Tools#

User Waypoints#

The list of created/imported user waypoints are displayed in User Waypoints window. An option to backup, restore, share and group your user waypoints are also available.

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Backup waypoints#

In case you may want to temporarily remove your user waypoints and may use it later, you can backup all your user waypoints by following the steps below:

  1. Navigate to Tools > User waypoints

  2. Tap Options

  3. Tap Backup waypoints

Note

You can copy and save the backup file from WebDAV server.

Restore waypoints#

All your backed up waypoints can be restored back to Air Navigation Pro app.

  1. Prepare your backup file and make sure to copy it in WebDAV server.

  2. In Air Navigation Pro, navigate to Tools > User waypoints.

  3. Tap Options.

  4. Tap Restore waypoints.

Share waypoints#

Sharing your waypoints is applicable in Air Navigation Pro. There are 3 share formats that you can choose: As Air Navigation Pro format, Share as GPX and Text + Google Maps links. Follow the steps below on how to share your waypoints:

  1. Navigate to Tools > User waypoints.

  2. Tap Options.

  3. Tap Select waypoints to share.

  4. Tap waypoints you want to share.

  5. Tap Share icon.

  6. Choose a format.

  7. Choose an app you want to share your waypoints with.

Tags#

Tags are used to put colors on waypoint icons. The color changes reflects on the moving map and everywhere on the app. Follow the steps below to manage your tags:

  1. Navigate to Tools > User waypoints.

  2. Tap Options.

  3. Tap Edit tags…

Here you can add, update, remove any of your tags. To assign tag on your user waypoints, follow the steps below:

  1. Edit your any of your user waypoint.

  2. Tap Tag.

  3. Select the tag you want to assign on your user waypoint

  4. Save.

Ruler#

Activate the Ruler.

ScratchPad#

Like a notepad you can write down relevant information such as frequencies, transponder code, pressure data, etc. using your fingers.

Note

This feature is available on tablets, not on phones.

You can access the ScratchPad:

Hint

Swipe 3 fingers: On the map, swipe three fingers from right to left

Hint

Via Tools menu: On the Tool bar / menu bar > Tools > ScratchPad

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Display grids#

  1. Open the ScratchPad

  2. Tap the hash sign at the top-left corner.

Display the ScratchPad label#

  1. Open the ScratchPad

  2. Tap the 3 line icon at the top-left corner (beside the hash sign).

Edit the ScratchPad label#

  1. Open the ScratchPad.

  2. Tap the gear icon at the bottom-right corner.

  3. Tap Edit labels.

  4. Modify default labels to your new labels.

  5. Save by tapping OK.

Erase the notes in the ScratchPad#

  1. Open the ScratchPad

  2. Tap the eraser icon at the bottom-left corner.

  3. Tap Erase.

Erase the notes in all pages#

  1. Open the ScratchPad.

  2. Tap the gear icon at the bottom-right.

  3. Tap Erase all pages.

Close the ScratchPad#

  1. Swipe three fingers from left to right or you can just tap the (x) button at the top right corner.

Documents#

The document browser module lets you access and display PDF documents while planning or during a flight. You can access it on, Tools (on phone: tap Configuration) > Documents

Documents can be added in the Documents browser either by:

  • Installing Approach Charts

  • Sending a PDF documents by Email and using the “Copy to Air Navigation” function in the mail client

  • Using the WebDAV address or Web site URL to copy/upload files from computer

Installing approach charts#

Approach charts come with documents, and once these are installed for the airport waypoint, you can see the whole list of documents associated with them.

After the installation of approach charts, PDF documents are stored and displayed on a per-airfield basis and appear in the indexed list with their identifier, name and country.

  1. Tap Config (For phone: Configuration) > Manage data and products

  2. Tap download icon on Georeferenced Visual approach charts data > select Installed

  3. Tap Tools > (For phone: Configuration) Documents

  4. Tap the name of the waypoint document

You can also import approach charts, see WebDAV server.

Delete installed approach chart documents#

Approach chart documents are removed via the Manage data panel and not via the Documents.

  1. Tap Config (For phone: Configuration) > Manage data and products

  2. Tap Installed

  3. Select the Georeferenced approach charts

  4. Tap Not Installed

  5. Tap Tools > (For phone: Configuration) Documents

  6. Tap Ok

Search a document#

The search field on the top of the list allows you to look for a specific PDF document in an easier way.

  1. Tap Tools > (For phone: Configuration) Documents

  2. On the search field, input the name of the document

Delete uploaded documents#

Documents that are uploaded can be deleted directly.

  1. Tap Tools > (For phone: Configuration) Documents

  2. Tap the waypoint where the document is located

  3. Swipe the document to left

  4. Tap Delete

Export all the documents#

You can also do bulk export of all the documents that are installed and attached to the waypoint.

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  1. Tap Tools > (For phone: Configuration) Documents

  2. Tap More > Share

  3. Tap Share

KML files and user annotations#

All your imported KML files and created map annotations can be seen here.

KML annotation

KML files#

Select a specific KML to display on the moving map by tapping the file name, a checkmark will display on the side to indicate that the KML is selected. You can display one or more KML on the map.

To remove a KML in the ANP app, swipe the KML file name from right to left.

Map Annotations#

The list of map annotations includes the label, altitude and remarks. Tapping an annotation from the list will center the selected annotation on the map.

To delete an annotation individually, swipe from right to left. You may also delete all annotations by tapping the more options icon ‘…’ then tap Delete all annotations.

