Pilots

This learning track guides pilots through the parts of FlightSpan™ Ops that they will need to understand, (flight schedule, monitoring duty time and currency, managing their logbook, making deposits, etc.) as well as 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.

  • 11. Downloading a Flight 

    Video Version From the DFR tab, tap the Select Flight button, and scheduled flights created in FlightSpan™ Ops  will appear. If your company has set up more than one company location, there will be a Locations filter. Select one or more company locations to limit the search results to the location assigned to the scheduled…

  • 12. Refreshing the DFR 

    Video Version 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 a yellow note above the Legs section saying See Differences With Schedule. The Clear All button will also change to a Refresh button. Note:…

  • 13. Creating a DFR manually

    Video Version Next create the same flight manually. Tap the Select Flight button, then the New Flight button. Select Joshua Hodges as the pilot. Set the desired date, select NPC6D, and verify the pilot from the Start A New DFR screen. Make any necessary changes and tap Done. If you change aircraft types, a warning…

  • 14. Planning the Route

    Route and Altitude Video Version In this lesson you’ll continue using the flight from WAJJ-KAS-NOI-NOI-WAVA-WAJJ that you downloaded previously.  First switch back to the version of the flight that you downloaded from FlightSpan™ Ops. From the DFR tab, tap Select New and select the Open WAJJ-KAS-NOI-NOI-WAVA-WAJJ flight number ending in -01.  You’ll know you got…

  • 15. Fuel Planning

    Video Version In this lesson you’ll plan your fuel requirements.  If you know winds aloft, manually enter enter the wind. Wind will affect the leg you highlight and each subsequent leg.  Since you have southeasterly winds blowing, set the wind to 150 at 10 knots for all legs by highlighting leg one and tapping the…

  • 16. Wrapping it Up

    Video Version In this lesson you’ll learn how to check for NOTAMs, export to ForeFlight, and how to file a flight plan.  Check the NOTAM section – company NOTAMs pertinent to your destinations are highlighted. Export to ForeFlight if desired by tapping the ForeFlight button.  Note: Use caution: if your route contains company user waypoints…

  • 17. Weight and Balance

    Configuring the Aircraft Video Version Now that you have planned your route and fuel requirements for the flight from WAJJ-KAS-NOI-NOI-WAVA-WAJJ, it’s time to calculate weight and balance. The fuel calculations you made from the NAV Tab are fed to the W&B Tab for each leg, and the gross weights you come up with on the…

  • 18. Loading Passengers

    Video Version In this lesson you’ll learn how to add your passengers. There are several methods for adding passengers. A short tap on a seat adds the default weight (a company setting in FlightSpan™ Ops). A second short tap returns it to zero.  You can fill all the seats to the default weight by tapping…

  • 19. Loading Cargo

    Video Version In this lesson we’ll complete the weight and balance calculations for your trip.  From the LOAD section of the DFR tab, you know that you have 490 kilograms of cargo on the manifest, but FlightSpan™ tells you you can only load 446 kilograms no further aft than 4.62 meters. Remove the pods and…

  • 20. Additional Features

    Video Version There are some additional features that will help you quickly and easily calculate and manage your loads. If there are station limits, they will be listed in the calculator. To try this, add the pods and tap on the front pod bay.  The calculator can also be used to maintain a running total,…