Jeppesen FliteDeck Pro User Guide Jeppesen 55 Inverness Drive East Englewood, Colorado 80112-5498 This document supports version 2.5.3 of the Jeppesen FliteDeck Pro iOS application. The minimum operating system requirement for this Jeppesen FliteDeck Pro release is iOS 7.0. Copyright © 2014 Jeppesen. All rights reserved. October 2014 Revision 1.
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Contents Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 About This Document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Intended Audience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Additional References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Contents Add SIDs and STARs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Editing Your Route . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Edit Your Route in the Flight Info Drawer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Edit Your Route by Interacting with the Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Edit Your Route with Rubber-Band Routing . .
Contents Accessing Terminal Chart Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Terminal Charts View . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Access Terminal Charts for the Active Flight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 About Terminal Charts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Introduction This document provides detailed instructions for using Jeppesen FliteDeck Pro version 2.5.3, an iOS electronic flight bag (EFB) application. About This Document Intended Audience The intended audiences for the Jeppesen FliteDeck Pro User Guide are pilots and support specialists that may be new to Jeppesen FliteDeck Pro.
Introduction Product Support These materials include: • Introducing Jeppesen FliteDeck Pro 2.5 (video) • Jeppesen FliteDeck Pro Online Lesson • Jeppesen FliteDeck Pro Release Notes • Jeppesen FliteDeck Pro Administrator Guide (Available upon request.) • Jeppesen FliteDeck Pro In-app Help (Accessed from within the FliteDeck Pro application.) Product Support Many operators provide their own technical support for FliteDeck Pro.
Introduction Release Summary Release Summary Jeppesen iOS applications are continually modified to be fully compatible with the latest Apple mobile operating system and iOS devices. Release Identification Information This document supports version 2.5.3 of the Jeppesen FliteDeck Pro iOS application. Operating System Requirements The minimum operating system requirement for this release is iOS 7.0. Hardware Supported Jeppesen FliteDeck Pro is supported on all iPads except the first generation iPad.
Introduction Release Summary Upgrade and Deployment Considerations Jeppesen FliteDeck Pro supports a commercial aviation business model and is released through available Apple distribution models. Only one version of the app can be downloaded to the iPad at one time.
Getting Started Basic iPad Gestures Getting Started Use basic iPad gestures to interact with Jeppesen FliteDeck Pro. Basic iPad Gestures Pinch to Zoom Zoom in and out of the display by moving your thumb and finger in a pinching gesture. Touch, Hold, then Release When interacting with the enroute map, you can touch, hold, and then release any object on the map to add it to your route, delete it from your route, or view more information about it.
Getting Started FliteDeck Pro Global Settings Four- finger Swipe Up and Down Swipe four fingers up and down to show and hide the iPad taskbar. This gesture is helpful when you want to go back and forth between iPad Settings and Jeppesen FliteDeck Pro. FliteDeck Pro Global Settings Your company EFB administrator may preconfigure certain FliteDeck Pro (JeppFD-Pro) global settings.
Getting Started FliteDeck Pro Global Settings JeppFD-Pro Global Setting Defaults • Sleep Mode - ON • Allow Flight Sharing - ON • Enable Moving Map - OFF • Display Ownship on Enroute - OFF • Display Ownship on Airport Diagram - OFF • Default Chart Zoom Level - Fit Full Chart • Arpt Diagram(10-9) Threshold - 40 knots • Display Enroute Wx - OFF • Display METAR/TAF - ON • Temperature Unit - Fahrenheit • Default METAR/TAF Format - Raw • Share Registration Info - OFF • Flight Plans (Username, Password and URL) -
Getting Started FliteDeck Pro Global Settings Flight Info This setting enables the sharing of flight information between two iPads actively running FliteDeck Pro. The setting is ON by default. To share flight information, ensure that Allow Flight Sharing is set to ON for both iPads. In addition, ensure that Airplane mode is disabled and that either a Wi-Fi connection is established, or Bluetooth is set to ON for both iPads. Enroute View These settings control the display of the Enroute view.
Getting Started FliteDeck Pro Global Settings Terminal Charts View These settings control the display of the Terminal Charts view. • To display ownship position on the airport diagram, switch Display Ownship on Airport Diagram to ON. This setting is OFF by default. The minimum GPS accuracy requirement to display ownship on a taxi diagram is 17 meters. • Default Chart Zoom Level is the zoom level preference for viewing terminal charts. Values are Fit Full Chart and Fit to Width.
