******************** ODYSSEY 2.06 Pilot's Logbook *************************** N.B. You should have a minimum of 90k free memory to run this software. Place the SSD into either A or B drive on your S3a. Select 'Install'(* I) from the 'Apps' menu in the system screen and navigate to the file 'Odyssey.app' and press 'Enter' The Icon is now installed, press 'Enter' to run the program. Now enter your supplied key.code to register the program. A Help dialog is displayed initially, to bypass it press ‘Esc’ Whenever you see context-sensitive help is available via the Help key. Suggestions to get started: The first task is to store details of the aircraft for the first log entry. Press 'Menu' and navigate to 'Aircraft/Add Reg' (* Q) Now enter the registration and details at the relevant prompts,using the cursor keys to move within the dialog. Press 'Enter' to store. (Use Edit Reg (* Y) and Delete Reg (* W) to edit aircraft data) Preferences: Select 'Special/Preferences' (Shift * P) Enter your preferred defaults at the relevant prompts, using the cursor keys to move within the dialog.(At least one registration must first be stored in 'Add Reg' as above.) There is one user-defined column which defaults to Cross-Country (x/c), but you can designate any heading (max 4 characters) Press 'Enter' to save new values or 'Esc' to exit without saving. To begin the Log go to 'Edit/Add' (* A). A dialog is displayed with todays date and your stored defaults. Enter your data at the relevant prompts. Press 'Esc' to exit or 'Enter' to accept. N.B. if Decimal time units are designated by Preferences, the American date format is forced ie. mm/dd/yy A second dialog prompts you for user defined and night hours, no. of instrument approaches and no. of landings. Enter any Instrument or Simulator time.( You can set up details of a simulator as in 'Add Reg' above) N.B. if you do not want your simul time to show in your Total Hours, enter '00:00' for Dep and Arr times. Enter any remarks max 30 characters. Press 'Esc' to exit or 'Enter' to add to the Log. N.B. Any columns that are turned off are not prompted. The flight time is auto-calculated and the log is updated. Always use 24hr time format. Times across midnight(00:00) are calculated correctly. Use the Cursor keys to move around the Log. Right Arrow=step right, * +Right Arrow=End Left Arrow=step left, * +Left Arrow=Home. * +Down Arrow=Page down, * +Up Arrow= Page Up * Ctrl+Up Arrow=1st Page, * Ctrl+Down Arrow=Last Page. (This Legend is displayed when 'Help' is pressed.) HighLight a line(Up and Down Cursor Arrow) and press Diamond key to see details of the aircraft used for a particular entry. Continue as before for subsequent entries. You can use ‘File/New’ or ‘File/Open’ to open or create multiple ‘ODYSSEY’ logbooks on any SSD or Internal. Backup:(* B) Select 'Backup'(* B) at the end of every session to store your data in a safe area ( another SSD or via your PC to a floppy) Use the dialog to select the directory and drive, the relevant files are auto-saved. Restore:(* R) If your data is lost or corrupted, restore it from your backup directory and drive. Be sure to select the filename with the extension ‘.LOG’ the support files will be auto-restored. Compress:(* C) If your data is stored on RAM and not FLASH SSD then you can compress the data files with this option. Print:(* P) Use 'Print Setup' first to select suitable margins, orientation and font (must be mono-spaced) Select the item to print from the sub-menu. If item is 'Log Entries', enter start and finish dates. (The default is first and last entry). Column widths are printed according to status as set for the main screen. Example Fonts: HP Laserjet series .... Lineprinter 8 Canon BJ10ex .....Pica 10 (use Epson LQ mode) Print Setup:(* *) Select printer configuration to suit your system. Edit:(* E) If you wish to change a previous entry, Highlight the line by using 'Down or Up cursor' Now Select 'Edit/Edit' (* E) The first part of the record is shown in a dialog, edit as necessary, press 'Enter' to display the second part. Edit as necessary and press 'Enter' to accept. The Log is updated. (N.B. if you press ‘Esc’ in any dialog the record is not updated) Delete:(* D) HighLight the line you wish to delete and press 'Enter' The Hours totals are updated as necessary. Insert:(* I) Use this option to insert an entry anywhere in the Log. HighLight the line BELOW where you wish to insert and continue as in 'Add', the following records will be moved forward accordingly. Block Hours:(* K) Select this option to enter previous flying experience in