AVPLAN EFB Part 6: Advanced Planning

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How can we set up a second stage flight plan?

Tap on the green + icon and select ‘add stage 2’ to your flight plan

Tap on the airport you wish to land at, press ‘land here’

Create two separate flight plans and once completed they can be filed as stage 1 and stage 2

Before creating a flight plan, select ‘create 2 stage plan’ under the settings tab

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Will the weight and balance for each stage be separated in different W&B calculations or be added in one completed W&B sheet?

Separate W&B calculations for each stage

One combined W&B for the entire flight

Can be either according to settings preference

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Where is UTC located?

Top right

Bottom right

Bottom left

Top left

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When entering our ETD, do we need to enter the six digit UTC time?

The 6 digit time can be entered, but if the 4 digit time is used it will default to the 6 digit time for the same day

The 6 digit code must always be used

The ETD will default to 1 hour after you have submitted your flight plan and only needs to be changed if a different ETD is required

No, a 4 digit time must only be entered

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For any further stages, are we required to enter a new ETD or will AVPLAN automatically enter an ETD?

It will automatically be added and would need to be adjusted if required

It will automatically be added and can’t be altered

A new ETD needs to be entered

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Where can we find the Altitude Optimiser?

Double tap on the altitude box before entering an altitude

Click on the Settings tab and scroll down to Optimise Altitudes

Click on the Planning tab and scroll down to Optimise Altitudes

Click on the Enroute tab and scroll down to Optimise Altitudes

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How can we change our flight plan from VFR to IFR?

Under the Planning tab, we can select IFR flight plan

Above the first leg of the flight plan, ‘IFR’ is situated next to VFR. We can select which option we want to use for our flight

Under the Enroute tab, we can select IFR flight plan

Select Route options and click on the IFR tab

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Once IFR is selected, what options are available for our route?

Direct

Shortest

Recently filed routes

All of the above

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How would we add the IFR route to our plan?

Tap on the +

Double tap on the desired route

Drag the route to your plan

Copy the route into your plan

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How do we add an RNAV approach?

Overlay the chart onto the map, pick up your flight path line with your finger and drag it to the inbound point and add the approach when prompted by AVPLAN

Overlay the chart onto the map and add the approach when prompted by AVPLAN

Select the Planning tab, and select ‘Add IFR approach’

On your flight plan, when in IFR mode and the applicable airport has been loaded, AVPLAN will prompt you to select an approach

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How do you overlay the chart onto the map for an approach?

Click on the airport (in the flight plan) that you want to do an approach into, scroll down to the georeference symbol and tap the desired approach which will load the plate onto the chart

Click on the airport (on the map) that you want to do an approach into, scroll down to the georeference symbol and tap the desired approach which will load the plate onto the chart

Under the Settings tab, select ‘Overlay chart’ for the desired airport

Under the Planning tab, select ‘Overlay chart’ for the desired airport

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How can you clear the chart off of the map?

Press the clear button on the bottom left

Double tap on the chart and select ‘remove’

Press the clear button on the bottom right

Remove the chart from the nav log

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If you had an approach loaded into your flight plan, but decided to continue VFR, how would you remove the waypoints of the approach from the flight plan?

By dragging the route line on the map off the approach

By selecting VFR on the flight plan, the IFR waypoints are automatically removed

By swiping the waypoints to the left, they can be deleted

By swiping the waypoints to the right, they can be deleted

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How is the lowest safe altitude (LSALT) calculated?

It adds 2000ft on top of the highest known obstacle, added to the highest terrain on the given map

It adds 1500ft on top of the highest known obstacle, added to the highest terrain within a set distance from your leg

It adds 1000ft on top of the highest known obstacle, added to the highest terrain on the given map

It adds 1000ft on top of the highest known obstacle, added to the highest terrain within a set distance from your leg

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How can you view the LSALT?

Double tap on a leg which will bring up the LSALT calculator

Select LSALT under the Planning tab, which will bring up the LSALT for each leg

Select LSALT under the Enroute tab, which will bring up the LSALT for each leg

Select LSALT under the Settings tab, which will bring up the LSALT for each leg

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The default display for LSALT is RNP2. How many nm does this cover?

1nm

2nm

5nm

10nm

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How many nm does the VFR display cover?

1nm

2nm

5nm

10nm

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How do you change the presentation of the LSALT display?

Double tap on the pop up box

Click on setup on the pop up box

Change the preferred selection under the Settings tab

The presentation cannot be changed

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Once the LSALT display is selected, the highest obstacle and highest terrain will be highlighted and/or flash.

True

False

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The LSALT only needs to be done once for the entire flight.

True

False

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How can we reverse or invert the flight plan?

By tapping on the ‘invert flight plan’ icon at the top right

By tapping on the ‘invert flight plan’ icon at the top left

Tap on the edit button, scroll down and select reverse / invert

A new plan needs to be made

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Do you need to select the edit button before re-ordering waypoints in the flight plan?

Yes

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With multiple stages in a flight plan, are you able to submit more than one SARTIME?

Yes, the SARTIME will be for each stage and will not conflict each other

No, only one SARTIME can be active at a time for the same aircraft

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If you forget to cancel your SARTIME, will AVPLAN send you a reminder?

Yes, there is a notification reminder

No, the SARTIME is the responsibility of the pilot and needs to be cancelled upon landing

Yes, if you are a premium member

Yes, if you set up reminders under the Settings tab

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If a multi stage flight plan is completed, do you need to submit each stage separately or can they be submitted together?

You only need to submit one flight plan for all stages

All stages need to be submitted individually

You only need to submit one flight plan for all stages if your SARTIME is set for the last stage of flight

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If we decided not to go on the flight, how do we delete the flight plan?

You can only delete a submitted plan via phone

Under the Planning tab, you can use ‘Delete NAIPS plan’

Under the Planning tab, you can amend or cancel SARTIME

Both B and C

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What do blue dots mean on the nav log?

Flight plan is submitted

VFR conditions

Marginal VFR conditions

IFR conditions

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Are you able to send your flight plan to Garmin units?

No, they are not compatible

Yes, they are all compatible. The flight plan can be sent in FPL format

Yes, the flight plan can be sent in FPL format to certain garmin handheld units

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You can send yourself the flight track and view it on google earth.

True

False

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To see your flight track, what do you have to enable?

‘Show aircraft track’ in Settings

‘Show aircraft track’ in Planning

Select ‘record flight’ before you commence your flight

Ensure ‘position fixes’ is enabled

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The average score is 83%

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