FLY is FUN

User Guide

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Summary
1 Welcome and Warning..................................................................................................................4
2 Hardware and OS configuration....................................................................................................6
3 Installing and starting Fly Is Fun.....................................................................................................7
3.1 Starting Fly Is Fun.........................................................................................................................................8
3.2 GPS setting...................................................................................................................................................9
3.3 Welcome screen and Disclaimer.................................................................................................................10
4 Setting the application..................................................................................................................11
4.1 Data downloading......................................................................................................................................12
4.2 Aircraft - Setting..........................................................................................................................................20
4.3 Pilots - Setting.............................................................................................................................................23
4.4 Units - Setting.............................................................................................................................................26
4.5 NOTAMS.....................................................................................................................................................28
5 Main screens................................................................................................................................31
5.1 Moving Map Screen...................................................................................................................................32
5.2 Notepad screen..........................................................................................................................................35
5.3 Terrain screen............................................................................................................................................36
5.4 Instrument screens 1 & 2...........................................................................................................................38
6 Gesture: Short press – Long press – Swipe..................................................................................39
6.1 Topographical moving map – some key gesture.......................................................................................39
6.2 Displaying info - Gesture............................................................................................................................42
6.3 Press on WPT/Route_info window............................................................................................................46
6.4 Moving Map – long press on…...................................................................................................................49
6.5 Terrain Map – Long press on…...................................................................................................................50
6.6 Compass rose button menu - short press on.............................................................................................51
7 Menus and sub menus.................................................................................................................52
7.1 Navigate.....................................................................................................................................................52
7.2 Nearest.......................................................................................................................................................53
7.3 In flight setting............................................................................................................................................54
7.4 Information.................................................................................................................................................55
7.5 Tools...........................................................................................................................................................56
7.6 Application settings....................................................................................................................................57
7.7 Downloads..................................................................................................................................................58
8 Direct to........................................................................................................................................59
8.1 NAV1 - Direct to item selected on map.....................................................................................................59
8.2 NAV2 – Direct to........................................................................................................................................61
8.3 Selecting item in Navigation database for Direct to..................................................................................63
8.4 Direct to RWY – VFR approach...................................................................................................................64
8.5 Direct to - ILS like approach - RNAV like approach....................................................................................66
8.6 Direct to: tricks...........................................................................................................................................71
9 Route............................................................................................................................................73
9.1 Creating a route..........................................................................................................................................73
9.2 Using a route..............................................................................................................................................83
9.3 Information displayed in active route........................................................................................................85
9.4 Additional features related to Routes........................................................................................................86
9.5 Sharing a Route – Editing a Flight Log........................................................................................................93
9.6 Flight Plan...................................................................................................................................................95
10 METARs and TAFs.........................................................................................................................98
10.1 Interpreting METARS and TAFs...................................................................................................................98
10.2 METARs and TAFs global vision..................................................................................................................98
10.3 Consultation of METARS and TAFs for an item of the Nav database.......................................................100

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10.4 Consultation of METARS and TAFs for a route.........................................................................................101
10.5 Setting QNH and wind using METARs or TAFs data.................................................................................103
10.6 Setting METARs and TAFs.........................................................................................................................104
10.7 Displaying old data...................................................................................................................................104
11 Rain Radar..................................................................................................................................105
11.1 Rain radar settings....................................................................................................................................105
11.2 Rain Radar …. and … Google Earth...........................................................................................................106
12 WPT waypoints – Creating WPT – Creating RWY – WPT Import-Export...................................108
12.1 Create dedicated folder to store your WPT.............................................................................................108
12.2 Creating WPT............................................................................................................................................111
12.3 Creating runway RWY and associating it to created airfield....................................................................113
12.4 ILS setting.................................................................................................................................................120
12.5 Importing WPT waypoints........................................................................................................................123
12.6 Exporting WPT waypoints........................................................................................................................125
13 Importing / Exporting Routes....................................................................................................126
13.1 Importing route........................................................................................................................................126
13.2 Exporting route........................................................................................................................................129
14 Logbook – Flight recording –Tracks...........................................................................................130
15 North symbol orientation and colors.........................................................................................135
16 Nav database – some more info................................................................................................136
17 Aircraft........................................................................................................................................137
17.1 Aircraft color.............................................................................................................................................137
17.2 Aircraft symbol.........................................................................................................................................139
18 PDF files – AIF, VAC, ultra-light terrain info...............................................................................140
18.1 PDF documents automatically imported by the application....................................................................141
18.2 Other countries - Automatizing PDF collection and folder creation........................................................141
19 ADSB-IN - FLARM – AHRS – Pressure.........................................................................................146
19.1 Using external devices and sensors..........................................................................................................146
19.2 Stratux: ADSB-IN traffic - Artificial Horizon - Slip turn indicator..............................................................146
20 Altitude – QNH & Flight level - Barometric pressure and sensor..............................................152
20.1 QNH & Flight Level....................................................................................................................................152
20.2 Baro sensor - Basics..................................................................................................................................155
20.3 Calibrating barometric based altitudes.....................................................................................................156
21 Fine Tuning – Customization of Fly Is Fun..................................................................................158
21.2 Preferences...............................................................................................................................................164
22 Using your own maps.................................................................................................................167
22.1 MBTiles or RMaps SQLite maps...............................................................................................................167
22.2 Import Slippy Mercator tiles....................................................................................................................168
22.3 Open Flight Maps......................................................................................................................................172
22.4 US sectional charts....................................................................................................................................175
23 Airspaces and patterns...............................................................................................................178
23.1 Creating and importing user defined airspaces and patterns..................................................................181
24 Backup – Data Back Up and Restore..........................................................................................185
24.1 Automatic backup to Google Drive..........................................................................................................185
24.2 Manual backup to Google Drive...............................................................................................................186
24.3 Data restoration.......................................................................................................................................187

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1 Welcome and Warning

Congratulation and thank you for your interest in Fly Is Fun.

With Fly Is Fun you can prepare a flight, just in a few minutes: Direct To, Route, Flight Plan, NOTAMs,
METARs, TAFs, QNH, ILS approach simulation to any runway, vertical navigation, simulating VOR,
NDB, DME, Marker beacons, RNAV navigation and Marker beacons warnings, this without specific
ILS/VOR/NDB/RNAV equipment on board.

Exploring the application, you will discover that the application provides lot advanced functions as:

- GPS navigation, VOR, NDB, DME, EDE, Marker beacons, RNAV navigation and Marker beacons,
ILS approach … The application is completely autonomous.
- Automatic and manual Logbook. The Logbook records:
o flight track (can be exported as. KML (Google Earth) or. GPX file)
o departure and arrive airport
o departure and arrive time
o aircraft
o pilot(s)
- 5 portraits and 5 landscape screens (fully customized)
- Warnings before entering to the controlled or special use airspaces
- Virtual radar - users can see aircraft broadcasting ADSB-Out or FLARM. Needs an ADSB or
FLARM receptor connected to Fly Is Fun.
- Dynamic terrain map (colors depend of height above ground level), obstacles
- Free topographical map. Maps respecting RMaps SQLite format created by users and
MBTiles could be imported
- Free World navigation database
- Airspaces warnings
- Route planning, calculation of fuel consumption (depended on wind and of aircraft)
- Flight Plan elaboration
- METARs/TAFs consultation
- NOTAMs and QNHs consultation
- Rain Radar displaying raining areas and wind info
- Barometric altitude and vertical speed indicators – (require your device to have a barometric
sensor)
- Sunset / Sunrise calculator
- Export and import from waypoints and routes via. GPX or. KML file.
- Organize your nav items to folders
- Easy setup of your own nav items, RWY and airspaces using Google Earth
- Support for external Bluetooth GPS, Bluetooth Barometric (pressure) sensor
- NAV1 NAV2 support (switching them by one click)
- VAC information in PDF format
- Application can display:
o ACC GPS accuracy
o ACM Accelerometer
o AGL Height above ground level – GPS or barometric based
o AGS Average ground speed
o ALT Altitude – GPS or barometric based
o BRG Bearing to next WPT, RWY, etc.
o CAL Correct altitude (ILS approach, vertical navigation)

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 o CRS Selected desired course to next WPT. Indicate also the runway axis
if using RWY approach, ILS approach or vertical navigation
o DAL Density ALtitude
o DME Distance to Direct to, to next WPT, or to the end of the route.
In case of ILS approach the distance is up to the runway threshold
o DTA Desired time over WPT
o EDE Estimated Distance up to End of the route, if a route is active
o ELEV Ground elevation
o ET Estimated time to next WPT or to the end of route
o ETA Estimated time of arrival to next WPT or to the end of route
o FL Flight Level
o GAL Geoid ALtitude
o GS Ground Speed
o HDB Heading bug
o HDG Heading (compass)
o HUM Humidity of the air
o IAS Indicated Air Speed (external source)
o LOG Logbook recorded time
o LT Local time
o METARs METeorological Aerodrome Reports
o MGS Max ground speed
o NOTAMs NOtice To Air Man
o PRE Current pressure (barometric sensor)
o QNH QNH
o RDL Radial from next WPT
o RRA Rain Radar Age, displays information on rain areas
o RRD Required rate of descent (ILS or vertical navigation)
o SR Sunrise
o SS Sunset
o SW Stop watch
o T Temperature
o TAF Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
o TAS True airspeed (external source)
o TRK Current track
o UTC UTC time
o VAR Magnetic variation
o VS Vertical speed
o XAL Cross track altitude (= ALT - CAL)
o XTK Cross track distance

Use Fly Is Fun application for VFR FLYING ONLY!

Using the application is at your own risk.
We are not responsible for any use of this application in any cases.
Fly Is Fun does not substitute any aircraft gauge or device.
All data downloaded to this application can be incorrect and not valid.
Information displayed by this application are without any warranties.
Navigation data used in this application is not made from official sources!

Have fun and fly Safe!

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2 Hardware and OS configuration

All Android devices are not equal!

To use Fly Is Fun it is highly recommended having a device (smartphone or tablet) with at least:

 Hexacore Processor
 4 GB of RAM or more
 32 GB ROM or more and at least 4 Go for the application

 Screen: As bright as possible, to be able reading it in full sun day light. Full HD screen at least

 Satellite location
Ability to get location signal from as many satellite constellations as possible:
o GPS: American satellite constellation
o GLONASS: Russian satellite constellation
o BEIDOU: Chinese satellite constellation
o GALILEO: European satellite constellation

and if possible EGNOS, WAAS, MSA

o EGNOS European Geostationary Navigation Overlay System, WAAS Wide Area
Augmentation System, and MSA Multi-functional Satellite Augmentation System are
Satellite Based Augmentation Systems that permit a wider ranging coverage and
greater accuracy on land as well as at sea than the terrestrial DGPS systems

Note : Increasing the number of location sources/constellation increase drastically the

precision and reliability.

 Sensors: Accelerometer, 3 axis gyros, compass, barometer

 Android: 10 or above.

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3 Installing and starting Fly Is Fun

Install Fly Is Fun from Google Play store: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?

id=gps.ils.vor.glasscockpit

During installation, you will be asked to grant Fly Is Fun:

- To access device localization information
- To read and write on the device memory

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3.1 Starting Fly Is Fun

You can try Fly Is Fun for free during 30 days.

During the trial period, all features are accessible.
During the trial period, when launching Fly Is Fun you will see the following screen:

Activate trial activate the 30 days trial period.

After it, you will need to subscribe.
Press the Subscribe button to check the subscription price.

Subscription is managed by Google and can be stopped at any time.

The subscription cost is the equivalent of few beers. While subscribing, I am sure you will be happy to
think you are supporting Fly Is Fun development team, that you are offering him some beers (not
enough for a good champagne!) or that you are offering few liters of fuel (few minutes of flight)

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Starting Fly Is Fun, the Welcome screen pop-up and the Disclaimer message is displayed.

Once you press on the I agree button, a METAR and rainfall radar info page prompt followed by the
Fly Is Fun Info page. Most of the application parameters could be set from the Fly Is Fun Info page.

3.2 GPS setting

During starting phase, Fly Is Fun check the access to the device location informations. If Fly Is Fun can’t
access location information, a message pop-up requesting the GPS activation.

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Select GPS setting to calls Android location access screen and select. There select the option allowing
the highest accuracy GPS, WIFI and mobile network.

Note: even if during flight, in many of cases you will only receive GPS signal, selecting GPS only create
location problems on many devices.

3.3 Welcome screen and Disclaimer

Fly Is Fun is a great application. Fly Is Fun provide advanced VFR and IFR function to pilots, but the
application:
i) is executed on non-certified devices,
ii) use data that could be incorrect, outdated,
iii) is not certified and
iv) code could contain bug…. that for displayed information could be wrong!

Pressing on I agree means that you are fully aware of the fact that Fly Is Fun should not be used during
flight and certainly not as main navigation instrument.
Pressing on I agree mean as well that if you decide to use Fly Is Fun, you expressly agree using it AS
IS, at your own risk under your own responsibility and that developer responsibility can’t be involved.
You are using Fly Is Fun, the application, AS IS, at your own risk.

Once accepted Fly Is Fun info page pop up.

This page is displayed each time you start Fly Is Fun.
If you do not want to display it, in the upper right corner press on menu button and select then Hide
at start-up.

