User`s guide

Cambridge Aero Explorer User’s Guide
Table of Contents
Chapter 1. Introduction................................................................ 1
Overview of the Program................................................................................... 1
Terminology ...................................................................................................... 1
Cambridge Aero Explorer Versions.............................................................. 2
Customer Support....................................................................................... 3
Chapter 2. Getting Started........................................................... 4
Installing the Software ....................................................................................... 4
Starting Cambridge Aero Explorer ............................................................... 4
The Cambridge Aero Explorer User Interface .............................................. 4
Icons in the Recorder and PC Panes........................................................... 5
Click and Drag Operations........................................................................... 6
Command Menu Operations........................................................................ 7
Right-Click Menu Operations....................................................................... 7
Tips and Tricks............................................................................................ 7
Program Setup .................................................................................................. 9
Navpoint files .............................................................................................. 9
Special Use Airspace files ......................................................................... 12
Tasks ........................................................................................................ 12
A Guided Tour................................................................................................. 14
Displaying a flight...................................................................................... 15
Analyzing a flight....................................................................................... 15
Displaying navpoints ................................................................................. 16
Displaying airspace ................................................................................... 17
Hide the explorer bar................................................................................. 17
Scrolling and 3D rotation ........................................................................... 17
Zoom ........................................................................................................ 17
Animate flight ............................................................................................ 17
Defining and displaying a task ................................................................... 17
Displaying maps........................................................................................ 20
Moving Maps............................................................................................. 20
Chapter 3. Communication with Data Recorder...................... 21
Connecting to recorder.............................................................................. 21
Recorder Properties .................................................................................. 21
Log Manager............................................................................................. 22
Transferring data to the recorder prior to taking off .................................... 23
Transferring flight logs from the recorder after landing ............................... 23
Using Flashcards ...................................................................................... 23
Transferring data to the recorder via a flashcard........................................ 24
Transferring flights from the recorder via a flashcard.................................. 24
Chapter 4. Flight Display........................................................... 25
Introduction ............................................................................................... 25
Display Options......................................................................................... 25
Display Control.......................................................................................... 26
Zoom ........................................................................................................ 27
Scrolling and Rotating a Flight................................................................... 28
Making the Display Follow a Flight............................................................. 30
Displaying Multiple Flights ......................................................................... 31
Map Display .............................................................................................. 31