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[204] | 7 | <div align="center"><h1>MAVA Logger X User's Manual</h1></div>
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[194] | 8 |
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[228] | 9 | <h2><a name="overview">Overview</a></h2>
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[194] | 10 |
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| 11 | <p>
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| 12 | MAVA Logger X is an application that monitors the execution of a
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[251] | 13 | Malév Virtual flight, and collects data that can be sent to
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| 14 | the <a href="http://virtualairlines.hu">MAVA website</a> for further
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| 15 | evaluation. This manual describes how to use this program. To be
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| 16 | able to use all features of the program, you need to have a working
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| 17 | Internet connection, even if you don't fly on-line on VATSIM or
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| 18 | IVAO. However, it is possible to perform a flight completely offline
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| 19 | as well.
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[194] | 20 | </p>
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| 21 |
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[251] | 22 | <p><a name="flightRating"/>
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[219] | 23 | While monitoring your flight, the program continuously checks if your
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[194] | 24 | airplane's configuration is always within the parameters prescribed
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| 25 | by the airline's operating procedures. For example, you have to turn
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| 26 | on or off the various lights of your aircraft according to rules,
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| 27 | you cannot exceed certain weight or speed limits, and so on. Any
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[219] | 28 | deviation from the expected parameters, also known as a fault, can
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[194] | 29 | result in points subtracted from the initial 100 points (or
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| 30 | percentage). The result is your <i>flight rating</i>. Some
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| 31 | deviations are so serious, that they are deemed <i>NO GO</i> faults
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| 32 | and result in the rejection of your flight.
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| 33 | </p>
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| 34 |
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| 35 | <p>
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| 36 | Besides the faults the program also monitors many other parameters,
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[251] | 37 | which are recorded in a textual <a href="#logTab"><i>log</i></a>.
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| 38 | This log is sent as a part of your PIREP
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| 39 | (<b>PI</b>lot's <b>REP</b>ort), and will be analyzed, and possibly
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| 40 | commented on by more experienced pilots of Malév Virtual. This way
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| 41 | you can perfect the way you execute your flights.
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[194] | 42 | </p>
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| 43 |
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[251] | 44 | <p><a name="flightStages"/>
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[194] | 45 | The application breaks up your flight into
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[219] | 46 | several <i>stage</i>s. The advancement from one stage to another is
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[194] | 47 | detected automatically. These stages and the conditions under which
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| 48 | they are entered are as follows:
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| 49 | <ol>
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| 50 | <li><b>boarding</b>: This is the initial stage when you start the
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| 51 | flight.</li>
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| 52 | <li><b>push-back and taxi</b>: If you release the parking brakes
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| 53 | or your ground speed becomes 5 knots or greater during the
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| 54 | boarding stage, your flight enters this stage.</li>
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| 55 | <li><b>takeoff</b>: If you turn on the landing and/or the strobe
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| 56 | lights or your ground speed exceeds 80 knots during taxi or after
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| 57 | a rejected takeoff (RTO).</li>
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| 58 | <li><b>climb</b>: When you retract the gears or you reach 3000
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| 59 | feet altitude AGL with a positive climb rate after takeoff.</li>
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| 60 | <li><b>RTO</b>: If you switch off both the landing and the
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| 61 | strobe lights, and your speed is reduced below 50 knots while on
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| 62 | the ground during takeoff.</li>
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| 63 | <li><b>cruise</b>: When the aircraft's altitude is within 2000
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| 64 | feet of the cruise altitude and you are climbing.</li>
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| 65 | <li><b>descent</b>: If the altitude decreases to more than 2000
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| 66 | feet below the cruise altitude during cruise.</li>
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| 67 | <li><b>landing</b>: If the gears are lowered and the altitude is
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| 68 | less than 2000 feet AGL during descent or go-around.</li>
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| 69 | <li><b>go-around</b>: If you retract the gears during landing.</li>
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| 70 | <li><b>taxi after landing</b>: When the aircraft is in the
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| 71 | ground and its ground speed is below 50 knots after landing.</li>
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| 72 | <li><b>parking</b>: If the parking brake is activated after taxi.</li>
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| 73 | <li><b>end</b>: If the N<sub>1</sub> of the turbines becomes
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| 74 | less than 0.5, or the RPM of the piston engines becomes 0 during
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| 75 | parking. This is the final stage.</li>
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| 76 | </ol>
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| 77 |
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| 78 | <p>
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[251] | 79 | To enhance the simulation, the program can play various
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| 80 | <a href="#prefsSounds">sound</a> files
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[194] | 81 | during the various stages of your flight, such as the announcements
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| 82 | made by the flight attendants. These files are supplied with the
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| 83 | application, and they can be played automatically, or when you press
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| 84 | a certain hotkey in the flight simulator. You can also organize
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[251] | 85 | pre-recorded sound files
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| 86 | into <a href="#checklistEditor">checklists</a> for the each aircraft
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[194] | 87 | type, and these files can also be played back one-by-one when you
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[251] | 88 | repeatedly press a key combination in the simulator. See
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| 89 | <a href="#prefsSounds">below</a> for more information on this.
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[194] | 90 | </p>
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| 91 |
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[251] | 92 | <p><a name="onlineACARSSystem"/>
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[219] | 93 | Malév Virtual have implemented an <i>Online ACARS System</i>, which
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[194] | 94 | displays the status of the flights in progress. The data appears on
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[219] | 95 | the front page of the MAVA website and also on a map.
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[194] | 96 | </p>
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| 97 |
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[251] | 98 | <p><a name="onlineGateSystem"/>
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[219] | 99 | Malév Virtual have also implemented an <i>Online Gate System</i>
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[194] | 100 | which maintains a database of the aircraft in the airline's fleet
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| 101 | and their location. An aircraft may be parked at the Budapest
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| 102 | Ferihegy Airport, in which case the number of the gate or stand it
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| 103 | is located at is recorded in the database. If so, this number is
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[219] | 104 | displayed to you when starting your flight from Ferihegy, and you
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| 105 | are recommended to place your aircraft at the indicated gate or
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| 106 | stand in the simulator. If your flight begins at Ferihegy and the
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| 107 | aircraft is away (usually due to someone else's flight), you can
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| 108 | select from which gate or stand you start your flight. The database
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| 109 | of the Online Gate System can also be displayed by using the
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| 110 | application.
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| 111 | </p>
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| 112 |
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| 113 | <p>
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| 114 | These online systems can only be used when flying online.
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[194] | 115 | </p>
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| 116 |
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| 117 | <p>
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| 118 | The program can automatically update itself. When it starts up, it
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| 119 | checks if there is a newer version available. If so, it downloads
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| 120 | its files and replaces the program's current files with the new
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| 121 | ones. Then the program is restarted so that you can use the new
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| 122 | version. Besides acquiring bug fixes, updating is also important,
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| 123 | because the program can be extended with new checks or more refined
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| 124 | checks, and if you are using too old a version, the PIREP reviewers
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| 125 | may refuse your flight.
