Pilots

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.).

  • 21. Add/Edit Waypoints

    Video Version For amphibious or seaplane aircraft and for rotorcraft, the Toggle Leg Complete button is replaced by an Add/Edit Waypoint button. There is also an Add/Edit Waypoint button added to the Flight Legs planner screen. From either location, tap the button to open the Waypoint Editor. Add New Waypoint Waypoint ID, Name, Elevation, and…

  • 22. Weight and Balance Tab

    Video Version The weight and balance page is aircraft type specific so as to make loading the aircraft intuitive. The basic functions are the same across all aircraft types. The details of how to perform each action will be covered in the subsequent lessons. There are four sections of the weight and balance page: Header…

  • 23. Header

    Video Version Fuel Tap the fuel button to set the fuel quantity. Max capacity is displayed at the top. Other fuel quantity units are displayed under the quantity. Tap Full to fill the tanks, or enter the desired quantity and tap Done. Fuel quantity will be updated on this and subsequent legs (based on estimated…

  • 24. Cabin Section Part 1

    Video Version Crew Tap a crew member’s name to change crew or to assign roles for this leg only. Swap roles or seats by tapping the arrows. Or tap a crew member’s role to pull up a list of available roles. You cannot assign both pilots to the same role. Change to a different crew…

  • 25. Cargo Section

    Internal Cargo There are three cabin cargo stations to choose from. Enter the cargo in one or more of the stations, and adjust the arm for each station as desired. Note: Default Load Station arms can be changed in the Aircraft Type EFB Preferences. If there is cargo in the external cargo pods, you can…

  • 26. Load Summary

    The configuration weight and CG, including stowed seats and aircraft equipment on board, is displayed under the registration number.  Tap the fuel information button to display fuel in other units. Tap the weight units button to display the load summary in non-standard units. Calculator Here and anywhere else in the app you see a calculator…

  • 27. Helicopter Only Features

    Lateral CG In addition to longitudinal CG, lateral CG is calculated and displayed on the envelope.  External Load When an external load is added, two things happen: Note that the external load portion of the envelope is above the yellow line, and with the current load, you could still load a combined 31 kilograms in…

  • 28. Depart Tab

    There are three sub tabs under the Depart tab – Flight Following, TakeOff Performance, and Runway Chart. Trip Manifest Connect to the v2track unit following the instructions in the Flight Following documentation. The Trip Manifest will be prefilled with aircraft weight, center of gravity, passenger count, and fuel data from the W&B tab, and altitude…

  • 29. NOTAMs and Inspections

    NOTAMS NOTAMs are listed at the top of each runway chart. Both the NOTAM and the runway selection tab will be yellow. Tap a NOTAM at the top to remove it by expiring the NOTAM. Select Yes to confirm. And send the email.  Recently deleted NOTAMs will be displayed with a strikethrough. To create a…

  • 30. Runway Chart

    When opening the Runway Chart tab, FlightSpan™ will display the chart for your first incomplete leg departure point, in this case Leg 1 from Sentani.  Note: Chart images are for illustration purposes only. Images must be obtained or created and uploaded by the user. FlightSpan does not include any drawing tools. Note that if the…