There are three sub tabs under the Depart tab – Flight Following, TakeOff Performance, and Runway Chart.
Flight Following
For the FlightSpan™ Flight Following features to function, you must first authorize the iPad to connect with the v2 tracker.
The v2 tracker requires a couple minutes to boot up after powering on. Once boot up is complete, connect your iPad to the tracker via Bluetooth.
Open iPad Settings/Bluetooth and tap on v2track. The first time you pair an iPad with a v2track unit, you will have to enter the Bluetooth pairing code of 0000.
If the FlightSpan™ aircraft and the installed v2 tracker’s ID’s don’t match, you will get a warning. Change aircraft on the DFR tab to match; otherwise your weight and balance calculations and flight following information will be wrong.
Note: Only one iPad at a time can connect to the v2 tracker.
The Trip Manifest will be prefilled with aircraft weight, center of gravity, passenger count, and fuel data from the W&B tab, and altitude from the Nav tab for the current flight leg.
Tap Send to send the trip manifest via the connected v2 tracker.
The app will automatically switch to the TakeOff Performance tab. The Flight Following status will change to Manifest SENT when the Trip Manifest has been successfully transmitted to the v2Track servers.
On the Flight Following tab, the blue Send button will change to a green Resend button.
If you need to cancel the takeoff, tap the blue (Cancel Flight) link. If you select Yes, a v2Track cancellation message will be sent.
Note: See the Map Tab and Arrival Tab documentation for flight following procedures in flight and after landing.
Aircraft not Equipped with v2Track
If your aircraft is not equipped with a v2 tracker, change the Use v2 Tracker Aircraft Type EFB Preference to No.
On the Send Trip Manifest page, the Send button will be relabeled Arm Leg.
When you tap Arm Leg, the automatic features of FlightSpan™ are enabled:
- Automatic tab switching
- Automatic recording of ATD, ATA, Block Out, and Block In
Note: In helicopters, departure, arrival, and block times may be inaccurate since the iPad cannot sense hovering.
The following features will not be available:
- Record Engine Starts (DFR tab)
- Flight Following
- Send ETAs (Map tab)
- Mark Position (Map tab)
- Messaging (Message tab)
The app will automatically switch to the TakeOff Performance tab.
The Trip Manifest status will change to Leg Armed. All other procedures throughout the app remain the same.
