******************************** SIERRA 6.0 ************************************** Flight-planning and Real-Time Navigation Software for S E R I E S 3a Computers *************** by NavTech Software (Demo Version) *********************** BEFORE RUNNING THE PROGRAM..... Set the internal clock to ZULU time (or local) and select all sound on and beeps loud from the control menu in system screen. The SSD can be used in slot A or B of the S3a If you intend to us the Moving-Map simulator supplied with this demo you should have about 120k of memory free as it is launched as a seperate simultaneous process. The registered version only requires about 65k Read DISCLAIMER In the following instructions any word within brackets thus: means press that key. After placing SSD in slot, go to the system screen and move highlight to position required. Select Install application from 'Apps' menu. Select Disk A/B, position 'current' and File name 'Sierra6.opa' To run SIERRA 6.0 select it from under the icon in the System screen. The main screen is now displayed. Press to display Menu options or use designated hot key to start option from main screen. (The symbol and letter to the right of menu tem is the short cut selection, Press Psion key [optional] plus letter) If you select an option in error you can exit by pressing By default Rhumb lines are calculated, for Great Circle calculations select 'Defaults' and change at prompt. Some dialogs have context sensitive Help for data entry Menu options: Route/ Database: (D) Calculates Trk and distance for a leg using data stored in database. Enter the name of your departure Airfield at the From: prompt.(use a minimum of four letters...or actual ident if a navaid) to select or for the next nearest match. (You can also find an Airfield just by entering its ICAO code) If the Airfield or w/pt is not found (ie.not in database) you can elect to enter its co-ordinates. At the relevant prompts type the full name,Latitude,Longitude and variation (see Database/Add: for correct formats) Now enter the name of 1st waypoint at W/pt: prompt Now using the cursor arrows to move between lines, Enter airspeed (knots) or mach no., define type of speed input (RAS/TAS or Mach), enter altitude (1000's of feet) or Flight level (e.g. FL60 -no spaces), Fuel flow(per/hr) & fuel units, wind velocity (use standard format e.g. 165/15 , 010/05 etc.) and OAT (degrees C). [When first run,standard defaults are used..See 'Database/Defaults' to edit these] The w/pt name, true track and distance, Heading(m), Rectified airspeed-RAS, True airspeed-TAS, Mach no., groundspeed, Leg fuel and time is displayed. To plan subsequent legs using 'Database' you need only enter from the W/pt: prompt as above. If TAS/RAS/Mach, wind vel etc. are the same as last leg just press to confirm, or edit as necessary. After each planned sector the main screen is updated with the plan so far including fuel calculations and any relevant waypoint frequencies are automatically added to the frequency window. use up and down cursor arrows to scroll through sectors use psion key plus up and down cursor arrows to scroll Frequencies press to see more information about displayed sector Trk/Dis: (T) Calculates a leg if you enter measured Track and distance. Enter as prompted then continue as above. You can freely move between 'Database' and 'Trk/Dis' options while building a plan. Alternate: (-) Designates the next planned wpt as an Alternate... Database option can only be used for this item. The maximum no. of legs is 9 ( 25 in registered version ) Do not exit(Psion-Esc) SIERRA 6.0 if you wish to keep the plan current but want to use other Series 3a applications,simply press system button. Reselect the highlighted 'Sierra6' to return to the program. You can also turn off(Psion-off) without losing the plan. Return: (,) Calculates the return journey of the current plan (which is erased, so you may wish to store it first). Press to input w/v etc. for individual legs, or for Global w/v. Proceed as prompted. Store/del: (S) Stores current plan on selected disk. Choose a name which must start with a letter and have a maximum of 8 characters with no spaces ......... or Deletes a previously stored plan.Select from dialog. Recall: (R) Recalls a stored plan. Use cursor arrows to select name and disk. ( If a plan exists you will be warned before it is overwritten.). 