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Ä"PILOT LOG BOOK"

COPYRIGHT (C)1988-1994 DATA-PLANE INC. All Rights Reserved.


ÄCOPYRIGHT NOTICE

DATA-PLANE INC. makes this package available for use on a single computer only;
and by a single individual only.  It  is  unlawful to copy any portion of this
software package onto any medium for  any purpose whatsoever other than backup.
It is unlawful to give away or resell copies of any part of this package.  Any
unauthorized distribution of this product deprives the Data-Plane Inc.of their
deserved royalties.  For  use  on multiple computers please contact DATA-PLANE
INC. to make such arrangements.

ÄPILOT LOG BOOK WARRANTY

DATA-PLANE INC. makes  no warranties expressed or implied as to the fitness of
this Pilot Log Book software product for any particular purpose.

There will be a nominal charge for replacement after 30 days.

First Printing  August 1988
Second Printing July 1989
Third Printing October 1989
Fourth Printing January 1990
Fifth Printing June 1990
Sixth Printing May 1992
Seventh Printing July 1992
Eighth Printing August 1992
Ninth Printing April 1993
Tenth Printing January 1994

Printed in U.S.A. by DATA-PLANE INC.
330 S.W. 43rd Street
RENTON, WASHINGTON   98055
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ÄPROFESSIONAL PILOT LOG BOOK

*Shareware users may be limited to one view year for demo. If this is a BBS
 please register this copy for $39.00. Thank you.

*Hard-copy reports may be used for Insurance qualification.

*The Pilot Log book is a spread sheet type program which allows 20 different
 sub-field entries......covering all the known hourly break-downs.
 in addition to 6 descriptive fields....and will maintain 200 yearly totals.

*Three (3) additional sub-fields are present for keeping expense records i.e.
 FUEL $  MISC $  & MAINTENANCE $ / RENTAL $. These costs are maintained in (+)
 or (-) form(s) so that the user may apply refunds or fees  to his bookkeeping.
 These 3 fields are summed on the hard copy so that the user is supplied with
 1) Total cost per trip  2) Year-to-date cost(s)  &  3) Cost per hour.

*All sub-field titles are user defined.

*20 sub-totals are computed...including a grand total of "Total Time".

*Reports may be generated & collated on Make & Model and/or Tail No.

*It is possible to create 2 to the 20th power (alot) sub-totals and reports
 times the number of sub-type A/C for which you keep records.

*It is extremely easy to use....and the legend of active keys are constantly
 displayed on the screen. All editing functions are present...including Insert
 a line  or delete a line  and many more.

*Hard copy print-outs are included.

*The log book will hold a life-time of flight time  delineated into years.

*This program may be used for Insurance qualification. There is room for 400
 entries per view year....with three sub view years per Year...for a total of
 1200 entries per Year.

*Summations or Grand Totals are carried through 200 years of records. Select-
 ive sums are carried out only within the current  view year. There are three
 types of running totals:
       1.- Lifetime up to and including the year being viewed.
       2.- View year-to-date.
       3.- Selective totals as described below.

*Sums are selective. Selecting a category = a request to fetch only entries
 with non-zero sub-fields on that selection(s). For instance  you may request
 the total hours flown only for  SEL &  IFR & NIGHT. Any and all combinations
 are allowed  including limiting the selections to a certain aircraft. If you
 keep expense records....the results will also tabulate the net cost for such
 operations.

*To minimize excessive printing   you may select  the time interval  for the
 summation.....or the system will print only to the last entry. Sums, however
 will be carried out throughout the entire year unless you specify otherwise.

*Each daily line record is printed on two (2) pages an HOUR and a COST page
 in preparation for mounting in a loose leaf book. Each printed page has a
 line for the pilot's signature  and/or  his CFI(I)  to serve as a permanent
 record. Each page is numbered.

*Negative entries are allowed in this version to enhance  the expense record
 keeping;  e.g., refunds,  fees, etc.

*An ultra high speed sort has been added which allows online sort on any text.
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ÄINSTALL

      * BACKUP AFTER EACH SESSION....Make Backup copies of your subdirectory
    after each session. It's just good practice!

    d:   = any floppy   h:   = hard drive

    path = sub-directory where programs reside.

    If you have a prior version updating is automatic and no special
    procedure is required. Do not erase any previous files, etc.

