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1 Current Plan

5 Repeat Current Plan

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Check the route

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Enter the current wind (no wind calculations as default)

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Current route.

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Look at the same route with wind calculations. 5230N 0230W @ 2000 ft. 200 15.

Sample 214 form

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The heading is now 331 (instead of 339 with no wind). Is this what is expected?

Track (magnetic)  339
Wind  (from          200 (lower number))

Need to draw diagram on map

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6 Print Current Plan

Sends this plan to the printer.

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5 Airfield Data Bases

There are 6 choices

1 ADD a NEW location

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2 UPDATE an EXISTING location.

 

3 Advanced user options, displays the next 3 options.

 

4 SHOW a Data base  ?

 

5 APPEND to existing database  ?

 

6 CREATE a New Data Base  ?

Use the suggested file name.

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Add a Record, or new entry.

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Select 1 Use Latitudes & Longitudes

NORTHLEACH ROUNDABOUT

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titleUSE DMS FORMAT

Latitude and Longitude can be given either as a decimal value or in Degree, Minutes and Second format.
Pilot Companion uses DMS. Using the wrong unit ensures errors.

Info
titleLook up position (Lat & Long)

Look up the VRP

** BRIZE NORTON
0,51:50.250N,001:50.150W,0F,W,000 A40 NORTHLEACH ROUNDABOUT VRP
** BRIZE NORTON (ENR 2.1)

Enter Latitude and Longitude.

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Select Y when the data is correct.

 

See Plan a Flight on how to use using some of these functions.

6 Aircraft Functions

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Type the in file name (without the .CHK)

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The first item to be checked is displayed. Press

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Calculate Density Altitude

Calculate True Airspeed

 

4 Descent Rate

Give Distance to Run  1

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Let's go to AV8 restaurant at Kemble via Northleach Roundabout for lunch from Oxford.

Oxford - Kemble via Northleach Roundabout

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2 New Plan

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Point of departure OXFORD is found. NORTHLEACH ROUNDABOUT is not.

Warning
titleUSE DMS FORMAT

Latitude and Longitude can be given either as a decimal value or in Degree, Minutes and Second format.
Pilot Companion uses DMS. Using the wrong unit ensures errors.

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Select 2.

Info
titleLook up position (Lat & Long)

Look up the VRP

** BRIZE NORTON
0,51:50.250N,001:50.150W,0F,W,000 A40 NORTHLEACH ROUNDABOUT VRP
** BRIZE NORTON (ENR 2.1)

Enter Latitude and Longitude.

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Select Y when the data is correct.

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KEMBLE is not found

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titleLook up position (Lat & Long)

EGBO:N/A:WOLVERHAMPTON:HALFPENNY GREEN:ENGLAND:52:31:03:N:02:15:35:U:0282
EGBP:N/A:KEMBLE:PAILTON:U.K.:51:40:05:N:02:03:25:U:0433
EGBS:N/A::SHOBDON:U.K.:00:00:00:U:00:00:00:U:0000

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Enter another new way point for Kemble.

No more way points, press Image Added to continue,

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To check headings, no wind data is entered,

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 To save this plan see 7 Save Current Plan

 

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Select 4 Other Functions

Select 5 Airfield Data Bases

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To check headings, no wind data ia is entered,