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To select a function on the menu, select the number that is required.
2 NEW PLAN
Selection of this option initiates the formation of a new flight plan the operation is described above in this document.
1 CURRENT PLAN
Selection calls the following menu :
Selecting current plan gives four further choices. This means that a New Plan needs to be made before using this function.
5 REPEAT CURRENT PLAN
Selects the currently resident plan and runs through it. It is possible to change details such as airspeed, wind, magnetic variation 1 etc. during this operation when requested if required.
5 Repeat Current Plan - Example
Check the route
Enter the current wind (no wind calculations as default)
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Need to draw diagram on map
6 PRINT CURRENT PLAN
Initiates paper printout of the current plan. It is possible to change details such as airspeed, wind, magnetic variation etc. during this operation when requested if required.
Note that if the printer is not connected then the display of the printout will halt indicating this. Pressing will effect a return to the main menu.
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7 SAVE CURRENT PLAN
Initiates the save sequence requesting a name for the current plan to be saved under. Using the first three letters of the departure point together with the first three letters of the destination is one method of ordering your old plan names but any name may be used.
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7 Save Current Plan - Example
OX-WELLSB.SET and OX-WELLSB are generated.
8 RETURN TRIP PLAN
Selects the menu :
Imitates the sequence for the reverse flight plan trip, starting 'with the original destination point first. The details of airspeed, wind etc. may be changed when requested if required.
1 - Display Return Trip - Example
Select 1 Display Return Trip.
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Enter the current wind
Return route.
2 PRINT RETURN TRIP
Initiates the paper printout of the return trip plan. If the printer is not connected the display will halt after a few characters. Pressing will return to the main menu.
3 OLD PLANS
To retrieve a stored plan select this option and enter the file name of the plan to be retrieved as requested. Note that the details of .airspeed, wind etc., used in the original plan will also be restored. When retrieved the old plan becomes the current plan and can be manipulated as any other current plan.
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Two more functions are selected here.
5 Airfield Data Bases
There are 3 choices. The first two asks
1 ADD a NEW location
1. ADD a NEW location
This selects the menu:
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See Defining Waypoints for more details.
Defining Waypoints
There are two ways of defining waypoints.
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Finally the IDENT CODE is requested. There is no fixed format for this but the inbuilt data bases use the following convention:
- If one exists, use the 4 letter airfield ident code
- If no code exists use the first 4 letters of the name
- If it is a vor or ndb give the frequency
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Data required to add a new location are:-
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The result is given in Latitudes & Longitudes and give a unique name. The example below shows an abstract location 10 nM, 30 degrees from Oxford.
2 UPDATE an EXISTING location.
Data required to update an existing location are the same as above:-
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This is the option used when the location already exists in the data base but some of its information has changed e.g. location or frequency etc. The subsequent menu selected is the same as for the ADD option If two entries with the same location name are made under UPDATE option the last one entered is used by the program i.e the most current entry is utilised. If two entries with the same location name are inadvertently made under the ADD option the later entry will not be accessed.
3 Advanced user options
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WITH THE POSSIBLE EXCEPTION OF THE SHOW OPTION THESE SHOULD NOT BE USED UNLESS YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE DOING.THEY ARE NOT NECESSARY TO GENERAL OPERATION. |
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This following menu is displayed:
4 SHOW a Data base ?
This option will display the content of a data base file.
Give the three letter file name and the content will be cycled through.
5 APPEND to existing database ?
This option allows further locations to be added to the end of any data base file. Follow the instructions given these are as for the ADDITIONS option which In itself would be more normally used.
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I HAVE NOT MANAGED TO MAKE THIS WORK.
6 CREATE a New Data Base ?
This option allows the creation of independent data bases allowing the user to keep personalised data. A three letter file name must be used.
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See Plan a Flight on using some of these functions.
6 Aircraft Functions
This option produces the following menu
1 CHECK LIST
There are no check lists stored initially.
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The program returns to the Main Menu.
2 WEIGHT & BALANCE
The manual states "Simply follow the menus for this option."
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The program returns to the Main Menu.
3 Density Altitude
Enter some valid entries
Calculate Density Altitude
Calculate True Airspeed
4 Descent Rate
Give Distance to Run 1
Give Rate of Descent 2
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