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| 126 | </p>
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| 127 |
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[228] | 128 | <h3><a name="gui">Graphical User Interface</a></h3>
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[194] | 129 |
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| 130 | <p>
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| 131 | The GUI of the application is made up of traditional building blocks
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| 132 | (buttons, checkboxes, lists, text entry boxes, etc.) found in other
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| 133 | applications as well. Many such controls have informative tooltips
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| 134 | that supplement the contents of this User's Guide in helping you
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| 135 | using the application. Many controls are also accessible by pressing
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| 136 | the <b>Alt</b> plus the underlined letter in the control's label.
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| 137 | </p>
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| 138 |
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| 139 | <p>
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| 140 | The most often used part of the program is the main window, to be
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| 141 | described in detail below. When you minimize or close the window, it
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| 142 | disappears by default, but the program continues to run. You can
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| 143 | redisplay the window by clicking on the tray icon of the program,
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| 144 | which looks like the one on the picture below.
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| 145 | </p>
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| 146 |
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[228] | 147 | <div align="center">
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| 148 | <table>
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| 149 | <tr>
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| 150 | <td>
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| 151 | <img src="statusIcon1.png" alt="The status icon" hspace="20"/>
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| 152 | </td>
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| 153 | <td>
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| 154 | <img src="statusIcon2.png" alt="The status icon menu" hspace="20"/>
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| 155 | </td>
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| 156 | </table>
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| 157 | </div>
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| 158 |
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[194] | 159 | <p>
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| 160 | If you click on the tray icon when the program's window is hidden,
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| 161 | the window will be displayed. If you hover the mouse pointer over
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| 162 | the icon, the flight stage and the current rating will be
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| 163 | displayed. The tray icon has a right-button menu as well with the
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| 164 | following items:
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| 165 | <ul>
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| 166 | <li><b>Show main window</b>: displays or hides the main window.</li>
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| 167 | <li><b>Show monitor window</b>: displays or hides the monitor
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| 168 | window (see below).</li>
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| 169 | <li><b>Quit</b>: quit the application. A confirmation window will
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| 170 | be displayed.</li>
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| 171 | </ul>
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| 172 | </p>
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| 173 |
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| 174 | <p>
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| 175 | You can also quit the application by selecting the <b>File/Quit</b>
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| 176 | menu item, or by pressing <b>Ctrl+Q</b>.
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| 177 | </p>
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| 178 |
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| 179 | <p>
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| 180 | If you start the application, when it is already running, the main
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| 181 | window of the already running instance will be displayed instead of
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| 182 | starting a new instance of the program.
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| 183 | </p>
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| 184 |
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[228] | 185 | <h2><a name="mainWindow">The Main Window</a></h2>
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[194] | 186 |
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| 187 | <p>
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| 188 | The figure below depicts the main window of the application. The top
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[219] | 189 | of it contains the usual menu bar, which will be described in more
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| 190 | detail later. The content area consists of several tabs the use of
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| 191 | which is described below.
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[194] | 192 | </p>
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[251] | 193 |
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| 194 | <a name="mainWindowShot"/>
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[228] | 195 | <div align="center"><img src="mainWindow.png" alt="The main window"/></div>
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| 196 |
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[194] | 197 | <p>
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[219] | 198 | The bottom of the window is a status bar. Its left side contains the
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[194] | 199 | icon indicating the status of the connection to the simulator. Since
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| 200 | the application continuously monitors the parameters of your
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| 201 | aircraft, it needs to communicate with the simulator. The icon's
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| 202 | colour indicates the health of this communication channel.
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| 203 | </p>
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| 204 |
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| 205 | <p>
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| 206 | If it is grey, the program is not connected. This is normal before
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| 207 | and after the flight. If it is green, the connection is alive and
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| 208 | working properly. If it is red, the connection is broken. In this
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| 209 | case a dialog window is displayed. The most likely cause for such a
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| 210 | disruption is the crash of the simulator. If this is the case,
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| 211 | restart the simulator and try to restore the flight to a state as
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| 212 | close to the one before the crash as possible. Then click
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| 213 | the <b>Reconnect</b> button, and the program will try to
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| 214 | re-establish the connection to the simulator. It preserves all data
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| 215 | of your flight, so you can continue where you left off easily.
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| 216 | </p>
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| 217 |
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| 218 | <p>
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| 219 | If the reason for the failure of the connection is something else,
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| 220 | do whatever is needed to be done to restore it. Of course, it is
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| 221 | possible that the logger application itself fails, in which case
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| 222 | you, unfortunately, have to restart the flight. Do not forget to
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[228] | 223 | notify the author if this happens. In this case, try to copy and
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[251] | 224 | save the <a href="#debugLog">debug log</a> and send it with your bug
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| 225 | report.
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[194] | 226 | </p>
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| 227 |
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| 228 | <p>
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| 229 | If you click the <b>Cancel</b> button in the reconnection dialog,
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| 230 | the logger will be reset as if it were stopped and restarted.
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| 231 | </p>
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| 232 |
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| 233 | <p>
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| 234 | To the right of the connection status icon, you can see the current
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[251] | 235 | <a href="#flightStages">stage</a> of the flight, if the monitoring
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| 236 | has begun. Otherwise it is a single dash. It is followed by the
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| 237 | simulator time, if the program is already connected to the
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| 238 | simulator. Then comes the current <a href="#flightRating">flight rating</a>.
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[194] | 239 | </p>
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| 240 |
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| 241 | <p>
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[219] | 242 | The right of the status bar is normally empty, but if there is some
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[194] | 243 | potentially long operation going on (typically communicating with
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| 244 | the MAVA servers), information about the operation is displayed
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| 245 | here. This is accompanied by the cursor becoming that of signaling
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| 246 | a busy state and most parts of the main window becoming
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| 247 | unresponsive.
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| 248 | </p>
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| 249 |
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[228] | 250 | <h3><a name="tabFlight">The Flight Tab</a></h3>
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| 251 |
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[194] | 252 | <p>
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[228] | 253 | The flight tab is the most important tab. It consists of a sequence of
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[194] | 254 | pages similar to wizards found in many programs. The first several of
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| 255 | these pages guide you through the various steps of the preparations
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| 256 | for your flight, while the last pages allow you to enter some
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| 257 | information about your flight necessary for its evaluation and to
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| 258 | send the PIREP (Pilot's Report) assembled by the program to the MAVA
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[255] | 259 | server.
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[194] | 260 | </p>
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| 261 |
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| 262 | <p>
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| 263 | Each page has a title at the top indicating the purpose of the
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| 264 | page. There is a short text below this, which describes what the
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| 265 | page contains and/or what is expected from you to do with the page.
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| 266 | Below the text you can find the main information and possibly data
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| 267 | entry areas for the page. Finally, you can find the button row at
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| 268 | the bottom.
