Hi Ceri,
Just for grins I started the SIM (simulator) and told it that I was in
Seattle (SEA). I see that 1RL is the last airport to the north. I'm in
Florida and I fly to the Bahamas (also not covered). I asked the APIC
guys about it and they sent me a non-updated Bahama directory which made
the Bahamas work for me. Maybe they got one for Canada but I bet it
won't be updated data. Maybe it's just that I didn't install Canada as
there is no chance of me getting there anytime soon. Hey, just click
SIM and tell it where you want to be and see what it looks like.

APIC is a great VFR tool, and can be used to fly to Instrument Fixes or
you can make up an instrument approach flight plan but you will get NO
vertical guidance. Would be fantastic if APIC would allow you to
program a waypoint and a target altitude then give vertical guidance.
Then you could pre-program in all the approaches you use.

APIC does give vertical guidance to any runway now but it is not useable
as any part of a flight plan.

Mike
APIC user VFR for about 6 months now.
http://home.roadrunner.com/~flight/images/DSCN0944.JPG


Ceri Thomas wrote:
>
> Mike I thank you for your help. I went off flying this afternoon to
> cool off a bit after get flustered about the program. While I was at
> the hanger, my avionics guy came to my help. It turns out that my GPS
> receivers are Honeywell pure digital UBS interfaced. He gave me this
> little 648Kb program that emulates serial ports, which are analog. No
> the program works just great. Used it over three hours while flying
> and it is pretty accurate with just the GPS. I bought a eGyro from my
> avionics guy for great attitude accuracy.
> Again I'm sorry about being gruff as I was really getting mad at the
> program that ONLY takes analog input in a world of digital.
> Can anyone tell me how the maps are. I live in Western Canada where
> often they are very poorly done. I'm not expecting much with the free
> demo version, as it was limited in my flight this afternoon.
> I'm certainly going to buy 8 programs for each of my computers on
> each seat in the passenger cabin of my King Air F90. This program
> seams way better the the super high priced offerings from Honeywell or
> Garmin for in-flight information.
> Has anyone used the engine and environmental pod add-ons yet?
> Thanks again,
> Ceri
>
> --- On *Sun, 4/5/09, Mike Dwyer /<mdwyer@...>/* wrote:
>
> From: Mike Dwyer <mdwyer@...>
> Subject: Re: [APIC_Group] USB GPS Devices
> To: APIC_Group@yahoogroups.com
> Received: Sunday, April 5, 2009, 12:17 PM
>
> Hi Ceri,
> I use a Fujitsu Tablet PC with XP and a microsoft USB GPS. My APIC pro
> is set for com 4 and 4800 BPS. Works fine with USB GPS.
> Mike
>
>
>
> Ceri Thomas wrote:
> >
> > I just downloaded and tried the program, only to find no option for
> > GPS in a USB format. Does anyone know IF one can be connected and if
> > so, how? My GPS is WAAS compliant and already installed in my
> > aircraft, being used by several systems and I have 4 of them, so using
> > some other RS232 (Com) or bluetooth type is not practicle as NONE are
> > TSO'd for use in certified aircraft.
> >
> >
>
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