Fly Is Fun info page is also accessible via:

- Short press on Compass rose, then
- Application settings, and
- Fly Is Fun info page

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4 Setting the application

Fly Is Fun info page allows an easy configuration of the application and also to check if data are still
up to date.

Underlying text is:

- Red, if data are missing, out dated or not found
- Green if data are found and up to date.

From the Fly Is Fun info page, you can easily:

- Select and import data via Data downloading

o Air navigation data from the navigation data base
Data are updated according to AIRAC cycle.
o Maps to use as background of the moving map screen
o Terrain data: Elevation data.

- Set and select aircraft via Aircraft

o Aircraft specification are used for flight preparation, flight plan and logbook, cabin
pressure calibration.

- Set and select Pilots and copilots via Pilot:

o Pilot and copilot information are used for flight plan and logbook.

- Define favorite units via Unit setting:

o Set favorites units for speed, distance, altitude, vertical speed, bearing …

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4.1 Data downloading

4.1.1 Air navigation data – Selection and importation

Navigation data are available for VFR and IFR.

- Press on Data downloading call the selection screen.

From Nav database windows you can select data you would like to download:
- Airspaces
- Obstacles
- Navaids
- VFR and IFR reporting points
- IFR holding patterns
- Airport and airfields info
- …

Type of data to import are selected in the upper part of the screen.

Countries for which those data are requested are selected in the lowest

part.

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Once selection performed, names of countries for which data will be imported appears.
Press on green tick initiate the download process.

Note 1: Data are updated according to AIRAC cycle.

Note 2: Select only countries for which you really need the data
Downloading the whole navigation database will take several hours and can a little bit slow down
searching in database.

Note 3: Installed data could be deleted per country: Press on trash

Note 4: If you fly VFR only, there is no need to select and import IFR data.

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Once navigation have been downloaded, data installed and up to date appears in green followed by
countries names for which data are available on the device.

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4.1.2 Topographical Maps - Selection and download

On Fly Is Fun server topographical maps are available for free, for almost all countries. Maps have been
generated using data provided by OpenStreetMap©, OpenTopoMaps© and OpenFlightMaps©
- Press on Data downloading then on Maps call remotes Maps library.
Via Maps library screen you will be able to select free topographical map to download.

Once maps have been selected:

- Green check indicates maps that will downloaded
- Information on the requested and available storage space is displayed
- Press on vertical arrow initiate the download process.
- Names of installed maps are highlighted in green.

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Note 1: It is advisable to always download the world map to.

Note 2: If don’t find a map for one country, select the world map that covers the world and, please,
drop a note on Fly Is Fun forum http://funair.cz/forum/ .

To make free space suppressing a map:

- Long press on map name, then Press on trash delete the map

If you select Show source URL, you will see the map URL.
It can be used to download maps on a PC and then copy them on the Android device via USB
connection.

Maps used by the application need to be in the MBTiles folder or in RMapsSQLite folder that are
located in the Maps folder, which is in the Files folder that is in the gps.ils.vor.glasscockpit folder.

Note 3: User can import its own maps, that should be in MBTiles or RMaps SQLite format.

Note 4: Fly Is Fun allows importing Slippy Mercator tiles (tiles are located in folders).

Note 5: Since the release of Android 12, developers must store their application data in the Android
folder. Fly Is Fun data is stored in the gps.ils.vor.glasscockpit folder which is located in the Data
folder of the Android folder. To see files in Android folder, file manager permission and show hidden
files are needed.

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4.1.3 Terrain data - Selection and download

Terrain data are used to know ground elevation, to display it and to calculate aircraft altitude above
ground level.

Data concerning artificial obstacles in Europe are downloaded via the Nav database as seen previously.

Terrain data files are downloaded in 5x5 geographical degrees blocks. Each 5x5 degrees rectangle
requires approximately 72MB of memory and 130 MB during installation phase.

To download Terrain data from Data downloading screen select Terrain data.

Long press on square select the area. Square becomes Yellow.

Yellow indicate that terrain data for a specific area will be downloaded.
Press on green tick to initiate download process.

When terrain data installed, they are displayed in green.

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Pressing again on Terrain data call the map.
Installed terrain data appears in green.

- Long press on a green square to suppress elevation data. It will become red.
- Long press on a square that is not green to download additional terrain data. It will become
yellow.
- Press on green tick to initiate downloading or deletion process.

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4.1.4 VAC - PDF documents - Airport information

Note: As there is no known free access data base storing updated VAC and PDF documents for the
whole world. Those documents could be totally out dated !!!
For automatic download in Data downloading select VAC and PDF documents, then in PDF Library
select the country for which you need PDF documents.

Once VAC and PDF documents have been selected press on download arrows initiate import process.

If you know database accessible via APIs allowing free download of VAC and PDF document, you can
share the information with Fly Is Fun development team emailing it at aviationsoft@gmail.com.

Importing manually VAC and PDF documents is possible. Please refer to chapter Using PDF files – AIF,
VAC, ULM terrain info…

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4.2 Aircraft - Setting

Aircraft information are used for flight preparation, flight plan, if needed, weight and balance
calculation and logbook registration.
- Press on Aircraft open Aircraft configuration screen or Aircrafts library.
Aircraft configuration screens open automatically, if there is no aircraft configured.
This screen allows entering information requested for flight preparation

and for flight plan.

In Aircrafts Library names of configured aircrafts are displayed.

If only one aircraft is configured, this aircraft is used by default.

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The name of the selected aircraft is highlighted in green and displayed on Fly Is Fun info page.

To configure a new aircraft, from Aircrafts library

- Press on the menu button and select New aircraft.

- Select Export Import to import or export aircraft settings.

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If several aircrafts are configured, to select the aircraft to use

- Long press on its name and then

- Set in use.

The name of the selected aircraft is highlighted in, green.

Note 1: If you want editing existing aircraft configuration long press on its name and then select Edit,
or swipe it from left to right

Note 2: If you want to select several aircrafts for export, deletion or sharing, swipe from right to left
on desired aircrafts names.

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4.3 Pilots - Setting

Pilot(s) info are used for logbook statistics and flight plan.
Pilot could be PIC Pilot in Charge, Instructor or Co-Pilot.

To create a new pilot and set its role from Fly Is Fun info page
- Select Pilot settings
- Press on the menu button
- Select New pilot or import-export profiles.

Create the pilot and then set him as Active 1 or Active 2.

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 - select it as PIC Pilot in Charge, Instructor or Co-Pilot

Same result could be obtained for co-pilot, choosing co-pilot names in Pilots list

- Press on co-pilot name, Anna Helena, and set her as active 2 and then as co-pilot.

Note 1: If you want editing existing pilot profile

- Long press on pilot name and then Select Edit, or
- Swipe it from left to right
Note 2: If you want to select several pilots for export, deletion or sharing
- swipe desired pilots from right to left.

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Pilots names and position are displayed on Fly Is Fun info page.

This info is used to file the logbook and the flight plans.

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4.4 Units - Setting

Unit setting allows preferred favorite units to use within the application.

You can set favorite units for:

- Speed knot, km/h or mph

- Wind speed knot, km/h, mph, m/s
- Vertical speed feet/min or m/s
- Altitude feet or meter
- Distance (horizontal) nm, km or sm
- RWY dimension feet or meter
- Visibility (horizontal) nm, km or sm
- Direction unit true geographic or magnetic compass
- Geographical coordinate 6 different possibilities
- Units for RDL/DME/EDE distance (nm, km or sm) and direction (true or compass)
- Pressure unit hPa, inHg or mmHg
- Temperature Celsius or Fahrenheit
- Date DD.MM.YY, MM.DD.YY or YY.MM.DD
- VHF decimal point default country, “.” or “,”
- Fuel flow Liter per hour, Gallon per hour, kg per hour or Pounds per

hour Units selection and validation is easy.

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If you have completed all steps describe in previous pages:

- The Data are downloaded and up to date

- An Aircraft is configured and selected
- A Pilot is selected
and
- Units set

All is in green.

Fly Is Fun configuration is achieved.

Congratulation!!!

Fly Is Fun is ready.

Next step will be to use it.

- Press on the red X to close the Fly Is Fun info page.

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4.5 NOTAMS
It is possible to consult directly, from Fly Is Fun, the ICAO - International Civil Aviation Organization
NOTAMs database.

To be able to consult, you need to register and enter in Fly Is Fun the key ICAO will assign you.

This is the procedure to follow.

Note 1: If you use Fly Is Fun on multiple devices, copy and paste the key in the right place.

Note 2: Some national civil aviation authorities transmit to the ICAO partial, truncated NOTAMs. It is
your responsibility to check if the NOTAMs rebroadcast by ICAO are suitable for you.

4.5.1 NOTAMs settings

Short press on compass rose

Select Application settings-> Preferences

In the Preference windows scroll down to NOTAMs

- Select NOTAMs -> Get API key

To be redirected to a page https://applications.icao.int/dataservices/default.aspx allowing to register.

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You must register on the ICAO site to obtain the key that will be emailed to you.

Once registered , you will receive the key by email.

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Copy and paste the key in the API key field and press OK
Application setting -> Preferences -> NOTAMs -> API key field

As long the key will be active, you will be able to consult NOTAMs directly from Fly Is Fun

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5 Main screens
Fly Is Fun provide 5 main screens, that could be used in portrait or in landscape mode:
- Moving map screen: aeronautical data are displayed over the topographical map
- Terrain screen: Ground color vary according aircraft elevation AGL
- Notepad screen allowing to write notes
- 2 instruments screens: one screen with 6 indicators, one screen with 8 indicators

Closing Fly Is Fun info page you get one of those screens.

To switch between screens, swipe from left to right or from right to left with your fingers.
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5.1 Moving Map Screen
Moving Map Screen is probably the screen you will use the most.
It could be displayed in portrait mode as well as in landscape mode.

On the upper part, you see a vertical cut displaying:

- Terrain data (if terrain data have been downloaded for the area)
- Airspaces
- The aircraft, which color varies according Above Ground Level altitude AGL
- Next WPT
- Glide slope, in case of ILS approach or vertical navigation.

On the moving map, you see:

- Waypoints WPT, reporting points, airfield, obstacle…
- Airspace limits
- The aircraft, which color varies according Above Ground Level altitude AGL
- The map, if a map of the area is active. If no map is activated for the area, background is grey.

Below it you see a rose compass and beside a black rectangle, the WPT/Route_info windows.
On the lowest part (portrait mode) or on the left side (landscape mode), you see various indicators.

Buttons and indicators are customizable:

- Long press on the compass rose (black circle) to open customization screen windows..

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 Portrait mode - Default indicators
GS - GPS Ground DME - Distance to DME/EDE – Distance ACC - GPS reception
Speed “Direct to 1” or to to end of route. EDE accuracy
“next WPT” of the displays if route active
active route
ALT - GPS Altitude ET - Estimated Time ET - Estimated time LOG - Log elapsed
Above Mean Sea to “Direct to 1” or to required up to the time since takeoff
Level AMSL “next WPT” of the last point of the route
active route
AGL - Above Ground ETA - Estimated Time ETA - Estimated time UTC - Zulu time
Level GPS Elevation of Arrival to “Direct to of Arrival at last point
1” or to “next WPT” of the route
of the active route
FL - Flight Level QNH MTS -METAR & TAFS RRA - Rain Radar

Landscape mode - Default indicators

GPS - Ground Speed ACC - GPS reception accuracy
ALT - GPS Altitude Above Mean LOG - Log elapsed time since takeoff
Sea Level AMSL
FL - Flight Level UTC - Zulu time
AGL – GPS Elevation Above XTX - Cross track distance
Ground Level AGL
QNH MTS -METAR & TAFS
SW - Stop Watch 1 RRA - Rain Radar
DME - Distance to “Direct to 1” DME/EDE – Distance to end of route.
or to “next WPT” of the active EDE displays if route active
route
ET - Estimated Time to “Direct ET - Estimated flight Time to end of
to 1” or to “next WPT” of the the route
active route
ETA - Estimated Time of Arrival ETA - Estimated Time of Arrival at
to “Direct to 1” or to “next the end of the route
WPT” of the active route

In addition, of above-mentioned indicators you can see other indicators on the moving map screen:
- Compass
- BRG - Bearing of next Waypoints
- CRS – Desired Course to the next Waypoints
- TRK – Ground course

- Waypoint window: In this window, active route name and “direct to” waypoints are displayed
- Scale indication distance up to the circle
- A line in front of the aircraft with per minute and per 5 minutes graduation)
- The North arrow could be pressed to select Track Up, North Up or Route Up
- Short press or long press on “+” and “-“ buttons allows to zoom in or out.

Aircraft color varies according to AGL Above Ground Level elevation.

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5.1.1 Select the map to display as background of Moving Map screen

In chapter Topographical Maps - Selection and download we saw how to select and download maps
from Fly Is Fun server. Once downloaded, to use a map as background of the Moving Map screen:

- Long press anywhere on the map part popup with 8 buttons window.
if there is no map displayed in background, background is grey.

- Press on Map Selection to display the list of maps ready to use.

- Select the map to use

Note 1: Always keep the World 6-9 map on your device.

