User manual TRIMBLE TA-12S FDE MANUAL REV B

[. . . ] L Tasman ARINC-12 / TA-12S FDE Predictor User's Manual FDE Prediction Application for MS Windows TPN 83975-00-FD Revision B June 16, 2003 FDE Predictor User's Manual LIST OF EFFECTIVE PAGES Dates of Original and Change pages are: Revision . . . . . . . . B. . . . . . . June 16, 2003 Page Description Title page List of Effective Pages Record of Revisions Table of Contents Section II ­ FDEP Installation Section V ­ Operation of the Main Dialog Screen Section VI ­ Creation of Flight Plans Section VII ­ Operation of the Satellite Selection Dialog Screen Section VIII ­ Operation of the FDE Predictor Dialog Screen Page no. A B iii 2-3, 2-4 5-1 6-1 7-1 8-1 ­ 8-3 Date June 16, 2003 June 16, 2003 June 16, 2003 June 16, 2003 June 16, 2003 June 16, 2003 June 16, 2003 June 16, 2003 June 16, 2003 Revision B Page A FDE Predictor User's Manual RECORD OF REVISIONS Assigned To (Job Title) Location Rev No. B Revision Date June, 16, 2003 Insertion Date June 16, 2003 By McDermott Rev No. Revision Date Insertion Date By Page B Revision B FDE Predictor User's Manual TABLE OF CONTENTS SECTION I - Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1 SECTION II - Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] The displayed result will be formatted with two decimal places. 386 545. 25 Displayed Result 555. 00 knots 386. 00 knots 545. 25 knots Revision B Page 6-3 FDE Predictor User's Manual 6. 2 WAYPOINTS (INSERT, MODIFY, REMOVE) Waypoints can be created (inserted), modified or removed. To add a waypoint, the user can either double-click on the insertion point in the flight plan or highlight the insertion point and then click the INSERT button. The user must fill out the dialog box and then select OK. To modify an existing waypoint, the user highlights the desired waypoint and selects the MODIFY button. To remove a waypoint, the user clicks on the desired waypoint in the list box to highlight it and selects the REMOVE button. 6. 2. 1 Waypoint Identifier Waypoint Identifier is a free form text field limited to five characters. The identifier of the waypoint is usually entered here (i. e. : ARD for Ardmore). 6. 2. 2 Latitude and Longitude Latitude values must begin with either N or S (case is ignored), Longitude values must begin with either E or W (case is ignored). Latitude values are of the form dd. mm. hh where dd is degrees from 0 to 90, mm is minutes from 0 to 60, and hh is hundredths of minutes from 0 to 99. Longitude values are of the form ddd. mm. hh where ddd is degrees from 0 to 180, mm is minutes from 0 to 60, and hh is hundredths of minutes from 0 to 99. Negative and positive values are indicated using N/S and E/W. Entry format for latitudes and longitudes is somewhat flexible. Delimiters are required for entry of minutes and hundredths, but can be omitted if only entering degrees. Users Enters Latitude N02 N02. 59 N02. 59. 99 Longitude W097 W097. 03 W097. 59. 99 Displayed Result Latitude N02. 00. 00 N02. 59. 00 N02. 59. 99 Longitude W097. 00. 00 W097. 03. 00 W097. 59. 99 Page 6-4 Revision B FDE Predictor User's Manual 6. 3 OPEN, SAVE, AND NEW The three buttons at the top of the Main Dialog box control how the user creates, opens and saves flight plans. 6. 3. 1 New To create a new Flight Plan, click the NEW button. Type a flight plan name in the Flight Plan Name box. Click the INSERT button located in the Waypoint List section. The Insert Waypoint dialog box will be displayed. Enter a Waypoint Identifier and the appropriate Latitude and Longitude. Select the OK button to insert the waypoint into the flight plan. Repeat the steps to enter any other waypoints. [. . . ] 10. 4. 1 Prediction Run During a prediction run, the progress bar corresponding to the current prediction run will grow from left to right. Upon completion, outages will be reflected in the three boxes in the top of the Prediction Run Results section of the dialog box. These boxes are entitled NAV, RAIM and FDE, each of which contains a running count of the number of each type of outage. Note that you can stop the run at any time by clicking the CANCEL button located in the bottom right section of the dialog box. [. . . ]