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| 269 | </p>
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| 270 |
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| 271 | <p>
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| 272 | Most of the pages contain two buttons: <b>Next</b> and
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| 273 | <b>Previous</b>. These help in navigating between the pages. In most
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| 274 | cases you can go back to previously visited pages by using
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| 275 | the <b>Previous</b> button, although you cannot edit the contents of
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[255] | 276 | some of the pages once finalized by moving to the next page using
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[194] | 277 | the <b>Next</b> button. There are a few exceptions though, as
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| 278 | detailed below.
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| 279 | </p>
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| 280 |
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[219] | 281 | <p>
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| 282 | Many of the pages also contain a <b>Cancel flight</b>
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| 283 | button. Clicking this button will allow you to cancel the flight and
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[251] | 284 | go back to the <a href="#flightSelectionPage">flight selection</a>
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[255] | 285 | if you have logged in to the MAVA server, or to the login page, after
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[251] | 286 | a confirmation of your intent.
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[219] | 287 | </p>
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| 288 |
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[228] | 289 | <h4><a name="loginPage">The <i>Login</i> Page</a></h4>
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[194] | 290 |
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| 291 | <p>
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[255] | 292 | The program starts with the Login page (see the
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[251] | 293 | <a href="#mainWindowShot">picture</a> above) where you can enter the
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| 294 | your pilot's ID and password for the MAVA website. Both data are
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| 295 | given to you when joining Malév Virtual. The pilot's ID usually
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| 296 | starts with the letter <q>P</q> followed by three digits.
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[194] | 297 | </p>
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| 298 |
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| 299 | <p>
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| 300 | If you check <b>Remember password</b>, the password will be saved by
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| 301 | the program, so you don't have to enter it all the time. Note,
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[255] | 302 | however, that the password is saved in a readable form into a
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[251] | 303 | configuration file, so you this possibility only if your home
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| 304 | directory can be accessed only by people you trust. The pilot's ID
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| 305 | is saved anyway.
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[194] | 306 | </p>
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| 307 |
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| 308 | <p>
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| 309 | If you are about to perform the entrance flight, check
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| 310 | <b>Entrance exam</b>. In this case you don't have to (and cannot)
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| 311 | enter the password, as that is not needed for the entrance exam.
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| 312 | </p>
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| 313 |
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| 314 | <p>
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| 315 | The login to the MAVA server, and proceed to the next page, press
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| 316 | the <b>Login</b> button.
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| 317 | </p>
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[219] | 318 |
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| 319 | <p>
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| 320 | If you would like to fly without an Internet connection, use
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| 321 | the <b>Fly offline</b> button. This immediately takes you to the
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[255] | 322 | next page, without trying to log in to the MAVA server.
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[219] | 323 | </p>
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[194] | 324 |
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[228] | 325 | <h4><a name="flightSelectionPage">The <i>Flight selection</i> Page</a></h4>
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[194] | 326 |
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[228] | 327 | <img src="flightSelection.png" alt="The Flight selection page"/>
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| 328 |
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[194] | 329 | <p>
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| 330 | This page displays the list of the flight you have booked previously
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[251] | 331 | on the MAVA website, if you have <a href="#loginPage">logged in</a>
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| 332 | properly. If you chose to fly offline, the list is empty.
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[219] | 333 | </p>
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| 334 |
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| 335 | <p>
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| 336 | If you have selected a flight, you can also save it by using
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| 337 | the <b>Save flight</b> button. This is useful when planning to fly
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| 338 | offline at some later time. When preparing for that flight, you can
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[255] | 339 | properly log in to the MAVA server, and acquire the list of your
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[219] | 340 | booked flights. Then you can save the flight you wish to perform
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| 341 | later offline, on which occasion, you can load the saved flight.
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| 342 | </p>
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| 343 |
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| 344 | <p>
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| 345 | You may need to refresh the list of flights. For example, you notice
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| 346 | that you have forgotten to book the flight you want to perform. Then
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| 347 | you can book the flight on the MAVA website, and press
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| 348 | the <b>Refresh flights</b> button to update the list.
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| 349 | </p>
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| 350 |
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| 351 | <p>
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| 352 | You can also load a flight from a file by pressing the <b>Load
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| 353 | flight from file</b> button. This displays a file selection dialog
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| 354 | where you select the flight file (usually with a suffix
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| 355 | of <code>.vaflight</code>). This is mostly useful when flying
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| 356 | offline, or during the entrance exam.
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[194] | 357 | </p>
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| 358 |
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| 359 | <p>
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[251] | 360 | Select a flight from the list, and press the <b>Next</b> button to
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[194] | 361 | proceed with that flight.
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| 362 | </p>
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| 363 |
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[228] | 364 | <h4><a name="gataSelectionPage">The <i>LHBP gate selection</i> Page</a></h4>
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| 365 |
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| 366 | <img src="gateSelection.png" alt="The LHBP gate selection page"/>
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[194] | 367 |
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| 368 | <p>
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| 369 | This page is displayed after the flight selection page only if your
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| 370 | flight starts at the Budapest Ferihegy Airport and the number of the
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| 371 | gate or stand at which your aircraft is located cannot be
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| 372 | determined.
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| 373 | </p>
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| 374 |
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| 375 | <p>
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| 376 | Select a number from the list presented, and press <b>Next</b>.
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| 377 | </p>
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| 378 |
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[228] | 379 | <h4><a name="connectPage">The <i>Connect to the simulator</i> Page</a></h4>
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[194] | 380 |
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[228] | 381 | <img src="connect.png" alt="The Connect to the simulator page"/>
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| 382 |
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[194] | 383 | <p>
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| 384 | This page displays some important information about your flight,
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| 385 | such as the type and tail number of the aircraft to use, the
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| 386 | departure airport and possibly the gate.
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| 387 | </p>
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| 388 |
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| 389 | <p>
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[255] | 390 | Select the aircraft indicated and park it at the departure airport
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| 391 | in the simulator,
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[194] | 392 | then press <b>Connect</b> to establish the connection with the
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| 393 | simulator. If the connection cannot be established, a dialog will be
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| 394 | displayed about it, and you can <b>Try again</b> the connection
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[255] | 395 | or <b>Cancel</b> to go back to the flight selection or to the login page.
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[194] | 396 | </p>
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| 397 |
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| 398 | <p>
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| 399 | Note, that after a successful connection, the monitoring of your
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| 400 | flight does not begin immediately, but some data can be queried by
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| 401 | the logger at this stage.
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| 402 | </p>
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| 403 |
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[228] | 404 | <h4><a name="payloadPage">The <i>Payload</i> Page</a></h4>
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[194] | 405 |
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[228] | 406 | <img src="payload.png" alt="The Payload page"/>
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| 407 |
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[194] | 408 | <p>
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| 409 | This page displays the components of the flight's payload and the
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| 410 | calculated Zero-Fuel Weight (ZFW). You can enter here the cargo
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| 411 | weight you determined for your flight. You can also press the <b>ZFW
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| 412 | from FS</b> button, which queries the ZFW from the simulator and
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| 413 | displays the retrieved value. If the ZFW calculated from the payload
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| 414 | data differs too much from the queried one, the calculated value is
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| 415 | displayed in red. This the right time to set up the payload in the
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| 416 | simulator. If you forget about it, it will be a NO GO fault.