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If the background remains grey, selecting the World 6-9 map, will help you to see/check where the
GPS is positioning your aircraft and if the map you initially selected was suitable for the area.

Note 2: Maps are installed in the MBTiles folder or in the RMapSQLite folder, that are in the Maps
folder which is in the gps.ils.vor.glasscockpit folder.

5.2 Notepad screen

The Notepad allows you to take notes with your finger or a stylus

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5.3 Terrain screen
Terrain screen display aircraft above ground level elevation.
Ground color varies according to aircraft altitude above it.
This presentation is extremely useful simulating IFR flight and ILS approach.

On the upper part, you see a vertical cut displaying:

- terrain appears (if terrain data are available)
- airspaces
- the aircraft

On the terrain map, you see

- waypoints WPT, reporting points, airfield, obstacles…
- airspace limits
- the aircraft
- ground displayed (if terrain data are available) with color varying according to aircraft
altitude above ground

On the lowest part of the screen:

- Compass for radial approach
- GPS ground speed indicator
- GPS altitude indicator

and indicators displayed for

Distance to next WPT GPS accuracy

Estimated time to next WPT Log
GPS altitude Above Ground Level UTC - Zulu time

- Long press on compass rose (black circle) to customize buttons.

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Short press on AGL indicators to display colors assignment rules.

User can choose between 2 set of colors, or define it is one rules. Rules (altitudes) and colors can be
set in application preferences:
- Short Press on the compass rose, then
- Application settings
- Preferences and then
- Press on Terrain settings.

Note: Aircraft color vary according its altitude Above Ground Level

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5.4 Instrument screens 1 & 2

If you prefer flying with instrument only, the application provides two dedicated screens.

Instrument screen with 8 indicators.

Instrument screen with 6 indicators.

- Long press on the compass rose (black circle) to customize indicators

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6 Gesture: Short press – Long press – Swipe …

All functions and features provided by the application are accessible via menus and buttons.

The application takes full advantage of multi touch screens and of Android capabilities, several of them
are accessible via gesture, increasing the efficiency.

Usage of one finger, of two fingers, long press, short press… produce different results.

To get the most of Fly Is Fun, we suggest training until getting comfortable with gesture results.

6.1 Topographical moving map – some key gesture

By default, the map is locked, with the aircraft displayed at the right place, but consulting the moving
map, moving it, rotating it, zooming IN and OUT is very easy.

6.1.1 Exploring the map – Unlocking it – Rotating it – Back to default presentation

To unlock the moving map, just put two fingers on it.

Then you could move it with one finger.
As soon the aircraft is out of displayed area, a blue bubble appears indicating aircraft position.

To call the aircraft back on its default position and lock the map:

- Short press on North arrow,

or
- Short press on Blue bubble.

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Note: once screen is unlocked the black line that was in front of the plane indicate the aircraft direction
and information displayed in vertical cut are information on black line path.

6.1.2 Zooming IN or zooming OUT - Moving map or Terrain screen

On Moving map and Terrain screen it is possible zooming in or zooming out

- Zoom IN:
o Swipe from bottom to the top of map screen with one finger
o Short press on “+” button
o use two fingers, on moving map screen only.

- Zoom OUT:
o swipe from top to bottom of map screen with one finger
o short press on “-” button
o use two fingers, on moving map screen only.

Note: On Moving map and Terrain screen you will also be able:

- Adjusting progressively the resolution: short press on “+” or “-“ buttons

- Selecting directly the right level of zoom: long press on “+” or “-“ buttons and select scale.

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6.1.3 Measuring distance between 2 points displayed on the map

You will have probably noticed, that while unlocking the map with two fingers on the moving map or
zooming IN and zooming OUT, again with two fingers to, an info box popup in the upper part of the
screen.

Fly Is Fun calculate automatically the distance between the 2 points you are touching and also
provide bearing and radial information.

Note: Bearing and Radial depends of finger order. Which was the first finger touching the screen

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6.2 Displaying info - Gesture

6.2.1 Info related to items or airspace displayed

- Short press on item displayed on moving map, terrain map or vertical cut open info box
related to it displaying main info related to the point or the airspace.

Selected item airfield, WPT, reporting point, airspace will be highlighted in yellow.

- Short press on info box to close it. If you do nothing info box close automatically after few
seconds.

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Note 1: during a flight, approaching airspaces an info box automatically pops up displaying messages.

Note 2: Alerts could be customized in application preferences:

- Short press on compass rose, then Application settings, Preferences and then
- Press on Warning and info dialog box.

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Aircraft symbol - short press

Short press on aircraft open a Position info page that provide helpful information while exchanging
with radio stations or aircrafts around.

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North arrows – Moving map screen - short press or long press

Short press on North arrow always lock the map and call the aircraft back to its default position.

Long press on North arrow allows choosing map orientation. Map orientation could be:
- Track up
- North up

- Bearing up
- North up.

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6.3 Press on WPT/Route_info window

Short press on WPT/Route_info window and see what happen.

6.3.1 Result if there is no active route

WPT/Route_info windows:

- Provide direct access to Nav database

- Display name of selected (next) WPT.

Long press on WPT/Route_info window: switching NAV1 and NAV2 (if NAV2 is selected)

Note 1: Selecting NAV2

- Open Nav database, long press WPT, Navigate, NAV2
- Open Nav database short press WPT symbol on the left side, NAV2
- Short press WPT at the map, then Press NAV2.
- Long press any place of map, then Press NAV2.

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6.3.2 Result if a route is active

Short press on WPT/Route_info windows open a menu, where choices are proposed:

- Direct to (Nav database): open Navigation database where all items are stored
and
- Route dialog box: open route detail.

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Short press result if a Direct To was selected when a route is active

If a route is active, short press on WPT/Route_info windows prompt a menu with multiple options:

- Direct to (Nav database): open the Navigation database where nav items are stored

- Route dialog box: open route detail

- Restore route navigation: restore the route and activate next WPT of route.
This function is used if NAV1 or NAV2 where activated interrupting the route

- Stop route navigation: stop and close the active route.

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6.4 Moving Map – long press on…

Long press anywhere on Moving Map open a menu, proposing several choices:

Via this menu, it is possible:

- To get information on:
o Distance from the aircraft to selected item / point
o Bearing from the aircraft the selected item / point
o Radial from selected item / point to the aircraft
o Elevation of selected item / point.
- To activate functions:
o NAV1 direct to: Direct to selected item, only direction guidance (localizer approach)
o NAV2 direct to: Direct to selected item, only direction guidance (localizer approach)
■ Note Fly Is Fun allows selection of 2 different items / points for direct to
o Holding pattern: allows creation of waiting circuits
o Start new route: Start route creation
o Sunrise / Sunset calculator: Calculate Sunrise and Sunset hours for any point of the
world
o Nearest: Provide information of nearest Airports, Frequencies, METARs, airspaces
■ Nearest airports: provide names of nearest airports sorted by distance
■ Nearest with options: provide names of nearest nav items according choices
■ Nearest airports VHF: provide frequency info of nearest airport
■ Nearest airports PDF: Displays PDF document related to nearest airport if on
appropriate Fly Is Fun folder
■ METARs/TAFs around: Displays METARs and TAFs info for airports that are around
■ Nearest airspace: provide information on Airspace and patterns around the
aircraft
o Create new WPT: Create new WPT in the Nav Database
o Map selection: Allows selecting an installed map

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6.5 Terrain Map – Long press on…

Long press anywhere on terrain screen open a menu, proposing several choices:

Via this menu, it is possible:

- To get information on:
o Distance from the aircraft to selected item / point
o Bearing from the aircraft the selected item / point
o Radial from selected item / point to the aircraft
o Elevation of selected item / point.
- To activate functions:
o NAV1 direct to: Direct to selected item, only direction guidance (localizer approach)
o NAV2 direct to: Direct to selected item, only direction guidance (localizer approach)
■ Note Fly Is Fun allows selection of 2 different items / points for direct to
o Holding pattern: allows creation of waiting circuits
o Start new route: Start route creation
o Sunrise / Sunset calculator: Calculate Sunrise and Sunset hours for any point of the
world
o Nearest: Provide information of nearest Airports, Frequencies, METARs, airspaces
■ Nearest airports: provide names of nearest airports sorted by distance
■ Nearest with options: provide names of nearest nav items according choices
■ Nearest airports VHF: provide frequency info of nearest airport
■ Nearest airports PDF: Displays PDF document related to nearest airport if on
appropriate Fly Is Fun folder
■ METARs/TAFs around: Displays METARs and TAFs info for airports that are around
■ Nearest airspace: provide information on Airspace and patterns around the
aircraft
o Create new WPT: Create new WPT in the Nav Database
o Show in another application: Allows seeing the point in another application
i.e. Earth, Maps, Maps Me…

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6.6 Compass rose button menu - short press on …

Short press on compass rose calls a menu related to the flight.

This menu could be call from any of the 4 main screens:

- Navigate: open Navigate menu

- Nearest: open Nearest menu

- In flight setting: open In-flight setting menu

- Information: open Information menu

- Tools: open Tools menu

- Application settings: open Application settings menu

- Downloads: open Downloads menu

- Close: Quit the application.

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7 Menus and sub menus

7.1 Navigate

- Direct to (Nav database): open the Navigation database where all items are stored

- Direct to (coordinate): allows entering geographic coordinates of the point

- Route: open route library

- Stop NAV1 navigation: deactivate NAV1 direct to

- Stop NAV2 navigation: deactivate NAV2 direct to

- Stop route navigation: stop and close the active route

- Alternate airport 1: select first alternate airport of active route for direct to (if defined in
route, gray background if not)

- Alternate airport 2: select second alternate airport of active route for direct to (if defined in
route, gray background if not).

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7.2 Nearest

- Nearest airports: provide names of nearest airports sorted by distance

- Nearest with options: provide names of nearest nav items according to pilot choice (ILS, LOC,
RWY, VOR, NDB, APT, WPT, TWPT, FIX, HP, OBST, MB);

- Nearest airports VHF: provide frequency info of nearest airport

- Nearest airports PDF: Displays PDF document attached to nearest airport

(if files are on device)

- METARs/TAFs around: Displays METARs and TAFs info for airports that are around. Active
Internet connection needed

- Nearest airspace: provide information on Airspace and patterns around the aircraft.

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7.3 In flight setting

- Course: allows entering course information

o Short press on CRS indicator allows setting course information.

- Heading bug: allows correcting compass

- Speed bug: allows correcting speed

- Altitude correction: allows correcting altitude information

o Short press on ALT indicator allows to setting altitude correction.

- QNH: Allows entering QNH info

o QNH information could be directly imported from METARs/TAFs info

- Wind
o Manual input: allows entering manually wind parameters, wind force and wind direction
o Measure wind: flying a 360°, evaluate wind force and wind direction
o METARs/TAFs: allows importing wind force and wind direction from METARs or TAFs

- Altitude data source: allows selecting altitude source

o Note: Fly Is Fun should be connected to an external data source

- GPS altitude correction. Allows insertion of the GPS altitude correction

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7.4 Information

- Position information: open Aircraft position info windows

- VHF: display VHF frequency per country, sorted per airport

- Pilots: open Pilots list

- Aircrafts: open Aircrafts library

- Airspaces and patterns: Display Airspace and patterns per country

- About: Display Fly Is Fun version number and other information about the application.

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7.5 Tools

- Sunrise / Sunset calculator: Calculate Sunrise and Sunset hours for any point of the world
o Note: if you select Sunrise and Sunset calculator directly from the moving map,
Latitude and Longitude info of the selected point will be used for calculation.

- Max terrain elev calculator: Calculate maximum terrain elevation between 2 points.
o Note: Press on calculator to initiate elevation calculation.

- Density altitude calculator: calculate density altitude depending of Temperature, Dew point,
Humidity and Pressure

- Save current position: save aircraft current position creating a WPT in navigation database

- Flight plans: open Flight Plans library, displaying stored flight plans

- Logbook: Calls the logbook

o Note: long press on Log indicator open the Logbook.

- Stop watch 1: activate or deactivate Stop watch 1

o Note: short press on SW1 indicator open Stop Watch 1.

- Flight simulator: allows to train with the application simulating navigations and WPT selection
o Note: once simulator is on, background of ACC indicator is in light grey.
o Short press on ACC indicator open simulator panel.

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7.6 Application settings

- Preferences: open preferences menus and submenus allowing deep customization and fine
tuning of the application

- Customize screen: open menu allowing screen customization. Each main screen could be
customized, in portrait mode and or in landscape mode
Note: Long press on compass rose open screen customization menu.

- Calibrate: allows slip sensor calibration

- Fly Is Fun info page: open the info page.

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7.7 Downloads

- Navigation database: open Nav database selection screen

- Topographical map: open Maps library and map selection screen

Note : names of maps installed on the device are displayed in green.

- Terrain data manager: open terrain data selection

Note: area for which terrain data are already available on the device are highlighted in green.

- PDF airport information: open PDFs library selection

Note: Display only countries for which automatic download is possible.

- User guide: Allows downloading the user guide

- How to use application: Allows downloading a short memo

- Starter guide: Allows downloading starter guide

- Video guide: Allows watching video guide on YouTube.

