This learning track guides pilots through how FlightSpan™ on the EFB functions, and how to take advantage of all of its powerful features to make it easy to do the right thing. It also covers the parts of FlightSpan™ Ops that they will need to understand, (flight schedule, monitoring duty time and currency, managing their logbook, making deposits, etc.).
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1. Introduction to FlightSpan™ Ops
Video Version Overview FlightSpan™ consists of two major components: FlightSpan™ Ops, which is hosted on a cloud-based server and runs in a browser. And FlightSpan™, which is an Electronic Flight Bag (EFB) app which runs on an Apple iPad. To oversimplify, a flight consists of three basic steps: Planning the Flight A customer submits a…
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2. Getting Started
Video Version Account setup Request your new account from your company FlightSpan™ Ops administrator. They will send you an email with a temporary password. When you log in, FlightSpan™ Ops will open the reset password screen. After you click Change Password, you will be logged out and will have to log back in using the…
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3. Navigation
Video Version User Permissions Access to data in FlightSpan™ Ops is customized based on user permissions. If you can’t access information that you need, communicate with your company FlightSpan™ administrator about giving you additional permissions. For example, Maintenance Controller may have a fairly short list of permissions, Whereas the company administrator may have permissions that…
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4. Help
Video Version Integrated Help Throughout FlightSpan™ Ops, wherever you see a small question mark, hover your mouse over it for information about the meaning of the area or field. Also, important pieces of data have been enhanced to show additional information. Enhanced Data is underlined with a dashed line. Hover the mouse over the data…
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5. Log In and App Navigation
Logging into FlightSpan™ When you first open FlightSpan™ on the EFB, it will open to the End User License Agreement (EULA) page. Tap Yes to accept. Log in using your company name and password. Allow FlightSpan™ to use your position. This is necessary for the app to function in the background, and to prevent disconnects…
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6. Settings
Tap the Settings icon to open the settings menu. Tap Submit an Issue if you have any suggestions for improvement, or to report any bugs. The first time you submit an issue, you will need to create an Atlassian account. Switch off Dark Mode to invert the colors. Switch off Lock in Portrait to enable…
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7. DFR Tab
The Daily Flight Record (DFR) is divided into three main sections: Header, Legs, and Loads. Header On the header you can (left to right, top to bottom): Select Flight Download a Flight Tap the Select Flight button, and scheduled flights created in FlightSpan™ Ops will appear. If your company has set up more than one…
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8. Upload and Print
When the flight is complete and all items on the DFR have been properly recorded, tap the Upload and Print button. If the DFR data fails to upload correctly (such as when the internet connection is interrupted) you will get a warning message. If the PDF copy of the DFR fails to upload, you will…
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9. Aircraft and Crew
Aircraft Tap the registration number to change aircraft. Select the desired aircraft from the list. If you change to a different aircraft, all weight and balance and fuel planning will be reset. The original route and all loads will be retained. Crew Tap on the pilot name to change pilots. Tap on (2nd Crew) to…
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10. Refresh Flight
If changes to the flight are made in FlightSpan™ Ops after you download the flight, or if you make any changes on the EFB, you will be notified by the green Flight Matches Schedule notification changing to a yellow See Differences With Schedule. Note: FlightSpan™ will check for differences with FlightSpan™ Ops when: If your iPad…