    To start:

        Place new diskette in floppy d:

        C:\>MD \DPLOG
        C:\>CD \DPLOG
        C:\>d:
        d:\>COPY *.* C:\DPLOG
        C:\DPLOG>INSTALL
        C:\DPLOG>LOG

    To log:

        h:\path>LOG.....[Enter]
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ÄUP-DATING TO NEWER VERSIONS

Only Hard Disc systems may be up-dated!

    Do not erase any files, etc.

    Make backup copies of your subdirectory and save those just in case.

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There are three (3) major programs associated with this system:

    1) TITLE        2) WIDTH        3)LOG

To reach any of these programs:

           h:\path>LOG...[Enter]

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ÄTITLE

This program allows the user to establish the text for field headings
and enter prior total times for each field which will not be logged
henceforth. For example if you have flown for 20 years prior to 1990
and do not wish to log each of the previous 20 years......enter the
total times for all of the 20 years....and start your log at 1990.
The previous total 20 years of time will be included in the lifetime
totals.

You may return to this section at any time and modify and revise anything.
For example you may decide at a later date to log any of the previous
20 years.....which means you must reduce the totals by the times which
you are going to log. Also, you may change any of the field text headings.

Default text headings are provided....but you will probably want to change
these as you gain experience with the system.

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ÄARCHIVE

Selection of this option will save all "newer log files". Do not archive
files that are corrupt or destroyed or that you want to get rid of because
of a system crash....etc. Archive / save only good files. Erase "bad files".
Only ".LGG" files are archived.

ÄDE-ARCHIVE

Retrieve older files previously saved. You must erase a newer file first.
Only ".LGG" files are de-archived.

We didn't make it easy......Exercise care when deleting files! Deleting files
is a rare necessity....You probably will never erase a file, as there are
other options available.

ÄEXTRACT

Forces retrieval of older files previously saved with option. If you answer
"Yes" to Overwrite?....the archived file will replace the current file.....
This allows you to restore the file back to its original form.

The only log file that is required to save is LOG.LZH which contains all the
log files archived. Therefore, you may erase all *.LGG files after <A>rchiving.
Then, prior to logging next time....<D>e-archive. This will save disc space
for those who know what they are doing. Exercise care when deleting files!!!!

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ÄWIDTHS

This program allows the user to establish the widths for fields for any of
the 200 years available. Within certain guidelines it would be possible to
have different field widths for each year.....not very practical...but it
would be accommodated.  It is also possible  to  keep logs for years with
a certain configuration of field widths....and change these retrospectively.

The most probable scenario would be that you will set up the widths once
and stick with them. After a period of time....as when commercial pilots
shift to trans-oceanic flights and there is a need for fields to accept
the 15-20 hr flight times....you may want to increase specific field
widths....and reduce others.

RULES FOR FIELD WIDTHS:

A Field is defined as a group of contiguous columns. A column contains
one digit of alpha-numeric information. There are 30 fields in this log.

1) Fields 1 thru 6 & 27 thru 30 are fixed length and cannot be changed.
.  These fields include:
.       1.- Date                        27.- TT
.       2.- To                          28.- Fuel Costs
.       3.- From                        29.- Maintainence Costs
.       4.- Remarks                     30.- Miscellaneous Costs
.       5.- Make & Model
.       6.- Tail Number

2) No field may exceed 4 digits including decimal point.
.               e.g.  4 digits = nn.n
.  Fields with widths of 1 - 2 columns will not have decimal points.

3) Field 26 cannot equal zero. It is used as a buffer to align the screen.
.  It may contain more columns than specified.

4) Fields 7 thru 12 cannot exceed 15 digits including decimal point.

5) Fields 13 thru 26 cannot exceed 42 digits including decimal point.

6) Default field widths are included. These are compatible with widths of
.  previous versions of the log book.

7) It would be a tedious task to change n years of log book fields. This
.  can be accomplished in one key stroke. Move the cursor to the first year
.  which you want to change. Make your revisions....strike [Alt-F3]...and
.  all years following will be changed up to and including the year 2099.

8) If you compose and store a log book year under one set of field widths
.  you may find these do not fit if you retrospectively change the field
.  widths. For example  a number stored as 12.3 hours in a four digit
.  field  will not fit if you reduce the field width to three (n.n). The
.  program checks for these non-fits; and upon detection of this condition
.  will:
.       a) Terminate the load of the view year.
.       b) Inform the user.
.       c) Transfer immediately to the WIDTH program so that the user may
.          correct the disparity.
.  This procedure insures that previously entered data will not suffer a
.  loss of precision.