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8 Direct to

8.1 NAV1 - Direct to item selected on map

Short press on an item of the map open an info box with:
- Item name and elevation
- Radial, bearing and distance
- Estimated time and fuel, based on aircraft characteristics

Short press on NAV1 for Direct to.

Selected item name appears in cyan in WPT/Route_info windows.

If the GPS is on with a fix, a cyan line linking aircraft with NAV1 appears and information as BRG Bearing,
DME Distance, ET Estimate time of arrival are displayed in cyan (cyan is NAV1 default color).

CRS : heading to follow to reach the point, from the aircraft

CRS : Course to follow to reach the point, starting from the place where it was selected. CRS can be
marked with a green line and displayed

The name of the point selected as NAV1 or as the next WPT to reach appears in cyan in the selection
window.

If instead of a short press on the point, a long press is made on the point, a menu offering several
choices appears.

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Similar actions could be performed from terrain screen.

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8.2 NAV2 – Direct to

NAV2 allows to select another WPT for direct to, and to switch rapidly between them.

To select another point

- Press on NAV2.

Indicators related to item selected as NAV1 or next active WPT are using cyan letters.
Indicators related to item selected as NAV2 are using yellow letters.
Indicators related to the route or to End of the route have brown background

You will see later, that if you like having more information related to NAV2, as bearing, distance…
how to customize indicators.

Switching NAV1 item and NAV2 item is easy and fast.

- Long press on WPT/Route_info windows and see what is happen.

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Previous NAV2 item is now NAV1 and previous NAV1 item is now NAV2.

Note 1: Airspaces cannot be selected for direct to.

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8.3 Selecting item in Navigation database for Direct to
To select an item in Nav database

- Short press on WPT/Route_info windows

- Enter item name in the search field
- Press on the magnifying glass.

Once desired item is found

- Short press on its name set it as NAV1 direct to.

Note 1: Long press on the magnifying glass allows you to refine the search criteria

Note 2: Long press on an item name calls a menu allowing to select other actions

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8.4 Direct to RWY – VFR approach
Who did not spend minutes turning around, searching desperately grass RWY in the middle of
prairies, or even regular RWY in forest between threes?
Fly Is Fun allows selecting RWY, this is extremely useful to lock precisely the aircraft on right
alignment, on right RWY. Once locked, you just have to follow…
The application offers this possibility, not only for largest airports, but for all kinds of airfields,
including ultralight airfield having grass RWY, mountain airfields as soon their RWY coordinate are in
Nav database.

if airfield is already selected for Direct to

- short press on WPT/Route_info windows, open Nav database windows.

- Press on RWY to use.

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Selected RWY appears now in WPT info box.
CRS indicators display RWY orientation.
The green CRS lines with arrow materialize RWY axes and direction for final approach.

Bring the aircraft on the CRS line axe and follow it to see the RWY just in front of the aircraft.

RWY could be defined for any airfield, including ULM airfield, your own airfield…

You will see later on how easily it is to create a RWY and associate is to an airfield.

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8.5 Direct to - ILS like approach - RNAV like approach

8.5.1 Direct to - ILS like approach - RNAV like approach to RWY with info

If you like getting not only RWY axis, but also glide path to follow, instead of selecting RWY 02
- select AC RWY 02.

RWY axis is materialized and glide path displayed on vertical cut.

Glide being activated alerts will prompt according to aircraft position

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 8.5.2 Direct to - ILS like approach - RNAV like approach to any WPT

The application allows selecting WPT or item to determine CRS and glide path.

8.5.2.1 ILS like approach on RWY

Approaching St Benoit sur Loire LF4552 ultralight airfield, selecting final RWY, it is possible choosing
an ILS like approach, determining glide path and threshold crossing height.

- Open WPT/Route_info windows

- Long press on RWY name, then
- Select Navigate… or short press on the RWY symbol on the left side

There you can select:

- NAV1 direct to: Direct to selected item, only direction guidance (localizer approach)

- NAV2 direct to: Direct to selected item, only direction guidance (localizer approach)

- NAV1 LOC approach:

- NAV1 ILS approach: You will be asked for glide slope and threshold crossing height.

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 ILS like approach is configured.

8.5.2.2 ILS like approach on other WPT

Approaching Azay le Rideau castle it is possible to choose for an ILS like approach determining glide
path and threshold crossing height.

Short press on WPT/Route_info windows, then long press on WPT name, select Navigate… or short
press on the WPT symbol on the left side

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There you can select:
- NAV1 direct to: Direct to selected item, only direction guidance (localizer approach)
- NAV2 direct to: Direct to selected item, only direction guidance (localizer approach)
- NAV1 VNAV options: You will be asked for altitude at WPT, glide slope angle, course
- NAV1 VNAV direct:

If you select NAV1 VNAV options, enter your parameters and then validate it.

It’s configured.

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Glide path appears on vertical cut. Helpful function for pilots willing to control precisely their glide.

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8.6 Direct to: tricks

8.6.1 Consulting info related to next selected WPT

Short press on next WPT indicator that display Estimate Time ET, using cyan characters, open info
box of next WPT.

The information box displays:

- VHF frequencies
- The elevation
- The distance
- Estimated time of arrival

It also allows the consultation of

- METARs & TAFs
- NOTAMs
- PDF documents linked to points, VAC, ULM field sheets… if properly installed on the terminal.

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8.6.2 Stop Direct to or Route

If you wish using the moving map without vectors or information related to Direct to, you can Stop
NAV1 navigation, Stop NAV2 navigation or Stop route navigation; to do so:

- Short press on compass rose, then

- Press on Navigate and

- select Stop NAV1, Stop NAV2 or Stop route navigation.

If NAV1, NAV2 or route are not active, buttons background is grey.

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9 Route

A route should at least be composed of 2 points, one origin and one destination.
If a route has only one point, it’s not a route and you cannot save it.

9.1 Creating a route

9.1.1 Selecting items on map

- Short press on the map to select first route point

- Press on Route in Info dialog box

- First point created, a green tick appears.

To select it as a second route WPT:

- Short press on another point to select it as a second route WPT

- Select Route in Info dialog box.

First route segment is displayed.

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To select it as a third route WPT:

- Short press on another point to select it as a third route WPT

- Select Route in Info dialog box.

Route is now composed of 3 points and 2 segments.

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We forgot Porto Vecchio. A fourth WPT will be inserted via drag and drop

- Long press on first route segment

- Drag and drop it over Porto Vecchio

Route is now composed of 4 points and 4 segments.

Note: Creating the WPT, we could have named it

- Long press on point near of the town to inserted the fifth WPT

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Menu pop up proposing to add the nearest item or to create a new WPT, and then select its position
in the route.

- Press on green tick to go back to route detail.

Route detail is displayed.

Depending on the aircraft that will be used and the scheduled time of departure, the arrival times at
the different WPT are displayed.
If the arrival time is after sunset. The sunset time is displayed in red.

Press on green tick to save it.

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 call topographical maps allowing to see the route displayed on it.

calls Navigation database allowing to search stored items by names.

Note 1: Short press on magnifying glass to search directly
Note 2: Long press on the magnifying glass allows fine tuning searching criteria.

Calculate terrain elevation between points of the routes.

Allows entering up to 2 alternate diversion airports.

Note: alternate airports taken in consideration for flight plan and fuel estimation.

Save the route.

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9.1.1.1 Sorting routes items and additional information

On route detail, long press on any WPT name call a menu allowing to perform some operations:

- VHF: display VHF frequencies related to the item

- PDF: allows consulting PDF documents attached to the item, if PDF files are on the
appropriate folder and format on the device

- Tools:
o Sunset – Sunrise calculator
o METARs & TAFS
o Show at map center: see selected item in the middle of the map
o Show in another application: see selected item in other application as Earth or Maps

- Show WPT properties: display WPT properties, allows entering wind information

- Move up: move the WPT up

- Move down: move the WPT down

- Set order: set WPT order

- Trash: delete the WPT

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9.1.2 Creating a route using the Navigation Database

Open the route Library and start route creation:

- Short press on brown indicators DME – ET –

ETA Existing route are listed.

- Press on the rose arrow

Alternative to access Routes library windows:

- short press on compass rose then on Navigate and on Route also drive to Routes library

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If a route is active brown indicators EDE - ET – ETA indicators are underlined

- Short press on the EDE – ET – ETA indicators opens the active route WPT list.

- Press on Stop close the Active route.

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To create a new route from Route library,
- Press on pink arrow open a new Route window.
- Enter WPT names in Database WPT field. Letters could be WPT name or ICAO codes
- Short press on Magnifying glass to search and select the WPT in the list.

repeat the operation until the route is ready.

Note: for each additional WPT, you see

- Distance, with the previous WPT and cumulated from the starting point
- Sunset and sunrise hours
- Frequency related to the WPT

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Press on green tick to save the route.

Route is now available in route library.

Note1: default route name is the ICAO of the first airfield and of the last airfield.

Note2: Under the route name you see the aircraft registered with the route. This is used for the
calculation of flight time and fuel requirement, as well as for the flight plan to be filed.
Opening the route, you can change the aircraft, all will be recomputed.

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9.2 Using a route

9.2.1 Using an existing route

Open Routes library to select the route.

- Press on brown indicators DME – ET – ETA open the Routes library, and
- Press on a route name select the route.

The route is active EDE – ET – ETA are underlined.

Route name is displayed on WPT/Route_info windows, the active WPT is in cyan.

- Short press on the EDE – ET – ETA indicators open the active route detail.

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9.2.2 Selecting another route WPT

When a route is active, to activate another WPT

- Short press on Previous or Next to select it, if the Moving Map screen is configured so, or
- Short press on EDE - ET - ETA to display the route details, then
- Short press on the name the WPT to select.

Route name is displayed on WPT/Route_info windows, the active WPT is in cyan.

During a flight, as soon as WPT is reached, the application selects automatically the next WPT.
Note : Shot press on ET indicator, display information regarding the WPT.

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9.3 Information displayed in active route

Active route windows display lot of information

available for each WPT

- BRG: to the WPT

- DME: Distance from the aircraft to next WPT and from the aircraft to End of Route
via the active WPT and then via all WPT up to it
- ET: Estimated flight time to WPT and to the WPT via the active WPT and then via
all WPT up to it
- ETA: Estimated Time of Arrival to WPT and to the WPT via the active WPT and then
via all WPT up to it
- DTA: Desired Time of Arrival
- SR/SS: Sun Set and Sun Rise hours
- ALT: Targeted flight altitude
- ELEV: Max elevation of the segment
- WIND: Wind force and Wind orientation
- VHF: Frequencies

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9.4 Additional features related to Routes
When a route is ready and not activated it is possible to activate it, to edit it, to consult METARs,
TAFs and NOTAMs, to add wind direction and force) to compute terrain elevation and minimum flight
altitude, to see the route summary calculated according aircraft specification and wind input, to edit
a flight plan to file.

- Aircraft: allows to consult the aircraft characteristics

- Calculate Altitudes: calculate max terrain elevation and of minimum safe altitude
- Edit: open a submenu allowing some operations
o Edit: open the route in edit mode
■ Note: in Routes library, swipe from left to right on route name open directly
edit mode
o Copy: copy the route
o Paste: paste copied route
o Duplicate and invert order: Reverse WPTs order for the return route
o Select all: allows selecting all routes to export or send them in various formats
o Trash: allows destroying route.
- METARs/TAFs around: collect METARs and TAFs around the route. Active Internet
connection required
- New Flight Plan: generate Flight Plan to save and or to file
o Export: allows exporting the route it in various formats
- Navigate: Activate the route
- NOTAMs: Download NOTAMs for departure and arrival airport, and for airspaces and FIR
along the route
- Setting: allows displaying Local Time or UTC Zulu Time
- Set Wind: allows to enter wind force and direction to consider for the route calculation
- Share: allows sharing the route it in various formats *
o Export: save it locally
o Send: allows sending the route
- Show at the map center: open the map on the first leg of the route
- Summary: shows estimated flight duration and fuel requirement according aircraft

Note 1: To download METARs, TAFs and NOTAMs an Internet access is mandatory

Note 2: To access the NOTAMs database, the user has to be registered on ICAO web site and to have
set the connection to the NOTAMs. Before flight the pilot needs to make sure that the key provided
by ICAO is still active. Refer to chapter NOTAMs settings

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 9.4.1 Calling the additional features related to the route

Long press on a route name to call a box proposing several options

9.4.1.1 If the route is not activated

If the route is not activated, the route is in edit / planning mode,

- short press on the 3 lines on the upper right corner to call some options

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9.4.1.2 If the route is activated

If the route has been activated, the route is in use.

- short press on the 3 lines on the upper right corner to call some options

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9.4.2 Calculate Altitudes

Once the terrain elevation data that have been downloaded by the user and it has been set the
minimum safe altitude parameters on Fly Is Fun, it is possible to calculate the maximum terrain
elevation on each segment and the minimum safe altitude.

Open the route in edit / inactive mode and short press on the 3 lines in the upper right corner to call
the Calculate altitudes feature

- select Calculate altitudes feature. Fly Is Fun calculate the max elevation per route segment

- set the minimum height and validate clicking the green tick.