Getting Started FliteDeck Pro Global Settings Weather These settings control your view of weather information. Weather data is provided by Jeppesen weather services and is obtained from either the National Weather Service or the UK Meteorological Office. • To view weather data overlaid on the enroute map, switch Display Enroute Wx to ON. This setting is OFF by default. • The Display METAR/TAF weather setting is ON by default. • Temperature Unit options are Fahrenheit (default) or Celsius.
Getting Started FliteDeck Pro Global Settings Account Info These settings provide application information and services. • Version displays theJeppesen FliteDeck Pro version and build number. • Registration Info displays the recipient name. • Share Registration Info enables you to use FliteDeck Pro registration information to register other applications. This setting is OFF by default. To share FliteDeck Pro registration information with another application on your iPad: 1.
Setting Up Your Flight FliteDeck Pro Global Settings Support Information and Settings These settings provide access to support and application information and settings. • Support displays contact information for FliteDeck Pro technical support. Send log files via Email enables you to email log files from your iPad to assist Jeppesen in providing technical support. • Terms & Conditions displays links to both the current Application and Data Terms and Conditions.
Setting Up Your Flight Overview Overview The Flight Info Drawer The Flight Info drawer is where you create, load, view, and save the active flight from either the Terminal Charts view or the Enroute view. To open and close the expandable Flight Info drawer, tap the drawer tab. October 2014 Jeppesen FliteDeck Pro User Guide Copyright © 2014 Jeppesen. All rights reserved.
Setting Up Your Flight Create a New Flight The Active Flight The active flight is the displayed flight. It includes origin, destination, any alternate airports, and the route description. The active flight also includes any selected terminal charts associated with the flight. The name of the active flight appears on the Flight Info drawer tab. The Views To view the active flight with respect to either the enroute or terminal air structures: • Tap the Enroute view button to access the enroute map.
Setting Up Your Flight Create a New Flight Enter Route Points To add navaids, waypoints, and airways to your route: 1. Tap in the route description box and enter route points. • Use either the keyboard or copy and paste to enter routes. • Airports that are entered as points in the route description are automatically included in the route airports list. 2. Tap Done on the keyboard when you finish entering flight information. 3. Tap the Flight Info drawer tab to close the drawer.
Setting Up Your Flight Create a New Flight About Latitude and Longitude Coordinate Formats The following latitude and longitude coordinate formats are supported in the route description: • NxxWxxx (N37W122) • Nxx.x Wxxx.x (N37.5 W122.2) • Nxx xx.x Wxxx xx.x (N37 56.6 W122 21.4) • Nxx xx.xx Wxxx xx.xx (N37 56.60 W122 21.
Setting Up Your Flight Create a New Flight Add SIDs and STARs After you enter origin and destination airports, you can enter a SID or a STAR (or both) in the route description. To render SID or STAR transition points on the enroute map use this format: • For a SID, enter: rwy.SID.transition • For a STAR, enter: transition.STAR.rwy For example, to enter the LBSTA Three RNAV departure out of KBOS, departing on Runway 22L, via the LBSTA enroute transition, you would enter: 22L.LBSTA3.
Editing Your Route Edit Your Route in the Flight Info Drawer Editing Your Route There are several ways you can edit your route. You can edit a route from inside the Flight Info drawer or by simply interacting with the enroute map itself. Edit Your Route in the Flight Info Drawer You can edit your route from within the Flight Info drawer in either the Enroute view or Terminal Charts view. To edit your route: 1. Open the Flight Info drawer.
Editing Your Route Edit Your Route with Rubber-Band Routing Edit Your Route with Rubber-Band Routing To edit your route by using rubber-band routing: 1. Touch a point along the existing route line and drag your finger to the point that you want to add to the route. 2. After you release your finger, select the action that you want to perform. Create User-Defined Waypoints You can name, add comments, save, and search for user-defined waypoints. To create a user-defined waypoint: 1.
Working with Saved Flights Add a Radial DME Point to a Route 4. You can then tap Add to Route or, if available, Direct To. NOTE User-defined waypoints that are part of a route can be shared between devices and are available in all enroute themes and zoom scales. Comments that are added to a user-defined waypoint are not shared between devices. Add a Radial DME Point to a Route To add a radial DME point to the active flight: 1. Open the Flight Info drawer. 2.
Working with Saved Flights Save the Active Flight Save the Active Flight To save the active flight: 1. Open the Flight Info drawer. 2. Tap the Save button at the top of the Flight Info drawer. Each time that you save a flight, it is added to the Saved Flights list. View Saved Flights To view saved flights: 1. Open the Flight Info drawer. 2. Tap the Saved Flights button at the bottom of the drawer. 3. Tap a saved flight from the list of saved flights to expand its view.
Working with Saved Flights Sort Saved Flights Sort Saved Flights To sort saved flights: 1. Open the Flight Info drawer. 2. Tap the Saved Flights button at the bottom of the drawer. 3. Tap either Sort by Date or Sort by Name to select a sorting option. Duplicate a Saved Flight There may be a situation in which you would want to consider or plan for two different scenarios for the same airport pair. To do so, first create the flight, select your charts, and save the flight.
Sharing Flight Information Share Flight Info – Device to Device Sharing Flight Information Sharing flight information enables a more efficient collaboration between crews, applications, and back-office systems. Share Flight Info – Device to Device NOTE To share flight information between two iPads actively running Jeppesen FliteDeck Pro, first ensure that Allow Flight Sharing is set to ON in JeppFD-Pro global settings for both iPads.
Sharing Flight Information Share Flight Info – Device to Device 3. From the list of nearby iPads, select the iPad with which you want to share. Jeppesen FliteDeck Pro displays a notification on the receiving iPad that you would like to share a flight. The recipient chooses to Load, Save, or Decline. The sending iPad displays either Shared or Declined, depending on the action that the recipient chooses. Jeppesen FliteDeck Pro User Guide October 2014 Copyright © 2014 Jeppesen. All rights reserved.
Sharing Flight Information Share a Route – App to App What is Shared – Device to Device When you share flight information from one iPad running Jeppesen FliteDeck Pro to another, the following is shared: • Origin, destination, and any alternate airports • Navaids, waypoints, (including user-defined waypoints), and airways entered into the route description • Selected terminal charts for the flight NOTE Both devices must include the terminal chart coverage area of the selected terminal chart to successfully
Sharing Flight Information Import a Route from a Flight-Planning System Import a Route from a Flight-Planning System You can import a route from your company flight-planning system that is set up to deliver flight plans to Jeppesen FliteDeck Pro. Contact your company to identify if this option is available and for any required credentials. NOTE To import a route from a flight-planning system, you must first enter your flight-planning system credentials.
Viewing Enroute Map Information High and Low IFR Enroute Themes Viewing Enroute Map Information Jeppesen FliteDeck Pro helps you increase your situational awareness by viewing your flight with respect to the enroute and terminal air structures. This section describes available enroute map information High and Low IFR Enroute Themes To switch between High IFR and Low IFR enroute themes: 1. Tap the Enroute Theme button. 2. Tap your preferred enroute theme.
Viewing Enroute Map Information Search for Enroute Map Objects 3. Tap the Search Results button or tap Done on the keyboard to display the search results. • The number of search results appears on the Search Results button. • Search results appear in the viewable area on the enroute map and in the list of results available from the Search Results button. 4. Select a search result to view the details popover. Jeppesen FliteDeck Pro User Guide October 2014 Copyright © 2014 Jeppesen. All rights reserved.
Viewing Enroute Map Information Search for Enroute Map Objects 5. You can review more information about the object by tapping any flyout ( > ), or you can add the object to your route. NOTE To clear a search query, tap the X in the top right of the search field. About Search Results Jeppesen FliteDeck Pro searches across multiple words, not just the first word in the name. Search results are: • Not limited by the map view.
Viewing Enroute Map Information View Map Object Details Refine Enroute Search Results To refine enroute search results, tap the APT or FIX button at the top of the search results list. For example: to view only airports in the search results tap APT. To view only fixes in the search results, tap FIX. View Map Object Details Navaids To view any enroute map details, including navaids: 1. Touch, hold, and release the object on the map. The selected object is highlighted and an object detail popover appears.
