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- NAVPROGseven
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- Aircraft Navigation & Flight Planning
- for the IBM Personal Computer,
- the Hewlett-Packard Vectra,
- and other IBM-PC compatibles
- =========================================
- Version F.03.02
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- HDOS Version A.01.01, Heathkit H-8, H-89
- (c) Copyright 1982 Alan Bose
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- CP/M Version B.01.01, Heath/Zenith H-89, Z-90
- Version C.02.01, Hewlett-Packard HP-120, HP-125
- (c) Copyright 1982, 1984 Alan Bose and
- Glen Hassebrock
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- MS-DOS Version D.03.03, Hewlett-Packard HP-150 Touchscreen
- Version E.03.02, Hewllet-Packard HP-110 Portable
- (c) Copyright 1984, 1986 Alan Bose
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- PC-DOS Version F.03.02, IBM PC and compatibles
- (c) Copyright 1986, Alan Bose and Bruce Carson
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- FEATURES
- ========
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- NAVPROGseven is a series of ten programs designed to prepare
- a flight log that is ready for use in the cockpit. NAVPROGseven
- stores data about each aircraft you fly and each checkpoint you
- fly over, and saves that information for subsequent flights.
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- The features and functions of NAVPROGseven include:
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- Operates under PC-DOS and BASICA on the IBM Personal Computer and
- other IBM-PC compatibles.
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- Easy input & revision of the airport/navaid data base.
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- Two RNAV functions to provide latitude and longitude of a
- location based on fixes taken from known points.
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- Aircraft performance data stored for each of the planes you fly.
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- Easy access and display of checkpoint information as you plan
- your route of flight.
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- Automatic flight planning selects navaids closest to your great
- circle route and plots several alternate routings.
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- Often flown routes can be stored for later use.
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- Great circle navigation between checkpoints using aircraft
- performance data, and printout of a ready-to-use flight log.
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- Climb/descent profiles based on straight-line aircraft
- performance data.
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- Multiple sort criteria to organize airport/navaid data into easy-
- to-use printout sorted by state, identifier, or by city & state.
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- The NAVPROGseven program uses the latitude and longitude of
- your checkpoints to calculate the heading required for a great
- circle (the shortest distance between two points around a
- sphere).
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- The printed flight log tells you the field elevation at your
- departure and destination points, navaid frequencies enroute,
- distances for each leg and total remaining, true and magnetic
- course, magnetic heading corrected for wind and magnetic
- variation, groundspeed corrected for climb and/or cruise & wind,
- ETE & ETA for each leg, fuel usage based on cruise or climb
- during the leg with startup/taxi/takeoff fuel accounted for, fuel
- remaining, and a warning if reserves will be less than VFR or IFR
- minimums.
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- In addition a synopsis of the flight tells you fuel used,
- reserves in gallons and time, fuel/time/distance used to climb,
- and how far from your destination you should begin your descent
- and how fast your descent should be to maintain a gentle 2 degree
- descent gradient based on the groundspeed of your last leg.
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- The printed flight log has distance and true course of each
- leg conveniently arranged for easy entry into your aircraft
- navigation computer, if used. Or it provides a very useful
- flight log as you cross-check with your E6B in flight. You
- should note that NAVPROGseven is designed for the mid-latitudes
- of the northern hemisphere over distances normally associated
- with light aircraft. For European pilots, most functions have
- been designed to operate east and west of the Prime Meridian.
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- ***********************************************************
- * USER SUPPORTED SOFTWARE *
- ***********************************************************
- * The User-Supported Software of the Contributed Software *
- * Library is provided by INTEREX, the International *
- * Association of Hewlett-Packard Computer Users, as a *
- * service to its members for the purpose of fostering the *
- * exchange of ideas and to enhance their usage of *
- * Hewlett-Packard equipment. *
- * *
- * The author of a user-supported program freely *
- * distributes his work, and requests that users who find *
- * the program useful and of value, send the author a *
- * suggested contribution (NAVPROGseven: $45). Unlike *
- * conventional software, the user is able to evaluate the *
- * software fully before spending any money. In return *
- * the author may send contributing users additional *
- * material such as printed documentation, source code and *
- * most importantly, notification of patches, bugs and *
- * upgrades. The system depends on the active *
- * participation of the user community, for without a flow *
- * of contributions for deserving programs, authors will *
- * soon abandon this worthwhile method of distribution. *
- * *
- * Since these programs are subject to unlimited copying *
- * and distribution the prospective user is hereby put on *
- * notice that the programs may contain or develop faults *
- * the consequences of which INTEREX in general and the *
- * author in particular cannot be held responsible. The *
- * prospective user is, by virtue of obtaining and using *