Fly Is Fun will calculate the minimum safe altitude per route segment.
The MSL altitude and the max leg elevation are then displayed.

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9.4.3 Set Wind

Open the route in edit / inactive mode and short press on the 3 lines in the upper right corner to call
the Set wind feature.

- select Set wind.

Enter the wind direction and the wind speed and validate clicking the green tick.

You see immediately the wind impact.

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9.4.4 Route Summary

Route Summary allows to display:

- Total route length, with or without alternate airfields
- Flight duration estimated according parameters as:
o Speed of the selected aircraft
o Wind previsions
- Fuel estimation according parameters as:
o Hourly consumption of the selected aircraft
o Various fuel reserve
■ Route extra time
■ Final fuel reserve
■ Extra fuel requested for taxiing, climbing…
To display the Route Summary:
- In Route edit mode, with the route inactive mode and short press on the 3 lines in the upper
right corner to call the Route Summary feature.
- In the Route library windows long press on route name to select Summary.

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If wind parameters have been saved for the route, a small windsock appears beside the route name

The wind impact is taken in consideration in the Route Summary

Note 1: As the Route Summary is called from the Route library or from the Route windows in edit mode,
Fly Is Fun considers that the route is not activated, that the user is in planning mode.

Distance, expected fly duration and fuel consumption… are computed from the first point of the
route up to the last point of the route.

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9.5 Sharing a Route – Editing a Flight Log

It is possible to share a route in various format .gir (Fly Is Fun internal format), .kml, .gpx, .fpl (Garmin
format) and to generate .xls Flight log. To do it, from the Route library:
- Long press on the route name then Share, then Export the file on the device or Send via email.
- Select the desired format and click on green tick to validate

If you select xls – Flight log an excel file will be generated

Exported files are stored by default in the File folder, located in Android -> Data ->
gps.ils.vor.glasscockpit -> Files

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9.5.1 Customized .xls Navigation Log

You can use your own Flight log

To create your own Flight log, download and customize one of Fly Is Fun Flight Log, using this link :
http://www.funair.cz/downloads/templates/route_template.xls.

In the Flight Log you will find a raw_data tab. Fly Is Fun store in this tab, all data related to the route
and the aircraft. The Flight Log use data of the raw_data tab, to display them in other tabs.

Your customized.xls Flight Log will use to, those data. That for,
 the raw_data tab must be included as a tab of your customized Flight Log. Doing it, make
sure living it unchanged, this including its name.
 customized tabs should be linked with the raw_data tab and their data from it

Once your customized Flight Log will be ready, you need to save it in .XLS format ( Note: do not try to
save it in .XLSX format, it won’ work) and store it in Route folder. The Route folder is located in the
Templates folder of Fly Is Fun application.
- Android -> Data -> gps.ils.vor.glasscockpit -> Files -> Templates -> Routes

The gps.ils.vor.glasscockpit folder is the Fly Is Fun application folder. It is located in the Android folder

Later on you will be able choosing and selecting your own Log Nav template
- Long press on route name , select Send or Export.

Some of Fly Is Fun user are sharing customized xls.navigation log templates on the forum.
You can find them at http://funair.cz/forum/viewforum.php?f=17 .
Do not hesitate trying them and/or adding yours.

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9.6 Flight Plan

9.6.1 Create a new Flight Plan

To generate a new Flight Plan, from the Routes library

- Long press on a route then select New Flight Plan.

A windows with a pre filed flight plan open.

You can as well create a flight plan from the Flight Plan

library
- In the Routes library press on the Flight Plan icon, then select +
A flight plan to be completed is displayed

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9.6.2 Complete or modify a flight plan

Using available info, some fields of the Flight Plan, as the route detail, the aircraft, the pilot … are
automatically populated. They can be adjusted.

- The Flight Plan being finalized press on green tick to save it.

9.6.3 Using an existing Flight Plan

Flight Plans stored in the Flight plans library, can be edited, modified and send.

- Long press on the Flight Plan and select the operation to perform.

The Flight Plan can be exported or sent as .txt or .xls file.

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Exported Flight Plan are stored on the Android device in the Files folder located in the
gps.ils.vor.glasscockpit folder.

Note 5: Since the release of Android 12, developers must store their application data in the Android
folder. Fly Is Fun data is stored in the gps.ils.vor.glasscockpit folder which is located in the Data
folder of the Android folder. To see files in Android folder, file manager permission and show hidden
files are needed.

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10 METARs and TAFs

To consult METARs and TAFs an active Internet connection is required.

10.1 Interpreting METARS and TAFs

METARs and TAFS are displayed decoded with configurable colors

The default code of METARs and TAFs colors is that of Fly Is Fun, but the user can select other colors
set, colors code adopted by FAA, GAFOR, NATO or ORBIFLY.

The user can also decide whether or not to display the raw data

10.2 METARs and TAFs global vision

METARs and TAFs can be displayed on the map presented as:

- Colored dots with arrows indicating the direction of the wind strength, low zoom level

- Circles, surrounding aerodromes or weather forecast stations, with arrows indicating the
direction and the force of the wind, higher zoom level

At low zoom levels, to not overload the processor and to facilitate the readability of METARs and
TAFs, areas, airspace, terrain and other usual information are not displayed. The vertical section is
grayed out with a red cross.

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To display METARs and TAFs, on the Moving Map screen

- 1st short press on the MTS button calls up METAR observations, the button displays METAR

- The following short presses call up TAFs forecasts for the next hours in 1-hour steps.
The MTS button then displays TAF + 1, then TAF + 2, then TAF + 3 ... until TAF + 9

- Long press on the MTS button to suspend METARs or TAFs display. OFF is displayed

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10.3 Consultation of METARS and TAFs for an item of the Nav database

Open the Nav Database and select the item for which you want to consult the METARs and TAFs.

- Long press on the item name and select Nearest.

then select METARs/TAFs around to see METARs and TAFs displayed.

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10.4 Consultation of METARS and TAFs for a route

10.4.1 Consulting METARS and TAFs for a saved route

To consult the METARs and TAFs for a route whose name is displayed in the route library:

- Long press on the route name

- then select METARs / TAFs around.

- Short press on the name of an aerodrome gives access to METARs history and TAFs forecasts

Note: In the route library, Short press on the name of a route activates it.

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10.4.2 Consultation of METARs and TAFS, when route is active

To get METARs and TAFs around a specific WPT of the route

- Long press on any WPT of the route in Active route window, and
- Select METARs / TAFs around.

Note: Short press on WPT name select it as next route WPT.

To get METARs and TAFs along the route

- Short press on the 3 lines at the upper right corner of Active route window, and
- Select METARs / TAFs around.

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10.5 Setting QNH and wind using METARs or TAFs data

If the Android terminal is equipped with a barometric sensor or connected to an external sensor, Fly Is
Fun can use its QNH info or the calculation of the displayed altitude.

Without an external sensor, the use of pressure information provided by METARs or TAFs makes it
possible to adjust the displayed QNH and to adjust the altitude of the flight level.

- Long press on the QNH button, then select nearby METARs / TAFs, then QNH and wind

QNH value and wind are displayed, Fly Level altitude is adjusted.

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10.6 Setting METARs and TAFs
It is possible to configure the way you want to see the METARs and TAFs messages
- Raw or decoded, with or without icon
- Zulu time or local time
- FIF, NATO, GAFOR, OBIFLY color code

10.7 Displaying old data

If, during consultation, there is NO internet connection, an alert message will pop-up.
Only most recent message you downloaded will pop-up

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11 Rain Radar

For more than 80 countries Fly Is Fun can display information on rain. This information is provided by
RainViewer https://www.rainviewer.com/ . It is recommended to install their application.

- Short press on the Rain Radar RRA button superimposes the precipitation on the Moving Map.
Cloud formations appear if you are in a covered area, and connected.

11.1 Rain radar settings

To configure the rainfall colors, the transparency, the elements covered:
- Long press on the compass rose, then scroll down to the Rainfall radar section, see details in the
chapter Fine tuning – Customization

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11.2 Rain Radar …. and … Google Earth

To display cloud formations and precipitation, Fly Is Fun loads tiles and stores them in a cache before
displaying them on the Moving Map screen.

As Google Earth uses tiles with a similar format, it is possible installing a script loading the Google
Earth tiles, to cache them and to display them superimposed using the RRA button.

Note: This possibility, which depends on Google’s policy, may disappear from one day to the next.

11.2.1 Google Earth script to install

The Google Earth.txt script

updateTime=0 // seconds
updateDelay=0 // seconds, application first try to update when needed (UpdateTime) +TimeDelay
minZoom=4
maxZoom=16
resolution=high // high, medium, low, veryLow
cacheEnabled=true
url=http://mt0.google.com/vt/lyrs=y&hl=en&x={x}&y={y}&z={z}&s=Ga

need to be named “Google Earth.txt” and install as .txt file in the folder WeatherTilsServers
Android -> Data -> gps.ils.vor.glasscockpit -> Files -> Maps -> WeatherTilsServers

11.2.2 Setting the Rain Radar to use the Google Earth script

To select the script and use it:

- Long press on the compass rose, and scroll down to the Rain Radar section
- Select Google Earth in Color Code
- Set the Opacity to 100%

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Back on the Moving Map screen

- Short press on the RRA button which then displays MAP

Note 1: you must be connected to the Internet for the tiles to load and eventually display
Note 2: in the script, the command CacheEnabled = true makes caching of the tiles for off-line usage
possible
Note 3: if you choose using this script, you will miss rain info, but have worldwide coverage

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12 WPT waypoints – Creating WPT – Creating RWY – WPT Import-Export
Fly Is Fun is widely open and support following WPT formats:
- .GPX standard format for most GPS
- .KML Google Earth format
- .GIW Fly Is Fun own format

This facilitate importation of existing items, point of interest, waypoints.

12.1 Create dedicated folder to store your WPT

Warning – Store all your WPT in dedicated folder located outside of World Nav database.

Fly Is Fun navigation items and data are updated according AIRAC cycle (28 days frequency).
Data update process is the following:
- Data located in the World database folders are deleted
- New data are downloaded from Fly Is Fun worldwide database.

If user waypoints are stored in the World database folder, they may be deleted.
Creating for your own data a folder outside of the World Nav Database folder is easy.

- Short press on WPT/Route_info windows, opens the Nav Database then

- Long press on […] until you get World database folder.

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You can also access to Nav database via short press on compass rose then Press on Navigate and then
on Direct to (Nav database).

Note: if you short press on […] you will have to repeat the operation until you reach top of the database.

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To create the folder in which you will store your WPT and data.

- Short press on the menu button

- Select New folder
- Name your folder ex : My WPT and
- Press on green tick to create it.

Done

My WPT folder has been created outside of World database folder !!!.

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12.2 Creating WPT

Long press on a point of the map, then select Create new WPT.

Item / WPT screen pop up, where all data concerning the item should be completed.

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Item type should be defined:

ILS Approach NDB APT Airport

VOR WPT OBST Obstacle
FIX RWY Runway MDB Marker Beacon
LOC Localizer Approach

If Airfield APT is selected, airfield type should be defined:

Not specified Military Glider

Service Ultralight Not registered
Non-serviced Helicopter Seaplane base
Restricted

Note 1: the ICAO code or the assigned code must be entered in the ICAO code fields
This code is used to link the various elements of the airfield:
- The point designating the airfield
- The runways
- The frequencies

Note 2: the country code makes it possible to find the path to the folder in which the VACs and PDF
documents concerning the airfield are classified

Once completed
- Press on green tick validate and save the point

In this example, we created an ultralight airfield in France and saved it.

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12.3 Creating runway RWY and associating it to created airfield
Long press on moving map screen, select Create a new WPT open Nav item description windows:

Define runway characteristics, position Latitude and longitude of the beginning of the runway,
elevation, length width, orientation, … and Press on green tick to validate and save the data.

Note 1: RWY name correspond to RWY orientation and always start with RWY.
Note 2: It is important filing ICAO code, as it will allow associating Airfield and RWY.

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Airfield an RWY being created, it needs to be grouped in a folder.

12.3.1 Creating an airfield folder containing airfield items

It is mandatory to group Airfield item and associated RWY in one dedicated airfield folder.

All items related to the airfield shall contain

- Airfield WPT with its name, frequency info
- Runway RWY
should be grouped on an Airfield folder named with Airfield name.

Note: All items related to the airfield should share same ICAO code.

To create a folder:

- Short press on the menu button

- Select New folder,
- Name it, and
- Press on green tick to create it.

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 Then place WPT and RWY in the airfield folder and the folder in My WPT folder.

Once completed, you will be able to use the airfield and the RWY for navigation even for ILS like
approach with glide path…

12.3.2 Creating Airfield and RWY with Google Earth and importing them

Creating an Airfield and RWY with Google Earth is very convenient and fast.

12.3.2.1 Within Google Earth

- Create Airfield WPT with the tick

- Create runway with the ruler

Note 1: ruler allows calculating RWY length and measuring its orientation.
Note 2: one RWY per used orientation should be created.
Note 3: a runway name is always composed by RWY followed by the two numbers of its orientation.

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 - Group all related Google point in one folder

- Export the folder in KML format (not KMZ)

12.3.2.2 Within Fly Is Fun application

Open the Nav database, select the folder where you like to import the airfield and it is RWY then
import the KML file.