If you desire to go back and change field widths in any given year...change
the entries in the year first  to comply with the new widths....then change
the width specification(s) in the WIDTH module. Otherwise the program may
detect fields which are too wide for the specification.

In practice this is a very simple exercise. The program will detect all rule
violations and point to the problem for you to correct. It is not possible
for you to make a mistake. However you may set your log book up in such a
way that does not please you in later years. Simply return to this module
and make the changes which do please you.

If you make no changes to the field widths or only change them once you will
find the procedures very accomodating and easy to use. In either case it
will make more sense as you gain experience with the system....and in time
you will be grateful for the built in flexibility of this very unique log
book program. This versatility insures that you will always have a log book
which suits your flying experience.

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ÄSuggestions

Make Approaches, Landings, Pars, Taxes, Syn.....one column wide; and disburse
the gained columns to Cmplx, Sel, Mel, Xcntry, Pic. Remember the titles are
only suggested....and may be changed by the user.

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ÄNEGATIVE NUMBERS

Negative numbers are allowed only in the Cost fields. Negative hours are
not allowed. However  if you have entered negative hours with a previous
version of the log book  these will be tolerated if no changes are made to
the log book view year containing those negative hours.

This version will correctly read in negative hours and display same. However
when the program goes to balance and/or store the view year  these numbers
will be flagged and must be changed. Therefore  make no keystrokes if you
wish nothing to change.

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ÄRANGE

VIEW YEAR HOURS:

Hours per field may be 0 to 25.5 maximum....even though the field is wide
enough to accommodate larger numbers. Range violations will be detected if
you attempt to print....or close out. Otherwise,  they are maintained. It
was decided not to check for these violations due to the infrequency of
occurence and additonal processing time. In any case, the program will not
allow you to close out with faulty entries. It will ask for a correction.

Total hours (TT) may go as high as 99.9 hrs.

Negative hours are not tolerated.

LIFETIME HOURS:

Hours for lifetime totals range from zero to practical infinity.


VIEW YEAR COSTS:

Costs per line range from -$9999 to $99999.


LIFETIME COSTS:

Practically unlimited.

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ÄHOURLY NUMBER FORMATS

Field Width
. Columns       Format
.    1            n
.    2           nn
.    3           n.n
.    4          nn.n

A number such as '12.3' cannot fit into anything but a four column field.

A number such as '12.0' or '12' cannot fit into a three or one column field.
However it can fit into a four or two column field.

A number such as '1.0' or '1' can fit into any field.

A number such as '0.1' can only fit into a three or four column field.

Zero field width columns will not appear in the View Year.

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ÄDATE

The date field is a free text 5 column field. The following are valid:

 01/23   01.23   Jan23   11111   99999   AAAAA   ZZZZZ   aaaaa  Xmas  Last

When checking for dates the program seeks the first match of the entered
'Start'.....then the first match of the entered 'End' item.

Always make sure this field is left justified....Type 01/23...not [space]1/23.
Matches cannot be made on leading blanks.

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ÄCHARACTER SET

Fields 1  thru  6:       Any ASCII character is acceptable.
Fields 7  thru 26:       Positive numbers 0 - 9 only. (Hours)
Fields 27 thru 30:       +/- numbers 0 - 9 only. (Costs)

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ÄYEAR

This field is 5 characters.

Years may be between 1901 - 2099. The first four (4) digits must be numeric.
A fifth character may be added as a suffix....e.g.  1990a.

The years  1990  &  1990A   are treated as separate years. These may be used
as extensions of a year when you need more than 400 entries.

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ÄUPPER / LOWER CASE

Must match!

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ÄDELETE / INSERT / PASTE

[Del]   Deletes a line and stores line in paste buffer.
[Ins]   Inserts a blank line.
[F1]    Paste/Insert last deleted line.

If you delete a line by mistake....strike [F1] and the line will be restored.
Likewise, a line may be moved. Delete it....move cursor to position where you
want line restored....and press [F1]. Also  in this manner a line may be
repeated. Strike [Del]...then press [F1] 'n' times  until you are satisfied.

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ÄMATCHES

Matching and collating are performed on a case basis. "a" does not equal "A".
Also leading blanks are ignored when input for matching. '[space]C-150' does
not equal 'C-150'

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ÄSORT

You may enter data in a random manner...then sort.  It is also possible to
sort on any and all text fields. For example, sort on the "FROM" field...then
sort on the "TO" field. You now will see the "FROM" field sorted and collated
by "TO" or destinations.....Likewise sort on the "MAKE & MODEL" field, etc.,
etc.....

