Installing and Using Approach Plates. This is the APIC Approach Plates Manager (ManageDTPP.exe)

Installing and Using Approach Plates

This is the APIC Approach Plates ManagerThis is the APIC Approach Plates Manager(ManageDTPP.exe)(ManageDTPP.exe)

If you have already installed If you have already installed Approach Plates on your device, Approach Plates on your device, and just want to install the plate and just want to install the plate

revisions, check this revisions, check this boxbox

STEP 1STEP 1

Select the device and file Select the device and file path to which you wish to path to which you wish to copy the Approach Platescopy the Approach Plates

Next, highlight Next, highlight the states you the states you

wish to copy to wish to copy to your deviceyour device

Once you have Once you have selected the selected the

states, click thestates, click the left arrowleft arrow to to

move the plates move the plates to your computerto your computer

Once you have Once you have selected which selected which plates to copy, plates to copy, click theclick the CopyCopy button to begin button to begin

the transferthe transfer

The files will begin The files will begin copying to your copying to your computer. This computer. This could take acould take a few few minutesminutes to ato a few few hourshours depending depending on the amount of on the amount of data transferreddata transferred

When the plates When the plates have been have been

copied, the left copied, the left column will be column will be left blank againleft blank again

Click Click ““DoneDone” to ” to close this close this windowwindow

You can also You can also search for specific search for specific

plates by City, plates by City, Airport Name, or Airport Name, or

Airport IDAirport ID

Airport Information and

Displaying Approach Plates in APIC

There are 2 ways to There are 2 ways to open an approach open an approach

plate in APIC. The first plate in APIC. The first being to open the being to open the

Airport Dialogue BoxAirport Dialogue Box of that airport… of that airport…

To open an To open an Airport Dialogue Airport Dialogue BoxBox,, Click on the Click on the Find ArptFind Arpt button button on the tool bar.on the tool bar.

……or click or click directly on that directly on that

AirportAirport

Here you can Here you can define the define the

airport search airport search by the airport by the airport ID, Name, or ID, Name, or City NameCity Name

Use the key Use the key pad provided pad provided to enter the to enter the informationinformation.

Then Then click click OkOk

This will open This will open the the Airport InfoAirport Info

boxbox

Click on the Click on the Plates tab to view Plates tab to view

the available the available Approach PlatesApproach Plates for that airportfor that airport

To view one of To view one of the approach the approach plates, first plates, first select an select an Approach Approach

PlatePlate

After After selecting the selecting the

PlatePlate click the click the Display PlateDisplay Plate

buttonbutton

This will change This will change the current the current view, and view, and

display the display the Approach PlateApproach Plate

SLC

The second way to The second way to access access Approach Approach

PlatesPlates is the is the Search Search MenuMenu located at the located at the top of the Approach top of the Approach

Plate ViewerPlate Viewer

SLC

To search for an To search for an airportairport, type in it’s , type in it’s

identifier here, identifier here, then tap then tap FindFind

SLC

A dropdown A dropdown menu will then menu will then

appear appear displaying all displaying all

Approach Approach PlatesPlates for that for that

airportairport

Your position on Your position on the horizontal the horizontal

plane is shown plane is shown with this with this redred

circle with a line circle with a line pointing in the pointing in the

direction of direction of motionmotion

We can also We can also see our see our

position on position on the glide the glide

slope, by this slope, by this blueblue circle circle

These marks These marks represent your represent your

real-time location real-time location as determined by as determined by

your GPS your GPS

For any other questions regarding APIC Approach Plates contact us at

support@approach-systems.com