1 Introduction
Route Building - Advanced
This topic will be comprised of a step-by-step walkthrough showing how to build a practical route, including consideration of rules, the method of efficiency, and avoidance requirements. The Advanced Route walkthrough will show functionality required for international operations in permit specific areas, and utilizing avoidance.
We estimate that this will take 10 minutes to complete.
2 Detailed Explanation
Advanced Route Building
This module describes a few more advanced route building options, including:
■ Utilization of Track Structures
■ Utilization of Radials in Route Strings
■ Utilization of Permit Routings.
Track Structures
This module
demonstrates the methods for manually joining a Track, and the
methods for automatically generating Track Routes.
These methods
apply to NAT, PAC, and AUS routes.
Right-click
the Layers image.
With the "Tracks" layer displayed, a right click will provide information on the selected track.
Click
the NAT V list
item.
Click
the Route menu
item.
N-FP offers functionality to easily join Tracks via the Route Builder.
Click
the New button.
Click
the Use Tracks check
box.
Click
the Track dropdown
button.
Click
the NAT list
item.
Click
the second Track dropdown
button.
Click
the T dropdown
button.
Click
the Generate button.
Click
the Apply button.
Click
the Compute button.
Click
the Map expansion arrow button.
Expand the map to view the route on the Track.
Click
the Flight button.
Click
the Route list
item.
Right-click:
.
Click
the Map compression arrow button.
Click
the Clear button.
We will now transition to the method for automatic Track Routes. Clear this flight to begin.
Click
the Maintenance menu
item.
Click
the City-Pair Routes tab.
Click
the Add button.
Click
the Origin input
field.
N-Flight Planning can automatically generate a list of optimized, track compliant, routings by adding a single Track Route for each desired city-pair.
Enter DTW into
the Origin field.
Click
the Destination input
field.
Enter EBBR into
the Destination field.
Click
the Warning/Error if ETP not
used check
box.
Click
the Track dropdown
button.
Click
the NAT list
item.
Click
the Page down arrow button.
Click
the Depart Via dropdown
button.
Click
the Dynamic Direct list
item.
Selecting "Dynamic
Direct" before and after the Track will tell the system to
optimize the route around the track structure.
When this is
the only direction given, N-FP will generate routes for all
practical tracks. These routes will display in the main Route
Analysis when a flight is created.
Click
the Arrive Via dropdown
button.
Click
the Dynamic Direct list
item.
Click
the Save button.
Click
the Flight input
field.
Enter T102 into
the Flight field.
Click
the Origin input
field.
Enter DTW into
the Origin field.
Click
the STD input
field.
Enter EBBR into
the Dest field.
Click
the Aircraft input
field.
Click
the Add Flight button.
Click
the NAT-W: 102% list
item.
Note the system automatically generated optimized routes which link with each of these tracks.
Click
the Compute button.
Permit Routes
This part of the module will review the route specific portions of permit entry, and how that information interacts with Dynamic Routing.
Click
the Maintenance menu
item.
Note: that this flight requires overflight and landing permissions.
Open Maintenance to update the permit information.
Click
the Permit List tab.
Click
the Honduras check
box.
Click
the Expand button.
Click
the HONDURAS list
item.
Click
the Entry input
field.
Enter BTO into
the Entry field.
Click
the Exit input
field.
You can enter a specific ENTRY/EXIT point, a list of points, or, in the field below, a full Route Pat.
Click
the Save Changes image.
Note that the FIR and Type of the waypoint are automatically added. If known in advance, this information can be typed to specify which waypoint is to be used.
We will not enter an Exit point for this example.
Click
the Clear button.
Click
the Route menu
item.
Click
the New button.
Click
the Generate button.
The "Check Permits" option causes the MTTA to conform to available permit information.
Click
the Page up arrow button.
The new route conforms to the permit requirements, with the BTO entry here.
Click
the Apply & Compute button.
Click
the Flight Plan page down arrow button.
Click HONDURAS.
Note: that the
permit specific routing information is displayed with the
country and permit number.
Click
"Honduras" to end this section.
Radial Routes
This section of the
module will review the application of Radial Routes.
N-FP recognizes
Radials as a type of direct leg based off of an established
navigational aid.
Click
the Route menu
item.
Click
the CMP (MAN) list
item.
Click
the Page down arrow button.
Click
the BTO+MH+V list
item.
Click
the MPTO list
item while keeping the
key
pressed.
Click
the Page up arrow button.
Click
the Edit button.
Click
the START WPT input
field.
The Radials are entered as a degree value from the navigational aid. Waypoint + degrees, i.e. BTO180 meaning 180 degrees off of the BTO VOR.
Enter BTO180
ANGEL MTTA into the START
WPT field.
Click
the Generate button.
Click
.
Note that the new, blue, route deviates from the planned route with the direct heading 180 from BTO.
Click
the Apply & Compute button.
Note: the direct leg shows the Radial name.
Click
the Plan menu
item.