5.1 Logbook (Psion l). 5.1.1 Introduction. The logbook option in the custom section of the main menu provides input, display and editing facilities for Acmenav's built in electronic flying logbook. 5.1.2 Operation. Upon selecting the logbook option from the custom section of the main menu (or using the hot key combination Psion l), you will be presented with a dialogue box that requires you to select whether you wish to add new entries to the logbook or display previously entered entries. the first time logbook is selected you should of curse make some new entries; you can't display an empty logbook! The first time enter is selected as the action, a temporary logbook file will be created in the \dat\acmenav sub-directory with the name log.odb. Once this file has been created, it may be copied to any other location provided it is placed in the \dat\acmenav sub-directory on that device. Once this logbook file has been created, all future logbook entries will be made to it, providing it can be found; if it cannot be found, a new logbook of the same name will be created on the ramdisk. 5.1.3 Enter. 5.1.3.1 Introduction. If the action dialogue box is completed by selecting enter and pressing , you will be presented with a series of dialogue boxes that require completion for an entry to be made into the logbook. 5.1.3.2 Aircraft type & registration. The first input dialogue box that requires you to enter the aircraft type (anything up to 14 characters) and the aircraft registration (anything up to 7 characters). Pressing whilst this dialogue box is on display returns you to Acmenav's main menu. 5.1.3.3 Captains name & pilot's operating capacity. If the first input dialogue box is completed by pressing , you will be presented with a second that requires you to select the pilot's operating capacity (P1, P2, P/UT, or P1/US), and enter the captains name (up to 15 characters). Do not concern yourself about entering the captains name as a proper noun as Acmenav will ensure that the first letter is upper case. Pressing whilst this dialogue box is on display returns you to the aircraft type and registration input dialogue. 5.1.3.4 Flight details. If the second input dialogue box is completed by pressing , a third will be presented that requires you to enter the flight details (which consist of the date of the flight, the departure and arrival airfields, and the ATD and ATA). The arrival and departure airfield names may be up to 30 characters long. Both the date and time entry format are affected by the settings in the time application; so if you select am/pm as the clock type (rather than 24 hour), this change will be reflected in this input dialogue box. Similarly, the relative positions of the date and month will be affected by the time application settings. Pressing whilst the flight details dialogue box is on display returns you to the captains name and pilot's operating capacity input dialogue box. 5.1.3.5 Flight time breakdown. If the third input dialogue box is completed by pressing you will be presented with the fourth and final dialogue box that requires completing for an entry to be made in the logbook. This last dialogue box requires you to enter the amount of time spent (in hours and minutes) during the flight in IMC and or night conditions. There are also two additional entries that can be made using this dialogue box: multi engine time, and instructor time. If either is appropriate, then they will be the same length as the length flight. It is important to remember that if you want the statistics options in the logbook display to accurately reflect your flying times, you will have to ensure that you complete this dialogue accurately for each and every entry. Pressing whilst this dialogue box is on display returns you to the flight details dialogue box. Once this fourth and final dialogue box is completed by pressing the entry will be saved in the current logbook and you will be returned to the first dialogue box ready to make another entry. 5.2 Display 5.2.1 Introduction. If the action dialogue box that is presented upon selecting the logbook option from the custom section of the main menu is completed by selecting display, the first page of the default logbook (see section 2.4) will be displayed. Each screen represents one entry in the logbook. The screen itself needs no explanation; the only unique abbreviation is TET: it stands for total elapsed time (that is the elapsed time between the ATD and ATA for the displayed entry). Whilst the logbook is on display, there are some key presses that perform specific functions: ESC-Displays the first entry in the current log book file. LEFT ARROW-Displays the previous log book entry. RIGHT ARROW-Displays the next logbook entry. MENU-Activates the menu from which various functions can be selected. DELETE-Deletes currently displayed log book entry (upon confirmation). 