AEROCALC
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1.2. AEROCALC User s Manual AeroCalc Aeronautical Calculator Copyright 2flyeasy Copyright 2003 2flyeasy All rights reserved Release 2 0 www 2flyeasy com 1 INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE 2 Download the software Go to Handango or Pocket Gear site to download AeroCalc Follow the instructions and save AeroCalc exe file in a directory of your choice Start installation program Connect your Pocket PC device to your desktop or portable computer using USB serial or IRDA port Verify that Microsoft ActiveSync is up and running Make double click on AeroCalc icon to start the installation program Confirm your choice clicking Ok button in the next window Do wou wanto to install GSerocale 2 07 Annulla Confirm or change the destination folder where to install the application in the desktop computer Setup will install your application in the following Destination Folder You may change the Destination Folder if you wish Then click OF to install AEROCALC 2 0 USER S MANUAL ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 1 INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE 3 Confirm or modify the application install directory inside Pocket PC Installing Applications Install 2Ayeasy AeraCalc using the default application install directory E Ho Annulla After downloaded the software in the Pocket PC check your mobile device screen to see if additional steps are necessary to complete this installation Applic
3. Pressure Pattern Navigation computes the net amount of Drift while flying in long trips The Drift value is the distance off course left or right you would be after flying to your destination without wind correction The Wind Correction Angle WCA must be applied to your course throughout the trip to avoid off course Enter departure pressure in inches of mercury or in millibar selecting the radio button destination pressure the average latitude along the route the True airspeed in Knots or Km h and the distance in Nautical miles The program will calculate the Drift and the Wind Correction Angle La Tr Hg AeroCalc Wind Triang x 22 39 ok E wind direction Wind speed True course e may m Ajj oy on True airspeed Ground Speed wo AD CO True Heading Tre L Hg AeroCalc Pressure Pa x 22 42 ok Departure pressure inch Destination pressure I mb Average latitude True Airspeed Distance NM Drift Nr Left AEROCALC 2 0 USER S MANUAL ALL RIGHTS RESERVED FUNCTIONS 13 Flight Plan Tap Compute gt Flight Plan to open the form To create a new flight plan tap New button 1 Roma Viterbo 4 Viterbo Rieti To select a flight plan tap on it To delete a flight plan tap Delete button Flight Plan definition edit Data are from left to right Flight plan identifier must be a positive number mandatory Flight plan description free text
4. Fuel capacity Cruise speed unit of measure radio button Fuel consumption per hour Fuel unit of measure radio button Fuel capacity To save all data tap Save button To delete the aircraft with all its data tap Delete button Confirm your choice in the alert window WARNING Weight and Balance and Flight Plan share the same table aircraft To exit tap Cancel button Flight Plan deletion AJ AeroCalc Flight Plan 4x 0 47 To delete a flight plan tap Delete button from Flight Plan list 1 Roma Viterbo T AyTy Select the flight plan to delete and tap Delete button Confirm your choice in the alert window Sert AE CEEE Dian Route to delete To exit tap Cancel button AEROCALC 2 0 USER S MANUAL ALL RIGHTS RESERVED UTILITIES 15 Import waypoints Tap Utilities gt Import Waypoints to open the form F limport Data Select the folder to get the file from and the data type Choose the file tapping on it Cartella Tutte le cartelle The program will start to import data increasing the number of aj et lle loaded records 3 rie 31 07 7 21 R 19 09 21 When the import is completed close the form to return to main ia winpiot 04 04 20 form If file format is not valid the program will show an error message for each wrong record These records will be discharged WARNING No control for duplicated records is made during the import Before importing a
5. IV CESSNA F 172 Tapping the Calculate button if the aircraft has diagram data the program will display the weight diagram To define an 5 aircraft and its data read the next paragraph If the point is out of the diagram the minimum or the maxim 656 labels of ordinate or abscissa axes will be red coloured sal depending where is located the point Closing the form you will return to the Weight and Balance E data form 500 O79 0 825 0 86 0 895 0 93 0 965 AEROCALC 2 0 USER S MANUAL ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 2 FUNCTIONS 9 Define modify or delete aircrafts data To save modify or delete the current aircraft data tap the disk MASATE TEETE icon tl The available data are from the up to the bottom left Ue to right Weight 524 Front seats Registration marks Rear seat s Model Fuel usa l Weight unit of measure radio button agg Empty weight re Empty weight distance from the reference datum Front seat s distance from the reference datum Rear seat s distance from the reference datum Fuel unit of measure radio button Fuel distance from the reference datum Baggage distance from the reference datum User defined label for other load User defined load distance from the reference datum Check button to set the current data as default HT Weight amp Balance Grap x 19 51 aa modify or delete the diagram data tap the Graph marks model coordinate
6. ad Departure or Destination latitude and longitude To load Departure or Destination latitude and longitude from AJ lLoad Coordinates dx 11 43 AeroCalc database tap the folder icon Enter the initials of Text to search Filter the text to search and check or uncheck the filter options to roma M Airfelds v Navaids limit the search Tap the Retrieve button to start the search ae I New way use Select the waypoint tapping the related row it ROMS CIOMPING W4147550 ROMS CIAMPINO M4146140 Note ROMA FIUMICINO M4148400 The searching time depends from the number of records ROMA FIUMICINO M4154400 i ROMS FIUMICING M4152490 stored in database and from the length of text to search eS TERA Pree More accurate will be the text faster will be the search ROMAURBE N4157050 ROM AGH ANG M4537400 a i i ROM AGHANG M4538050 Switch Destination with Departure To switch Departure latitude and longitude with Destination ones tap the switch icon amp Destination latitude and longitude will replace Departure data while Destination ones will be cleared Automatic Switch Destination with Departure When you load Destination latitude and longitude the program automatically replace the Departure data with the previous Destination latitude and longitude This feature is very useful when you have to calculate different legs of a route After loaded the departure point and the first waypoint you have only to load in order the next waypoints to pl
7. an your route AEROCALC 2 0 USER S MANUAL ALL RIGHTS RESERVED FUNCTIONS 11 Save or delete Departure or Destination coordinates To save modify or delete Departure or Destination Poe HF Save Coordinates ax 22 37 ok coordinates tap the disk icon ld The available data are from Description the up to the bottom left to right IRU e Airport Airfield KOVOR NDE VFR wWayp a IFR Wwayp co User Uayp zs Point code atitude ongitude Point description g 5 A Em Point category Latitude ei Cae Longitude The point categories are Airport Airfield VOR NDB VFR reporting point IFR reporting point User waypoint To insert new points enter the required values and tap the Save button To modify a point edit the values and save the changes tapping the Save button To delete a point tap the Delete button Confirm your choice in the alert window To return to Navigation form tap the Cancel button AEROCALC 2 0 USER S MANUAL ALL RIGHTS RESERVED FUNCTIONS The Wind Triangle Tap Compute gt Wind Triangle to open the form To compute the Ground Speed the True Heading and the Wind Correction Angle WCA enter the wind direction in degrees the wind speed in Knots the true course in degrees and the true airspeed in Knots The program will display the three values Pressure Pattern Navigation Tap Compute gt Pressure Pattern Nav to open the form
8. ation Downloading Complete AEROCALC 2 0 USER S MANUAL ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 2 FUNCTIONS 4 Conversions Tap Compute gt Conversions to open the form Enter the value and tap the unit of measure button that you wish to convert Read the result s Example To convert 120 Kilometers to Nautical or Statute Miles enter 120 and tap Km button The program will display the corresponding values Speed Tap Compute gt Speed to open the form Wind To calculate the wind component speeds tap Set button in Wind frame Enter the wind speed in knots and the angle respect your heading The program will calculate the head or rear and cross components in knots The gt symbol indicates from left lt from right Example To calculate the head and lateral components of 30 knots wind with 20 degree angle tap Set button in Wind frame and enter 30 as speed and 20 as angle The program will display 28 2 knots as head component and 10 3 knots from right as cross component Climb rate To calculate the climb descent rate tap the ft min button in Climb rate frame enter the ground speed in Knots and the gradient value in feet per Nautical Mile The program will display the climb descent rate in feet per minute To calculate the climb descent gradient tap the ft Nm button in Climb rate frame enter the ground speed in Knots and the climb rate in feet per minute The program will display the climb descent gradient in feet per Na
9. ng time format H CC where hours may be one or more digits and hundredths must be two digits and the time to add or subtract The program will calculate the resulting time Example To calculate the resulting time adding 7 hours and 34 hundredths to 234 hours and 89 hundredths enter 234 89 and 7 34 The program will display 242 23 242 hours and 23 hundredths To calculate the number of hours and hundredths between two times tap diff button in Hour meter frame Enter the starting time and the ending one format H CC where hours may be one or more digits and hundredths must be two digits The program will calculate the resulting number of hours and hundredths Example To calculate the time between 679 hours and 34 hundredths and 682 hours and 78 hundredths enter 679 34 and 682 78 The program will display 2 24 2 hours and 24 hundredths Conversions To convert the result of time calculation time and hour meter frames tap 1 60 button or 1 100 button in Conversions frame The program will convert the result Example To covert in hours and minutes the result of the previous example tap 1 60 button The program will display 2 14 2 hours and 14 minutes onwersions AEROCALC 2 0 USER S MANUAL ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 2 FUNCTIONS 8 Density and pressure altitude Tap Compute gt Density Altitude to open the form Fra F AeroCalc Density Alti x 19 48 G To compute the density altitude and the pressure al
