{PocketPC} Can define double-press function to the hardware buttons - the double click has to be done within half a second.
Flight-plan display page shows visited waypoints also (normal non-bold font)...press up-arrow to view them.
Gps sat-info data is processed only during sat-info display page...there'll be a slight delay when that page is initially displayed.
Support for NMEA GPVTG sentence - can be used instead of GPRMC.
In sim-mode, typing 'o' toggles the auto-fly mode.
{PocketPC} bug-fix: switching pages on preferences, changes some button selections.
bug-fix: obstructions not being displayed when zoomed in very close.
3.14d - 2004.01.23
{PocketPC} When soft-keyboard dialogs are displayed and on input error message box, press B4 button to close box.
{PocketPC} bug-fix: Navigation/input problem on the set-altitude dialog.
3.14c - 2004.01.14
{PocketPC} Userfix dialog works with the no-stylus interface.
{PocketPC} When large soft-keyboard is displayed and Record-button is mapped, Record-button acts as a back-space key.
Airport-info is displayed even if the last waypoint in flight-plan is a runway-end (e.g. KCDW.R22).
3.14b - 2004.01.09
{PocketPC} Record-button can be re-mapped to any one of functions listed on the Options->Prefs->Buttons page. Because of a PocketPC OS feature, if the Record-button is re-mapped and on exit from Navgps, the default button mapping (e.g. record audio) will not take place. Go to Settings->Buttons and tap on OK to revert. If you do not want to go thru this every time, do not re-map the Record-button.
Corrected label for User-fix dialog
User-database .UDB.TXT format has support for meters for lengths/elevation etc.
Clear approach-mode airport info by tapping on info area.
In Direct-To dialog, INFO button is enabled when a valid airport identifier is entered.
Faster av-database loading. After the first initialization - subsequent loadings will be fast.
Improved waypoint selection - when the active waypoint is missed by more than a 1 nm radius.
3.13 - 12/04/2003
Can specify a runway threshold as a fix in a flight-plan by suffixing ".R" and then the runway identifer to the airport identifier. For example, KCDW.R23.
Added Terminal and VRP Fix pages to the nearest pages - select page by pressing Left/Right arrow buttons.
{PocketPC} Can map "Show flight-plan display-page" to a button.
{PocketPC} Navgps automatically creates a short-cut to itself in the Programs folder.
In the user-fix dialog, can set the usage to VRP.
When in obs mode (i.e. radial), title-bar reflects the mode (e.g. KCDW.020).
Obstructions not displayed while on the ground (i.e. gs < 30 kts).
{Windows} "Nearest" menu option moved under View. Added "Flight-plan Page" option and simplified accelerator keys.
bug-fix: {PocketPC} can create user-fix on the flight-plan map by tap&hold.
3.11 - 09/30/2003
Nearest-feature now has nearest vor/fix along with bearing-to and relative-from. Press left/right keys to switch between tabs.
Nearest-feature distances displayed in preferred units.
Pressing the nearest-button again, reverts to last display-page.
auto-shortcut to navgps.exe creation has been disabled.
3.10 - 08/15/2003
Context-sensitive help - PocketPC 2002.
New preferences page to select viewable/rotatable display-pages
Added new flight-plan display-page for waypoint distances, ETE and ETA info. Interface Info
Nearest-airport is now a display-page.
Clicking on DME label, rotates thru distance, radial and off.
On the flight-plan-enter dialog - can specify whether it's a new plan or an edit of an existing one.
Track-history file loads much faster.
When track-history is enabled - you'll see "TRK" on the title.
When clicking on class B/C/D airspace altitude, controlling agencies name is displayed. Requires latest av-data.
3.9 - 07/14/2003
Can save/load track-history. The file (extension .trk) contains time, geo-posn, speed, track and altitude. If you wish, you can load it into a spreadsheet and chart it.
Can select altitude display units - feet or meters.
On exit, Navgps remembers last navaid-view settings.
When in OBS mode (i.e. direct-to w/ a radial), dashed line drawn on the from-end. Useful for shooting non-precision approaches (back-up only), IFR holds etc.
When in graphical plan-edit-mode, title-bar navaid reflects the active-insert-waypoint.
bug-fix: When loading Flitestar plan, temporary navaids are displayed.
bug-fix: On restarting Navgps, does not start and get "Default IME" on the title-bar. Fixed.
3.8a - 06/23/2003
bug-fix: memory-leak when switching pages - fixed.
3.8 - 06/20/2003
Moving-map redone. Should be much faster and more responsive. More info.
North-Up page added.
User can select preferred page and range.
Current range is always from the airplane to the top of the map.
Airport info cleared on selection of runway.
On pressing get-nearest-airport, pressing key again clears display. Pressing Action key goes direct to first airport.
Track history feature works...displays track while flying.
If several obstacles in a small area - only the highest few displayed.
NDB and OBS file delimeter changed from '|' to '!'.
NDB files of type "FIX" and state-field "VRP" are considered VRPs. Need to enable from pref-menu.
