[Release] VFRnav 4.23

[H655]

Hello everyone,

we have now received quite a bit of feedback on the checklists. Many thanks for the many suggestions. I have thought about some things as a result that I would like to share with you here.

@Denis

if, after completing/working through the first category checklist, you don’t have to jump back to the main menu, but can directly select the next category using a button.

That often makes sense, but sometimes it doesn’t — therefore we will initially refrain from this implementation. The reason: Many checklist sections build upon each other in chronological order. However, there are also sections that are independent or not temporally close to the previous section. An example is, for instance, “Emergency” or also “Landing” after the “Takeoff” section.

@Denis

Maybe, instead of the main menu tiles, one could optionally choose normal horizontal buttons. With the tiles you quickly hit the text limits and a line break occurs in the middle of a word after just a few letters.

That is — depending on the screen size — sometimes a bit “ugly”. In the last update we already optimized this somewhat so that scaling occurs before a line break. However, we will continue to monitor it and, if necessary, switch to a line-by-line display on smaller screens

@Peter

However, while testing I found that after the 18th category I can still enter plenty of categories, but I can no longer edit them because the screen does not allow scrolling

Thanks for the hint. I’ll look into that. At the same time, I think that having that many main categories isn’t sensible and that it reduces clarity.

In the upcoming update there will therefore be a change: there will be a kind of subheadings.

Example:

1. Category: Preflight inspection
   1. left wing
      1. Item 1
      2. Item 2
      3. Item 3
   2. Fuselage
      1. Item 1
      2. Item 2
      3. Item 3

@Nemo

Is there a way to copy the lists so that I don’t have to enter them manually for each registration?

@MartinF

Maybe in the future one could add that the checklists can also be shared (whether by email, or via a central repository here)?

In the upcoming update there will be an export and import for checklists. For this we have defined a file format that is based on plain text and can therefore be easily edited on a PC.
Feel free to also send me your checklists including the aircraft type. I am happy to collect them. From them a kind of template collection can be created.

Here is an example of a checklist (based on a Breezer B400)

@format = vfrnav checklist v1
@lang = de
@aircraft = Breezer B400-6
@author = Hermann Hölter

[Vorflugkontrolle außen]
@color = #6666ff
## linkes Hauptfahrwerk
Fahrwerksbein = Sichtprüfung
Anbindung Fahrwerk = Sichtprüfung
Luftdruck = Kontrolle
Reifen, Rad, Bremse = Sichtprüfung
## linke Tragfläche
Beplankung = Sichtprüfung
Stau- und Statikrohr = Bohrung offen und sauber
Randbogen = Sichtprüfung
Querruder = Sichtprüfung
Landeklappe = Sichtprüfung
Rumpf = Sichtprüfung
## Leitwerke
Flossen und Ruder = Sichtprüfung
Trimmung = Sichtprüfung
## Rechte Tragfläche
Beplankung = Sichtprüfung
Landeklappe = Sichtprüfung
Querruder = Sichtprüfung
Randbogen = Sichtprüfung
## Rechtes Hauptfahrwerk
Fahrwerksbein = Sichtprüfung
Anbindung Fahrwerk = Sichtprüfung
Luftdruck = Kontrolle
Reifen, Rad, Bremse = Sichtprüfung
## Rumpfvorderteil
Kraftstoffmenge = prüfen
Propeller durchdrehen bis „gurgeln“
Ölstand = prüfen
Kühlmittelstand = prüfen
Cowling = Sichtprüfung
Lufteinlässe = frei
Propeller = Sichtprüfung
Spinner = Sichtprüfung
Bugfahrwerk, Rad = Sichtprüfung
Luftdruck = Kontrolle

[Vor dem Anlassen]
@color = #66ff66
Vorflugkontrolle = durchgeführt
Anschnallgurte = angelegt
Brandhahn = auf
Rettung = entsichert
Bremse = betätigt
Avionik = aus

[Anlassen]
@color = #d966ff
Choke = ein
Gashebel = Leerlauf
Hauptschalter = ein
Propellerbereich = frei
Magnete = beide EIN
Anlasser = betätigen, bis Motor läuft

[Nach dem Anlassen]
@color = #f0b975
Öldruck = prüfen
Warmlaufen = 2200-2500 UpM
Choke = langsam zurück, Gas ggf. nachregeln
Avionik = ein
Höhenmesser = QNH

[Vor dem Start]
@color = #66ffff
Zündkreiskontrolle = 4000 UpM
maximaler Unterschied zw. A u. B = 115 UpM
Ruder = frei und gängig
Klappen = 1. Stufe
Trimmung = neutral
Choke = aus
Öltemperatur = min. 50°C
Benzinpumpe = ein
Transponder = Mode ALT
Kabinenhaube = verriegelt

[Start]
@color = #ffff66
Höhenruder = neutral
Gashebel = langsam Vollgas
Bugrad entlasten = bei 70 km/h
steigen = mit 110 km/h
## ab 300 ft
Klappen = ein
Drehzahl = 5000 UpM
Benzinpumpe = aus

[Platzrunde]
@color = #ff66ff
Gegenanflug = 140 km/h
Ende Gegenanflug = Benzinpumpe ein
Eindrehen Queranflug = Fahrt auf 110 km/h
Queranflug = Klappen 1. Stufe
Endanflug = Klappen 2. Stufe

[Landung]
@color = #d1e085
Anfluggeschw. = 110 km/h
Aufsetzen = mit Hauptfahrwerk bei ca. 75 km/h
Bugfahrwerk = weiter durch Höhenruder entlasten
Klappen = einfahren

[Abstellen]
@color = #6666ff
Gashebel = Leerlauf
Avionikschalter = aus
Magnete = beide aus
Hauptschalter = aus
Schlüssel = abziehen
Rettung = sichern

[Flugzeugdaten \u0026 -grenzen]
@color = #ff6666
Mindestgeschwindigkeit 3. Klappenstufe = 52 km/h
Mindestgeschwindigkeit ohne Klappen = 73 km/h
max. Klappengeschwindigkeit = 126 km/h
Manövergeschwindigkeit = 178 km/h
optimaler Reiseflug = 4200-5000 UpM
max. Seitenwindkomp. = 22 km/h (12 kt)
Verbrauch = 16 L bei 170 km/h | 13 L bei 150 km/h
max. Öltemperatur = 130 °C
max. Zylinderkopftemp. = 120 °C

A detailed documentation on this will be released in the coming days in the VFRnav Manual.

As mentioned, everything will be in the upcoming version 4.24

Suggestions? Very welcome

Pilot regards

Hermann