Viewing Enroute Map Information View Map Object Details Airport Information In addition to general airport information, the Airport popover includes runway, communication, and weather information. To view the airport information from the Enroute view: 1. Touch, hold, and release the airport. • Tap Runways to view runway information. Reciprocal airport runways are grouped together with information organized by chart. The size and surface of all runways at the airport appears.
Viewing Enroute Map Information View Map Object Details FIR and UIR Information In addition to upper and lower limits, the FIR and UIR popover includes communication, cruise information, and notes, as applicable. To view FIR or UIR information from the Enroute view: 1. Touch, hold, and release a FIR or UIR boundary. The FIR or UIR popover appears: • Tap Communications to view communication frequencies grouped by type. When more than two of a given type are available, the first two are provided.
Viewing Enroute Map Information View Map Object Details Distances Between VORs, Changeover Points, and Signal Gaps Distances between VORs, changeover points, and signal gaps appear on the enroute map when an airway is part of the route description or when the Airways filter is set to show airways on the enroute map. SID and STAR Transition Points When the runway is a part of the route description, transition points of the SID or STAR are depicted on the enroute map by a dashed line.
Viewing Enroute Map Information North Up or Track Up For example, to enter the LBSTA Three RNAV Departure out of KBOS, departing on Runway 22L, via the LBSTA enroute transition, you would enter: 22L.LBSTA3.LBSTA NOTE The depiction of SID and STAR transition points on the enroute map is provided to support situational awareness only. Always brief the SID or STAR terminal procedure.
Viewing Enroute Map Information View Present Position View Present Position The Present Position button is available in the Enroute view when the minimum GPS accuracy requirement is met and Enable Moving Map in JeppFD-Pro global settings is set to ON. To recenter the map over your aircraft position after you have panned away, tap the Present Position button.
Viewing Enroute Map Information View Notes As you zoom in or out, the range rings change with the map scale.The center-most ring includes a compass rose that indicates true north, south, east, and west. The center is called the reference point. Determine Distance with the Offset Indicator To determine the distance and direction from your aircraft to any other object on the map: 1. Tap the Range Rings button to show the range rings. 2.
Viewing Enroute Map Information View Enroute Weather All of the notes provided on precomposed paper charts are available: • Operational: Tactically important information regarding specific navigation elements. These notes are equivalent to Ball Flag notes on paper charts and are indicated visually on the enroute map by blue "i" icons. You can also access operational notes directly from the enroute map by tapping, holding, and then releasing the associated blue icons.
Viewing Enroute Map Information View Enroute Weather About Enroute Weather Updates After you establish an Internet connection and switch Weather to ON, FliteDeck Pro checks the selected weather type for updates. FliteDeck Pro downloads weather data within the radius of your route or scales data to your coverage area. An enroute weather selection boundary displays to indicate the extent of the weather coverage area.
Viewing Enroute Map Information View Enroute Weather Icing, Turbulence, and Winds Aloft Forecasts To view icing, turbulence, or winds aloft forecasts: 1. Tap the Weather button. 2. Switch Weather to ON, tap the Icing, Turbulence, or Winds Aloft button. 3. Tap the altitude at which you want to view the forecast weather. 4. Tap away from the Weather popover to dismiss it and view the weather overlaid on the map. You can display up to four weather forecast images.
Accessing Terminal Chart Information Terminal Charts View Accessing Terminal Chart Information You can select multiple charts and navigate between them, highlight and rotate them all for easy access during critical phases of flight. Terminal Charts View Access Terminal Charts for the Active Flight By default, the first time that you tap the Terminal Charts view button from an active flight, the airport diagram for the origin airport displays.
Accessing Terminal Chart Information Select Terminal Charts for the Active Flight 2. Scroll through the list of charts. To view terminal charts for other airports associated with the active flight (including alternate airports): 1. Tap the Airport button. 2. Select the desired airport from the list of airports in the active flight. About Terminal Charts Terminal charts are organized by chart types. The chart types are: • REF (Reference): Nonprocedural charts, sorted alphabetically by title.