1. Press for Global w/v with Speed,Altitude and fuel flow as originally stored 2. Press to edit w/v and other variables for individual legs. Waypoint frequencies are auto-loaded to the frequency window. Exit: (X) Exits the program Load/ Fuel: (F) Enter any holding fuel required plus a percentage figure for contingency calculations. The display shows quantity required for planned route, Alternate leg(if planned), holding, contingency and total. The associated Endurance is also shown. (Endurance does not include contingency) [if using an aircraft that is already fueled, enter the difference between calculated route fuel and fuel in tanks as Holding fuel] Wt & Bal: (W) The sub-menu shows 4 options. Before you can calculate wt & bal you must store details of your aircraft. To change the Disk to which you wish to store or recall, select 'Change' and select disk. Select 'Store Reg' to enter the registration and details of your aircraft as prompted. You can use Imperial (Lbs and inches) or Metric (Kg and m/cm) units by setting the 'Units' selector. Use the auxiliary arms for extra seats,forward baggage hold etc. Enter 0 for auxiliary arms if not required.(use minus sign for stations forward of datum). To edit details: Select 'Edit Reg' and then select the registration,alter any details as necessary, they are saved when you press . For wt & bal: Select 'Calculate' and select the registration - enter the weights as prompted. The fuel weight is shown and can be edited to adjust your W&B calculations. (If the fuel was planned using volume units, it is automatically converted to weight taking into account the previously set Avgas/Avtur selection.) The fuel weight units are automatically converted to suit the units of a stored registration. The weight, moment and centre of gravity is shown for take-off and landing and is shown in main screen Log/ Edit: (G) When your plan has a min.of 2 Legs, use this option for editing. Select 'Change a Leg' followed by Leg no., to change any values (including wpt.). .(Not available for Leg no. 1) Select 'Insert a Sector' to add a new wpt or reporting point to Plan Select 'Delete a Sector' to delete any Leg (except no. 1) The new Trk & dist to any following wpt's in plan is auto-updated after editing. New w/v: (N) To re-calculate Plan with a new wind velocity. Press for Global w/v or Press for individual Legs. (Also can be used to edit TAS/RAS/Mach, f/flow, altitude and Temp for each leg of current plan) Clear: (Z) Erases current plan. Print SetUp: (Y) Select suitable parameters for printer type, margins, font etc. (Printer Configuration must be set from System Menu) N.B. for correct printing a mono-spaced font must be used. Print: (P) Select Preview from dialog to check margins, no. of pages etc. Select Print from dialog to start printout of your planned flight. (not available in Demo version) This includes Fuel,Wt & bal and frequency details. Nav/GPS: In order to use this facility in the registered version the S3a must be connected to an NMEA0183 compatible GPS receiver via the 3-link, However, In the demo version this module is simulated and your plan is followed as if you are flying the route accurately.( the demo can be speeded up by using a high speed in the planning stage) The first time after planning or editing a route, a map of the immediate area around the planned flight is built and stored in memory and a Menu is presented. (In the registered version menu options are offered to record incoming GPS data and replay via the moving-map or CDI display) CDI: With this option a CDI display is shown enabling you to navigate your planned flight. The display shows the following: No. & Name of w/pt, Hdg(m) to maintain a centred needle, Range to w/pt, Groundspeed, Current Trk(m). CDI display with To/From flag showing off track error Sensitivity, which is toggled with the space bar,each dot can represent 1nm or .25nm ...ENR/APP OBS, which is automatically set to Trk(m) to w/pt but can be adjusted with cursor arrows (Psion+arrow for 10 deg steps) Real time clock, ETE (elapsed time to w/pt), ETA to wpt , Lat/Long position Adjust your Hdg to keep the needle centred and you will be on track. If at any point you manually centre the needle (cursor keys) with TO flag showing, the OBS reading is then your QDM direct to the waypoint. As you pass each wpt the next one is auto-selected You can advance to the next wpt at any time by pressing If you need to divert or go directly to any wpt press , then enter the name. The GPS plan is cancelled, the CDI needle is centred and the OBS reads the QDM direct to new wpt, enabling you to navigate direct to this position. To resume planned route, Press to quit and select Refresh from GPS Menu. (not available in Demo version) Press to return to GPS Menu Moving-Map: This option maps your planned trk(t), all airfields (in database) along planned trk (+ all navaids if selected from Preferences) all UK class D airspace, UK coastline and your present position(flashing cursor) as received from GPS data. The righthand side of display shows: Wpt no. & Name, Trk(m), Range to wpt, Left or right cross track error (xte), QDM direct to wpt, Groundspeed, UTC time, ETE & ETA to wpt, Mini CDI display(1nm dots), Lat/Lon position and no. of satellites in use. Press for Go_To function (as in CDI option). Press to adjust Zoom level of Map (15-256nm across screen). NM scale shown at base of map. Press to advance to next wpt. Press to return to GPS Menu. Press to toggle ICAO Airfield names/Full names. Press to shift map in relevant direction. Press to centre aircraft in map To return to flightplan mode select EXIT from menu or . ************************************************************************************ In this demo the simulation GPS routine is launched as a seperate process and if you shell out to the system menu it will be left running in the background, whereupon it will be necessary to press shift\system to cycle all running applications until you are back to the GPS demo ************************************************************************************ The GPS details are held so long as the current plan is not erased or changed or you do not exit SIERRA 6.0. ( You can switch off without losing any data) The other utilities of SIERRA 6.0 are as follows: Search: (O) Enter the name of an airfield or navaid ident and then the range(nm)-max 60nm. A list of all navaids within that range together with their distance and frequency is shown. Fix/divert: (K) This option gives your lat/long position and RNAV co-ordinate from a VOR/DME, VOR/VOR or VOR/NDB fix. Input ident VOR1. Input QDR ( centred VOR needle with FROM flag). If using DME Input now and press . [If you leave DME at 0 and press you can select a second VOR for crosscut.] RNAV co-ordinate and Lat/Lon Position is shown. To plan a diversion select 'Nearest Airfield' or 'Choose Airfield'. If you select 'Choose Airfield' enter name..min 4 letters and when it is found. The QDM, dist and freq are shown. to return to position dialog or to access the planning section where you can enter TAS,Wind vel. etc. in order to get Hdg(m) & time to the diversion. (N.B. By selecting the current plan is erased and the diversion replaces it. This enables you to use the 'GPS' option to navigate to the diversion.) If you select 'nearest airfield' the QDM, distance and frequency(s) to the nearest airfield within 35nm is shown. Continue as above. Hold: (H) Enter TAS,wind vel(m) and inbound Trk(m) as prompted to get inbound Hdg(m) and outbound Hdg(m) & time for a standard 4min holding pattern. The outbound heading is computed as 3 times the drift of inbound heading (max. 30 deg). If this is within 30 deg of wind direction this is reduced to 2 times drift.The outbound time is reduced/increased by 1 sec/knot of headwind/tailwind. for stopwatch function or for menu Conversions: (C) Select a group from the menu and enter a value in any unit , press to get a simultaneous conversion . For volume to weight conversions, first enter a specific gravity ( default 0.72 ) Morse: (M) Enter a letter or ident for a visual/aural morse code check. Frequency: (Q) Enter name of airfield or navaid ident to check the frequency. Press to add to Frequency Window. X/wnd: (X) Enter runway heading (2 digit e.g. 21, 03, etc.) and wind direction(3 digit) and speed.The crosswind and headwind components are displayed (a minus indicates a tailwind) Stopwatch: (S) to start. for reset with restart. for laptime. for stop. More Utilities: (+) Select to display a menu with additional utilities. Cost: Enter operating cost £/nm or £/hr to get cost of current plan Sunrise/set: Input the name of an airfield and the LAT/LONG co-ordinates and todays date are shown. Now enter the UTC offset (e.g. in the UK this will be 0 in winter and 1 in summer) The sunrise, sunset, Civil dawn and Civil dusk times are displayed. If you wish to calculate these times for a particular LAT/LONG, enter the nearest airfield and then edit the displayed LAT/LONG. The date can also be edited to a future date if required. Press/Dens alt: Input Area QNH(mb) and your altitude or airfield elevation(ft) The pressure altitude is displayed.Now enter the outside air temperature (C) to show the density altitude. ROD/TOD: Input current altitude (ft), desired altitude (ft) and groundspeed (kts). Now input either Rate of Descent(fpm) or Top of Descent(nm),and the other is calculated. Critical Point: The critical point is the point where it takes equal