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ÄCOMPATABILITY BETWEEN VERSIONS

This version  can read and process logs created by former versions.
However the opposite is not true. Do not attempt to read logs created by
version 6.00+ with prior versions.

In previous versions year 19A9...etc was allowed. This is not true in this
version. If you have entered years in that format (19A9...) these must be
renamed:

    C:\MYLOG>RENAME LOG19A9.LGG LOG1999A.LGG
    C:\MYLOG>...............................(rename all as above).
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ÄGETTING STARTED

The INSTALL routine will automatically take you to the TITLE section. Fill
in the title names and hours previous flown which you do not expect to log
with this program. You may return to this section anytime and revise.

Upon exit from the TITLE section you will be taken to the WIDTH program.
Strike [Escape]....without changing anything. This is a first pass for
inspection only. You may return to this section anytime and revise.

Type [LOG].........this will take you to the log book section(s). Make
entries  etc.; and/or return to the TITLE section and/or the WIDTH program
and set up your log book to suit your preferences if the default set-up is
not to your liking.

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ÄPRINTERS

Your printer must be a dot matrix Epson fx compatible. Check your dip
switches to set up your printer. Lazer printers require an Epson (fx)
emulator.
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ÄCURRENCY

* Inorder to establish your currency in any given category  request a search
and summation delimited by a `START DATE` & `END DATE` which will yield  the
results of the last 90....120....day activity.

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ÄMAKE & MODEL / TAIL #

* For those Pilots who fly many different types of the same category aircraft
For example: .....DC8...B707...B720...B720C...B737...etc. Since the search is
performed only the number of characters typed in....for the summation enter:

.        START DATE: ss/ss
.        END DATE  : ee/ee
.        MAKE&MODEL: DC8      (3 characters)

the summation will be performed only on those entries whose first 3 characters
in the MAKE & MODEL field begin with `DC8'.......irregardless  of what follows
`DC8' in your log book entries. This can be further refined with sub-sub-types
for example......DC8A's  etc....or to collate all flights made on all DC craft
enter:

.        MAKE&MODEL: DC       (2 characters)

* The same rules apply to TAIL #....and to date. For example it is possible to
collate only on the month of July by entering a Start & End Date` of `07`.

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ÄTAXES

* Reserve one column for hours (fractions of TT time) which may be applied to
tax deductions. A non-zero entry means taxable. If you request a report with
a non-zero in this column the report generated will show the dollar amounts
which are tax-deductible.

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ÄNEED MORE ROOM

If your flight exceeds 9.9hrs....break the flight up into two sections using
the same date on both lines.

If you require more than 300 entries. Break the year up into two or more
sections. E.g. 1990 & 1990A can represent the first & second half of 1990
respectively  etc. (19A9 will not be accepted). A subyear of "B" is the
maximum.

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ÄTITLE & PREVIOUS TOTAL TIME

Set-up is only a suggested scheme. Change to suit.

* Titles & Previous Total Times may be revised.
* Titles will apply to all years across the board.
* TT's will be added to recorded times.
* Enter TT's which will NOT be recorded in your log.
* Titles & TT's may be changed at your option.

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ÄNAME & CERTIFICATE NUMBER

Your Name and Certificate Number may only be entered / changed when you
select the <T>itle..... section. You may change them as many times as you
like.
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ÄFOOTNOTE:

Due to the built in flexibility...this log book may be used for a pilot; or
as in the case of an FBO where there exists a fleet of aircraft this book
may be applied for each airplane.

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ÄADDITIONAL NOTES

* It is a good idea to have the following two files in your root directory.

_                   CONFIG.SYS     &     ANSI.SYS

Some dealers won't give it to you unless you ask. ASK!

* If you make no keystrokes during a LOG session....nothing will change.
Therefore, if you only want to inspect a Log created with a prior version
it is possible to do so if no keystrokes occur. Simply escape.

* Tail #  matching  is  performed only  on the number of characters typed in
and......leading blanks do not count. See MAKE & MODEL below.

* Certain special characters are excluded from the 'hourly' character set to
prevent ambiguity;  e.g., period(.)   Periods appear in dedicated columns as
decimal points for hour fields....and are placed there by the program.
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