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| 417 | </p>
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| 418 |
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| 419 | <p>
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| 420 | If you have finished with this page, press the <b>Next</b>
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[251] | 421 | button. At this point, the <a href="#helpTab"><i>Help</i> tab</a>
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| 422 | becomes available, which you can use if you have failed to set up
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| 423 | the correct payload in the simulator. See a more detailed
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| 424 | description of it <a href="#helpTab">below</a>.
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[194] | 425 | </p>
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| 426 |
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[228] | 427 | <h4><a name="timePage">The <i>Time</i> Page</a></h4>
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[194] | 428 |
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[228] | 429 | <img src="time.png" alt="The Time page"/>
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| 430 |
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[194] | 431 | <p>
|
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| 432 | This page displays the departure and arrival times of your
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| 433 | flight in UTC. Press the <b>Time from FS</b> button to query the
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| 434 | current UTC time of the simulator. To be able to simulate the real
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[219] | 435 | lighting circumstances of the flight, the simulator's time should match
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[194] | 436 | the time of the flight according to the schedule. Therefore you are
|
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| 437 | expected to set the simulator's time properly. It is recommended to
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| 438 | set it to about 15 minutes before the departure at this stage so
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| 439 | that you have enough time to set up your flight.
|
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| 440 | </p>
|
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| 441 |
|
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| 442 | <p>
|
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| 443 | When you have set the time of the simulator properly, press
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| 444 | the <b>Next</b> button.
|
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| 445 | </p>
|
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| 446 |
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[228] | 447 | <h4><a name="fuelPage">The <i>Fuel</i> Page</a></h4>
|
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[194] | 448 |
|
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[228] | 449 | <img src="fuel.png" alt="The Fuel page"/>
|
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| 450 |
|
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[194] | 451 | <p>
|
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| 452 | This page contains a graphical representation of the fuel tanks of
|
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| 453 | your aircraft. The yellowish colour represents the current level of
|
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| 454 | the fuel in the tank, and turquoise slider is the expected level,
|
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| 455 | which is also displayed numerically (in kilograms) below each graph.
|
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| 456 | </p>
|
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| 457 |
|
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| 458 | <p>
|
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| 459 | You can enter the requested amount of fuel numerically, or you can
|
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[251] | 460 | set it by the turquoise sliders, though this method is less accurate. The
|
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| 461 | lever can be moved by clicking withinin the fuel tank's representation,
|
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[194] | 462 | and you can drag it if you keep the button pressed. If your mouse
|
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| 463 | has a wheel, that can also be used to modify the expected level. To
|
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| 464 | use the wheel, keep the mouse pointer within the fuel tank's
|
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| 465 | graphic. Each click of the wheel increment or decrements the amount
|
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| 466 | by 10 kilograms. If you hold down the <b>Shift</b> key, the
|
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| 467 | increment will be 100, if you hold down the <b>Ctrl</b> key, the
|
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| 468 | increment will be 1.
|
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| 469 | </p>
|
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| 470 |
|
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| 471 | <p>
|
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| 472 | When all tanks have the correct amount of fuel set, press
|
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| 473 | the <b>Next</b> button. This causes the pumping of the fuel to
|
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| 474 | start. The progress is represented by the yellowish fuel bars
|
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| 475 | growing or shrinking (fuel may be pumped out of a tank as
|
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| 476 | well). This is a relatively quick process and should finish within a
|
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| 477 | few seconds.
|
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| 478 | </p>
|
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| 479 |
|
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[228] | 480 | <h4><a name="routePage">The <i>Route</i> Page</a></h4>
|
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| 481 |
|
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| 482 | <img src="route.png" alt="The Route page"/>
|
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[194] | 483 |
|
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| 484 | <p>
|
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| 485 | This page displays the cruise level and the flight plan route. The
|
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| 486 | cruise level starts out at FL240, but the route comes from the
|
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| 487 | booked flight. Set the cruise level to the one you have calculated
|
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| 488 | with, and modify the flight plan if needed. For example, if you will
|
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| 489 | enter some airspace that will require you to change the flight
|
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| 490 | level, you should add that here.
|
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| 491 | </p>
|
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| 492 |
|
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| 493 | <p>
|
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| 494 | When satisfied with the information on the page, press
|
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| 495 | the <b>Next</b> button to advance. Note, that these data can be
|
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| 496 | edited later as well if you come back to this page.
|
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| 497 | </p>
|
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| 498 |
|
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[228] | 499 | <h4><a name="briefingPage">The <i>Briefing</i> Pages</a></h4>
|
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| 500 |
|
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| 501 | <img src="briefing.png" alt="The Briefing page"/>
|
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[194] | 502 |
|
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| 503 | <p>
|
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| 504 | These pages display the NOTAMs and the METAR for the departure and
|
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| 505 | the arrival airports. You can edit the METAR if your network
|
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| 506 | provides a different weather, or you do not fly with real
|
---|
| 507 | weather. The METAR of the arrival airport will be updated when
|
---|
| 508 | entering the landing stage, unless you have edited it before. The
|
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| 509 | METARs can be edited during the whole duration of the flight. If you
|
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[255] | 510 | do so, please, comment on it in the <i>Comments</i> section of
|
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[251] | 511 | the <a href="#flightInfoTab"><i>Flight info</i> tab</a>.
|
---|
[194] | 512 | </p>
|
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| 513 |
|
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| 514 | <p>
|
---|
| 515 | On the second briefing page (that of the arrival airport), confirm
|
---|
| 516 | that you have read the briefing and are ready to start the flight by
|
---|
| 517 | clicking the button. This begins the monitoring of your flight with
|
---|
| 518 | the boarding stage.
|
---|
| 519 | </p>
|
---|
| 520 |
|
---|
[228] | 521 | <h4><a name="takeoffPage">The <i>Takeoff</i> Page</a></h4>
|
---|
[194] | 522 |
|
---|
[228] | 523 | <img src="takeoff.png" alt="The Takeoff page"/>
|
---|
| 524 |
|
---|
[194] | 525 | <p>
|
---|
| 526 | On this page you have to enter the name of the departure runway, the
|
---|
| 527 | name of the Standard Instrument Departure procedure you follow after
|
---|
| 528 | takeoff and the takeoff V-speeds. While you can edit these data
|
---|
| 529 | anytime, it is recommended to do so before takeoff.
|
---|
| 530 | <p>
|
---|
| 531 |
|
---|
| 532 | <p>
|
---|
[244] | 533 | Note that if you are flying one of the Tupolev or Yak aircraft, the
|
---|
| 534 | page will look different, as speeds will have to be entered in
|
---|
| 535 | kilometres per hour.
|
---|
| 536 | </p>
|
---|
| 537 |
|
---|
| 538 | <p>
|
---|
[194] | 539 | You can proceed to the next page after takeoff, and if all data has
|
---|
| 540 | been entered, by pressing the <b>Next</b> button.
