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Aviation Preference tab (PDA)
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View Tab
Visible Units on Screen
This option allows you to adjust the amount of aviation data to have in view..
Display Preference
A pilot can choose which of the aviation-related items to display on the map. Unchecking the items does not remove the data, it only hides the data from view. Select Show All to display all features, or leave it unchecked to choose which features to display.
Details Tab
Airport Display Options
There are three options that control how and when to highlight airports while you are flying. When an airport is highlighted, it will have a blinking red icon. More information on the aviation portion of the software can be found in the Aviation manual included with the aviation software and maps.
·Mark arpt in range - This option will highlight all of the airports within the specified range with a blinking icon. Your position must be fixed for this option to work correctly.
·Mark nearest arpt - This will highlight the nearest airport to your current location. Your position must be fixed for this option to work correctly.
·Don't mark arpt - When this option is selected, no airports will be highlighted as you travel.
Bearing
There are two different options that determine the way your flight bearing is calculated.
·True Bearing - In aviation mode, display the true bearing.
·Magnetic Bearing - Display magnetic bearing based on our calculations of the magnetic variance for your location using established standards.
The magnetic bearing is the default and applies to the track as well. True bearing is useful for CAP grid searches.
Use nm units automatically
This will automatically switch the distance units to nautical miles when the software is switched into Aviation navigation mode. When unchecked, the units will stay in the previous units, so you will need to go to the Unit tab to change your measurement units.
Fix Cursor
Checking the check box means that your cursor will be fixed.
Aircraft Tab-This function allows you to add, delete or change the settings for your aircraft profile(s).
Select a Profile
Click on the arrow and a drop down menu will appear allowing you to select the aircraft profile that you would like to make changes to or delete.
Aircraft Profile
Displays the aircraft's information so that you can add, delete or change the settings for your aircraft(s).
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Name
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Name of the aircraft
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Type
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Type of aircraft
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Fuel gallons usable
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Amount of fuel.
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Flight mode
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There are four flight mode settings avaible for each profile:
·Cruise ·Climb ·Descend ·Approach |
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kts
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Speed of the aircraft (nautical miles per hour)
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gph
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Rate of fuel consumption (in gallons per hour)
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Alt ft (Cruise mode)
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Altitude of the aircraft (in feet)
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ft/min (all except Cruise mode)
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Rate of change of altitude (in feet per minute)
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Buttons
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Add
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Add a new aircraft profile to the "My_planes" file.
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Delete
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Delete the selected profile.
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Change
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Modify the seleceted profile's settings.
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You can delete all of the existing profiles at once by deleting the My_planes file located in the GPS folder.
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