Fly Is Fun
User Guide
2 Hardware and OS configuration 6
3 Installing and starting Fly Is Fun 7
3.3 Welcome screen and Disclaimer 10
5.4 Instrument screens 1 & 2 38
6 Gesture: Short press – Long press – Swipe … 39
6.1 Topographical moving map – some key gesture 39
6.2 Displaying info - Gesture 42
6.3 Press on WPT/Route_info window 46
6.4 Moving Map – long press on… 49
6.5 Terrain Map – Long press on… 50
6.6 Compass rose button menu - short press on … 51
8.1 NAV1 - Direct to item selected on map 59
8.3 Selecting item in Navigation database for Direct to 63
8.4 Direct to RWY – VFR approach 64
8.5 Direct to - ILS like approach - RNAV like approach 66
9.3 Information displayed in active route 85
9.4 Additional features related to Routes 86
9.5 Sharing a Route – Editing a Flight Log 93
10.1 Interpreting METARS and TAFs 98
10.2 METARs and TAFs global vision 98
10.3 Consultation of METARS and TAFs for an item of the Nav database 100
10.4 Consultation of METARS and TAFs for a route 101
10.5 Setting QNH and wind using METARs or TAFs data 103
10.6 Setting METARs and TAFs 104
11.2 Rain Radar …. and … Google Earth 106
12 WPT waypoints – Creating WPT – Creating RWY – WPT Import-Export 108
12.1 Create dedicated folder to store your WPT 108
12.3 Creating runway RWY and associating it to created airfield 113
12.5 Importing WPT waypoints 123
12.6 Exporting WPT waypoints 125
13 Importing / Exporting Routes 126
14 Logbook – Flight recording –Tracks 130
15 North symbol orientation and colors 135
16 Nav database – some more info 136
18 PDF files – AIF, VAC, ultra-light terrain info…. 140
18.1 PDF documents automatically imported by the application 141
18.2 Other countries - Automatizing PDF collection and folder creation 141
19 ADSB-IN - FLARM – AHRS – Pressure 146
19.1 Using external devices and sensors 146
19.2 Stratux: ADSB-IN traffic - Artificial Horizon - Slip turn indicator 146
20 Altitude – QNH & Flight level - Barometric pressure and sensor 152
20.3 Calibrating barometric based altitudes 156
21 Fine Tuning – Customization of Fly Is Fun 158
22.1 MBTiles or RMaps SQLite maps 167
22.2 Import Slippy Mercator tiles 168
23.1 Creating and importing user defined airspaces and patterns 181
24 Backup – Data Back Up and Restore 185
24.1 Automatic backup to Google Drive 185
24.2 Manual backup to Google Drive 186
Congratulation and thank you for your interest in Fly Is Fun.
With Fly Is Fun you can prepare a flight, just in a few minutes: Direct To, Route, Flight Plan, NOTAMs, METARs, TAFs, QNH, ILS approach simulation to any runway, vertical navigation, simulating VOR, NDB, DME, Marker beacons, RNAV navigation and Marker beacons warnings, this without specific ILS/VOR/NDB/RNAV equipment on board.
Exploring the application, you will discover that the application provides lot advanced functions as:
--GPS navigation, VOR, NDB, DME, Marker beacons, RNAV navigation and Marker beacons, ILS approach … The application is completely autonomous.
--Automatic and manual Logbook. The Logbook records:
ooflight track (can be exported as. KML (Google Earth) or. GPX file)
oodeparture and arrive airport
oodeparture and arrive time
ooaircraft
oopilot(s)
--5 portraits and 5 landscape screens (fully customized)
--Warnings before entering to the controlled or special use airspaces
--Virtual radar - users can see aircraft broadcasting ADSB-Out or FLARM. Needs an ADSB or FLARM receptor connected to Fly Is Fun.
--Dynamic terrain map (colors depend of height above ground level), obstacles
--Free topographical map. Maps respecting RMaps SQLite format created by users and MBTiles could be imported
--Free World navigation database
--Airspaces warnings
--Route planning, calculation of fuel consumption (depended on wind and of aircraft)
--Flight Plan elaboration
--METARs/TAFs consultation
--NOTAMs and QNHs consultation
--Rain Radar displaying raining areas and wind info
--Barometric altitude and vertical speed indicators – (require your device to have a barometric sensor)
--Sunset / Sunrise calculator
--Export and import from waypoints and routes via. GPX or. KML file.