10. ny file do check if the data are already present in the database Export waypoints Tap Utilities gt Export Waypoints to open the form Hg Export Data Salya con nome Enter the name for the new file the fo der where locate the file the file data type to extract and the device where to store the file main memory compact flash or SD card Ipaq File Cartella Nessuna x eile Tipo Tap on Ok button to start the process alee Delete all waypoints Tap Utilities gt Delete All Waypoints to start the process The program request a confirmation before to delete all waypoints WARNING The command is not reversible Data once deleted cannot be restored AEROCALC 2 0 USER S MANUAL ALL RIGHTS RESERVED APPENDIX A 16 WAYPOINTS FILE DATA FORMAT Waypoints File Data Format Character Set ASCII Suffix dat Records format Code Type Description _ Latitude Longitude _ lt CR gt where Code Up to AAAAA Type N among 1 airport or 2 airfield or 3 VOR or 4 NDB or 5 VFR reporting point or 6 IFR reporting point or 9 user defined waypoint AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA Up to Latitude DDMMSSSS Longitude amp DDDMMSSSS Legend Any letter A Z symbol or number 0 9 Any digit 0 9 Nors Nor O amp EW D _ One degree digit o Example LIRU 1 ROMA URBE N41570500 E012300400 AEROCALC 2 0 USER S MANUAL ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
11. our international setting The program will calculate the resulting number of days Example To calculate the number of days between the thirteenth of march and the fifth of april enter 130303 and 050403 as date or 031303 and 040503 according to your international setting The program will display 23 days Time To add or subtract time from time tap or button in Time frame Enter the staring time format H MM where hours may be one or more digits and minutes must be two digits and the time to add or subtract The program will calculate the resulting time Example To calculate the resulting time adding 12 hours and 36 minutes to 1203 hours and 45 minutes enter 1203 45 and 12 36 The program will display 1216 21 1216 hours and 21 minutes To calculate the number of hours and minutes between two times tap diff button in Time frame Enter the starting time HMM EM HMM and the ending one format H MM where hours may be one Ts or more digits and minutes must be two digits The program re will calculate the resulting number of hours and minutes 1 20 Clear Example Bea coc To calculate the time between 1234 hours and 12 minutes and 1245 hours and 2 minutes enter 1234 12 and 1245 02 The program will display 10 50 10 hours and 50 minutes AEROCALC 2 0 USER S MANUAL ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 2 FUNCTIONS 7 Hour meter To add or subtract time from time tap or button in Hour meter frame Enter the stari
12. s Y coordinates To insert new rows enter values in X coord and Y coord fields and tap Save button To modify a value tap over the row and edit the values To save the changes tap the Save button To delete a single row tap over the row and tap the Delete button Confirm your choice in the alert window To delete all rows tap the Delete All button Confirm your choice in the alert window To return to Aircraft Data form tap the Cancel button Load other aircrafts data To load aircrafts data from AeroCalc database tap the folder icon Select the aircraft tapping the related row AEROCALC 2 0 USER S MANUAL ALL RIGHTS RESERVED FUNCTIONS 10 Navigation Tap Compute gt Navigation to open the form To calculate Rhumb Line and Great Circle distance and true POSARE STR PSE o course enter departure and destination latitude and i i i eparture Latitude eparture Longitude ot Deg Min Sec Deg Min Sec longitude and tap the related button The distance may be calculated in Nautical miles or Kilometers g OsHIO e Ow estination Latitude 0e Longitude eq Min Sec Deg Min Sec A Great Circle route is the shortest course between two es Jo 7 ou JE points on the surface of a sphere whose true course vCcsHlgs changes as the flight progresses Rhambline Distance True Course r 219 0 ed 2 18 49 4 A Rhumb Line is a stright line drawn over a flat map whose true course remains constant Si ee Lo
