Installing and Using Approach Plates

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• Installing and Using Approach Plates

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This is the APIC Approach Plates
Manager (ManageDTPP.exe)
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STEP 1 Select the device and file path to which
you wish to copy the Approach Plates
If you have already installed Approach Plates on
your device, and just want to install the plate
revisions, check this box
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Next, highlight the states you wish to copy to
your device
Once you have selected the states, click the left
arrow to move the plates to your computer
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Once you have selected which plates to copy,
click the Copy button to begin the transfer
The files will begin copying to your computer.
This could take a few minutes to a few hours
depending on the amount of data transferred
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You can also search for specific plates by City,
Airport Name, or Airport ID
When the plates have been copied, the left column
will be left blank again
Click Done to close this window
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• Airport Information
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• Displaying Approach Plates in APIC

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There are 2 ways to open an approach plate in
APIC. The first being to open the Airport
Dialogue Box of that airport
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To open an Airport Dialogue Box, Click on the
Find Arpt button on the tool bar.
or click directly on that Airport
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Use the key pad provided to enter the information.
Here you can define the airport search by the
airport ID, Name, or City Name
Then click Ok
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Click on the Plates tab to view the available
Approach Plates for that airport
This will open the Airport Info box
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To view one of the approach plates, first select
an Approach Plate
After selecting the Plate click the Display Plate
button
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SLC
This will change the current view, and display
the Approach Plate
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SLC
To search for an airport, type in its identifier
here, then tap Find
The second way to access Approach Plates is the
Search Menu located at the top of the Approach
Plate Viewer
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SLC
A dropdown menu will then appear displaying all
Approach Plates for that airport
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Your position on the horizontal plane is shown
with this red circle with a line pointing in the
direction of motion
These marks represent your real-time location as
determined by your GPS
We can also see our position on the glide slope,
by this blue circle
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• For any other questions regarding APIC Approach
  Plates contact us at
• support_at_approach-systems.com