A. CONTENT OF PROGRAMS

The Pilots Companion suite of programs contains the following:-

1. Flight Planning
2. Weight & Balance
3. Density Altitude
4. Descent Rate
5. Checklist Generator

Image ModifiedB. GENERAL

1    Ease of Use

The Pilots Companion is menu driven, all of the above being activated from menus. Uncomplicated input output are design goals. Clarity of output with the elimination of unnecessary information both in the computer display and in the paper printout are further goals. A 'See at a glance' philosophy has been pursued and we hope we have achieved the best possible implementation with the given hardware.

2    Which computers

Primarily Pilots companion has been designed to run on the Cambridge Z88 portable computer.

Pilots Companion will also run on most of todays standard personal computers & printers.

The program is aimed in particular at

• portable
• pocket types 

and contains a number of features to exploit the advantages of these.

3    Portability

With Pilots Companion you can now take a FULL FEATURED WAYPOINT PLANNING PROGRAM with you on your flights. This gives you the advantage of changing your flight plan part way through your trip - either in the air or on the ground a change of wind conditions, destinations etc. are quickly incorporated. Additionally an in-flight countdown timer is included at each waypoint. This works in conjunction with the real time clock giving you your estimated arrival time at a glance.

Image AddedA. Waypoint Flight Planner - Some features

Contains all features necessary to generate a navigation flight plan with complexity reduced to a minimum menu driven at each stage it should be possible to generate a plan without external reference. '