FalconView for FalconView for Civil Air Patrol Civil Air Patrol

(Updated Jun 2006)(Updated Jun 2006)

FalconView is being used right now by the USAF & other services

Part of a larger bundle of software known as PFPS• Portable Flight Planning Software• Its like how MS Word is part of MS Office

This technology doesn’t need to be invented

CAP simply needs to adapt to what the rest of DoD is doing• It will be around in the future• Compatible Follow-on software is already being

fielded

Many “advanced” Many “advanced” technologies in CAPtechnologies in CAP

PFPS / FalconView not PFPS / FalconView not the only Softwarethe only Software

AFRCC uses their own software written specifically for RCCs

Another commonly used software platform is C2PC—Command and Control Personal Computer

These are examples of Command / Management Software, that’s not really what PFPS/Falconview is

What Falconview IsWhat Falconview Is

Flight Planning Software• Can calculate distance, time, fuel

Moving Map Multiple Map & Imagery Views Digital Terrain Elevation Data (DTED) Overlay Drawings DAFIF—Digital Flight Information File,

contains information about:• Special use airspace such as MOAs, Restricted

areas, Military Training Routes, etc• Airports & Heliports• eCHUM—chart update manual—the latest in

towers, updated monthly

LimitationsLimitations

Not really designed for us “bugsmashers”

Often we do things that weren’t intended by the designers

How to AcquireHow to Acquire

AdvantagesAdvantages

CapabilitiesCapabilities

Terrain Shadow a SARSAT Terrain Shadow a SARSAT HitHit

GridsGrids

Mulitple MapsMulitple Maps

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