|
---|
| 541 | </p>
|
---|
| 542 |
|
---|
[228] | 543 | <h4><a name="landingPage">The <i>Landing</i> Page</a></h4>
|
---|
| 544 |
|
---|
| 545 | <img src="landing.png" alt="The Landing page"/>
|
---|
[194] | 546 |
|
---|
| 547 | <p>
|
---|
[251] | 548 | On this page you have to enter the name of the STAR and/or
|
---|
| 549 | transition you planned to follow (even if you get a different one,
|
---|
| 550 | or simply vectors from ATC, in which case add a
|
---|
| 551 | <a href="#flightInfoTab">comment</a> about it),
|
---|
| 552 | the approach type (e.g. <q>ILS</q>, <q>VOR</q>, <q>VISUAL</q>,
|
---|
| 553 | etc.), the name of the landing runway, and the landing reference speed,
|
---|
[194] | 554 | V<sub>ref</sub>. You can enter this data during the flight, or after
|
---|
[244] | 555 | you have landed, at your discretion. Note, that if you fly one of
|
---|
[251] | 556 | the Tupolev or Yak aircraft, the speed will have to be entered in km/h.
|
---|
[194] | 557 | </p>
|
---|
| 558 |
|
---|
| 559 | <p>
|
---|
| 560 | When you have entered all data, press the <b>Next</b> button. It is
|
---|
| 561 | active only, if the flight has ended.
|
---|
| 562 | </p>
|
---|
| 563 |
|
---|
[228] | 564 | <h4><a name="finishPage">The <i>Finish</i> Page</a></h4>
|
---|
| 565 |
|
---|
| 566 | <img src="finish.png" alt="The Finish page"/>
|
---|
[194] | 567 |
|
---|
| 568 | <p>
|
---|
| 569 | This is the final page of the flight wizard. It contains a summary
|
---|
| 570 | of your flight: the rating, the flight and block times, the distance
|
---|
| 571 | flown and the amount of fuel burnt.
|
---|
| 572 | </p>
|
---|
| 573 |
|
---|
| 574 | <p>
|
---|
| 575 | You also have to provide a few pieces of information. You have to
|
---|
| 576 | select the type of the flight from the list provided (scheduled,
|
---|
| 577 | old-timer, VIP, charter) and whether it was an online flight or
|
---|
| 578 | not. If you arrive at the Budapest Ferihegy Airport, and are using
|
---|
| 579 | the Online Gate System, you also need to specify the number of the
|
---|
| 580 | gate or stand you have parked you aircraft at.
|
---|
| 581 | </p>
|
---|
| 582 |
|
---|
| 583 | <p>
|
---|
[251] | 584 | With all data entered, you may want it review your flight (i.e. the
|
---|
| 585 | earlier pages or some of the other tabs), then save or send the
|
---|
| 586 | PIREP created from it. These can be accomplished by pressing one of
|
---|
| 587 | the buttons at the bottom. A saved PIREP can be loaded later and
|
---|
| 588 | sent, if the sending fails for some reason. When a PIREP is sent, it
|
---|
| 589 | becomes available for review by the designated PIREP reviewers of
|
---|
| 590 | Malév Virtual.
|
---|
[194] | 591 | </p>
|
---|
| 592 |
|
---|
[219] | 593 | <p>
|
---|
| 594 | You can also start a new flight using the <b>New flight</b>
|
---|
| 595 | button. If you have not saved or sent the PIREP, you will be asked
|
---|
| 596 | to confirm your intention. When starting a new flight you are taken
|
---|
[251] | 597 | to the <a href="#flightSelectionPage">flight selection page</a>, if
|
---|
[255] | 598 | you have logged in to the MAVA server, or to
|
---|
[251] | 599 | the <a href="#loginPage">login page</a>, if your flight has been an
|
---|
| 600 | offline flight.
|
---|
[219] | 601 | </p>
|
---|
| 602 |
|
---|
[228] | 603 | <h3><a name="flightInfoTab">The Flight info Tab</a></h3>
|
---|
| 604 |
|
---|
| 605 | <img src="flightInfoTab.png" alt="The Flight info tab"/>
|
---|
[194] | 606 |
|
---|
| 607 | <p>
|
---|
| 608 | This tab allows one to enter some additional information about the
|
---|
| 609 | flight, if necessary.
|
---|
| 610 | </p>
|
---|
| 611 |
|
---|
| 612 | <p>
|
---|
| 613 | The <i>Comments</i> text area should contain any general information
|
---|
| 614 | that you would like the PIREP reviewer to know about. For example,
|
---|
| 615 | why you changed the METAR, why you lowered the gears accidentally
|
---|
| 616 | (i.e. pressed the wrong key on the keyboard), etc.
|
---|
| 617 | </p>
|
---|
| 618 |
|
---|
| 619 | <p>
|
---|
| 620 | The <i>Flight defects</i> text area should contain information about
|
---|
| 621 | any problems you encountered with the plane during the flight. For
|
---|
| 622 | example an engine stopped and why (if known), that flaps could not
|
---|
| 623 | be extended or retracted, etc.
|
---|
| 624 | </p>
|
---|
| 625 |
|
---|
| 626 | <p>
|
---|
| 627 | In the <i>Delay codes</i> area you can mark one or more reasons why
|
---|
| 628 | the flight was delayed, if it was. The options are self-explanatory.
|
---|
| 629 | </p>
|
---|
| 630 |
|
---|
[228] | 631 | <h3><a name="helpTab">The Help Tab</a></h3>
|
---|
| 632 |
|
---|
| 633 | <img src="helpTab.png" alt="The Help tab"/>
|
---|
[194] | 634 |
|
---|
| 635 | <p>
|
---|
| 636 | This tab provides some help for calculating and setting the payload
|
---|
[251] | 637 | weight of the aircraft. It can be used once the
|
---|
| 638 | <a href="#payloadPage"><i>Payload</i></a>
|
---|
[194] | 639 | (i.e. the cargo weight) is finalized. To use this tab, check
|
---|
| 640 | the <b>Using help</b> checkbox. It causes the page to become
|
---|
| 641 | sensitive and filled with data. Note, that the fact of using the
|
---|
[251] | 642 | help is <a href="#logTab">logged</a>, so the PIREP reviewers will
|
---|
| 643 | know about it.
|
---|
[194] | 644 | </p>
|
---|
| 645 |
|
---|
| 646 | <p>
|
---|
| 647 | The most important information is after the <i>Payload:</i> label,
|
---|
| 648 | which is the payload weight of the aircraft. This value should be
|
---|
| 649 | set in the simulator as the airplane's payload weight. By pressing
|
---|
[219] | 650 | the <b>Simulator data</b> button, the data coming from the simulator
|
---|
| 651 | can be queried and displayed. If the data is out of the tolerances,
|
---|
| 652 | it is displayed in red, otherwise in green.
|
---|
[194] | 653 | </p>
|
---|
| 654 |
|
---|
| 655 | <p>
|
---|
| 656 | The gross weight is also displayed with some maximum weights of the
|
---|
| 657 | aircraft, so it can be checked or estimated if you will remain within
|
---|
| 658 | those maximums during the flight.
