the EasyCockpit User Manual April 2013
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1. sil Vodacom gt 14 54 Settings amp Tools About EasyCockpit Version 1 0 24 Settings amp Tools Licensing Select amp gt LICENCING Copyright 2012 AviationDirect Subscription Information In order to obtain the full use and full database of EasyCockpit an pata Program ID 70000 00000 activation fee and a license subscription fee has to be paid Once activated you will receive a new Program ID Insert this ID and Select Update Subscription Info Topo Data 2012 04 05 Further details can be obtained from our website wwww aviationdi rect co za Latest Updates EasyCockpit for iPhone iPad Navigation Data 2012 06 18 Subscription not activated Update Subscription Info DEM Data 2012 04 03 Device Info ID 4V9ExR4PZJLxiwTUsVOR g Disclaimer Model iPhone3 1 Select amp gt ABOUT This window shows the current EasyCockpit version installed as well as data currency Aviation Direct cc 2012 Ea s yC ck it Edit August 2012 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 4 9nm gt The range can also be altered by pinching or stretching the map on the screen Display Mode Track Up gt During flight the range automatically zooms in when descendi2. Aviation Direct cc 2012 EAsyC ock pit Edit April 2013 C O N T E N TS Introduction to EasyCockpit for APPLE iOS EasyCockpit PRE FLIGHT LI Licence Agreement Copyright c cc ecccccccccccceccecssesenseeeesssssssssseeeeeseeeceeeeeesees 2 GEIS CO CIGD IN corar E A E A A E EEA E E ATE 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
3. 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 iPhone 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 Map 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
4. Airspace Warnings An alert box pops up when obstacles are coming up on the flightpath Start Descent Only man made obstacles higher than 200ft are included in EasyCockpit 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 FIR ra 7 J based on current ground speed and when the height between the air rd craft and the top of the obstacle is 500ft or less Start Desc J d E Airspaces CTR ATZ TMA Terain AY 5 This symbol displays the obstacles on the screen n sacs The obstacles database at this stage only covers South Africa and some other countries More information 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 Airspaces AIRSPACE tick this box to display an Alert which is activated 2 minutes before an Airspace is entered Select the relevant Airspace Boxes for Ai
5. 16 11 Flight Log Aviation Direct cc 2012 Select E gt FLIGHT LOG wii Vodacom 11 13 7 Waypt Dist GS DTK this button shows the current Flight Log if a flight plan is active The Fakr Waypoints Distances current Ground Speed and Desired Magnetic JHB Track are displayed as well as ETE Elapse or ETA Arrival Time FATA TOTALs of your Distance and FlightTime are showing at the bottom Kliprivi Waypt Dist GS DTK FALA 218 3 HBV JHB 110 9 1 For quick reference or reporting purposes the CURRENT POSITION as FABS well as UTC TIME are also displayed in this window A helpful aid in flight is your POSITION in relation to other prominent VFR reporting points e g 2nm SW of Monte Casino You have the choice of various reporting points nearest to your current position The Flight Time timer starts when the activation speed is reached and stops when the aircraft comes to a halt FAD 185 FATI 110 60 5 FAD 185 FBLV 171 5 110 JHB FAKL Current Position Kruger 2 4nm ENE HelRiv gt VFR amp amp amp amp B amp F BB EBS FABR Totals Longitude E 028 00 34 S 026 00 12 Latitude 09 13 Select PDIRECTTO irate 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 waypoin
6. A 19 Aviation Direct cc 2012 EA s yC ck ut Edit august 2012 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 Apple Inc is not a party to this agreement Aviation Direct cc not Apple Inc 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 iPhone and 1 x iPad that is owned by the User as permitted by the Usage Rules set forth in the App Store Terms of Service 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 data base 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
7. June 2012 INTRODUCTION amp REQUIREMENTS basyCock 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 EasyPlan will be included in EasyCockpit Hardware Requirements LI Mobile Device iPhone 3G iOS Vers 5 0 iPad 3G WiFi iOS Vers 5 0 Please familiarize yourself with your iPhone and iPad and its manual Location Services GPS All iPhones as from 2nd Generation 3G have Assisted GPS A GPS which use cellphone network WiFi and a GPS Global Positioning System chip From iPhone 4S and iPad 3rd Generation 4G GPS c
