PDToolKit
- Provides a simple-to-use ‘toolkit’ of functions, allowing a procedure designer to quickly and flexibly build, modify, or check an instrument flight procedure.
- Manage and import data from multiple sources, including databases (such as AIXM and eTOD), files, terrain models, and photogrammetry.
- Analyses obstacles and terrain against limitation or criteria surfaces in PANS-OPS etc., to increase design efficiency.
- Provides a 3D trajectory output of the designed track for exporting to charting, other AIS domains, and ARINC 424.
- Internal CRC routines ensure high-integrity data handling.
PDToolkit has been designed to support the Procedure Design workflow as described in ICAO Doc 9906 Volume Section 5.2.
Core Modules
Procedure Builder
Procedure Builder is targeted at Conceptional Design providing all the functionality needed.
- Intuitive drag-and-drop interface for procedure designs:
- Add runway, navaids, and waypoints/fixes.
- Connect fixes to navaids to define locations in conventional (VOR radial, DME Distance) or add GNSS fixes to define locations in PBN procedures.
- Analyse protection areas against obstacles.
- Import/export static data and procedures via AIXM 5.1.1.
- Generate detailed procedure reports.
- Push design to PDtCAD for complex cases.
Aviation Calculator
Provides a wide range of aviation calculation tools are provided to the Procedure Designer. These include simple distance and speed conversion through to MOC calculation.
- Airspeed and distance
- Wind spirals
- RNAV GNSS, DME/DME, VOR/DME and BaroVNAV calculations and constants
- Turn templates.
- ILS OCH and OAS calculations and constants.
- DME tolerance.
- Approach visibility MOS.
CAD Surface Modeller
A powerful AutoCAD and Microstation CAD add-on, CAD Surface Modeller provides the tools you need to build surfaces for any procedure component quickly. Procedure designers embrace the power and transparency this gives them during the design process in PDToolKit.
- PANS-OPS criteria
- TERPS criteria
- Allows Annex 14 OLS and ILS OAS surfaces to be assessed.
- Quickly produce penetration and near-penetration reports.
AeroDataManager
AeroDataManager complements the effective functioning of PDToolKit. It has been created to address all the procedural design data needs, ensuring a smooth workflow from survey data collection to procedure design and graphical representation of the data. DataManager includes a thorough array of vital functionality that assist the user throughout the PD Design workflow.
Optional cloud data storage is provided via AeroDataStore, providing reliable data sharing across the team as required.
Stand-alone products
The following optional products have been designed as stand-alone solutions that can also seamlessly integrate with PDToolkit.
AeroDataManager
AeroDataManager complements the effective functioning of PDToolKit. It has been created to address all the procedural design data needs, ensuring a smooth workflow from survey data collection to procedure design and graphical representation of the data. DataManager includes a thorough array of vital functionality that assist the user throughout the PD Design workflow.
Optional cloud data storage is provided via AeroDataStore, providing reliable data sharing across the team as required.
Aerodrome Surface Modeller
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