13. titude MSL Altitude feet enter the MSL altitude in feet the sea level altimeter setting in meter setting In of Hg inches of mercury and the outside air temperature in Temperature oct oF Centigrade or Fahrenheit degree selecting the radio button Density Altitude feet The program will display both values Pressure Altitude feet Example To calculate the density altitude and the pressure altitude at 5000 feet MSL with altimeter set at 29 4 inches of mercury and air temperature of 12 Centigrade enter these values in the related fields The program will display 6403 feet as density altitude and 5486 feet as pressure altitude Weight and Balance Tap Compute gt Weight amp Balance to open the form EF aeroCalc iad dxi9 5s0 5 Kg Calculation Empty weight Choice the unit of measure you prefer using the radio button Front seat s Pound Inches or Kilogram meters Enter for each row Rear si the weight first column and the distance from the datum second column If the load is forward of the datum enter the distance as negative number Choice the unit of measure for fuel using the radio button Tap Calculate to compute the total weight and the distance from the reference datum Example A Cessna 152 with an empty weight of 524 Kg two passengers for a total of 140 Kg 25 USG of fuel and a baggage of 10 Kg will have a total weight of 742 Kg anda distance of 0 844 meters after the reference datum Diagram oo AV
14. to define the route Aircraft to fly optional Aircraft is optional If you choose an aircraft and if this has cruise speed and fuel consumption the program will calculate the total amount of time and fuel required To add delete save the flight plan waypoint or recall the aircraft data form tap on waypoints grid or select an aircraft To insert a row at the end of the list tap Add button and choose a waypoint from the Load Coordinates form The program will automatically calculate the bearing the distance Aircraft the time and fuel required According to aircraft options the distance may be in nautical PL URU 166 33 miles default if none aircraft is selected or Kilometers Fuel ZEME slg 23 i i a CMP 61 5 12 0 may be in US gallons default if none aircraft is selected or 4 CORES 316 4 38 5 liters Time is always in minutes 5 80 _176 9_11 0 To delete the last row tap Delete button The program will recalculate all values Totals 74 3 49 35 To save the flight plan with all waypoints tap Save button The ran program will request a confirmation before to save data AEROCALC 2 0 USER S MANUAL ALL RIGHTS RESERVED FUNCTIONS 14 To edit save or delete aircraft options tap Data button The EF AeroCalc Aircraft Data 4x 0 34 G available data are from the up to the bottom left to right Marks Mode Registration marks Cruise speed nm Cem Model Fuel per hour uss Or Cruise speed
15. tting in inches of hiba fis ica mercury and the outside air temperature in Centigrade or Fahrenheit degree selecting the radio button The program fo Weigh sine ae will display the TAS speed in Knots and the Mach number i20 sooo aos fad Tas 129 8 Mach n 016 6 Example To calculate your TAS speed having a 120 Knots CAS at 5000 feet MSL with altimeter set at 30 6 inches of mercury and air temperature of 16 Centigrade enter these values in the related fields The program will display 129 8 as TAS and 0 196 as Mach number Date and time Tap Compute gt Date Time to open the form XG AeroCalc Date Time 4x 23 03 Q DDMMYY O10303 ate Date To add or subtract some days from a date tap or button in Date frame Enter the date format MMDDYY or DDMMYY according to your international setting and the number of the alah days The program will calculate the resulting date skis Example To calculate the date 12 days after the first of march enter 010303 as date or 030103 according to your international setting and 12 as days The program will display 13 03 03 or 03 13 03 AEROCALC 2 0 USER S MANUAL ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 2 FUNCTIONS 6 1 it feroCalc Date Time aai 23 20 a To calculate the number of days between two dates tap diff button in Date frame Enter the starting date and the ending DOMY DOMMYY 130303 050403 one format MMDDYY or DDMMYY according to y
16. utical Mile Example To calculate the climb gradient distance with a 120 Knots speed and 500 feet per minute climb rate tap ft Nm button enter 120 as speed and 500 as climb rate The program will display the gradient of 250 feet per Nautical Mile nd AeroCalc Conversion x 19 35 tok km Mir Sm ishance volume E ass ressure Temperature La i z E 3 E Ange Head Cross Se pane ne i limb rate istance Set Ei ftm Amin rine speed peed CAS MSL Al Altimeter Temp Z DF AeroCalc aiid a x 19 36 tok a ae rate ae eos MSL Alt Altimeter Temp ee es ee eS TAS Mach rn D AEROCALC 2 0 USER S MANUAL ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 2 FUNCTIONS 5 n 9 AeroCalc Speed a x 19 37 Distance Speed Distance Time To calculate speed distance or time tap the button 2433 corresponding to the unit you wish to compute enter the find Climb rate istance values required and read the result sr fred oie ed i MSL Alk Altimeter Temp 9 of ht 19 Example To calculate how much time needs to cover 45 Nautical Miles having a 110 Knots speed tap Time button in Distance frame enter 110 as speed and 45 as distance The program will display 24 minutes and 33 seconds Tas Mahn O Speed pani AeroCalc Speed efx 19 47 tok To compute the True Airspeed TAS and the Mach number enter your Calibrated Airspeed CAS in Knots the MSL altitude in feet the sea level altimeter se
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