--Organize your nav items to folders
--Easy setup of your own nav items, RWY and airspaces using Google Earth
--Support for external Bluetooth GPS, Bluetooth Barometric (pressure) sensor
--NAV1 NAV2 support (switching them by one click)
--VAC information in PDF format
--Application can display:
ooACC GPS accuracy
ooACM Accelerometer
ooAGL Height above ground level – GPS or barometric based
ooAGS Average ground speed
ooALT Altitude – GPS or barometric based
ooBRG Bearing to next WPT, RWY, etc.
ooCAL Correct altitude (ILS approach, vertical navigation)
ooCRS Selected desired course to next WPT. It can be also runway direction
when using RWY approach, ILS approach or vertical navigation
ooDAL Density ALtitude
ooDME Distance to Direct to, or to next WPT or to next runway threshold
ooDTA Desired time over WPT
ooELEV Ground elevation
ooET Estimated time to next WPT or to the end of route
ooETA Estimated time of arrival to next WPT or to the end of route
ooFL Flight Level
ooGAL Geoid ALtitude
ooGS Ground Speed
ooHDB Heading bug
ooHDG Heading (compass)
ooHUM Humidity of the air
ooIAS Indicated Air Speed (external source)
ooLOG Logbook recorded time
ooLT Local time
ooMETARs METeorological Aerodrome Reports
ooMGS Max ground speed
ooNOTAMs NOtice To Air Man
ooPRE Current pressure (barometric sensor)
ooQNH QNH
ooRDL Radial from next WPT
ooRRA Rain Radar Age, displays information on rain areas
ooRRD Required rate of descent (ILS or vertical navigation)
ooSR Sunrise
ooSS Sunset
ooSW Stop watch
ooT Temperature
ooTAF Terminal Aerodrome Forecast
ooTAS True airspeed (external source)
ooTRK Current track
ooUTC UTC time
ooVAR Magnetic variation
ooVS Vertical speed
ooXAL Cross track altitude (= ALT - CAL)
ooXTK Cross track distance
Use Fly Is Fun application for VFR FLYING ONLY!
Using the application is at your own risk.
We are not responsible for any use of this application in any cases.
Fly Is Fun does not substitute any aircraft gauge or device.
All data downloaded to this application can be incorrect and not valid.
Information displayed by this application are without any warranties.
Navigation data used in this application is not made from official sources!
Have fun and fly Safe!
All Android devices are not equal!
To use Fly Is Fun it is highly recommended having a device (smartphone or tablet) with at least:
Hexacore Processor
4 GB of RAM or more
32 GB ROM or more and at least 4 Go for the application
Screen: As bright as possible, to be able reading it in full sun day light. Full HD screen at least
Location: Ability to get location signal from as many satellite constellations as possible:
ooGPS: American satellite constellation
ooGLONASS: Russian satellite constellation
ooBEIDOU: Chinese satellite constellation
ooGALILEO: European satellite constellation
and if possible
ooEGNOS (Europe), WAAS (America) or MSAS (Asia).
EGNOS (European Geostationary Navigation Overlay System), WAAS (Wide Area Augmentation System) and MSA (Multi-functional Satellite Augmentation System) are Satellite Based Augmentation Systems. These systems permit a wider ranging coverage and greater accuracy on land as well as at sea than the terrestrial DGPS systems
Note : Increasing the number of sources/constellation increase drastically the precision.
Sensors: Accelerometer, 3 axis gyros, compass, barometer
Android: 10 or above.
Install Fly Is Fun from Google Play store:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=gps.ils.vor.glasscockpit
During installation, you will be asked to grant Fly Is Fun:
--To access device localization information
--To read and write on the device memory
You can try Fly Is Fun for free during 30 days.
During the trial period, all features are accessible.
During the trial period, when launching Fly Is Fun you will see the following screen: