maps folder For raster maps All raster map data files names such as N33W100c M23 Matching Maplndex MMO file that was created for your raster map files For Vector maps File VMap evd for your area for example North America Terrain elevation data files These have filenames such as E100N40 DEM They are over 50MBytes of size each World file The file World bmp is used for zoom levels that cover a large area where it would be too slow to load terrain DEM files Location of map and terrain data files Copy all of your map files as well as terrain data files DEM into your MGL Central maps folder You can use the built in file manager as shown below or any other method you prefer Your MGL Central data C Documents and Settings USER Application Data MGLMGL Central Your system Desktop Project My Computer MGL Central Ah 3 Floppy 2 Data ESC Local Disk C Export 4 DVD RAM Drive D FlightLog Se Removable Disk E FlightPlans Se Removable Disk F Import Se Removable Disk G Maps E ss Removable Disk H Se Removable Disk I Se Removable Disk J CI amp vG File Fc E020N40 DE M 56 250 KB LD 33ee921667d95ece303ed9cd File Fc E020N90 DE M 56 250 KB DEM Ff C2 4623 File Fc E020510 DEM 56 250 KB DEMF CD 4DIDRM File Fc E100510 DEM 56 250KB DEM fF G ADOBEAPP FileFc E140510 DEM 56 250 KB D
13. lementary database Total fuel estimate 10 80 Seach Draw route on map center on current waypoint A 4 Move up AIRPORTID Latitude Longitude 25vLSt P 6A48 WAYPOINT 515 37 01 E0286 06 28 53346 25 E018 33 13 00m 00s oom oo E 27YLS WP 6880 WAYPOINT 14 58 23 E025 42 27 26 46 09 E027 07 12 E AANHOU APjSACFTE AIRFIELD VWaypoint Airport ID Waypoint type Data Descriptor long name S28 37 08 E016 28 48 IKBKRL WAYPOINT Kalbaskraal ABKGVQWP 5F02 WAYPOINT 323 31 35 E022 53 16 Latitude Longitude Distance Fuel required E ABMET VVP YE7F WAYPOINT 81 2 51 142 E027 51 11 Time Estimates from 2n ogg S333500 E018 39 12 Last waypoint 10m 44s 14 3sm fizet G Insert ABMMGQWPSA42 WAYPOINT 515 30 16 E022 45 13 ABvtt2 57F4 VOR DME 28 34 14 E016 32 02 Waypoint Airport ID Waypoint type Data Descriptor long name lt append ADt11 6062 NDB 522 28 00 E014 57 30 OES AIRPORT 1000 Malmesbury Abbo AP 50F5 TE AIRFIELD S33 31 30 E025 37 15 Latitude Longitude Distance Fuel required ADDO AP 50FS TE AIRFIELD 533 31 30 E025 37 15 Time Estimates from 33 31 00 E018 44 00 Last waypoint 04m 52s 5sm p 81 It E ADNGN 16 5698 REP PT 29 42 10 E031 19 04 r zd AERO T AP 5C38 TE AIRFIELD 525 51 51 E028 05 08 w Waypoint Sirport ID Waypoint type Data Descriptor long name aei puo PRIVATE AR BENE Boland ugbespruting 00 TERE database waypoints RD ED co O
14. o al E Y Make append Waypoint At Mapcenter The Flight plan is shown on the left Each waypoint can be created by filling in the fields manually copying the information from the database window on the right you can pick a location or waypoint airport from the MGL map or you can create a new waypoint based on the current map center position which you can also get from the Google map see switching between MGL and Google map Flight plans can be printed in several ways forwards or backwards with or without airport information such as frequencies and runways If you have an aircraft definition selected fuel burn and time estimates are added to the flight plan To define a new aircraft use the Aircraft menu on the main window before opening the flight plan You can then select the required aircraft and choose a cruising speed for fuel and range calculations Flight plans are saved in ert format and are directly compatible with any MGL EFIS systems Copy the flight plan s to an SD card using the File manager as needed Importing data into the database Before you can use the database you need to get data Various data sources are available The following example shows how to import data using the NACO FAA database that is based on ARINC 424 and then augment it using data from the website www Navaid com Since this is a big import it makes sense to start with an empty database Step 1 First either create a new datab
15. see the curve defined has 8 points You can use up to 400 points per airspace but it is recommended to keep the number as small as possible as this enhances the performance of any equipment using this data Note the status bar it gives information on the number of points and other information as needed In this case if you get a point wrong just backspace it and try again Once you are finished either press ESC or click OK on the airspace details editor This will end the edit and your new airspace is now part of the database You can edit existing airspaces to do so select the airspace in the table editor and click Edit selected airspace using graphical editor The map will now only show the selected airspace in RED Black The airspace points are marked with a white X Click on any of the points to bring up a small window to select options for that point The selected point now gets a red box around it You can delete a point move it to a new location or insert a new point before it Before is taken in order of the points definition In case of insertion two red boxes are shown and the new point will be inserted between these boxes just click on the map at the desired location for the new point Press ESC if the two boxes are not the ones you wanted and try again select one point before or after your original selection
16. space using graphical editor Edit selecte Delete airspaces by map selection This results in the following screen Airspace property editor DBR Boundary ID 488 Boundary ID must be unique Define an airspace boundary by clicking on the map along the desired ICAO FALE boundary Maximum number of points is 400 Please use the minimum ame Durban international number of points to show a reasonable boundary along curved Class Ic sections When done please press the ESC key or click OK Exception COM name Level Kind x Frequency 1 Frequency 2 High level Unlimited m Please use one of the accepted Lou level Surface z formats for airspace levels Times Define airspace boundary or edit according to selected function follow Weather hints in status bar below Do not click on map itself unless you want to define a point Draging map to new X Cancel position is still possible The details are filled in note that airspace altitude limits must follow fixed formats click on the for examples Note that the Boundary ID must be unique for this airspace no two airspaces must use the same ID You can use anything you like a number or text Now you are ready to define the the outline Click on the main window do not click on the Here we are halfway done Use as few points as possible Straight lines should only have a start and end point curves should be approximated You can