8. Neither Aviation Direct cc its third party providers or Apple Inc 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 regulatory required and iii any claims arising under the consumer protection or similar legislation shall be addressed to Aviation Direct cc and not to Apple Inc 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 wo
9. flight is completed you need to CLOSE the app EasyCockpit in order to re set Flight time close a Flight Plan and Flight Log and save Battery Life The Fast App Switcher or hidden dock is a new task bar that slides up from the bottom of the screen when you double tap the Home button The new dock doesn t just list your background state apps that are actually running but contains ALL the apps you ve opened no matter which state closed suspended or background P S em BOLSO The apps are ordered left to right by most recently used so you have quick access to the apps you use ri rou eF most Maps Tips amp Tricks Messages To CLOSE programs DOUBLE click the HOME but ton then HOLD DOWN one of the symbols until they start SHAKING and the symbols show You close the apps by selecting the ROTATION LOCK te You can lock the screen in the portrait orientation so it doesn t accidentally rotate Double click the HOME button to open the multi tasking bar and slide to the right Here you can tap the Rotation Lock to the ON or OFF position MoreTips can been found from the free App Tips amp Tricks iPhone Secrets www intelligenti com Trouble Shooting Problem EasyCockpit crashes on start up or when information on screen is selected On your iPhone or iPad Go to SETTINGS GENERAL INTERNATIONAL REGION FORMAT select South Africa Error Codes while Licensing Error Code 1 Invalid ProgramlD P
10. to next waypoi Normal 3 Normal 4 Fonts NavStats Normal 4 Map Normal 2 EAsyCock pit Aviation Direct cc 2012 lEdit April 2013 SETTINGS amp TOOLS AIRCRAFT Aircraft Select gt Aircraft gt GENERAL Enter the Aircraft Registration Aircraft Type the Taxi Speed which is the Flight Activation Speed and the Glide Ratio by changing the Default data Zx xxx under General with your registration and other details as required Select NEXT to move to the next items on the list then CLOSE SETTINGS amp TOOLS Y Settings amp Tools Are Before entering data on the aircraft specifications select the preferred units of measurement par ticularly the Fuel measurements 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 Registration 25 ABC Type C 172 TAXI SPEED 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 Glide Ratio 8 5 role in reminding the pilot to Switch Fuel Tanks General Fuel Consumption litres hr GLIDE RATIO feature not yet available Taxi 9 By entering the Glide Ratio as per the aircraft handbook the glide range rings around airfields o
11. 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 Airfields microlight A Helipads EasyWeather See Easy Weather section Aviation Direct cc 2012 EA s yCo ck it Edit June 2012 FLIGHT PLANNING Select Q oriicut PLANNING 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 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 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 The SEARCH function allows you to search by ID or NAME Searching is also possible by using the scroll bar on the right hand side of the screen selecting a lette
12. 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 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 2012 3 yC Edit April 2013 NOTEPAD NOTEPAD EN The iPad s iPhones s Touch Interface made it a good tool to jot down
13. EN DISPLAY MAP VIEW miil Vodacom 15 03 4 99 Ga In Map View information on airfields airspace nav aids reporting points or airspace can be called up by C FAAP 175m 118 kts Beg 327 m tapping on a point A screen appears Select Feature with the name of various points select a point A new Fac ES ae es an o be i F screen provides various options ime a Raa Se AGS Febeespoort Cah ay g race F Direct To Add to Flightplan Add Abeam Point or View The Direct To will clear all points in a flight plan and shows the line to the DirectTo point Add to Flightplan option will add the selected point at the end of the currently OPEN Flightplan Use the Edit button to move that point into the correct Leg A Add as an Abeam point will prompt a new window to select the leg for the fame Abeam point View shows relevant information on the selected point e g for an Airfield a elevation co ordinates runway information frequencies etc are displayed for Airspace the type of airspace vertical bounds and frequencies Airfields FAGC Helipads HelMCC Navigational Aids GC Airspaces Direct To FAGC ATZ If no flight plan is open a new one is started Add to Flight Plan FAJS CTR GPS FIX Add as Abeam Point View iPhones with A GPS Assisted GPS all phones from 2nd Generation 3G receive data from satellites as well as cellphone network