3.7a - 04/07/2003
navgps will now reconnect automatically even if compact-flash gps-receiver gets pulled out of it's slot or if iPAQ expansion-sleeve comes off.
bug-fix: can switch display-pages even if gps connection lost.
fixed registration code problem. Most non-iPAQ pda users will have to re-register...e-mail us your new device-id. Apologies for the inconvenience.
runway-extension display enabled for sample/expired database.
user-selectable option to ignore mag-var from gps-receiver.
Note: If using language modules - update required.
3.5b - 11/29/2002
added DME button on the Go-to dialog.
airports and VORs that are co-located within 25 nm, will go to VOR on specifying just the id and the airport if prefixed with icao-prefix.
better large-keyboard layout {pocketpc}
3.5a - 11/22/2002
en-route gps-connection problem message is displayed at the center of the screen.
3.5 - 11/13/2002
nearest-airport feature enhanced. user can specify minimum runway criteria.
multi-fix DME tracking. click on identifier and when the info-box pops up, click on the distance button to start tracking. click on the displayed DME, to stop.
when current waypt is an airport and within 30 nm - Navgps displays airport info. user-set via preferences.
can edit flight-plan en-route without Navgps losing track of your position within the plan.
3.4 - 10/16/2002 - requires new av-data download
av-data database can be used after expiration.
approach mode and airway info disabled AFTER expiration. requires av-data re-download. sample-avdata will
also display airspace.
can synch displayed gps-altitude to altimeter-altitude.
device-id for non-iPAQS changed - pls e-mail with your old and
new device-id for new registration-key.
on trial period expiration, only gps-connection disabled.
bug-fix: on goto same VOR/airport ID - will go correctly to the VOR.
3.2 - 07/24/2002
added plug-in support. auto-pilot and nexrad weather (in beta testing)
auto-search port settings are automatically saved
if a hardware button is mapped to NEXT-PAGE, Action-key is disabled {PocketPC}
bug-fix: the advanced pref-menu combo-box behaves correctly
bug-fix: when true heading is 90.0, map does not dissapear
3.1 - 06/25/2002
auto gps-receiver search mode
night land color more visible
3.0 j - 05/16/2002
satellite info page added
when plane comes to a stop (e.g. holding), last track is displayed - stops the map
from jumping around.
pressing <enter> or center of arrow-keys {PocketPC} selects the next display
page
next-display page can be programmed to a hardware button {PocketPC}
in sim-mode, can change ground-speed ('-' decr and '+' incr)
in sim-mode, can change altittude (shift '-' decr and shift '+' incr)
3.0 i - 05/12/2002
bug-fix: 'Edit user-fix' dialog-box now displays the coordinates correctly.
3.0 h - 05/11/2002
duplicate entries between ndb and ng2 files are automatically removed. entries from
ndb file not used
can add user-fixes interactively by right-click on the map {Windows} or stylus tap-and-hold
{PocketPC 2002}
can edit user-fix database
new display-page selection interface
large keyboard has '-' key {PocketPC}
3.0 g - 05/06/2002
flight-track is visible only in edit mode {PocketPC}
intelli airspace display
in sim-mode, can change ground-speed ('s' decr and 'w' incr)
in sim-mode, can change altittude ('a' decr and 'q' incr)
in sim-mode, can adjust track on 1-deg increments (shift left/right arrow)
nav-data screen redesign
zoom-out levels increased
font-sizes adjusted
3.0 f
waypts in the flight-plan get displayed in different color w/ curnt-waypt in a box
sua name displayed in info box (requires av-data dated after 05/15/2002)
3.0 e - 04/22/2002
another 30 days of trial use
flight-plan legs drawn in great-circle arcs
track-history more accurate
general overall speed up - no temp screen freezes
airplane gets resized depending on zoom
topo display more accurate
bug-fix: gps-disconnection detected
bug-fix: alarms countdown accurately
3.0 d - 04/06/2002
airspace boundary lines in bolder lines
runway heading line in bold.
large keyboard for entering identifiers/routes {PocketPC}
new color schemes.
bug-fix: topo-map screen fluttering when there's no airport on display.
3.0 c - 03/31/2002
can disable topo-map display during approach mode.
can disable rivers/roads/railroads that are shorter than a user-specified length -
declutter screen.
bearing pointer is a triangle.
some color changes.
sim-mode starts at magnetic north heading.
bug-fix: topo large-bodies of water shown properly. requires 3.2 topo-map data.
bug-fix: serial data processing bug fixed.
bug-fix: topo-map flashing reduced.
3.0 b
if direct-to dest is part of flight-plan and within 1 nm of it, the next waypt in the
flight-plan is selected.
bug-fix: loads all map files (e.g. map020.ng3)
bug-fix: approach-mode airport id shows up correctly
bug-fix: topo map flashing at hi-rez (i.e. zoomed in close) fixed.
3.0 a
Navaid/airports identifiers are written in different quadrants
around the geo-posn. This allows easy selection when navaids/airports are super-imposed.
bug-fix: all navgps2 users get 30 day trial.
bug-fix: navaids in icon-made appear w/ transparent background.
bug-fix: entries in user database (ndb) files are visible.
