Champagne PC Services

 

FLIGHT PLANNER 3000 V6.6e UPDATE PACKAGE

 

Enclosed is a Flight Planner 3000 update package supplied as part of your Annual Update Service. Install the software by running the SETUP utility on the CD; insert the CD and wait for it to activate.  If it doesn’t start automatically click START then RUN then enter X:Setup (where X is your CD drive number) in the open box and press OK.  Refer to section 3.2 of the User Manual or the online help for detailed installation instructions.  We strongly recommend that you backup the user data component of the Fight Planner 3000 software (via the Backup drop down menu on the Aircraft Screen) prior to installing any updates.

 

The latest User Manual is available to be downloaded from our WWW site (http://www.champagnepcservices.com.au) in PDF format, or on the installation CD and is installed when the software is updated.   The online help provided with the software contains all of the information in the User Manual.  You can also order a complete new software kit on CD-ROM for $15 + GST in conjunction with your update service.

 

The effective date for this FP3000 software for Australian use and also for New Zealand use is 26th August, 2010.  There is information in this software release that becomes effective on this date and user of the software prior to this date is not recommended.

 

Principal new V6.6 features:

·      Option of extended data coverage (airports) for PNG and for Indonesia.  This option costs $55 (each).

·      Improvements to the handling of “variable” (VRB) winds in forecasts, including an option for applying the variable wind as a headwind.

·      Added support to save flight plans in "GPS Utility" format, a popular utility for uploading to a range of GPS units.

·      Added a new printed flight plan format- the "Flight Plan & Navigation Log", available on the OPTIONS screen via the Preview/Print button.  This printed (landscape) format plan is similar to the Jeppesen "flight log" and contains the flight plan plus important frequencies and information, plus provides for comprehensive fuel logging, clearance information and weather.

·      Added support for saving the flight plan in some common formats used by GPS and aircraft equipment.  Click on the FILE drop down menu on the OPTIONS Screen and select XML format (for Voyager and Grand Rapids EFIS 's), GPX format for some newer GPS units (Garmin Aera 500), NMEA format (accepted by some GPS units), GPS Utility format  and a simple text format.

·      Changes to improve Windows 7 compatibility.

 

Other recent FP3000 V6 changes:

·      Interface with Google Earth.  If you have Google Earth installed on your PC you can display the Google Earth view of any airfields and also display your flight plan.  For airfield view, press Control/G on the Segment Screen, or click the Google Earth button at the bottom of the Segment Detail Screen or the Waypoint Detail Screen, or Right click on the Route Map Screen.  For flight plan view, click the new Google Earth View button on the Segment Screen, or the Google Earth menu item at the top of the Options Screen, or Right click on the Route Map Screen.  Refer to the FP3000 User manual for more details.

·      Added facility to display Weather Radar images and also Australian approach plates.  Click on WEATHER RADAR or APPROACH PLATES at the top of the NAIPS Weather & Notams screen.

·      Selected Australian NAIPS charts can be displayed.  Click on CHARTS at the top of the NAIPS Weather & Notams screen.

·      Added the ability to display “weather reference” locations on the Route Map display.  Click the CHANGE INFO button on the Route Map display to access this feature.

·      Weather Decode. Get the weather via NAIPS (built in to FP3000) and you can get a complete decode of the weather into plain English.  Yes, FP3000 will DECODE the cryptic weather from NAIPS and display it in PLAIN ENGLISH, including converting all of those obscure meteorological abbreviations, location abbreviations, complex date-time fields, plus Zulu times are converted to local time, and more.  Area forecasts, TAF’s, METAR’s, TEMPO’s, INTER’s, SPECI’s, TTF’s etc. are all covered.

·      FP3000 software can now be licensed to a memory stick.  This makes the software extremely portable- take the memory stick and flight plan any Windows computer available.  No installation is required.  You can even connect to NAIPS.

·      Pilot Alerts.  Use Config>Configuration settings to set an alert notification for an approaching license or medical check.

Please note:

1.    Do NOT delete previous versions of the software when updating.

2.    Should you need to revert to the previous version of the software just re-install the previous update.  Don’t delete anything.

3.    Downloaded update kits are a complete release of the software without a license. They must be loaded onto a computer already licensed and operating the Flight Planner 3000 software.

4.    The software must be installed in the same directory as the original software was.  Failure to do this will result in the software reporting a license error and failing to operate.  If this situation occurs the update diskette should be re-installed, specifying the correct directory. We recommend installing the software in the C:\FP3000 directory, -the default directory for all installations.

5.    If you upgrade or change your computer the Flight Planner 3000 software will display a licensing error message.  Contact Champagne PC Services (0419 955704 or by email, 9am to 5pm, WST) to arrange a license transfer.

6.    Check out our Flight Planner 3000 “Product Support Page” on our new WWW site… http://www.champagnepcservices.com.au/htmldocs/flightplan2000prodsupport.htm for sample flight plans, latest FP3000 information, critical error reports, latest sample aircraft data, world geography database update, user manual and more.

 

Need more frequent updates?:

 

We provide monthly updates (Professional Update Service) for businesses that need to have the latest data all the time.  This service is available and is priced at $35 + GST for each licensed PC (WWW download, AUS version), with a minimum price of $96+GST (1 to 2 PC’s).  An Internet download authorisation email will be sent to you each month for 12 months.