14. F EasyPlan 3 080 06 lt File Route Aircraft Points Log Book A K I PAFA Export Route igj ojaai Import Logbook Lessesssesesesssos Map View Vertical Navigation Enter a short descriptive name for this flight plan Shorter descriptions are easier to read on the PocketPC or iPhone F5 WWNH Tedderfield Airpark to Barberton Export To iPhone or iPad PocketPC EasyCockpit PC Version STEP 1 In EasyPlan Create or Open a Flight Plan Then select EasyCockpit Export Route Enter a short description of your Flight Plan Select OK Navigation oa Nasigation 8D Live SO ew 4468 g Bubble Level FREE for iPhone iPod an Utabes isms SG aenn Sao hio pm Tomi Mink Movies TiSi Menest Photon Agpiiaeice 60 7 MB Facebook Wu Social Networking 144 M8 g E enone Re tencee ren ret Utter sue y Name Ppi Capacity 12 34 08 Software Verio 5 1 1 Serial Humber Cee LEDA x Aahomadcally syne rew apps Select appr to De installed on pou Phone or drag to a ipeofic home poeem Drag to rearrange app cors oF screent File Sharing The apps listed below can transfer documents between youriPhone and this computer Version Apps EasyCockpit Documents Sp Me re FAQB FAPX etp 208 22 18 tu rama tos You ed poiana i up i date Tunes wll ecomadealy check for an upg 3 c i Upd j pa 5 7 OS Test FAKR F BR etp Te
15. I Radial or TrackTo AJW NavAid FQPB Type Radial gt Value 350 EasyC ock pit Aviation Direct cc 2012 Edit April 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 thunderstorm 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 H
16. an Leg then select the Airspace The window will show you the distance to the Airspace from your current GPS location Load Flight Plan Select Airspace Save Flight Plan FAD 60 5 4nm Delete Flight Plan FAJS CTA 6 9nm FAJS SIR 9 11m FAJS SIR 9 1nm FAD 60 11 89m Airspace Reminder has to be FAJS CTA 19 5nm selected to advise of approaching airspace boundary FAR 71 52 4nm LASS 54 9nm asyCock pit Aviation Direct cc 2012 E yC Edt Jueni FLIGHT PLANNING CLEAR FLIGHT PLAN Tapping on this box will clear the currently active flight plan A new flight plan can now be created Options INVERT FLIGHT PLAN Add Waypoint A flight plan can be inverted by selecting this button Change waypoints if necessary This is a quick way Add Abeam Waypoint to plan a return flight Add Airspace Intersection LOAD FLIGHT PLAN Clear 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 Invert Flight Plan SAVE FLIGHT PLAN L f oad 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 Save Flight Plan DELETE FLIGHT PLAN Taaie A flight plan no longer required can be deleted here SCRE
17. 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 3 Maintenance and Support of Software Aviation Direct cc and not Apple Inc is solely responsible for providing maintenance update and support services with regard to the Software as required by law Apple Inc has no obligation whatsoever to furnish any maintenance and support services with respect to the licensed Software 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 ser vice for accuracy reliability completeness safety or fitness for the User s particular purposes In the event of any failure of the Software to conform to any applicable warranty the User may notify Apple Inc however Apple Inc will have no warranty obligation whatsoever with respect to the Software and any other claims losses liabilities damages costs or expenses attributable to any failure to conform to any warranty 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 its third party providers and Apple Inc against any claims and liabilities including third party claims
18. dvised when your subscription is about to expire aer A S OEE OK 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 sources 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 EAsyCock pit Aviation Direct cc 2012 Edit June 2012 SETTINGS TOOLS Display Features Like any flight the more thorough the preparation before a flight the less work there will be in
19. eavy 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 result 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 2012 Edit April 2013
