MENU SELECTIONS 0. EXIT - CLOSES YOUR LOGBOOK AND RETURNS YOU TO DOS. 1. ADD INFORMATION - THIS SELECTION ALLOWS YOU TO ADD RECORDS TO YOUR LOGBOOK. THE LEFT AND RIGHT ARROWS MOVE THE CURSOR WITHIN THE CURRENT FIELD. THE UP AND DOWN ARROWS MOVE YOU FROM ONE FIELD TO THE NEXT. THE ENTER KEY WILL ENTER THE INFORMATION IN THE FIELD. IF THE FIELD DOESN'T APPLY TO THE PARTICULAR FLIGHT, HIT ENTER AND A '0' WILL BE ENTERED. THE DATE FIELD MUST HAVE AN ENTRY, OR THE RECORD WILL NOT BE SAVED. AFTER EACH RECORD IS ENTERED, LOGBOOK WILL ASK IF YOU WANT TO ENTER ANOTHER RECORD. HIT THE ENTER KEY OR THE 'Y' KEY FOR YES OR THE 'N' KEY FOR NO. 2. EDIT, DELETE - YOU CAN EDIT OR DELETE ANY ENTRY WITH THIS OPTION. THE UP AND DOWN ARROWS WILL MOVE THE CURSOR FROM ONE RECORD TO THE NEXT. THE LEFT AND RIGHT ARROWS WILL MOVE THE CURSOR FROM ONE FIELD TO THE NEXT. WHEN THE FIELD THAT YOU WANT TO CHANGE IS HIGHLIGHTED, HIT THE ENTER KEY TO ACTIVATE THE CURSOR. AFTER THE CHANGE IS MADE, HIT THE ENTER KEY AGAIN TO SAVE THE CHANGE. IF THE ENTIRE RECORD NEEDS TO BE DELETED, USE THE DELETE KEY WHEN THE RECORD IS HIGHLIGHTED, TO SELECT THAT RECORD FOR DELETION. A WILL BE DISPLAYED AT THE TOP OF THE SCREEN. TO DESELECT, PRESS THE DELETE KEY AGAIN AND THE WILL DISAPPEAR. RECORDS WILL NOT BE REMOVED PERMANENTLY UNTIL YOU LEAVE THE EDIT, DELETE OPTION. TO EXIT THIS MODE, PRESS THE ESCAPE KEY. 3. CHECK CURRENCY - THIS SELECTION CHECKS TO SEE IF YOU MEET THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS OF FAR 61.57 FOR DAY AND NIGHT LANDINGS, AND INSTRUMENT FLIGHT. 4. VIEW TOTALS - THIS WILL DISPLAY YOUR TOTALS. 5. PRINT TOTALS - THIS WILL DIRECT THE TOTALS TO YOUR PRINTER. 6. PRINT LOGBOOK - ALL ENTRIES WILL BE PRINTED, INCLUDING A TOTALS SHEET WHICH INCLUDES A CURRENCY CHECK. COMPUTER CONFIGURATION - LOGBOOK SHOULD RUN FINE ON MS-DOS MACHINES. IF SOME PROBLEMS OCCUR, CHECK FOR TSR (TERMINATE AND STAY READY) SOFTWARE THAT MAY CONFLICT. I HAVE RAN LOGBOOK WITH SEVERAL PROGRAMS AND HAVE HAD NO PROBLEMS. LOGBOOK ALSO RUNS IN WINDOWS VERSION 3.0. IF YOU HAVE A TSR PROGRAM THAT CONFLICTS WITH LOG- BOOK, PLEASE WRITE AND LET ME KNOW THE NAME OF THE PROGRAM. ALTHOUGH A HARD DRIVE IS NOT REQUIRED, IT WILL GREATLY ENHANCE THE SPEED AT WHICH THIS PROGRAM RUNS. PRINTING - LOGBOOK IS SETUP TO WORK WITH MOST IBM COMPATIBLE PRINTERS. ALL PRINTING IS DIRECTED TO LPT1. IF YOU ARE USING A DIFFERENT PORT FOR YOUR PRINTER YOU WILL NEED TO USE THE DOS MODE COMMAND TO REDIRECT THE PRINTING TO LPT1. SHAREWARE - VERSION 1 OF LOGBOOK IS BEING RELEASED AS A SHAREWARE PRODUCT, NOT PUBLIC DOMAIN. PUBLIC DOMAIN IS FREE, SHAREWARE IS NOT. TRY THE PRODUCT FREE, IF YOU LIKE IT, REGISTER IT FOR $15.00. IF YOU DON'T LIKE IT, YOU HAVEN'T LOST ANYTHING. PASS IT ON TO FRIENDS FOR THEM TO TRY. PRODUCT SUPPORT - ALTHOUGH AvSoft IS A SMALL 1 MAN OPERATION, REGISTERED OWNERS OF LOGBOOK CAN SEND A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM, AND A COPY OF THE LOGBOOK.DBF FILE (5.25" OR 3.5") AND I WILL GET BACK TO YOU WITHIN 2 WEEKS WITH A SOLUTION. PRODUCT LIABILITY - SOMETIMES PROBLEMS HAPPEN THAT CAN'T BE SOLVED, OR THE PROGRAM MAY NOT BE COMPLETELY COMPATIBLE WITH YOUR COMPUTER. REGARDLESS OF THE PROBLEM, AvSoft's LIABILITY WILL NOT EXCEED IT'S PURCHASE PRICE. FUTURE VERSIONS - VERSION 2 OF LOGBOOK IS ALREADY BEING PLANNED AND WRITTEN. SOME OF THE IMPROVEMENTS THAT WILL BE INCLUDED WILL BE THE ABILITY FOR THE USER TO DEFINE THE SEARCH CONDITION. THAT WILL ALLOW YOU TO FIND OUT HOW MUCH SINGLE ENGINE INSTRUMENT TIME YOU HAVE HAD IN THE LAST YEAR, ETC. BETTER PRINTER SUPPORT WILL ALSO BE INCLUDED. VERSION 2 WILL BE COMPLETELY COMPATIBLE WITH VERSION 1, SO YOU WON'T NEED TO ENTER ALL THE INFORMATION AGAIN. ANY SUGGESTIONS FOR IMPROVEMENTS WOULD BE APPRECIATED. THE FIRST PERSON TO MAKE ANY SUGGESTION THAT IS INCLUDED IN A FUTURE VERSION WILL RECEIVE A FREE COPY OF THAT VERSION. ALTHOUGH THIS VERSION IS BEING RELEASED AS SHAREWARE, FUTURE VERSIONS WILL NOT BE. REGISTERED OWNERS OF VERSION 1 WILL BE ABLE TO UPGRADE TO VERSION 2 FOR A REDUCED RATE. PLEASE HELP SUPPORT THE SHAREWARE CONCEPT AND REGISTER YOUR COPY OF LOGBOOK. IT IS ONLY $15.00 AND WILL HELP IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF FUTURE VERSIONS AND OTHER AVIATION SOFTWARE. REGISTRATION FORM MAIL TO: AvSoft P.O. BOX 1362 SPRINGDALE, AR 72765 ______________________________________________________ | | | NAME _________________________________ | | | | ADDRESS _________________________________ | | | | _________________________________ | | | | CITY ___________________ STATE ____ ZIP _______ | | | | | | COMPUTER TYPE __________________________ | | | | APPROX. TOTAL FLIGHT TIME ____________ | | | |______________________________________________________|