|
---|
| 659 | </p>
|
---|
| 660 |
|
---|
[228] | 661 | <h3><a name="logTab">The Log Tab</a></h3>
|
---|
| 662 |
|
---|
| 663 | <img src="logTab.png" alt="The Log tab"/>
|
---|
[194] | 664 |
|
---|
| 665 | <p>
|
---|
| 666 | This is the main log of your flight that will be analyzed by the
|
---|
| 667 | PIREP reviewers. Its contents is generated automatically by the
|
---|
| 668 | program, and most lines are prefixed by the simulator times the
|
---|
| 669 | information in the given line belongs to.
|
---|
| 670 | </p>
|
---|
| 671 |
|
---|
| 672 | <p>
|
---|
| 673 | While the log's contents is mainly useful for PIREP reviewers, it
|
---|
| 674 | can come handy when things start to happen very fast, and you have
|
---|
| 675 | no time check each fault message passing by (if you have enabled
|
---|
| 676 | such messages at all). Later, when things calm down, you can check
|
---|
| 677 | the log to see what happened exactly, so that you know why so many
|
---|
| 678 | fault points have been awarded. For example, you may even decide to
|
---|
[251] | 679 | abort the flight, if you think some of the faults are too
|
---|
[228] | 680 | embarrassing :) For quick identification, the lines containing the
|
---|
| 681 | fault messages are highlighted.
|
---|
[194] | 682 | </p>
|
---|
| 683 |
|
---|
[228] | 684 | <h3><a name="gatesTab">The Gates Tab</a></h3>
|
---|
| 685 |
|
---|
| 686 | <img src="gatesTab.png" alt="The Gates tab"/>
|
---|
[194] | 687 |
|
---|
| 688 | <p>
|
---|
[251] | 689 | This tab displays information retrieved from
|
---|
[255] | 690 | the MAVA <a href="#onlineGateSystem">Online Gate System</a>.
|
---|
| 691 | If the program needs to retrieve data, this tab's contents
|
---|
[251] | 692 | are refreshed automatically, but you can also refresh them manually
|
---|
[219] | 693 | anytime using the <b>Refresh data</b> button.
|
---|
[194] | 694 | </p>
|
---|
| 695 |
|
---|
| 696 | <p>
|
---|
| 697 | The left side of the tab contains the fleet information. The tail
|
---|
| 698 | number of each aircraft is listed with the plane's status, as known
|
---|
| 699 | by the Online Gate System. The two major statuses are <i>LHBP-nn</i>
|
---|
| 700 | and <i>AWAY</i>. The former indicates that the aircraft is parked at
|
---|
| 701 | the Budapest Ferihegy Airport at gate or stand <i>nn</i>, while the
|
---|
| 702 | latter one denotes that the airplane is parked at another
|
---|
| 703 | airport. Another possible status is <i>PARKED</i>, which means that
|
---|
| 704 | the airplane is parked somewhere at the Ferihegy Airport, but we
|
---|
| 705 | (or at least the Gate System) don't know where. It may happen that
|
---|
| 706 | several aircraft are parked at the same gate or stand at
|
---|
| 707 | Ferihegy. In this case the tail numbers and the statuses of those
|
---|
| 708 | airplanes are displayed in red.
|
---|
| 709 | </p>
|
---|
| 710 |
|
---|
| 711 | <p>
|
---|
| 712 | The right side contains the list of the numbers of the gates and
|
---|
| 713 | parking positions. A number is black if no aircraft is positioned at
|
---|
| 714 | the corresponding gate or stand, and it is orange, if the location
|
---|
| 715 | is occupied.
|
---|
| 716 | </p>
|
---|
| 717 |
|
---|
[228] | 718 | <h3><a name="debugLog">The Debug log</a></h3>
|
---|
| 719 |
|
---|
| 720 | <img src="debugLogTab.png" alt="The Debug log tab"/>
|
---|
[194] | 721 |
|
---|
| 722 | <p>
|
---|
| 723 | This tab is not visible by default, but can be displayed by
|
---|
| 724 | selecting <b>View/Show debug log</b> or by
|
---|
| 725 | pressing <b>Ctrl+D</b>. It is another kind of log, which is mainly
|
---|
| 726 | useful for debugging. If you experience some problem with the
|
---|
| 727 | program, please, include the contents of this log with your bug
|
---|
[251] | 728 | report. It can help a lot with finding a solution to the problem.
|
---|
[194] | 729 | </p>
|
---|
| 730 |
|
---|
[228] | 731 | <h2><a name="loadingPIREPs">Loading PIREPs</a></h2>
|
---|
[194] | 732 |
|
---|
| 733 | <p>
|
---|
[219] | 734 | Saved PIREPs can be loaded and sent by the program. This can
|
---|
[194] | 735 | become necessary, for example, if you cannot send a PIREP due to
|
---|
[219] | 736 | some network problem right after your flight, or when you
|
---|
| 737 | deliberately performed a flight without connecting to the Internet.
|
---|
[194] | 738 | </p>
|
---|
| 739 |
|
---|
| 740 | <p>
|
---|
| 741 | To load a PIREP select the <b>File/Load PIREP...</b> menu option or
|
---|
| 742 | press the <b>Ctrl+L</b> key. A file selection dialog appears, from
|
---|
| 743 | which you can select the PIREP to load. If you select a valid PIREP
|
---|
| 744 | file, it will be loaded and a new window will be displayed with the
|
---|
| 745 | most important data of your flight. By clicking <b>Send
|
---|
| 746 | PIREP...</b>, the PIREP will be sent (or at least an attempt will be
|
---|
| 747 | made at sending it). A dialog window will be displayed about the
|
---|
| 748 | results of the attempt.
|
---|
| 749 | </p>
|
---|
| 750 |
|
---|
[228] | 751 | <div align="center">
|
---|
| 752 | <img src="pirepLoaded.png" alt="The loaded PIREP window"/>
|
---|
| 753 | </div>
|
---|
| 754 |
|
---|
| 755 | <p>
|
---|
| 756 | You may also want to view a saved PIREP, for example, if it is a
|
---|
| 757 | PIREP about an entrance exam flight. To do so, click the <b>View
|
---|
| 758 | PIREP...</b> button. This displays the PIREP viewer window, which
|
---|
| 759 | groups the data into three tabs. The <i>Data</i> tab contains the
|
---|
| 760 | itemized data of the flight. The <i>Comments & defects</i> tab
|
---|
| 761 | displays the comments and or flight defects entered by the
|
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| 762 | user. The <i>Log</i> tab contains the flight log.
|
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[255] | 763 | </p>
|
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[228] | 764 |
|
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| 765 | <div align="center">
|
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| 766 | <img src="pirepViewer.png" alt="The PIREP Viewer"/>
|
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| 767 | </div>
|
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| 768 |
|
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| 769 | <h2><a name="checklistEditor">Editing checklists</a></h2>
|
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| 770 |
|
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| 771 | <img src="checklistEditor.png" alt="The Checklist Editor"/>
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[194] | 772 |
|
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| 773 | <p>
|
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| 774 | The checklists are lists of audio files. When checklist playback is
|
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[251] | 775 | enabled (see the <a href="#prefsSounds">description</a> of
|
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| 776 | the <i>Preferences</i> window below), and there is a checklist for
|
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| 777 | the type of the aircraft used for the flight, the files constituting
|
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| 778 | the checklist can be played one-by-one by pressing the checklist
|
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| 779 | hotkey repeatedly.