20. he True Wind Direction and Wind Speed WEIGHT amp BALANCE EasyCockpit has a basic 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 12 49 PM Empty Weight Empty Weight 360 Front Seats Then Add the Aircraft Empty Weight ste e Add the relevant weights for a particular flight 195 9 140 jj Fuel in kg or Pounds but NEVER mix these units Fuel 113 Baggage Front of measurements 3 Ensure that the ARM figures linked to the weights are oe is A Ci entered correctly ee 0 The Ramp Weight Centre of Gravity Arm and Moment Add Entry is then calculated Check that the weight and CoG falls within the Aircraft Weight amp Balance limits Total Weight 628 Description Bagg Moment 108099 3 Arm 0 0 CoG Arm 172 13 TCO06 Weight Arm To double check your Weight amp Balance calculations can be done in ajw e R T y u alo P EasyPlan where the Centre of Gravity Envelope is shown graphically A s D F G H u KIL af z x c vjsinim F I a _ i i i vi pay ims 164 0 166 0 168 0 170 0 172 0 174 0 176 0 cm
21. lease type ID in again with the Make use all numbers are entered correctly Error Code 2 ProgramlD not registered please contact Aviation Direct Error Code 3 Too many devices registered The valid license allows 2 devices to be registered i x iPhone and 1 x iPad please contact Aviation Dlrect
22. lons Litres Pounds or Kilograms Fuel Consumption and Temp Celsius or Fahrenheit Speeds Lat Long Degrees Minutes Seconds or Degrees Decimal Minutes 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 by tapping Settings amp Tools Aviation Direct cc 2012 EA s yCo ck it Edi November 2012 SETTINGS amp TOOL Reminders Select amp gt GPS Turn Simulation Mode ON OFF Select gt HSI SENSITIVITY Sensitivity of the HSI needle can be set here This determines the distance OFF TRACK Each dot of displacement of the HSI needle represents either 0 1nm or Hey nga 0 5nm per dot left or right of the trackline Select keg REMINDERS Boxes appear on screen with Warning Messages according to your selection TERRAIN WARNINGS General Warning will come up when the aircraft is approaching high terrain Terrain elevation is checked 20 either terrain Warnings side of the aircraft and triggers the Alert 2 minutes flying time ahead based on current ground speed and if l the height between the aircraft and the top of the terrain is 500ft or less Obstacle Warnings aiil Vodacom E 13 03 F 89 GaP Track AGL owtm OBSTACLE WARNINGS Trk 203 m F4 ft 530 ms en aaa
23. n ON or OFF Latitude S 026 00 11 Longitude E 028 00 33 User Waypoints can also be copied from EasyPlan using iTunes File Sharing see File Sharing in iTunes Copy these over before you add user points on your iPad iPhone as the files will overwrite what you have already on your iPad Add to Flight Plan Track Line Display Frequencies T on Use Current Position You can DELETE User Waypoints under the Edit function Select Edit then Delete Options Celtis 17 oi ta Options Add Waypoint EasyWeather Downloads See Easy Weather section Add Waypoint 4 40 m Layers 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 Map Options FIR 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 Terrain CTR ATZ NDB TMA VOR FAR Reporting Points FAP Q Terrain FA LJ NDB Reporting Points VFR AVOR Airfields registered CTA UTA LJ Reporting Points some of these points can be used when crossing FIR boundaries Airfields unregistered Other areas Q Reporting Points VFR compulsory and non compulsory reporting points
24. n the cims 36 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 conservatively as winds are not taken into account Descent 25 2 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 Add the amounts for Fuel onboard and Fuel density in kgs litre The fuel calculations in EasyCockpit are calculated from the Performance data and the flight details in the Flight Log Note This data will only assist in general fuel management but does not measure actual fuel consumption Fuel Fuel Onboard 100 Fuel Density kg l 0 7 Flight Planning Cruise Speed 175 94 Descent Speed 148 16 Cruise Speed 175 94 Units Descent Speed 148 16 Speed FUEL Enter Fuel Onboard and the Fuel Density kilometers per ho Units FLIGHT PLANNING Speed kilometers per hour For Flight Planning enter the average Cruise Speed Distance kilometers and Descent Speed Altitude feet UNITS Fuel litres There are 5 different types of measurements which are configurable Temperature celsius Speed Kilometres Knots or Miles T Select your preferred LatLon degrees minutes seconds Distance Kilometres Nautical Miles or Statutory Miles types of measurements Altitude Feet or Metres BEFORE entering your Fuel Gal