17. t options select Only add frequencies to existing airfields do not add new items This will try and match every airport now in the database with a similar definition in the GPX file and then import the frequencies only for that entry At this point you can import obstacle data if you have it Obstacle data is available from the FAA NACO website as well for a small fee or subscription The filename for the FAA obstacle data is DOF DAT Import it using the Import Obstacles function If all goes well you now have a complete database based on your FAA data and that of www Navaid com At this point you can use it in your MGL Central for flight planning and you can export the data in Navidata format for use with an MGL EFIS system If you like you can edit the data using the various database table editors in the system perhaps you want to add a few of your own airfields that are not in the database Import data sources MGL Central includes imports for the following data sources CSV file format 1 This file format is a text file in the following format Valid field seperators are spaces tabs and commas Acomma should be used when a nav comm frequency is not Known See examples below First character is db type must begin in column one Next five characters id must be in columns two through six ABCDE Airport ABCDE Navaid space in column one ABCDE Intersection ABCDE Winds aloft reporting
18. t to the position in the center of the MGL Map at a zoom level most suitable for viewing airports or airfields The center position of the google map can be used for flight planning or to center the MGL Get from Google map at the same location In order to do this the current Google map position has to be requested This is done by clicking the Get from Google button This places the current Google map center position into the Map center Map center position This position can then be used as part of your flight plan if Position required and it will also be used as new center position if you switch back to Latitude the MGL maps 52520 27 Longitude e027 0 26 Printing a map view Both the current MGL and Google map view can be printed simply click Print map view This will bring up a printer preview window where you can choose further options The printer options for Google maps and MGL maps differs slightly It is recommended to use a color printer if possible Creating a Flight Plan You can edit existing flight plans in Enigma Flight Plan format or create new ones You use the Flight Plan editor f Flight Plan C Documents and Settings USER M pplication Data MgI MGL Central FlightPlans Rally ert Ircrart nee Aircraft Cruising speed 80mph Total distance 86 6 sm Fetch waypoints from Main database ZULMGL Jora Stay ontop at fuel burn f O 00th Total time h h 57m Fetch waypoints from supp
19. th the data folders using simple drag and drop file operations Installation of maps Map source files are either in vector or raster map format Vector maps are single files covering a region and are usually used together with terrain elevation data to form the map background Vector maps have the file name VMap evd are are available for various locations such as North America Raster maps are usually several files each file contains one or more degree tiles Raster maps are created from scanned aviation or other map sources Central to a cluster of raster map files is a matching Mapindex MMO file which contains information on file names and contents for the batch of raster map files to allow a system easy knowledge of this without having to search through folders For larger area zoom levels MGL Central requires a file called World BMP This forms the backdrop for these zoom levels This file should also be copied into the Maps folder MGL Central includes a special raster map mode that can display a single raster map file without the aid of a Mapindex MMO file This is often used to create a single map file from a scanned image of a single airspace definition Such as is published from some aviation authorities This allows easy tracing of the airspace boundary using the integrated airspace editor so it becomes possible to quickly define new airspaces or modify existing ones Summary of files to install
20. the map MGL and Google maps Click on the desired position while the mouse button is down the mouse should not move When releasing the mouse button the map will be centered around the position that you clicked on Pan the map MGL maps Click on a map position hold the left mouse button down and drag the map as needed then release the button Pan the map Google maps Use the Google controls provided Zoom the map MGL maps Click on the zoom buttons on the right to select a desired zoom setting Lower numbers zoom into the map Zoom the map Google maps Use the Google controls provided Right click on the MGL map to select various map related functions Quick distance and bearing This function is not available with Google maps Selected point 1 You can quickly calculate distance and bearing true by clicking on 53335 14 E018 34 15 any two map points If you have an aircraft definition selected time Selected point 2 and fuel estimates will be calculated 633 440 60 9 28 49 Initial bearing E point 1 to point 2 ud Distance 240sm Aircraft Time estimate ME Ds Fuel estimate 3 00 0 at speed SOmph MGL and Google maps Image showing airport FALW using MGL maps MGL Central Aviation database and flight planning BETA 0 0 0 1 Database Table editors Database imports Database exports Flight Plans Airspaces Aircraft FlightLog Setup File manager Map center Position Latitude
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