About Aviation Tools
AVIATION SOFTWARE TOOLS 1988
Pilots Companion
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This applications needs 32K of either EPROM or Flash space.
Introduction
Pilots Companion by Aviation Software Tools is written in BBC BASIC for the Cambridge Computer Z88 portable. It is a Flight Planner for Pilots.
A database with Airfields, Aircrafts, NDB,
The standard MENU and HELP facilities are not used in this application. The user will need to read this manual first to get a good overview of the product before use.
Pre-Flight Requirements
Z88 Data Organiser can be started from the INDEX using the cursor bar or can be selected at any time using O. If Z88 Data Organiser has already been used it will appear in the SUSPENDED ACTIVITIES area of the index from which it can be re-selected using the cursor bar.
When it is running, when in the INDEX it will be shown as a suspended activity with the file name used as YOUR REF. There can only be one Z88 Data Organiser application running.
Menu
Pressing the MENU key reveals 'no topics.' The Menus are in the main program itself.
Main Menu
To select a function on the menu, either use the cursor or
keys followed by the
key, or the first letter of the name, in this case 1 - 6.
Databases
To get some idea of what data is there, here is a Pipedream view of the data.
ndb.dbf
vor.dbf
UPD.DBF
way.dbf
data.dbf
Here are the Airfields
settings.dbf
Plan a Flight
Let's go to AV8 restaurant at Kemble via Northleach Roundabout for lunch from Oxford in a PA 28.
Select
Select 4 Other Functions
Select 5 Airfield Data Bases
Select 1 ADD a NEW location or
Select 2 UPDATE an EXISTING location
gives the following menu:-
Select 3 Advanced user options
4 SHOW a Data base ?
6 CREATE a New Data Base ?
Add a Record, or new entry.
NORTHLEACH ROUNDABOUT
- Oxford
- VRP Northleach Roundabout 51.8375 , -1.83583
- 0,51:50.250N,001:50.150W,0F,W,000 NORTHLEACH ROUNDABOUT VRP
- Kemble 51 40 05.03 North 002 03 25.23 West
Select 2.
Point of departure OXFORD is found. NORTHLEACH ROUNDABOUT is not.
Select 2.
Enter Latitude and Longditude.
Select Y when the data is correct.
Enter another new waypoint for Kemble.
No more waypoint, press to continue,
This is obviously wrong lets look at OXFORD
N5150.22, W00119.20 from airfield
515010N 011913W from database