25. ng for landing Compass Rose if Auto Zoom is selected HSI Track Line DISPLAY MODE You can select to fly in Track Up Mode or in North Up Mode Layers Political til Vodacom 17 15 Track U Mode In Track Up mode the map display is rotated to the aircraft s current Roads n Mox 3 Track A 90 arc of the compass is displayed always facing Magnetic Raitways Wot 13 14 7 100 m Dist NxtWpt Groundapaod Draw Time __S8kts 3828ms North Up Mode 7 North up mode shows the map display in a TRUE NORTH orientation A 360 compass rose is displayed Airspace COMPASS ROSE D when selected a compass rose is displayed on the screen aroxp The compass display shows a 90 arc in Track Up Mode and a 360 circle in North Up mode see images siil Vodacom gt 17 13 Groundapeed Track Dist Dest 7 7 REEF E EFA Ree HSI D ae Switch HSI needle ON OFF en pen EasyCockpit presently provides a simple HSI needle which aS 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 line 1 Zaf K Fl j 5 f j fd An Sas PA ba S P TRACK LINE Switch Track Line ON OFF The track line displays the actual track being flown DISPLAY FREQUENCIES Switch ON OFF to display frequencies on the Map Display G 49 1 nm g
26. 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 ail Vodacom 1245 PM d 3 n the iPhone ve rsion the Groundagaed re 3 Notepad icon is only visible in landscape mode due to space constraints 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 NB there is unfortunately a bug in vers 1 4 when you clear Notepad without having written anything EastCockpit closes and the flight plan has to be reloaded again EAsyCock pit Aviation Direct cc 2012 i GENERAL iPHONE TIPS amp TROUBLESHOOTING Tips CLOSING APPs Multitasking on the iPhone means you can use various apps Prior to IOS 4 apps would close automatically after a certain period when leaving the app by pressing the Home button Now when you select the Home gt button the apps go into suspended or background state where some apps like TomTom Maps Skype or Music keep on running also depleting battery life EasyCockpit will keep on running in the background while you have the opportunity to open other Wa apps and will carry on when you go back to the app However once a
27. overage is combined with the Russian GLONASS system Global Navigation Satellite System Software Installation amp Licensing Before installing EasyCockpit please read the Licence Agreement If you do not agree to the EasyCockpit will be available on the iStore as a FREE applica terms do not install the software tion To activate the FULL use of the program you need to subscribe to EasyCockpit IOS via our website We have a pricing structure available on our website www aviationdirect co za Latest Updates EasyCockpit for iPhone and iPad 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 IOS 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 your iPhone or iPad 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 Alert Your EasyCockpit subscription will expire in 8 days Contact AviationDirect to renew You will be advised when an update is available You will also be a
28. r from the alphabet or scrolling Highlight your selected waypoint and tap OK 1 Military Hos Hel1Mil To delete a Waypoint in the Flight Plan select 12Apostes Helt2 EDIT then select the symbol to delete A i Waypt Dist GS DTK ETE A Wood FAWoods Ceara To add a waypoint inbetween a LEG or move ee FAMtV 5 1 95 347 Waypoints into the correct sequence select EDIT then select and HOLD on and move the whole sanhouerwen FAAanh J FALA 6 entry into the correct sequence Aandster FYAandst Cape Aghula ZUY Cape Columb ZSZ Ababis Guest FYO1 Cape Cross FYCC FACove ABAPU ABAPU Cape Cross zc FAS Cape Gate Sh Cape Gate Shopping Cape Point HelCP ABEAM POINT wil Vodacom gt 16 06 JR J J J Cape Point HelCPB first select the Flight Plan LEG then select an Dente z 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 7 100 am a NOTS 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 Add Abeam Waypoint Add Airspace Intersection Clear Flight Plan Invert Flight Plan Adding an Airspace Intersection Select Airspace Intersection then Select the Flight Pl
29. rks based on the Software Aviation Direct cc and the User further acknowledge 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 not Apple will be solely responsible 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 he she is not listed on any U S Government list of prohibited or restricted parties 9 Third Party Beneficiary AviationDirect cc and the User acknowledge and agree that Apple and Apple s subsidiaries are third party beneficiaries of the EULA and that upon the User s acceptance of the terms and conditions of the EULA Apple will have the right and will be deemed to have accepted the right to enforce the EULA against the end user as a third party beneficiary thereof EasyCockpit 2012Aviation 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
