Wavionix
Software Ltd, the industry leaders in procedures design, has
launched its latest version of the award winning Wavionix
Procedures Designer (WPD) software.
The new Version
5 of WPD will be immediately viewed by existing, and potential
users as dramatically different in look. New buttons now
give the user direct access to many key tools within the
Wavionix program, which in turn provide substantial time
savings over manual methods.
WPD5 eliminates the manual trial and error process used to
calculate and graphically draw procedures for the verification
of obstacle protection areas. These procedures are subsequently
translated into maps for pilots on aircraft. In addition,
the software's 3 D capability means that virtual reality can
be part of the procedure design.
All the procedures and calculations of the software comply
with the recommendations laid down by ICAO in Document 8168
PANS-OPS.
NEW FEATURES:
VOR/DME Race Track Holding Pattern this program will construct
the protection areas for a VOR/DME holding pattern. Avoiding
the need to make a template. The program will now produce
this data in three dimensions, which was not possible in Version
4. The program creates the total protection and secondary
areas and all sector entries. At least a day's work for any
procedures designer can be saved using this program.
WAVIONIX SOFTWARE LAUNCHES VERSION 5
- a range of the most commonly used ICAO and Jeppesen charting
symbols are now provided as blocks.
Contour Altitude Adjustment this tool can be used to assist
in digitising contours in 3D airspace. Using this program
even terrain can be digitised. Database Insertion
now data can be imported into WPD 5 in latitude and longitude.
The data will be automatically converted into X and Y. You
can import and automatically draw airspace in 2 or 3 dimensions.
In addition, the program will import and automatically draw
and annotate routes. The time saving for the airspace aspect
of this program alone is at least a day.
Data Search and Change now data can be easily retrieved,
amended and manipulated with this program. You can request
the program to bring up specific data, or click on a symbol
and request a search of that symbol. The program will search
for any combination of information that is in the object attribute
box. The time saving benefits of this program are almost incalculable.
Searching for data can be an extremely lengthy process, so
this tool avoids the tedium of hours of searching.
Bearing and Distance - The user can determine the bearing
and distance from any position to another. It can also determine
a second position using this bearing and distance program.
In addition, it will automatically draw routes with either
ICAO or Jeppesen symbols. Previously, the Wavionix user would
have found this exercise very difficult. The new program
reduces the whole process to clicking and pointing on a button
thereby saving hours of tedious calculations.
Wavionix Software is currently used by over 25 aviation authorities
in 40 locations. Today, it is the most widely used and tested
software tool for procedures design on the market. Says Managing
Director, Patrick Aisher: "Over the past 12 months existing
users including The Mitre Corporation, USA; the UK CAA, and
the Swedish CAA, have all purchased more than one license testifying
to Wavionix's continued success in this highly specialised area
of air navigation software tools". |