Logbook#

The logbook is basically a database of stored flight times and details. It contains all the flights you have made with Air Navigation Pro.

You can access it, on the toolbar tap Tools (On phone: tap Configuration) > Logbook

The flights are displayed starting with the most recent.

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Example: Displayed all the flights added to the logbook from recent to prior.

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Tap … in the upper right corner to:

  • Add log entry - create a flight entry manually

  • Send log by email - send the entire logbook flights or selected flight by Email.

  • Set initial time and landings - set the values for time and landings

Once you open the flight time UI on the logbook, you can manually create an entry. Note that the flight time in this instance does not offer an option to set the flight detection. All the fields are manually set except for Block Time and True Flight Time.

Note

Some of the fields are detected once the date and time set on the fields are incorrect: e.g the Landing cannot be before the Take off time. The date and time picker for subsequent time should start at the prior inputted time . e.g. if the Take off is 1 Sep 2019, 11:04 AM, then the landing will be shown from 1 Sep 2019, 11:04 AM onwards.

Add log entry in the Logbook#

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  1. Tap Tools (For phone, tap the Configuration) > Logbook

  2. On the upper right corner of the Logbook panel tap …

  3. Tap Add log entry

  4. Fill-in all the details of the flight

  5. Tap the back button navigating back to Logbook

Set values for Initial Time and Landings in Logbook#

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  1. Tap Tools (For phone, tap the Configuration) > Logbook

  2. On the upper right corner of the Logbook panel, tap …

  3. Tap set Initial flight time and landing

Delete a flight in Logbook#

  1. Tap Tools (For phone, tap the Configuration) > Logbook

  2. Select a flight to delete then swipe on the flight from right to left

  3. Tap Delete

Flight recorder#

Air Navigation Pro can record the path you follow while flying. It will start recording as soon as the Off-Block time is set. When the On-Block time is finally set, Air Navigation will stop recording the flight.

For further information, see the Flight time topic.

Flights can be shared on the web on at https://airnavigation.aero.

Share all the recorded flights on web#

Note

To push your flight on the web, you should Login first in Air Navigation on your device via Configuration > Account > Sign in

You can choose to either share all your recorded flights on the web or not by enabling the toggle button ON or OFF.

  1. Tap Tools (On phone tap Configuration) > Flight Recorder

  2. Tap toggle button of “Share all flights on the web”

Show alert message to “Remind me to share my flights”#

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The alert message is displayed on the map, to offer you to share the flight.

  1. Tap Tools (On phone tap Configuration) > Flight recorder

  2. Tap the toggle button of “Remind me to share my flights”

  3. During the flight, alert message is shown on the map and you can select from the following:

    • “Yes” - allows you to send the flight link to anyone

    • “No” - it will dismiss the alert message

    • “Stop asking” - it will dismiss the alert message and will not show the alert message again

Show flight traces of the flight on the map#

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This displays the flight traces of the recorded flight on the map. You can also choose from different colour styles.

  1. Tap Tools (On phone tap Configuration) > Flight Recorder

  2. Tap toggle button of “When flying” to ON

  3. Tap colour varies, you can also choose from the following:

    • No - white traces are shown on the map

    • With altitude - the following colours are applied:

      • 0 - 2,000 ft light grey to green

      • 2,000 - 5,000 ft green to yellow

      • 5,000 - 10,000 ft yellow to orange

      • 10,000 - 15,000 ft orange to red

      • 15,000 - up ft red to white

    • With horizontal speed - the following colours are applied:

      • 0.0 - 10.28 kts dark grey to blue

      • 10.28 - 30.86 kts blue to green

      • 30.86 - 51.44 kts green to yellow

      • 51.44 - 70.02 kts yellow to orange

      • 70.02 - 128.0 kts orange to red

    • With vertical speed - the following colours are applied:

      • -12.0 to -5.0 m/s dark blue to blue

      • -5.0 to 0.0 m/s blue to white

      • 0.0 to 5.0 m/s white to red

      • 5.0 to 12.0 m/s red to darker

Example: Shows the white flight trace on the map. The color varies is set to No.

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Show the recorded flight on the map#

This will display the flight traces of the recorded flight on the map.

  1. Tap Tools (On phone tap Configuration) > Flight recorder > Recorded flights

  2. Tap a flight entry

  3. Select “Show recorded flight”

Hide the recorded flight on the map#

This will hide the flight traces shown on the map.

  1. Tap Tools (On phone tap Configuration) > Flight recorder > Recorded flights

  2. Tap the “Hide recorded flights from the map”

Replay the recorded flight#

Display the animation of the recorded flight on the moving map.

  1. Tap Tools (On phone tap Configuration) > Flight recorder > Recorded flights

  2. Tap a flight entry

  3. Tap “Replay this flight”

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On the moving map the play, pause and close button, time indicator HH:MM:SS, a moving progress dot and replay speed mod (1x, 2x, 4, 8x) are visible for you to control the replay of the flight.

Delete a recorded flight#

  1. Tap Tools (On phone tap Config.) > Flight recorder > Recorded flight

  2. Select a flight entry then swipe left.

  3. Tap Delete

Note

Deleted flights are only removed on the app, but don’t delete the flights you have pushed on the web. If you want to delete them as well, go to https://airnavigation.aero.

Recorded flights can also be shared as KML/GPS (see Recorded Flights (KML/GPX format)) and via our web service (see Flight tracking service).

Sensors#

This menu item lets you activate and configure Sensors.