30. rspace Warning Airspaces appear on the screen display for example Prohibited and Danger Areas are highlighted with a thick red line mT CTR ATZ Restricted Areas with a blue line On the screen display tap on an airspace border to view more information In Map View you will also find the various airspaces in front of you 1 me uy cm ens FAR with frequencies the vertical levels and the calculated distance to se that boundary Ser FAP In FlightLog View the upcoming Airspaces are also shown sil Vodacom 8 51 AM Wer CTA UTA 065 Other areas ww Stats FIR TMA FAD To avoid unnecessary Alerts untick airspaces that are well above your cruising level AAAAAAAR Airspace GND 7500FT 12580 t9em ape Town Special Rules E GND 7500FT 12489 190m Capo Town CTR GND 2500FT 112 10 26am amp A A o EAsyCock pit Aviation Direct cc 2012 Edit April 2013 SETTINGS amp TOOLS Select amp gt TOOLS E6B CALCULATOR Altitude 3658 ft Density Alt 5611 IAS 80 kph TAS 88 This digital Flight Calculator calculates Density Altitude f True Airspeed Winds and Wind Direction Heading 220 Figures can be entered by using the keyboard display Winds Aloft 202 88kph First calculate the Density Altitude by entering the Temperature and the Pressure Altitude True Airspeed is calculated by adding the Indicated Air Speed Add the Magnetic Heading to obtain t
31. s 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 satellite data as the cell phone network might not be strong enough at some altitudes or in mountainous areas However even satellite connection can be lost for short periods In EasyCockpit a warning appears on the screen if no GPS fix is available This normally hap pens only for a short period and should not affect your flight Later phones and iPads iPhone 4S and iPad 3rd Generation 4G the American GPS is combined with the Russian GLONASS system Distance Bearing Elevation 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 iPhone or iPad By turning ON Airplane Mode and then OFF again will restart the network circuitry EAsyCock pit Aviation Direct cc 2012 Edit AUGUSLANA FLIGHT PLANNING IN EASYPLAN FLIGHT PLANNING IN EASYPLAN Flight Plans created in EasyPlan can now be converted and exported into EasyCockpit on the iPad At the moment we still have to use the iTunes File Sharing option EasyPlan flight plans with the extension of ep1 will be converted to efp flight plans which will work on the iPhone iPad Flight Plans created on your iPhone or iPad can also be SAVED onto your main computer A
32. s differ entiate these two options See Graphics 1 amp 2 500 6000 SOOO 2S OCH 4500f 5000ft 4000 4 500m Ground Elevation is shown by topographical contour colours as shown in Graphic 1 S600R 000n S000f 3500T1 2 S00 SOOT CeO R ot EO The Aircraft Height Above Ground data agl as per Graphic 2 is the GPS height above Ground Terrain 500n 2000n SOR 1000TE ft soon EasyCockpit works on the GPS Altitude and or aircraft GPS height above ground Disable screen lock Settings amp Tools the system turns off the screen and disables the touch sensor Locking the screen is an important way to save power Disable screen lock ON stops the iPhone to close the program and go into sleep Terrain Aircraft relative shading gt mode Disable screen lock Co j Auto zoom on approa on amp If an iOS based device does not receive touch events for a specified period of time Fast zoom and pan EAsyCock pit Aviation Direct cc 2012 Edit August 2012 SETTINGS amp TOOLS Display Features To customize information displayed on the screen during flight Go to amp gt Display Features gt 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 Al
33. sterdoy 1612 ow EF Bees Rie a Spi Go PITIE 5 CamScanner Lite IOS Test FATAK to FABR efp 1908 042 1243 EKB ee diniin baile SS T you ane experiencing problems with pour iad you can rerio it orginal iOS Test Tedderfield Airpark to Sarbert 19 08 2082 14 49 ue wants viens Ll temagi by cheng Ractere Backup Back up to kioad i Gack up to thes compos el Brerypt local hac Tune Fan Lan barioni up to buy eomputer Today pid FILE SHARING IN iTUNES my ance anes tata 1 Connect your iPhone iPad to your computer The iTunes Window will open 2 Under Summary Backup make sure that Backup to this computer is selected 3 Then Select Apps and scroll down to File Transfer 4 Select EasyCockpit You Flight Plans in EasyCockpit will show 5 When you select a Flight Plan you have the option SAVE TO This flight plan will be saved under My Documents EasyPlan3 6 If you want to import a saved Flight Plan from EasyPlan select ADD It will open your My Documents EasyPlan3 window 7 Select your EXPORTED EasyCockpit flight plan with the file extension efp Click Open 8 In iTunes select Apply or Sync It will then sync your iPhone iPad and include the new Flight Plan 9 On your iPhone or iPad select FPL and then LOAD flight plan You can now use as is or EDIT the Flight Plan You can now enjoy your full EasyPlan flight plan in EasyCockpit too EAsyCock pit Edit August 2012 BUTTONS wii Vodacom
