Version
5.0, by Carlo Chiappisi
Running ChartMap
Important
Note
INTRODUCTION
RUNNING CHARTMAP_VER5.0
Simply run the program in
the normal way. Once started the screen below will be displayed.
After you have inserted the name of the airport in ICAO code and pressed elaborates,
you will see the second form. If you want know the ICAO CODE of all
World’s Airport download my program “ICAO2AIRPORT 2.1”.
As you can see is possible to
print this data and the airport chart.
The management has following
commands, which will be covered in more detail below:
Print
This command print simply all data and the airport
chart (is a simply print form).
Clean
Reset all data and allow you to start again the
application to choice another airport.
Info
Info on program and author.
Exit
Exit ChartMap
On the right you
will see the procedures. In this picture you can choice all the expected charts
data and procedures and after the choice you will see all the data of the airport where you will choice the
right procedure that will be like below
You can see all the
procedures selected and you can move inside the pdf
reader.
The management has all the
commands of the acrobat (zoom, print, save etc.).
After you choice the right procedure for your flight (ex. Approach
chart) you can link this procedures chart in your FS (Flight Simulator)
You can have FS open or can
open after run CHARTMAP and after will see this picture :
You can move the charts on
the screen in any position and you can to put into proportion that you want.
You can choice any procedure
when do you want during the flight.
ChartMap 5.0 will remain ‘on top’ of your simulator, even if you click back
within the Flight Sim window. This is done on
purpose so that charts can remain viewable, and radios / VOR frequencies etc.
changed whilst viewing the chart.
IMPORTANT NOTE
You can downloading the charts from Flight Simulator
website FOR Italian airport download
“Italian Airports Charts and Procedures Series 1, 2 and 3” and unzip in ICAO CODE FOLDER.
If you want inset different
airport you must follow this rules :
- All the charts must be in pdf
format and must use this conventional format and name (THESE ARE THE
CONVENTIONAL NAME OF THE ENAV ITALY):
- the first three letter will always be “ADP”
- the four and the five letter will be the last two
letter of the ICAO CODE (for instance : LICJ the last letter will be “CJ”).
- The six, seven and eight characters will always be “1-
- Ex. Palermo Airport will be LICJ folder and inside you
will find ADPCJ1-1 ........ ADPCJ1-6. If you don’t see some ADP.... means the
airport don’t have that procedure.
In the below image you can see the AIRPORTS FOLDER with
the all Italian Airport Folder.
In the below image you can
see inside LICJ Airport Folder
For Italian users download
the charts from the below website :
http://www.enav.it/portal/page/portal/PortaleENAV/Home/AIP
The registration is free.
You can download Italian
Airport Charts and Procedures update 14.11.2013 from AVISIM and FLIGHTSIM.
That’s all.
Note that since ChartMap 5.0 is a
Windows programme which minimises to the System Tray, it cannot be run when running
Flight Simulator in ‘Full Screen’ mode, only when the simulator is being run
within Windows.
If anyone has any questions
or suggestions, or any other support issues concerning this software please
send an Email to
carlo.chiappisi@libero.it
and we shall do our best to get back to you as soon as
possible.
This programme has been developed using Microsoft
Visual Basic 6 and supplied with all necessary runtime files. The
software and associated files have been virus checked and the program should
run successfully under Windows 9x (95 or 98) ME, XP or 2000.
This programme should not
damage your PC and software in anyway, but even if you believe it has, myself
cannot be held responsible for any problems that may result through its
use. Users install and run the software at their own risk.
This software and all files contained within the “ChartMap 5.0”
ZIP file is Copyright Carlo Chiappisi.
This program is completely FREEWARE
and must remain FREEWARE. You may not sell
it. You may NOT use ANY code or textures for your own work without the prior
written permission of myself . You may NOT 'disassemble' the EXE files and
utilise in other softwares.
- Flight Simulator is copyright Microsoft
- Visual Basic 6 is copyright Microsoft
- Italian Airport Charts and
Procedures are copyright ENAV