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Select .KML file/folder and import it.

Once data have been imported, missing information to imported items should be added.

- Airport ICAO code should be added to Airport and RWY items

- VHF frequency information should be added to Airport items, if available
- RWY characteristic, elevation and width should be added to RWY items.

To edit item
- Swipe from left to right on item name
- or Long press on item name then Press on Edit and again on Edit

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 - For airfield item, you need to define item type, airfield type, … and attribute ICAO code.

- For runway RWY items, you should enter RWY characteristic, threshold elevation, length and
width… and attribute ICAO code.

- Press on green tick validate and save the modification.

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Information being added the new airfield and its RWY is ready to be used within the application

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12.4 ILS setting
The below picture shows an ILS navigation item, which is the most complicated configuration to set.

Warning: If you edit ILS, RWY or LOC, the coordinates determine position of the runway threshold!

Complete the data filed.

In order to calculate the touchdown zone coordinates, the application needs:

- the RWY threshold elevation
- threshold crossing height
- angle of descent.

In addition, in order to calculate the geographical coordinates of the localizer, the application needs:
- RWY direction
- RWY length

Normally the localizer is positioned 400m behind RWY and glide slope transmitter is situated near
touchdown zone. Normal RWY threshold crossing altitude is 15m (50ft) and descent angle 3 degrees.
See the next picture.

After the World database has been imported, it contains a lot of RWY nav items. These items are
generated by application and have only direction guidance. Application creates ILS nav items only at
RWYs, where ILS was published (safe glide slope angle and RWY threshold crossing height are
known).

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It is very easy to change RWY nav item to ILS, but you have to know safe glide slope angle and safe
RWY threshold crossing height.

First make a copy of RWY

To copy the RWY long press on RWY name, then select Edit, and then Copy

To paste the RWY, Press on Paste. RWY is duplicated

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then swipe with one finger on RWY name to open it in Edit mode, select ILS in Item type button.

- File requested information

o safe glide slope angle, and

o safe RWY threshold crossing height

- Press on green stick to validate and save

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12.5 Importing WPT waypoints
It is to import WPT. Example with WPT of Loire Castle position in France generated using Google Earth
Note: Google Earth file should be KML, not kmz.

- Open Nav database and go to My WPT folder.

- in My WPT Press on menu button, select Share, then Import, then Loire Castle.kml

So easy.

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12.5.1 View a WPT or an item with Google Earth

it is possible, using third party application, to verify if WPT or item location.

Long press on item name in Nav database, select Tools and then Show in another application

here it is with Google Earth

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12.6 Exporting WPT waypoints
Long press on WPT name or on folder containing WPT to export it, then select Export or Send

then select appropriate file format

Note 1: It is advised to keep .GIW, Fly Is Fun own format. Translating to GPX or KML, you lose
information. GPX and KML should be reserved for exportation to applications that can’t read GIW.

Note 2: ability to export folders allows saving all points in one passage, useful for backup purposes
Note 3: items of World data base folder can’t be exported.

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13 Importing / Exporting Routes

13.1 Importing route

Fly Is Fun allows you to import or export routes using the following formats
- .GPX standard format for most GPS
- .KML Google Earth format
- .GIR Fly Is Fun own format

To import a route
- Open Routes library and
- Select Import

- Select the route to import.

The route appears now in Routes library

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Note 1: to access to the route library, you should first stop the active route. Press on STOP button
Note 2: there are several implementations of GPX format. All are not equal, not compatible…

13.1.1 Transferring route from PC Windows planning software to Fly Is Fun

Some pilots like using PC windows flight planning software, since:

- their PC have large 32-inch screen that could be more comfortable than 8-inch screens
- it is convenient to store routes and WPT on a PC hard drive

Most of PC flight planning software are allowed to export routes as .GPX file. Only few of them
propose to export routes as .GIR file, Fly Is Fun own format.

Transferring routes in .GIR format allows keeping valuable information as wind, max elevation by
segment, targeted flying altitude …

Foufou Navigation developed by from François Fouchet http://francois.fouchet.free.fr/ , require a

special attention. It is a powerful Windows PC flight planning application, made available by its
developer as donation ware, that works well with Fly Is Fun.

We won’t teach how to use this application, only how to transfer data to use with the application

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 Exporting the route from Foufou Navigation

To export the route, select menu GPS, then Save route, then scroll down to and select Fly Is Fun

Note: most of Windows PC planning software propose only GPX format.

They do not transfer with the route wind info, altitude info, elevation info…

Importing the route in Fly Is Fun application

Then to import the route in the application use above described procedure

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13.2 Exporting route
To export a route, from Routes library

- Long press on route you would like to export, then

- Select Export

- Name the route you are exporting

- Select the data format

Note 1: It is advised to keep .GIR, Fly Is Fun own format. Translating to GPX or KML, you will lose
information. GPX and KML should be reserved for exportation to applications that can’t read GIR.

- Select the directory to use on your device

- Press on green tick validate the action

Note: You can export all your routes in one single operation, which is convenient for backup purposes

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14 Logbook – Flight recording –Tracks
Filling logbooks is one of the most boring pilot’s activities. Fly Is Fun Logbook do it for you. By default,
Fly Is Fun use the pilot(s), copilot(s) and aircraft indicated while setting the applications.

Logbook records:
- Length of the flight
- Average speed
- Maximum speed
- Number of GPS fixes
- Departure and arrival airport
- Departure and arrival time
- Flight track
- Aircraft
- Pilot(s)
- …

Logbook record could be exported as .KML (Google Earth) or .GPX file

When speed exceeds adjusted value, application creates new logbook record. Application fills
departure time, departure airport code, pilot name, aircraft registration, aircraft type, etc. After
landing, application fills arrival time, arrival airport abbreviation, duration, etc.

Of course, you can switch off automatic creating logbook and switch on and off manually.

When logbook is recording, application saves GPS fixes – so you can export your flight tracks to KML
or GPX files and watch them for example at Google Earth.

Exporting is by single record, or all records together, or for selected records, applying filter.

To open the Logbook, long press on LOG indicator.

Alternatively, you can call the Logbook via short press on compass rose, then Tools, then Logbook.

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To filter and select information to display use the buttons
- Pilot,
- Aircraft and
- To and From
that allow to filter per Pilot, Aircraft or date.

In front of each record you get:

- T: Total flight time and number of landings
- N: Night flight time:
- I: Instrument flight time.

Long press on any log rows calls a Pop-up menu:

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 - Show tracks on map: allow displaying the track

- Edit: open logbook row

- Merge with next row: allows merging rows

Note1: to merge two row, associated aircraft and pilots should be the same.

- Share: allows to share the logbook.

In logbook row, you can assign Pilot and co-pilot names, aircraft, define number of landing, fine tune
flight info…

Note 2: Swipe logbook row from left to right on a record open logbook row in Edit mode allowing
associating pilots and co-pilots, position, aircraft used, … seeing statistics of this record

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Note 3: short press on the menu button to select chronological order
- Most recent to oldest
- Oldest to most recent

Note 4: Swipe logbook row from right to left select row. When some row(s) are selected, you can view
summary of selected rows, export them, share them or delete them.

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14.1.1 Logbook Export, flight track export

Recorded data could be exported and replayed.

Recording tracks during flight allows to replay the flight and to demonstrate if needed that there was
no penetration in prohibited airspaces…

Records could be replayed with Google Earth

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15 North symbol orientation and colors

To change among North up, track up and CRS up– long press the North symbol

To lock the map and return to automatic map shift by GPS position short press the North symbol.

- Fill

o Red - No GPS track

o Blue - GPS OK, map shifting by finger
o White - GPS OK, map shifting by GPS position

- Outline:

o Black - Track up
o Blue – Northup
o Green - CRS up

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16 Nav database – some more info

Navigation items imported and updated from Fly Is Fun server and items created or imported by the
user are stored in Nav database. Only Airspaces and Patterns are not displayed via the Nav data base
windows, but they can be consulted in the Airspace/Pattern windows that is accessible via Short
press on compass rose, then select Information and Airspaces and Patterns.

In front each item names on the same line, at its right you can see some strange P, G, U, C, letters with
green, yellow or red color points, and just below a question marks or numbers

What Do those letters and colors mean?

- P : Published by Fly Is Fun using data provided by external sources
- G : Generated by Fly Is Fun user community and inserted in FIF database. Update is not
granted, user need to check data validity
- U : User created or imported item

- Green : update or user creation date within the last 28 days

- Yellow : update or user creation date within 29 to 84 days
- Red : update or user creation date is more than 84 days

- Number and arrow: the number indicate the distance (in km or nm according selected
distance units) and the arrow, the direction. To get distance and direction, you need a valid
GPS signal with a fix
- ? : mean that distance can’t be calculated as GPS fix is missing

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17 Aircraft

17.1 Aircraft color

Aircraft color varies dynamically according to its altitude Above Ground Level AGL

Short press on AGL indicator to display threshold values implemented. Threshold is customized in
preferences. Default threshold and colors are the following

On moving map if aircraft is green, or if surface is green on terrain map, it indicates that altitude
below aircraft is higher than 1 000 ft.

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On moving map if aircraft is yellow, or if surface is yellow on terrain map, it indicates that altitude
below aircraft is less than 1 000 ft. and higher than 500 ft.

On moving map if aircraft is red, or if surface is red on terrain map, it indicates that altitude below
aircraft is between 0 ft. and 500 ft.

If aircraft is purple on moving map, or if surface is purple on terrain map, it indicates that aircraft has
negative AGL altitude…

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17.2 Aircraft symbol

Aircraft symbol could be selected in preferences

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18 PDF files – AIF, VAC, ultra-light terrain info….

It is possible to store PDF files in Fly Is Fun directory and linking them to WPTs and nav items.
This allows consulting VACs and other PDF information related to the airfield.

All folders containing PDF documents are grouped together in the main PDF folder.
In the PDF folder the organization is as follows:
- Main country file. Its name is the ICAO country code
o In this file, each aerodrome has its file. Its name is the ICAO code of the field.

Example: the PDF documents concerning LKZA are in the LKZA folder which is in the LK folder, which
is in the PDF folder.
- Android -> Data -> gps.ils.vor.glasscockpit -> Files -> PDF -> LK -> LKZA

All folders concerning Belgium airfields are located in EB folders.

All folders concerning Czech airfields are located in LK folder.
All folders concerning French airfields are located in LF folder
All folders concerning Italian airfields are located in LI folder.

In each airfield folder, you may locate several PDF files related to the airfield (STAR, SID, ADC …)

To be sure to create the folders in the right place and with the right names:
- Long press to the country inside the World database (in Nav database list)
- Select PDF

Note 1: To display PDF files, you need a PDF viewer installed on the device (for example Adobe Reader).

Note 2: In the Files folder there is a PDF folder dedicated for the PDF files uploaded by end-user and a
PDF_system folder is reserved to documents downloaded by the application.

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18.1 PDF documents automatically imported by the application

As explain previously, automatic importation of VAC and PDF documents related to airfields concerns
currently approximatively 50 countries ….

Limitation is due to the fact that only very few Aviation Regulatory Authorities grant free access of
third parties applications as Fly Is Fun via API’s.

If you know API’s that could facilitate data and PDF document access, please make Fly Is Fun
development team aware of it, email at aviationsoft@gmail.com . Development team will then study
the possibility of using those API’s to make IAP and VACs PDF documents accessible via Fly Is Fun
server.

18.2 Other countries - Automatizing PDF collection and folder creation

For other countries, manual or semi automatized import remain possible.
To keep documents updated, its highly recommended to find mechanism allowing the
automatization of the task.
Fly Is Fun and Air Navigation Pro on iOS are classifying VAC and PDF documents in similar way.
That for tools initially developed for on Air Navigation Pro on iOS to facilitate VAC and PDF
documents collection and installation, creation and organization of folders, … could be used with Fly
Is Fun

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18.2.1 PDF collection automatization using Foufou Navigation

Again, Foufou Navigation http://francois.fouchet.free.fr/. This application is very helpful if you need
to import VACs, IAP or ULM terrain PDF files.

Foufou Navigation:
- import automatically VACs on other documents, from official site for countries as Belgium,
Canada, France, Italy…
- allows manual import for some other countries
- installed PDF files could be consulted within Foufou Navigation and exported in the
appropriate format for Fly Is Fun the application.

Within Foufou Navigation VAC are installed automatically in VAC folder

C: Program -> Foufou -> Navigation –> VAC

When VACs are installed, it is easy to consult them on the PC with Foufou Navigation

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but this is not what we are looking for.

To export documents to use with Fly Is Fun from Foufou Navigation select
- -> Tools
-> Export
-> Export VACs
-> Air Nav Pro Format

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Foufou Navigation creates an AirNavPro folder containing one subfolder per airfield.