34. t Display Mode Track Up gt Compass Rose HSI Track Line Display Frequencies Layers O079 Political Roads EAsyCock pit Aviation Direct cc 2012 Edit November 2012 MAP OPTIONS Vser Foints amp Layers 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 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 Add User Waypoint You can later edit that Name You need to select Add to Flight Plan ON or OFF EUT Cancel User Waypoints can also be added under Map Options Select User Waypoints Add Waypoint Insert an ID abbreviation a Name and the co ordinates or select Current Position 17 Celtis Crescent ERP att Vodacom 2 30PM amp 7 ID Celt7 Name 17 Celtis Crescent Range 17 nm gt Frequency Display Mode Compass Rose on Range Rings ON HSI EN OFF Track Up gt You can select Add to Flight Pla
35. t is skipped if a new point has to be added and diverted to if an alternate airfield has to be entered or if a more direct route is selected FA Victoria Falls FAAanh Aanhouer Wen Select gM OVE TO FAAB Alexander Bay this function enables you to relocate the centre of the map to a specific point Tap the button to open the Search window and select a point from the database to move to Use this button to look at anoth er airport or see the destination airfield which is off the map To get back to current position tap EXIT PAN FAAdam Adamsfontein FAAE Aberdeen Cape FP AAero Aero Farm FAderoST Aero 57 GCOCe FAAerod AeroDen 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 Tap the icon check Needle 1 and or 2 and select relevant points If two needles are selected 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 wil Vodacom 15 11 1 94 m RMI Ne edles ii Vodacom gt 10 00 7 92 Ge a RMI Needle 1 OFF NavAid Tap to add RMI Needle 2 A OFF NavAid Tap to add OB
36. 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 beg i General Select gt Display Features gt General Auto declutter Cr The Auto de clutter and Auto Zoom functions can be turned ON OFF here Auto zoom on approa ETW Fast zoom and pan CX 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 Terrain Absolute shading gt clutter on the display Disable screen tock TN Auto Zoom when approaching Final Destination the moving map display is automatically Nav Stats 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 Field 2 Distance to next waypoint gt Field 1 Waypoint gt Fast Zoom and Pan if selected the Zoom and Pan facility is sped up Terrain Display 4 While flying there are two options on how the terrain and or Elevation is displayed 14000f plus 12000 140 10AN 1 ATHE 1 Ground elevation data or 2 Aircraft Height Above Ground data agl 10000N 1100 9000n 100001 BOTTE Fooon s8000nm Boot FoOoOonN The Background Colour
37. though this should be set up before flight the data display boxes can be changed at any time uVodacom 16 11 Display Features Field 1 Options Fuel remaining LY AGL height LJ Bearing to next waypoint magnetic Fuel used LJ Bearing to next waypoint true a Sas LI Distance off track LJ Distance to destination Ground elevation LJ Distance to next waypoint Q ETA at destination Biers sae LY ETA at next waypoint Map render time LJ ETE to destination Q ETE to next waypoint Track magnetic Q Flight time l A OA LJ Fuel remaining Q Fuel used Turn to next waypoint LI GPS altitude LJ Ground elevation LJ Track magnetic LJ Track true Petes LJ Turn to next waypoint ees Th toe pox D Waypoint below the top middle NavStat field Fonts The size of fonts can be changed here Nav Stats fonts on top of the screen can me increased by selecting Normal 1 or 2 or 3 or 4 however on the smaller iPhone screens the bigger fonts might not fit into the Nav Stats Box Fonts on the MAP display can be increased in the same way ati Vodacom gt 15 02 1 85 GaP Settings amp Toos Display Features Disable screen lock Cx A mii Vodacom gt 15 02 Display Features LETS Nav Stats 3 Normal atl Vodacom 15 01 4 85 Gab dino sie ode wp Dist Nxt WpiGroundsped Bearing _ hima Kliprivier 26 3nm Okts Brg 188 E a amp Field 2 Distance to next waypoint Field 3 Ground speed Normal 2 Field 4 Bearing
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