Accessing Terminal Chart Information Highlight a Chart After you select a chart, whenever you tap that chart type button, the last viewed, selected chart from that chart type appears. If no charts are selected within a chart type, the chart list opens. Navigate Between Selected Charts Each selected chart is represented by a pagination dot on the selected charts bar at the bottom of the chart display window. The chart type labels also appear above the dots.
Accessing Terminal Chart Information Rotate a Chart Rotate a Chart To rotate a terminal chart, tap the Rotate button. Each time that you tap the Rotate button, the chart turns 90 degrees clockwise. NOTE The rotated view does not accompany a chart that is shared between devices.
Accessing Terminal Chart Information Access Charts for Airports Not Associated with the Active Flight Access Charts for Airports Not Associated with the Active Flight To access terminal charts for an airport not associated with the active flight: 1. Tap the Airport button. 2. Tap the All Airports button at the bottom of the Airports popover. 3. Tap in the Search field and enter the city name or airport ICAO or IATA identifier. 4. Tap the airport name from the results list to select it. 5.
Accessing Terminal Chart Information Print a Terminal Chart Print a Terminal Chart To print the displayed chart to an AirPrint-enabled printer: 1. Tap the Settings button on the FliteDeck Pro toolbar. 2. Tap Print. 3. Select the printer and the number of copies. 4. Tap the Print button. NOTE Charts print out one per page and cannot be reformatted. October 2014 Jeppesen FliteDeck Pro User Guide Copyright © 2014 Jeppesen. All rights reserved.
Toolbar Common Tasks FliteDeck Pro Toolbar Toolbar Common Tasks The FliteDeck toolbar is available to you from all views and display orientations so that you can easily perform common tasks. FliteDeck Pro Toolbar View Manuals NOTE You must have a PDF reader app installed on your iPad to view manuals. To view a manual: 1. Tap the Manuals button on the FliteDeck Pro toolbar. Jeppesen FliteDeck Pro User Guide October 2014 Copyright © 2014 Jeppesen. All rights reserved.
Toolbar Common Tasks FliteDeck Pro Toolbar 2. Select the manual that you want to view. 3. Select the PDF reader app of your choice. You can use a four-finger swipe to move between the PDF reader app and the FliteDeck Pro app. NOTE If your company subscribes to Jeppesen Document Management Services, in addition to the Jeppesen Standard Airway Manuals, your company documents might also be available from the Manuals button on the FliteDeck Pro toolbar.
Toolbar Common Tasks FliteDeck Pro Toolbar 2. Tap the Notices button at the bottom of the popover. 3. Tap View More Recent Change Notices at jeppesen.com at the bottom of the popover. A browser window opens. • Select your desired output format (Jeppesen or ICAO). • Select Airports or FIRs. • Tap in the Search field and enter the airport or FIR boundary name. • Tap the Search button. You can use a four-finger swipe to navigate between the browser and the Jeppesen FliteDeck Pro app.
Data Updates Perform an Update A badge appears over the GPS Status button if the GPS signal does not meet the minimum accuracy requirement. The minimum required GPS accuracy to display ownship position is: • 200 meters for the enroute map. • 17 meters for an airport diagram. Lock the Display To lock and unlock the FliteDeck Pro display, tap the Display Lock button on the toolbar. Locking the display prevents you from panning or zooming away from the current display.
Data Updates About Data Currency To perform updates: 1. Tap the Settings button. 2. Tap Updates. 3. Tap the Update button. • At any time during an update, you can pause the download by tapping the Pause button at the top of the update status line. If more than one update is available, Jeppesen FliteDeck Pro automatically begins to download the next available update. • To resume downloading after pausing an update, tap the Resume button at the top of the update status line.
Data Updates About Data Currency Update Bar Chart Color Codes The updates bar chart color codes are: • Green, which indicates the current data is in use. • Amber, which indicates that current data is in use and that an update is available. • Red, which indicates that data is not current. When two data sets are available, the bar chart color codes are: • Light green, which indicates that current is in use. • Dark green, which indicates that data is available but not in use.
Data Updates About Data Currency 4. To return to the current database, tap Switch to Data Effective [date]. Switch Between Two Available Terminal Chart Versions When a terminal chart is revised mid-cycle, the revision date appears along with an amber tag next to the chart title on the chart list. To change terminal chart versions when more than one version is available: 1. Tap the amber tag from the chart list to display the Revision popover. 2.