time to fly to the destination or back to the point of departure. Enter total distance (nm), Track (t), Wind direction and speed, and Full Power TAS (kts). This will give the critical point assuming there is no engine failure. (leave Reduced Pwr TAS set at 0) To calculate the critical point in the event of an engine failure on multi engine aircraft, proceed as above but enter the Reduced Pwr TAS. (the engine failure is assumed to occur at the worst possible time i.e. not until the critical point is reached) Point of no Return: The point of no return is the furthest point that an aircraft can fly away from a given airfield and return to that airfield, having consumed a specified amount of fuel. Enter endurance (mins) minus any reserve required at return to point of departure. Enter track (t), wind direction (t), wind speed (kts) and normal TAS (kts). The time and distance to PNR is calculated when you press To calculate the PNR in the event of an engine failure, proceed as above and set the `Failed engine` line in dialog to `Yes`.(it is not necessary to enter Endurance in this instance) Now enter Reduced Pwr TAS (kts), Normal Pwr fuel flow (lbs or kg per hour), Reduced Pwr fuel flow and Total fuel (lbs,kg) minus any reserve. Press to show time and distance to PNR. Database/ All operations are directed to the current Disk in use. (shown in status window) (N.B. set write protect switch on side of your disk to 'write' before attempting to add/edit the database) Add: (A) [not available in Demo Version] To make additions to the database enter the following data: >Name or ident: (max 25 letters inc. spaces.) >Lat: Latitude: Use N/S followed by 5 figures e.g. N51199 = 51 degrees 19.9 minutes North >Lon: Longitude: Use E/W followed by 6 figures e.g. E001359 = 1 degree 35.9 minutes East (Airfields within 99 deg E/W of 000 Meridian can use a short format e.g. N5110 E0306 = 51 deg 10 min North 3 deg 6 min East) >Frq: Enter frequency(s)- max 35 characters including spaces >Var: Magnetic variation e.g. W1, E11 >Type: use cursor arrow to select type of data you are storing Wpt,VOR/DME,VOR or NDB [Wpt = airfield or user defined waypoint] to store the data. Edit: (E) [not available in Demo Version] Enter the name or ident of database entry to edit. (you can enter the first few letters and until correct match is found) After editing data (as in Add: above) to save data If you wish to delete an entry select Psion-# . If you enter '*' for the name and then repeatedly you can view the entire database sequentially) Disk: (B) The current disk in use is shown. Use cursor arrows to change disk and . Now all database operations as described above, and the database used for flight-planning etc. , will be directed to that disk. The Demo version database is limited to about 85 US airfields and navaids. The registered version includes all US international airports and all navaids Reduce: (J) A copy of the database can be reduced and saved to 'Internal' or another SSD, this has the effect of considerably speeding up search functions such as used in Fix/divert option. You can target a particular state or area as follows: Enter max & min Latitude (degrees only) of your local area (no need for N/S prefix) Enter the Easternmost degrees of Longitude with E or W prefix plus 3 fig e.g. E008,W011 etc. Enter the Westernmost degrees of Longitude with E or W prefix plus 3 fig Select destination disk to be stored This new database is now the current one in use. To Reselect original database use Disk option. (if you attempt to store to the disk that is currently in use, a warning is given) Defaults: (L) Enter your preferred default values at the relevant prompts. These will now be stored until you re-edit them. NB. In order to preserve valid fuel calculations,it is not possible to change default fuel units whilst in the middle of a plan . *************************************************************************************** DISCLAIMER: Although every effort has been made to keep the database error free, and the code bug free,NavTech Software and C.R.Porteous accept NO LIABILITY for any loss, injury or any circumstance as a result of use of this software., or for any false information given, howsoever it may arise, be it user induced (rubbish in = rubbish out) , or due to an unknown program error giving erroneous results. SIERRA 6.0 should not be used as your primary navigational aid. *************************************************************************************** Phone/Fax +44 (0)181-291-5475 or E-Mail 100276,2232@compuserve.com for Technical Support, update or customisation enquiries.