whole blocks of hours and minutes. Select the relevant section from the sub menu and enter hours and minutes at the relevant prompts If you make an error in your totals you can use the subtract option to correct times. Find:(* F) Use this option to find any text within the log. Part or whole words will be searched for. e.g. to find 'G-ABCD' enter 'G-ABCD' or 'ABCD' The searches are not case sensitive (Dates and Times cannot be found) If the text is found the whole line which contains the text is highlighted. Find next:(* M) Use this option to find the next occurrence of the 'Find' Text. Total Hours:(* T) This displays your total experience so far for the following Headings: Total Hours...P1 (PIC)...P2 (SIC)...Dual...P1 night... P1multi... User defined...Instruments...Simulator. (see 'Block Entry' for info on adjusting these totals) (see 'Specific Totals' for info on getting totals for other headings) Specific Hours:(* S) This option allows almost endless possibilities to analyse your flying experience. Enter start and end dates. (The default is first and last) You can specify one or 2 keywords which must be included in each log entry before being totalled. If the asterisks are left in place then all entries are included between the set dates until further definition. (see below) If the whole text is not entered then Wildcards must be used. A '*' before and after a part word will enable it to found within any text. A '?' denotes any single character before or after the part word. N.B. If you have 2 words in Remarks column joined by a comma with no space, this will be seen as a whole word e.g. 'ILS,Overshoot' ... to find ILS use ILS* Select the hours to be totalled.....Day & Night Hours,Night Hours only or Day Hours only. Select Yes for 'more parameters' if you want more detailed analysis. This allows you to define: Class, no. of engines, u/carriage type/config, engine type and systems Some examples: Keyword#1 Keyword#2 Total Parameters --------- --------- ----- ---------- G-ABCD P1 Day & Night not specified Finds....Total P1 time on G-ABCD P/ut * Night Hrs only not specified Finds... Total night dual time * * Day & Night Hrs multi Finds... Total multi time P1 * Day Hrs Jet Finds... P1 Day Jet Time P2 B757 Day & Night Hrs Finds... Total P2 time on B757 N.B. The order of keywords is important and must be as in the log. i.e. a regisration must be keyword#1 and a Captain must be keyword#2 etc.,etc. Any Hours added in 'Block Entry' are not included in this analysis. Hrs Exp Check: (* H) Displays Total Flying Experience during last: 7 days, 28 days, 90 days, 12 months Current calendar month and calendar year. …or use ‘Set Hrs Interval’ to define your preferred intervals. Licences:(* L) Launches the 'Database' application with a dedicated file to store your Licence details. If you are running ‘ODYSSEY’ from a supplied ROM SSD then you must first use ‘Save As’ to make a copy on Internal or another SSD. Use the filename ‘Licence.dat’. When subsequently running ‘ODYSSEY’ this filename will be loaded from the disk as set in ‘Default Disk’ selected from Psion system menu. The suggested Labels can be edited to suit your requirements and all menu items such as 'Print' are available. (see User Guide) Ratings:(* G) As 'Licences' above.(‘Save as’ using filename ‘Ratings.dat’) Can be used to store Ratings, Cert. of Exp. and Medical details. Set Hrs Interval:(* U) Adjust intervals to show in ‘Hrs Exp Check’. Columns:(Shift* C) Choose a column heading from the dialog and set your preferred width (characters) or set 0 to turn off column. The output to printer will also be affected by these settings. Zoom:(* Z) Toggles small or large font in main display screen. Export:(Shift* E) Sends a text file of complete log to any directory or direct to your PC or Mac via 3-link. Can then be loaded to any suitable application e.g. Excel . Make sure the chosen field seperator does not appear anywhere in your logbook. EXIT:(* X) To Exit the program. If you wish to temporarily exit in order to use another application e.g. calculator, then press the 'System' Icon, re-select the highlighted 'Odyssey' when you wish to return. Caution: If your 'Odyssey' is stored on a Flash SSD you should be economical with the 'Edit' and 'Restore' facilities as any overwritten memory locations are not reclaimed until you reformat the SSD. DISCLAIMER: No liability is accepted for any loss of stored information, or any corruption of data, or any consequence whatsoever as a result of direct or indirect use of this software. 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