Create a folder per country i.e. LF

- Select in AirNavPro folder all LFwxyz folders and
- Drag & drop them into LF folder

- Transfer LF folder in the PDF folder in the Files folder of the gps.ils.vor.glasscockpit folder
Android – Data -> gps.ils.vor.glasscockpit -> Files -PDF -> LF
You are ready

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Later on, during Flight, you can consult documents

i.e. France: ULM airfield

i.e. Tunisia: airport

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19 ADSB-IN - FLARM – AHRS – Pressure

19.1 Using external devices and sensors

Fly Is Fun can be connected with external devices or sensors. Devices as :

- External GPS

- External Baro

- Aeolus Sense from Talos Avionic www.talosavionics.com

o Non-certified Artificial Horizon (*)
o Static and pitot pressure used for IAS, CAS, altitude

- Stratux www.stratux.me
o ADSB-IN traffic receptor
o Non-certified Artificial Horizon (*), if the Stratux integrate an AHRS card
o Slip turn indicator , if the Stratux integrate an AHRS card
o Reception of FLARM, FANET, OGN traffic, if flashed with the Stratux Europ firmware
and equipped with the right antennas https://franks-stratux.de/category/stratux-
europe-edition/ , https://github.com/b3nn0/stratux and
https://www.ulforum.de/ultraleicht/forum/2_technik-und-flugzeuge/8050_stratux-
europe-edition

can be used

(*) Warning: a non-certified artificial horizon cannot claim to replace a certified artificial horizon. At
best it is a gadget that allows, by calm conditions and with perfect visibility, to train to the use of an
artificial horizon
Non-certified artificial horizon should never be used in IFR flight conditions without visibility.
All the tests carried out by professional pilots with non-certified sensors have shown that in the
event of a turbulent situation, of a sudden change of position, of a prolonged turn at a steep
inclination, etc. the information displayed was erroneous and could be the source of wrong decisions
and accidents. As a result, we can in no way trust an uncertified artificial horizon.

19.2 Stratux: ADSB-IN traffic - Artificial Horizon - Slip turn indicator

The Stratux makes it possible to display on the moving map screen and on the terrain screen of Fly Is
Fun the ADSB-IN traffic information (and possibly FLARM) and on the terrain screen and the
instrument screens the artificial horizon and the slip turn indicator

19.2.1 Connect the Android device and Fly Is Fun to the

Stratux Step 1: Connect your Android device to the Stratux WIFI

network Step 2: Configure Fly Is Fun to use information from Stratux

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19.2.1.1 Connect your Android device to the Stratux WIFI

With both devices powered on, select the Stratux WIFI network on the Android device on which Fly Is
Fun is running.

19.2.1.2 Configure Fly Is Fun to use information from Stratux

To use the information from Stratux in Fly Is Fun, Fly Is Fun must be connected to Stratux and
allowed to use in Fly Is Fun

- Short press on compass rose and then Application settings

- Select Preferences then External data source then WIFI and then

Stratux In the Stratux window

- Check Use to allows Fly Is Fun to use data from Stratux

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 - Then select the data you want to use
o Traffic
■ traffic information broadcasted via ADSB-OUT by aircraft and by ground
station will be displayed on the moving map and on the terrain screens
■ traffic information from FLARM-equipped devices relayed by the OGN
network, will be displayed on the moving map and on the terrain screens, if
installed Stratux firmware is that of the Stratux - European edition
o Attitude – AHRS
■ The artificial horizon information will be displayed on the terrain screen and
on the instrument screens, if the Stratux and Fly Is Fun get position
information from their respective GPS. Requires the AHRS card to be
installed in the Stratux.
o Slip
■ Provides information used by the Turn Coordinate Ball Indicator displayed on
the Terrain screen and on the Instrument screens, if the Stratux and Fly Is
Fun get position information from their respective GPS. Requires the AHRS
card to be installed in the Stratux.
o G force
■ Acceleration information. Requires the AHRS card to be installed in the Stratux.
o GPS
■ allows Fly Is Fun to use GPS data coming from the Stratux connected GPS.

Once the connection between Fly Is Fun and the Stratux is active a WIFI logo appears on the Moving
map screen as well as on the Terrain screen

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19.2.2 Displayed traffic information

Fly Is Fun and the Stratux being connected, aircraft position broadcasted via ADSB and picked up by
the Stratux receiver are displayed on the moving map and the terrain screen.

A short click on an aircraft displays additional information about it such as speed, heading, altitude,
and age of the information.

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 19.2.3 Artificial horizon – Turn Slip indicator

If the Stratux is equipped with the AHRS card, once the Stratux and Fly Is Fun are connected and both
get the position information from their respective GPS, it is possible to use in Fly Is Fun artificial
horizon and turn slip indicator information provided by Stratux.

Artificial horizon and turn slip indicator are displayed on the terrain and on the instrument screens

19.2.3.1 Calibration of the Artificial Horizon and of the Turn Slip indicator

As soon as the aircraft is stabilized, in horizontal flight line at constant speed, it is possible to
calibrate the Artificial Horizon and of the Turn Slip indicator, via Long press on the Turn Slip indicator.

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20 Altitude – QNH & Flight level - Barometric pressure and sensor

Altimeters display an altitude that results of barometric pressure. GPS indicates an altitude
computed by satellites.

On an altimeter, the barometric pressure adjustment knob is used to enter the local QNH. By playing
with it, it can be seen that a variation of the barometric pressure modifies, in more or less, the
indicated altitude.

The altitudes indicated by a well-calibrated altimeter with the local QNH and that of a good GPS
having a good reception of the satellite signals, generally correspond. It is convenient for low-altitude
flights.

Warning: if for good GPS the horizontal accuracy error is only a few meters or centimeters, the
vertical accuracy error may be over one hundred feet.

20.1 QNH & Flight Level

In flight level the displayed altitude is no longer displayed based on local QNH, but on standard
pressure of 1013 hPa. Even if real altitude is wrong, as all aircrafts calculate their altitude with the
same pressure reference, this contributes to safety.

As the GPS doesn’t know the barometric pressure, there may be significant differences between the
altitudes indicated by the altimeter using standard pressure of 1013 hPa for Flight Level and the GPS.

To display a consistent flight level in the FL - Flight Level button, Fly Is Fun needs to know the local
QNH. With it, the application can calculate the altitude differences and display the Flight Level.

20.1.1 QNH – Manual input

- Long press on flight level FL Flight Level button, or

- Press on QNH button
- Select QNH

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 - Enter the local QNH value

Example with local QNH = 1022 hPa

Example with local QNH = 1008 hPa

The local QNH has been modified, the value indicated in the flight level button FL is modified, while
the GPS altitude remains unchanged.

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20.1.2 QNH - Use of METARs / TAFs

If you have a network connection or have recent METARs and TAFs information stored, you may use
them to input QNH to use.

- Long press on flight level FL Flight Level button, or

- Press on QNH button
- Select METARs/TAFs around

- Long press on airport QNH you want to use

- Select QNH and Wind or Adjust Wind

The local QNH has been modified, the value indicated in the flight level button FL is modified, while
the GPS altitude remains unchanged.

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20.2 Baro sensor - Basics

The application can use GPS or barometric altitude (if your device has a barometric sensor).
Barometric altitude is more precise and also aircrafts use barometric pressure.
Do not use barometric altitude in pressurized cabin when using internal device barometric sensor.

- There is the ability to display both values - GPS based and barometric pressure based
together

- Terrain map altitude, glide slope indicator and altitude strip can use either the GPS or the
barometric sensor data. You can select which:
o Pressing Menu/In-flight settings/Altitude data source
o Long press at the Altitude strip or ALT value and select Altitude data source.

GPS based Barometric based

Values which can be ALT – GPS Altitude ALT – Barometric altitude

selected in Customize AGL – GPS Height Above ground AGL – Baro Height above ground
screen level level
ALT – GPS Altitude feet (always PRE – Current Pressure
feet, even if distance unit in FL – Flight Level
preferences is set to metric unit) QNH – QNH
VSI – Vertical Speed VSI – Vertical Speed
Black Blue
Indicators background color

Need to set QNH No Yes (except FL)

GPS altitude correction

It is recommended to use the automatic altitude correction.

GPS gives ellipsoid height which can be more than 100m out from the real geoid height. Fly Is Fun
has geoid heights of the entire world and can do the correction i.e. translate ellipsoid height to geoid
height (MSL altitude).

If you want to see geoid height at your current position, use customize screen and select GAL – geoid
altitude.

If you disable Automatic GPS altitude correction in Preferences you can make the altitude correction
manually by selecting Menu/In-flight settings/GPS altitude correction.
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20.3 Calibrating barometric based altitudes
If you want Fly Is Fun displays correct barometric altitude, you must calibrate your device in two steps:

Step 1: Calibrating your device on the ground (this step you do only ones)

- Open Pressure calibration (Menu/Application settings/Preferences, then Press on Internal

sensors settings/Pressure sensor calibrating)
o If you know actual pressure at your current position – QFE, slide the seek bar until
you see the same pressure at field called Calibrated.

o If you can use an altimeter from your plane set the same pressure curve (QNH) on
the plane altimeter and on Fly Is Fun. i.e. Set the aircraft pressure indicator, inside
the altimeter to 1019 hPa and the same value on the device. Then slide seek bar until
you see the same altitude shown on the plane altimeter gauge and on device altitude
field.

Now the barometric sensor is calibrated.

Step 2: Calibrating your cabin static pressure in the air.

This step you must do for each aircraft which you use.
Most of the aircraft has cabin pressure a little bit less then static pressure. If you do not do this step,
altimeter displays on the ground correct altitude, but when you fly, altitude can be for example 150
feet more. It is very dangerous.

- Take-off and fly at constant altitude at your cruising speed.

During fly, note:
o Speed at Fly Is Fun (Speed)
o Altitude at the airplane altimeter (Correct altitude)
o Altitude at Fly Is Fun (Fly Is Fun indicates)

- Back on the ground, create the aircraft which you want to calibrate. If you do not know,
how to do it, please visit chapter Aircraft settings (Menu / Information / Aircrafts).

o Open editing of the aircraft in which you flew before (swipe to the right on it) or
create new one.
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 o Fill Baro Altitude calibration fields

When you fly, you must activate correct aircraft to see correct altitude! Selected aircraft has light green
circle.

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21 Fine Tuning – Customization of Fly Is Fun

Fly Is Fun buttons can be configured to display the following information:

EDE : Distance to end of the

ACC : GPS Accuracy MTS : METAR / TAF switcher
route, if a route is active
EDE : Distance to end of the
ACM : Accelerometer PRE : Current PREssure
route, km, if a route is active
EDE : Distance to end of the
AGL : Above Ground Level Baro QNH : QNH
route, nm, if a route is active
AGL : AGL Baro feet ELE : Ground Elevation RRA : Rainfall Radar Age
ET : Estimated flight time to
AGL : AGL Baro meter RDL : Radial from NAV1
direct to, to WPT, or NAV1
ET : Estimated flight time to
AGL : AGL GPS RDL : Radial from NAV2
NAV2
ETA : End of route ETA UTC
AGL : AGL GPS feet RRD : Required Rate of Descent
hh:mn
ETA NAV1 : Estimated time of
AGL : AGL GPS meter SR : SunRise LT 24
arrival at NAV1 LT hh:mn
ETA NAV1 : Estimated time of
AGS : Average Ground Speed SR : SunRise UTC 24
arrival at NAV1 UTC hh:mn
ETA NAV2 : Estimated time of
ALT : Altitude Baro SS : SunSet LT 24
arrival at NAV2 LT hh:mn
ETA NAV2 : Estimated time of
ALT : Altitude Baro feet SS : SunSet UTC 24
arrival at NAV2 UTC hh:mn
ETE : Estimated flight Time
ALT : Altitude Baro meter SW1 : Stop Watch 1
Enroute
ALT : Altitude GPS FL : Flight Level Baro SW2 : Stop Watch 2
ALT : Altitude GPS feet FL : Flight Level GPS T : Temperature
ALT : Altitude GPS meter FTD : Flight Track Distance TAS : True AirSpeed
BRG : Bearing to NAV1 GAL : Geoid ALtitude TRK : Track
BRG : Bearing to NAV2 GS : Ground Speed TRN : Turn Angle to WPT
CAL : Correct Altitude GS : Ground Speed km/h UTC : Zulu Time 12
CRS : Course GS : Ground Speed kt UTC : Zulu Time 24
DAL : Density altitude GS : Ground Speed mph VAR : Magnetic VAriation
DME : Distance toNAV1 HDB : Compass heading VOL : Voltage
DME : Distance NAV1 km HDB : Heading bug VS : Vertical Speed Baro
DME : Distance to NAV1 nm HUM : Relative humidity VS : Vertical Speed GPS
DME : Distance to NAV2 IAS : Indicates Air Speed WD : Wind Direction
DME : Distance to NAV2 km LOG : LOGbook elapsed time WS : Wind speed
DME : Distance to NAV2 nm LT : Local Time 12 XAL : ALT cal Baro
DTA : Desired time of arrival LT LT : Local Time 24 XAL : ALT cal GPS
DTA : Desired time of arrival UTC MGS : Maximal Ground Speed XTK : Cross track distance

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21.1.1 Moving map customization

The indicator buttons assignment, the number of indicator buttons, the thickness of the lines, the
colors, the information displayed according to the zoom levels ... can be configured.

- Long press on compass rose open Screen customization

In Portrait mode 4 lines can be displayed, 18 indicators can be customized.

In landscape mode 2 columns can be displayed, 26 indicators buttons can be customized.