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[194] | 780 | </p>
|
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| 781 |
|
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| 782 | <p>
|
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[255] | 783 | The checklist editor window allows for editing the checklists. It
|
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[194] | 784 | can be displayed by selecting <b>Tools/Checklist Editor...</b> or
|
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| 785 | pressing <b>Ctrl+C</b>. The top of the window contains an aircraft
|
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| 786 | type selector.
|
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| 787 | </p>
|
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| 788 |
|
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| 789 | <p>
|
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[251] | 790 | The files making up the checklist for the currently selected aircraft
|
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[194] | 791 | are displayed on the right. You can move a file up or down by
|
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| 792 | dragging it with the mouse. You can also select one or more files
|
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| 793 | from the list. Then you can remove them with the <b>Remove</b>
|
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| 794 | button, or move them up or down by pressing <b>Move up</b>
|
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| 795 | and <b>Move down</b>.
|
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| 796 | </p>
|
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| 797 |
|
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| 798 | <p>
|
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| 799 | To add new files to the checklist, select them in the file selector
|
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| 800 | on the left, and press <b>Add to checklist</b>. The file(s) will be
|
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| 801 | appended to the end of the checklist.
|
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| 802 | </p>
|
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| 803 |
|
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| 804 | <p>
|
---|
| 805 | Note, that any changes you make are effective only if you press
|
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| 806 | the <b>OK</b> button when having finished the modifications. If the
|
---|
| 807 | flight has already started, no changes made to the corresponding
|
---|
| 808 | checklist have any effect during the flight (i.e. you will still use
|
---|
| 809 | the old checklist, or no checklist if there was none).
|
---|
| 810 | </p>
|
---|
| 811 |
|
---|
[228] | 812 | <h2><a name="prefs">The Preferences Window</a></h2>
|
---|
[194] | 813 |
|
---|
| 814 | </p>
|
---|
| 815 | The Preferences window can be displayed by
|
---|
| 816 | selecting <b>Tools/Preferences</b> or by
|
---|
| 817 | pressing <b>Ctrl+P</b>. Here you can set options that you usually
|
---|
[251] | 818 | don't have to change for every flight. This window consists of
|
---|
[194] | 819 | tabs grouping the options logically.
|
---|
| 820 | </p>
|
---|
| 821 |
|
---|
[228] | 822 | <h3><a name="prefsGeneral">The <i>General</i> Tab<a></h3>
|
---|
[194] | 823 |
|
---|
[228] | 824 | <img src="prefsGeneral.png" alt="The General Tab of Preferences"/>
|
---|
| 825 |
|
---|
[194] | 826 | <p>
|
---|
| 827 | These are some general settings for various parts of the
|
---|
| 828 | program. The <i>GUI</i> frame contains options regarding the
|
---|
| 829 | behaviour of the graphical user interface. The <i>Language</i> combo
|
---|
| 830 | box can be used to selected what language the program should
|
---|
| 831 | use. Currently English and Hungarian are supported. The value
|
---|
| 832 | of <i>system default</i> means that the operating system's default
|
---|
| 833 | language is used if it is one of the supported ones or English
|
---|
| 834 | otherwise. Note, that the program must be restarted for the change
|
---|
| 835 | to take effect if you modify this setting. If the <b>Hide main window
|
---|
[219] | 836 | when minimized</b> checkbox is checked, and you minimize the window,
|
---|
[194] | 837 | it will actually disappear completely (i.e. not appear among the
|
---|
| 838 | other minimized windows). You can make it appear by using the tray
|
---|
[251] | 839 | icon. If the <b>Quit when the window close button is clicked</b>
|
---|
| 840 | checkbox is checked, the program will quit, after you have confirmed
|
---|
| 841 | it. Otherwise it will just disappear, and you can use the tray icon
|
---|
| 842 | to display it again.
|
---|
[194] | 843 | </p>
|
---|
| 844 |
|
---|
[204] | 845 | <p>
|
---|
| 846 | The <i>MAVA Online Systems</i> frame contains settings related to
|
---|
[251] | 847 | the online systems of MAVA, the <a href="#onlineGateSystem">gate</a>
|
---|
| 848 | and the <a href="#onlineACARSSystem">ACARS</a> systems mentioned
|
---|
| 849 | above. It is recommended to enable these for normal operations.
|
---|
[204] | 850 | </p>
|
---|
| 851 |
|
---|
| 852 | <p>
|
---|
| 853 | The <i>Simulator</i> frame contains settings for how the program
|
---|
| 854 | interacts with the simulator. Most options are self-explanatory, but
|
---|
| 855 | the ones related to smoothing requires some discussion. Flight
|
---|
[219] | 856 | Simulator is known to produce wind speed changes that are not
|
---|
[204] | 857 | entirely realistic and can result in the simulated aircraft
|
---|
| 858 | experiencing some very high indicated airspeeds, which in turn can
|
---|
| 859 | also cause the autopilot to suddenly increase the climb rate to
|
---|
[251] | 860 | counter the high speeds or other erratic behaviour. Since these
|
---|
| 861 | phenomena are difficult to protect oneself against without buying
|
---|
| 862 | extra products, like FSUIPC, the logger provides the possibility to
|
---|
| 863 | average the IAS and/or the VS over a few seconds so that spikes in
|
---|
| 864 | these values are smoothed. The <b>Enable the smoothing of IAS/VS
|
---|
| 865 | over N sec.</b> options allow controlling this feature. The number
|
---|
| 866 | of seconds may need experimenting with, but note that every change
|
---|
| 867 | for which you press the <b>OK</b> button is taken into account
|
---|
| 868 | immediately.
|
---|
[204] | 869 | </p>
|
---|
| 870 |
|
---|
[228] | 871 | <h3><a name="prefsMessages">The <i>Messages</i> Tab</a></h3>
|
---|
[194] | 872 |
|
---|
[228] | 873 | <img src="prefsMessages.png" alt="The Messages Tab of Preferences"/>
|
---|
| 874 |
|
---|
[194] | 875 | <p>
|
---|
| 876 | The program can display messages about certain events in the
|
---|
| 877 | simulator and/or it can play a warning sound when those events
|
---|
| 878 | occur. The tab allows configuring this.
