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lrm:aeropadt:apps:pilot_gps_app [2022/06/06 08:37] – [Using High-Resolution Map TIles] clorix | lrm:aeropadt:apps:pilot_gps_app [2022/06/08 05:36] (current) – [Viewing Charts] Replaced sync instructions with link to guide clorix |
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==== Airport Finder & Departure/Arrival Airport Information ==== | ==== Airport Finder & Departure/Arrival Airport Information Overlays ==== |
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The Airport Finder & Departure/Arrival Airport Information features work nearly identically. The main difference is that the departure and arrival airport information buttons use your active flight plan to provide one-click or one-tap shortcuts to those airports, whereas the Airport Finder allows you to enter an ICAO code to look up information about //any// airport in our database. | The Airport Finder & Departure/Arrival Airport Information Overlay features work nearly identically. The main difference is that the departure and arrival airport information buttons use your active flight plan to provide one-click or one-tap shortcuts to those airports, whereas the Airport Finder allows you to enter an ICAO code to look up information about //any// airport in our database. |
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The information provided will appear similar to the image below. | The information provided will appear similar to the image below. |
Charts can be viewed inside the Pilot GPS app. To display charts, you must have added them to your Flight Bag in FsHub and synced them using LRM. | Charts can be viewed inside the Pilot GPS app. To display charts, you must have added them to your Flight Bag in FsHub and synced them using LRM. |
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To sync charts in LRM, first add any charts you wish to sync to your Flight Bag by visiting an airport's page on FsHub. Then, in LRM, click **Map > Charts > Sync from Fshub**. Then click the **Sync charts to local computer** button. After the charts have finished downloading, return to the Pilot GPS app. You may need to refresh the page to make the charts appear. | If you are unfamiliar with how to sync charts from FsHub to LRM, please see our guide on [[lrm:tablet:add_charts_to_tablet| how to sync charts]]. |
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Once they're synced, you can view the charts by going to the Charts tab of the appropriate airport's information panel and clicking or tapping on a chart name. This will open a chart viewer inside the Pilot GPS app similar to the image below. | Once they're synced, you can view the charts by going to the Charts tab of the appropriate airport's information overlay and clicking or tapping on a chart name. This will open a chart viewer inside the Pilot GPS app similar to the image below. |
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