5.2.2 Displaying entries (Psion s & Psion l). Apart from using the left and right arrow keys, entries in the logbook can be displayed by selecting the search option from the record section of the logbook menu (or using the hot key combination Psion s), and entering a search clue. A search of the current logbook file will then be made in a forward direction, and if an entry containing the search clue is found, it will be displayed. The search is always carried out in a forward direction from the currently displayed entry. Dates and times cannot be entered as search clues. The last entry in the currently displayed logbook file can be displayed by selecting the last option from the records section of the logbook menu (or using the hot key combination Psion L). 5.2.3 Displaying a flight breakdown (Psion e). The amount of multi engine, night, instrument and instructor time for each entry can be displayed by selecting the entry breakdown option from the special section of the logbook menu (or using the hot key combination Psion e). Pressing whilst the entry breakdown is on display cause the entry breakdown dialogue to be cancelled. 5.2.4 Statistics. 5.2.4.1 Introduction. Acmenav provides many facilities to total up logbook flying times all of which are accessible from the stats section of the logbook menu. All the statistics options calculate total flying times from the currently displayed entry to the end of the current logbook file. 5.2.4.2 Calculating the grand total (Psion g). The grand total flying time for the current logbook file can be calculated by selecting the grand total option from the stats section of the logbook menu (or using the hot key combination Psion g). The figure that this option produces is the sum of all the elapsed flying times from the current logbook entry to the end of the logbook file. The grand total dialogue box can be cancelled by pressing . 5.2.4.3 Totals by breakdown categories (Psion b). The total flying time can be calculated by entry breakdown by selecting the flight breakdown option from the stats option (or using the hot key combination Psion b). You will then be presented with a dialogue box that requires you to select which of the breakdown categories (instructor, instrument, night or multi) you wish to total. Pressing whilst this dialogue box is on display returns you to the logbook menu. The entry breakdown total dialogue box can be cancelled by pressing . 5.2.4.4 Totals by pilot capacity (Psion c). The total flying time can be calculated by pilot capacity by selecting the pilot capacity option from the stats option (or using the hot key combination Psion c). You will then be presented with a dialogue box that requires you to select which of the operating capacities (P1, P2, P1/US,or P/UT) you wish to total. Pressing whilst this dialogue box is on display returns you to the logbook menu. The pilot capacity total dialogue box can be cancelled by pressing . 5.2.4.5 Totals by aircraft type (Psion a). The total flying time can be calculated by aircraft type by selecting the aircraft type option the from stats section of the main menu (or using the hot key combination Psion a). A dialogue box will be presented that requires you to enter the aircraft type you wish to total. It must be clearly understood that Acmenav is not in the mind reading business; it will not realise that C152 is the same aircraft type as Cessna 152. Consequently, a convention for aircraft type must be adopted and adhered to by the individual user when entries are made in the logbook. Only logbook entries that match the search clue exactly will be totalled up. The aircraft type dialogue box can be cancelled by pressing . Once the total time for aircraft type has been calculated, it will be displayed in a dialogue box that can be cancelled by pressing . 5.2.5 Updating an entry (Psion u). All the details for an entry can be updated by selecting the update option from the management section of the logbook menu (or using the hot key combination Psion u). A series of dialogue boxes will be presented that are the same ones that are used for the entry of a new page in the logbook. Each of theses dialogue boxes is completed by pressing , and each dialogue box can be backed up by pressing . To ensure that the changes you have made are saved, continue pressing until you are returned to the logbook display screen. If you decide that you no longer want to update the entry, just continue pressing until you are returned to the logbook display screen. 5.2.6 Compressing the logbook file (Psion z). The currently displayed logbook file can be compressed (all the old entries deleted) by selecting the compress option from the management section of the logbook menu (or using the hot key combination Psion z). This compression option works in a similar way to the compress option in the database application except that all the entries will automatically be sorted into chronological order for you. As a result of this chronological ordering, compression does take a little while to complete, however, this is quite normal. If your logbook file is stored in the ramdisk, compression will not take place.