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 Allows to choose the color codes and the level of transparency
assigned to the rainfall presentation, and the elements that will be
covered

Allows displaying terrain elevation in the moving map

Setting of the vertical view

Displays the flight projection and the flight trace

Adjusts the aircraft position and presentation

Setting the lines color and thickness

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 The course, the desired direction, could be displayed on the screen:
- Always
- On final approach only
- Never.

As with routes, the course from one point to the other one is
presented with a pink line, my preference for CRS is On final
approach only.
With this setting CRS line displaying RWY axis, appears once RWY is
selected, which is extremely useful for final approach.

Allows setting rules to display user items

Allows setting rules to display items according zoom level

Allows setting back Fly Is Fun default configuration for this screen

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 Replacing “+” and “-“ buttons by “N” and “P” buttons on the Moving Map

When route is active, on the Moving Map, instead of displaying + and - buttons, it is possible to
display buttons facilitating WPT selection: N next route WPT and P previous route WPT buttons.

To set those buttons

- Short press on compass rose, then
- Press on Application settings, then Preferences,

- then Screen settings, then Map buttons and make choice

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My preference is If route active Next/Prev otherwise +/-.
when a route is active, this configuration allows fast switching between route WPT from main screen

Note 1: Long press on P or N call the active route window.

Note 2: Zoom IN or OUT remain possible with fingers

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21.2 Preferences
Higher customization level is possible in Preferences. Feel free exploring the various options

- Short press on compass rose,

- Press on Application settings, then Preferences

Don’t be afraid playing with settings. It’s always possible restoring factory default setting, without
losing your data.

To restore factory default setting

- Short press on compass rose,

- Press on Application settings, then Preferences, then General settings, and
- Factory default.

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 General presentations of Preferences

General settings
Language Show info page at start-up Restore settings
Check data upgrade Backup settings Factory default

Data management
Data location Rebuild database indexes Delete data

Units select
Speed unit RWY dimension Pressure unit
Wind speed unit Visibility unit Temperature unit
Vertical speed unit Direction Unit Date format
Altitude unit Geographical coordinate unit VHF decimal point
Distance unit Unit for RAD/DME strings Fuel flow

Screen settings
Full screen mode Display rate of turn indicator High displayed DME precision
Screen orientation Display slip indicator Threshold for color VSI value
Screen size Enable compass heading Rounding VSI value
Show/hide screens Map orientation Background brightness
Tapping settings Maps buttons Frames brightness
Aircraft symbol Time format Render when dirty only
Airspaces displaying Moving second indicator Force texture reloading

VFR IFR Settings

Use VFR and IFR Use only VFR Use only IFR

Nav database settings

Switching NAV1 and NAV2 VFR / IFR filter Editing World database
Nav database row size Editing World database History nav items number

Marker Beacons
Play sound Database Marker Beacons Virtual Marker Beacons

Route
Max DME for switching Min distance between 2 WPTs Nearest APT RAD/DME
Always switching DME Display coordinate Nearest VOR RAD/DME

Logbook
Automatic start/stop Enable simulator Update interval
GS for automatic start Logbook notifying KML export track format
Altitude for recording Save flight track

Virtual radar
Enable virtual radar Refresh interval Max information age

METARs

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 Range for searching METARs Color scheme

NOTAMs
Default source API Key Get API key
Automatic delete

Internal sensors settings

Ignore unreliable status Average rate of turn value Average Heading values
Enable VS vertical speed
Min GS for GPS track Enable Accelerometer
calculation
Min GS for rate of turn Average vertical speed values Average Accelerometer values
Altitude correction Enable Compass sensor

External data sources

Bluetooth WIFI
o External GPS o Aeolus Sense
o Barometric altimeter o Stratux

Ranges and distances

HIS and PFD settings Altitude bug range Alarm clock bug range
XT range Speed bug range Max nearest distance
Max XAL deflection DME alert bug range Range for searching METARs

Terrain settings
Load default values Red height AGL (ft.) Zero Earth elevation blue
Green height AGL (ft.) Safe height AGL color Show all obstacles

VHF searching priority

Nav items, APT, TWPT TMZs Other Airspaces
CTRs, ATZs

Warning and info dialog

General settings DME reminder Alarm clock
GPS signal loss Airspaces Object tap information
Routes

To get more detail on various options, explore the application and go in Preferences.

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22 Using your own maps

Fly Is Fun provides topographical maps generated in RMaps SQLite or in MBTiles format. Those free
maps are generated from open sources providers, by users wishing to share their maps.

Pilots who need specific or personalized cards can use their own cards. Imported maps must be in
MBTiles or RMaps SQLite format.

Applications such as SAS Planet, MOBAC - Mobile Atlas Creator, Global Mappers... make it possible
to generate maps in MBTiles or RMaps SQLite format.

22.1 MBTiles or RMaps SQLite maps

MBTiles maps need to be installed in MBTiles folder.
RMaps SQLite maps need to be installed in RMapSQLite folder.
MBTiles folder and RMapSQLite folder are located in Map folder that is in the files folder of the
gps.ils.vor folder

Android -> Data -> gps.ils.vor.glasscockpit -> Maps -> MBTiles

Android -> Data -> gps.ils.vor.glasscockpit -> Maps -> RMapSQLite

Once installed in the appropriate MBTiles or RMapsSQLite folder, back in Fly Is Fun you can select the
map.

From the Moving Map screen

- Long press on moving map screen, then
- Press on Map selection and
- Select the map

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22.2 Import Slippy Mercator tiles

While consulting on-lines maps or satellite image services, some of them are saving, in temporary
folders in the PC, tiles in Slippy Mercator format.

Fly Is Fun allows importing those tiles.

Example with Foufou Navigation from François Fouchet:

During flight preparation, maps and satellite image of online services were used.

- OpenTopoMap used as background:

- Here images used as background:

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 - Zoom IN

Foufou Navigation store the slippy Mercator tiles, on internal folders

Default path C:\ Programs\ Foufou\Navigation\Cartes\Satellite (Here)\Tiles\subfolders

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Knowing where tiles are stored, it is possible to copy them in a Tiles folder on the Android device.

To start import and map generation procedure:

- Short press on compass rose, then
- Press on Downloads, then on Topographical map

from Maps library

- Press on the menu button, then
- Press Import and Import Slippy Mercator Zoom/Column/

- Select tiles to import, zoom level

- Name the file.

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 - Press on green tick start importation process

Once importation completed, the new map is in Maps library.

To use the map:

- Long press on moving map screen, then
- Press on Map selection and
- Select the map

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22.3 Open Flight Maps

22.3.1 Collecting data from Open Flight Maps

Go to Open Flight Maps web site https://openflightmaps.org/live/

- Select region then Get latest products.

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in Application format select EPSG3857 Tiles and then download.

you are downloading on your device a filed named slippyTiles_clipped.zip.

22.3.2 Unzip slippyTiles_clipped.zip

You can import and unzip on a PC or directly on the Android device.

If performed on PC, the folder named is clip.

If performed on Android device, file name should be named.

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Unzipped folder contains 3 subfolders named:
- aero
- base
- merged
Each of this subfolder contains 3 sub subfolders named:
- 256
- 256@2x
- 512
and each of this sub subfolder contains only one folder named latest.

Fly Is Fun allows importing slippy Mercator’s tiles in 256x256 format. In latest folders, we are only
interested by data that are in 256 format. 256@2x and 512 folders could be deleted.

22.3.3 Differences between “aero” - “base” and “merge”

aero folder contains aero data in tiles format without map in background
Not interesting for Fly Is Fun. You can delete it with its data.

base folder contains only the background map without aero data
It is very convenient to use it with Fly Is Fun own data on top

merge folder contains aero data projected on the base map in tiles format

22.3.4 Importing Open Flight Maps tile and using the map

Follow process describe in section Importing Slippy Mercator tiles

Tiles to import are in Latest folder.
Open it, but don’t open its subfolders 10 – 11 – 6 –7 –8 –9
Then follow the procedure described in the previous chapter Import Slippy Mercator tiles

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22.4 US sectional charts

US Federal Aviation Administration keep updated digital documents including charts that are freely
available to pilots. See: https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/digital_products/

FAA VFR charts are generated as TIFF georeferenced maps and made available by FAA site as TIFF or
as PDF file. See https://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/flight_info/aeronav/digital_products/vfr/

Using VFR web site http://vfrmap.com/ you can navigate using your web browser

Using ChartBundle.com web site http://www.chartbundle.com/ you can generate update RMaps
SQLite raster charts to be used with Fly Is Fun.

Being on ChartBundle.com:
- select Charts http://www.chartbundle.com/charts/
- scroll down up to Full Chart Download
- Press on Download full chart here http://www.chartbundle.com/v2/chart.cgi

- There you should select:

o Format: RMapsSQLite
o Chart type
■ Sectional Charts, Terminal Area Charts, Helicopter Charts, Enroute Low
Charts, Area Charts, Enroute High Charts, Sectional Charts with SAR Grids,
Terminal Area Charts with SAR Grids, Helicopter Charts with SAR Grids

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 - Press on Show Charts and
- Select chart to download

- … wait until Chart bundle generate the map

- then download the RMaps SQLite chart

and install it .

To do it refer above to chapter Importing MBTiles or RMaps SQLite maps.

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Once installed, to use the map, just select it:

- Long press on moving map screen, then

- Press on Map selection and
- Select the map

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23 Airspaces and patterns

The application displays airspace on the moving map and on terrain screen.

Short press on airspace border open an information box with:

- Name

- Abbreviation, class

- Vertical borders

- VHF if available.

To consult the list of imported airspaces

- Short press on compass rose, then
- Press on Information, and then on Airspaces and patterns.

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Airspaces and patterns library open.

To edit an airspace:
- Swipe from the left to the right on its name, then Edit airspace windows open,
or
- long press on airspace name, then
- Press on Edit.

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Airspaces Edit mode allows to specify:
- Airspace Name
- Airspace Country code
- Airspace Top altitude and type
- Airspace Bottom altitude and type
- Type:
o Not specified
o Special use airspace
o Controlled airspace
o Pattern
o Transponder mandatory zone
o Radio mandatory zone
o Park
- Class
- …

On the moving map, you see the various colors of the airspaces

Airspace color depend its type:

- RED: Special use airspace or airspace class A

- BLUE: Controlled airspace
- BROWN: Not specified or ATZ
- BLACK: Patterns

Fine tuning is possible via Preferences

- Selecting airspaces to display

o Short press on compass rose, then Press on Application setting, then Preferences
then Screen settings and Airspaces

- Fine tuning Warning

o Short press on compass rose, then Press on Application setting, then on
Preferences, then on Warning and Info dialog box and Airspaces

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 23.1 Creating and importing user defined airspaces and patterns

Fly Is Fun allows to import its own airspaces and patterns

23.1.1 Creating airspaces and patterns with Google Earth

23.1.1.1 Creating airspaces with Google Earth

If you want to create your own airspace, just draw it in Google Earth using the Path tool.

Click at a starting point and then click at a different point and a path will appear between the two
clicks. If you click on a third point another path will appear. Through a succession of clicks you will
outline the airspace drawing its contour.

Important: Do not cross the lines when creating an airspace.

If you like to create a circular CTR, you can as well use the circle

Created airspace should be exported in KML format (not KMZ) and imported in to Fly Is Fun.
Copy file to your Android device, open airspaces list and select Import.

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23.1.1.2 Importing airspace in Fly Is Fun

Within the application open Airspaces / patterns library, import the airspace and add missing
information: elevation, type….

Short press on compass rose, then Press on Information, then Airspaces and patterns,

then on the menu button and then on Import

Select the file to import

select the country, start the importation.

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Imported airspace is in airspace country list.
Swipe from left to right on its name to open edit mode.
Add missing information, elevation, class, type… and validate with Press on green tick.

Airspace is ready.
Note: U mean crated by user. P mean Fly Is Fun data

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23.1.2 Using OpenAir

Fly Is Fun also enables to import airspaces at OpenAir format, so airspaces could be created too using
this format.

Look here for more information: http://www.winpilot.com/UsersGuide/UserAirspace.asp.

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24 Backup – Data Back Up and Restore

Fly Is Fun allows you to backup your data on your Google Drive, to restore them and to transfer to
other Android devices.

24.1 Automatic backup to Google Drive

Regularly, when launching the application, a message inviting you to perform the backup pop-up.

- Press on the green tick opens a window allowing you to choose the data to be saved
- Press on the green tick initiate the backup on the Google Drive linked to the Google account

- - A message is displayed when the backup is done.

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24.2 Manual backup to Google Drive

You can initiate the backup of your data at any time without waiting for the message

- Press on the compass rose, select Application Settings, select Preferences

- Select Data Management, then select Data Backup to Google Drive

- Press on the green tick initiate the backup on the Google Drive linked to the Google account
A message is displayed when it is finished.

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24.3 Data restoration

To restore data

- Select Data Management, then select Data restore from Google Drive
- Press the green tick Fly Is Fun searches the data available on the Google Drive

- Select the data to restore then press the green tick to launch the restoration

Note 1: to save the data, you must first have configured Google Drive
Note 2: the Restore options facilitate duplication on multiple Android devices

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Have nice and safe flights

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