|
---|
| 879 | <p>
|
---|
| 880 |
|
---|
| 881 | <p>
|
---|
| 882 | The categories of the message are listed on the left. These are the
|
---|
| 883 | following:
|
---|
| 884 | </p>
|
---|
| 885 |
|
---|
| 886 | <ul>
|
---|
| 887 | <li><b>Logger Error Messages</b>: error messages about the
|
---|
| 888 | internal working of the logger.</li>
|
---|
| 889 | <li><b>Information Messages</b>: informational messages about,
|
---|
| 890 | e.g., the flight stage, the end of an audio checklist, etc.</li>
|
---|
| 891 | <li><b>Fault Messages</b>: messages about the non-NO GO faults the program detects.</li>
|
---|
[195] | 892 | <li><b>NO GO Fault Messages</b>: messages about the NO GO faults the program detects</li>
|
---|
[251] | 893 | <li><b>Gate System Messages</b>: messages related to the
|
---|
| 894 | <a href="#onlineGateSystem">Online Gate System</a>. For example,
|
---|
| 895 | when you have landed at Ferihegy, it can display the list of the
|
---|
| 896 | available gates so that you can choose where to park, if there is
|
---|
| 897 | no ATC available.</li>
|
---|
[194] | 898 | <li><b>Environment Messages</b>: other messages, e.g. the welcome
|
---|
| 899 | message when the flight has ended.</li>
|
---|
| 900 | <li><b>Help Messages</b>: help messages, e.g. warning about
|
---|
| 901 | entering the V-speeds into the Takeoff page before takeoff.</li>
|
---|
| 902 | <li><b>Visibility Messages</b>: messages about the visibility
|
---|
| 903 | during descent and landing.</li>
|
---|
| 904 | </ul>
|
---|
| 905 |
|
---|
| 906 | <p>
|
---|
| 907 | There are two checkboxes associated with each messages category. If the
|
---|
| 908 | left one (<i>Displayed in FS</i>) is checked, the messages of the
|
---|
| 909 | category will be displayed in the simulator. If the right one
|
---|
| 910 | (<i>Sound alert</i>) is checked, and a message of the given category
|
---|
| 911 | is about to be displayed, a warning sound will be played. It is
|
---|
| 912 | mainly intended to accompany the text messages, but the two options
|
---|
| 913 | can be controlled separately, so you can select the sound alert, but
|
---|
| 914 | not the displaying of the messages. This may be useful if you don't
|
---|
| 915 | want these messages to clutter up the windscreen of your aircraft,
|
---|
| 916 | but still get some notification that some problem occurred.
|
---|
| 917 | </p>
|
---|
| 918 |
|
---|
[228] | 919 | <h3><a name="prefsSounds">The <i>Sounds</i> Tab</a></h3>
|
---|
[194] | 920 |
|
---|
[228] | 921 | <img src="prefsSounds.png" alt="The Sounds Tab of Preferences"/>
|
---|
| 922 |
|
---|
[194] | 923 | <p>
|
---|
| 924 | This tab controls how the sounds are played by the application.
|
---|
| 925 | </p>
|
---|
| 926 |
|
---|
| 927 | <p>
|
---|
| 928 | The top part is for the background sounds. These are pre-recorded
|
---|
| 929 | sound files that are played when certain conditions hold during the
|
---|
| 930 | flight. Typical examples are the various announcements the flight
|
---|
| 931 | attendants make during the flight. The <b>Enable background
|
---|
| 932 | sounds</b> checkbox controls whether such sounds are enabled at
|
---|
| 933 | all. If the <b>Pilot controls sounds</b> checkbox is enabled, the
|
---|
| 934 | pilot should start the playback of these sound files by pressing a
|
---|
| 935 | hotkey in the simulator. Note, that you should still be in the right
|
---|
| 936 | flight stage (and sometimes fulfill other conditions) to be able to
|
---|
| 937 | play the sound files. Also, one file can be played only once. If you
|
---|
| 938 | enable this option, the hotkey to press in the simulator can be
|
---|
| 939 | selected below. You can choose one of the alphanumeric keys (0-9,
|
---|
| 940 | A-Z) optionally combined with one or both of the <i>Ctrl</i>
|
---|
| 941 | and <i>Shift</i> modifiers. If this checkbox is not checked, the
|
---|
| 942 | sound files will be played automatically.
|
---|
| 943 | </p>
|
---|
| 944 |
|
---|
| 945 | <p>
|
---|
| 946 | If the <b>Enable speedbrake sound at touchdown</b> checkbox is
|
---|
[219] | 947 | checked, you will hear a distinctive sound when the spoilers deploy
|
---|
[194] | 948 | automatically after touchdown.
|
---|
| 949 | </p>
|
---|
| 950 |
|
---|
| 951 | <p>
|
---|
[255] | 952 | The lower part, named <i>Checklists</i> contains some settings
|
---|
[194] | 953 | related to the audio checklists belonging to the aircraft. They are
|
---|
[251] | 954 | available only if the <b>Enable aircraft-specific checklist</b>
|
---|
[194] | 955 | checkbox is selected. In this case another hotkey should be
|
---|
| 956 | specified. If you press this hotkey, the next file from the
|
---|
| 957 | checklist will be played.
|
---|
| 958 | </p>
|
---|
| 959 |
|
---|
[228] | 960 | <h3><a name="prefsAdvanced">The <i>Advanced</i> Tab</a></h3>
|
---|
| 961 |
|
---|
| 962 | <img src="prefsAdvanced.png" alt="The Advanced Tab of Preferences"/>
|
---|
[194] | 963 |
|
---|
| 964 | <p>
|
---|
| 965 | This tab contains some settings that you normally should not
|
---|
| 966 | change. Currently, these settings are related to the automatic
|
---|
| 967 | update. If the <b>Update the program automatically</b> checkbox is
|
---|
| 968 | not checked, the automatic update at program start-up will be
|
---|
| 969 | omitted. The <i>Update URL</i> text entry field contains the URL
|
---|
| 970 | from which to download the updates. Occasionally the developers of
|
---|
| 971 | the application may tell you to change this something else, e.g. to
|
---|
| 972 | test some development version. Or it may need to be changed due to
|
---|
| 973 | organizational reasons, such as moving to a new server, etc.
|
---|
| 974 | </p>
|
---|
| 975 |
|
---|
[228] | 976 | <h2><a name="monitorWindow">The Monitor Window</a></h2>
|
---|
| 977 |
|
---|
| 978 | <img src="monitorWindow.png" alt="The Monitor Window"/>
|
---|
[194] | 979 |
|
---|
| 980 | <p>
|
---|
| 981 | The monitor window can be used when debugging the program. You can
|
---|
| 982 | display it by selecting <b>View/Show monitor window</b> or by
|
---|
| 983 | pressing <b>Ctrl+M</b>. It displays the various parameters from the
|
---|
| 984 | aircraft as read from the flight simulator. During flight, it is
|
---|
| 985 | updated once per second. If something is not detected properly by
|
---|
| 986 | the logger, this window can be used to determine if the problem is
|
---|
| 987 | in interpreting and translating the data read from the simulator, or
|
---|
| 988 | when the translated data is being evaluated by other parts of the
|
---|
| 989 | program.
|
---|
| 990 | </p>
|
---|
| 991 |
|
---|
| 992 | </html>
|
---|