How To : Use the IDRONECT map controls
Map controls Legend
Search for a flight location
Click the Search Icon.
Enter a streetname, place, city or coordinate into the search box.
The map will center on your chosen point.
What do the colours mean ?
If there is a designated airspace affecting your chosen location, it will have a shaded colour.
For example in this case it has a magenta shading, indicating it consists of a Controlled Zone or CTR.
Or in this example a yellow zone for an area with variable activation times, such as a helicopter training area (HTA).
How do you know which airspace it is ? Just click in the shaded area. The designation will pop-up in a box.
In this case it’s the HTA13, restricted use with applicable height from the surface to 250 feet AGL.
Draw the Flight Zone
Once you have selected your location, you can define your flight zone. You can define it as a polygon or as a circle with a radius around a centerpoint.
Polygon
Click on the Create Polygon icon.
Click on the map for the first point, then second, third etc and close the loop by clicking back on the first point.
Point-Radius
Click on the Create Point-Radius icon.
Click on the map to select the center point and then hold and drag outwards to determine the right radius. Release and the circle will be drawn.
Select start and end point
Click on the Set start / end point icon. The first click let’s you set the start point (green) ,the second click the intended end-point (red). Note:this is optional.
Country Specific Airspaces
By clicking in the Airspaces / Countries icon, you can activate (show) or deactivate (don’t show) the relevant airspaces for a listed country. In this example, the relevant airspaces for Belgium and France are shown.
