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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21. Add/Edit Waypoints
For amphibious or seaplane aircraft and 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 route planner screen. From either location, tap the button to open the Waypoint Editor. Add New Waypoint Waypoint ID, Name, Elevation, and Lat/Long are required information.…
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22. Weight and Balance Tab
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 From the…
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23. Header
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 fuel burn)…
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24. Cabin Section
Tap a crew member’s name to change crew or 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 member by tapping their…
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25. Cargo Section
Internal Cargo There are three cabin cargo stations to choose from. Enter the cargo in one or more of the stations. If there is cargo in the external cargo pods, you can determine the total cargo weight for the cabin The total load minus what’s in the pods will be entered. The default arms are…
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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. Export to DFR Tap Export to DFR to copy the load to…
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27. Helicopter Only Features
Speed Reduction Tap the Reduce Speed button to change the normal cruise speed. Set the desired cruise speed, or tap Done to accept the default reduced speed. Enable the speed reduction option and set the default speed under Aircraft Type EFB Preferences. The new cruise speed is highlighted on the Reduce Speed button. And on…
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28. Depart Tab
There are three sub tabs under the Depart tab – Flight Following, TakeOff Performance, and Runway Chart. Flight Following 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…
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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…
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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…