- * these programs, assuming full risk for any and all *
- * consequences. *
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- * These programs were developed and tested on version *
- * 2.01 of the Microsoft MS-DOS operating system (HP BIOS *
- * A.01.02) and Microsoft Basic version 5.28, as *
- * distributed by Hewlett-Packard. *
- * *
- * The author cannot predict that the programs will *
- * perform on future versions of MS-DOS and Basic. *
- * However, if a version dependent program surfaces, the *
- * author may make available to contributing users any *
- * fixes and upgrades. Individual attention to problems *
- * of this nature is not possible with a group as large as *
- * INTEREX, and is left to the sole discretion of the *
- * author. *
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- * NAVPROGseven is a copyrighted program, and is intended *
- * for your private, non-commercial use only. USER *
- * ALTERATIONS AND MODIFICATIONS MAY NOT BE RE-DISTRIBUTED *
- * WITHOUT PRIOR WRITTEN PERMISSION FROM THE AUTHOR. This *
- * includes conversions of the programs to operate on *
- * other brands of computers. *
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- * If you find this program a useful and valuable addition *
- * to your software library, the suggested contribution is *
- * $45 (US), sent to Alan Bose, 1224 Allison Lane, *
- * Schaumburg IL 60143. Contributing users will receive *
- * the 21-page NAVPROGseven Users Manual, the complete *
- * source listing, notification of upgrades, and if *
- * desired, a copy of the source code in ASCII format *
- * (include a blank 5.25 inch disc with your check). *
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- * Fresh copies of the distribution software may be *
- * obtained by sending a blank 5.25 inch disc and a self- *
- * addressed, stamped return mailer to the address above. *
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- * Conversion and testing for the IBM Personal Computer *
- * using PC-DOS and BASICA by Bruce Carson. The IBM-PC *
- * conversion has also been tested on the IBM PCjr and the *
- * Hewlett-Packard Vectra (IBM compatible). The system *
- * should work on most other IBM compatibles. *
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- INSTALLATION
- ============
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- NAVPROGseven is designed to operate on a dual-drive system
- with 256K of memory using PC-DOS and BASICA.
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- Format a PC-DOS disk and install on it a copy of BASICA.
- This will be your program disk. You may also make this disk
- capable of cold booting by including the operating system when
- you format the disc.
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- Place the distribution disc on drive A: and your blank
- program disc on the B: drive. At the PC-DOS A> prompt, type
- LOADPROG to copy the required program files to your working
- program disc.
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- Format a second disk for data. When done, get to the PC-DOS
- A> prompt. Place the distribution disc on drive A: and your
- blank data disc on the B: drive. Type LOADDATA to copy the
- required data files to your working data disc.
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- SINGLE DRIVE OPERATION
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- You may include both programs and data files on a single
- disc, especially with either Double-Sided, Double-Density drives,
- or a Winchester drive.
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- The batch files, LOADPROG.BAT and LOADDATA.BAT are provided
- to facilitate copying the program and data files. Again, all
- files may reside on a single disc if you so choose and have
- adequate discspace. Use any text editing program to alter the
- LOADPROG.BAT and LOADDATA.BAT batch files to meet your needs
- during installation.
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- The IBM PC version of NAVPROGseven is set by default to look
- for the program files on drive A:, and for the data files on
- drive B:. An optional file NAVDISCS.DAT alters this flow. If
- you wish to locate your programs and data on other drives, edit
- NAVDISCS.DAT as required -- the first line refers to the PROGRAM
- FILE drive, the second line refers to the DATA FILE drive. See
- below for a list of which files are required on each drive.
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- To be operational, NAVDISCS.DAT must reside on the default drive
- as you run NAVPROGseven from PC-DOS prompt.
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- When you have completed the installation your 'working
- discs' should contain the files shown below:
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- PROGRAM DISK (for use on drive A:, or as specified in line 1
- of the NAVDISCS.DAT file)
- (CONFIG .SYS) operating system optional
- BASICA .COM your BASICA interpreter
- NAVDISCS.DAT Optional program & data drive specs
- DISKAID .DAT disc identification
- NAVPROG .BAT PC-DOS batch file
- README .DOC general documentation
- NAVMENU .BAS the main menu program
- AIRINPUT.BAS input/revise airport & navaid data
- AIRCRAFT.BAS input/revise aircraft data
- AIRROUTE.BAS manual route preparation
- OLDROUTE.BAS retrieve a stored flight routing
- NAVPROG7.BAS navigation & flight log
- AUTONAV .BAS automatic route selection
- RNAVREF .BAS navaid bearing cross checks
- AIRALPHA.BAS database listings
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- DATA DISK (for use on drive B:, or as specified in line 2 of
- the NAVDISCS.DAT file )
- DISKBID .DAT disc identification
- LOADDATA.BAT batch file to initialize data disc
- N73116 . sample aircraft data -- DELete manually or
- N81259 . using program after you experiment
- AIRINDEX.RND { over 100 checkpoints already on file,
- AIRPORTS.RND { can be revised from the program,
- { or DELete these two & start over.
- ROUTINGS.DAT sample index of routes on file.
- Update using program only.
- BEH .LUK sample routes on file.
- LUK .BEH Update using program only.
- X06C .1H2
- X1H2 .06C
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- RUNNING NAVPROGseven
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- Place your program disc on the A: drive and your data disc
- on the B: drive (if not using a NAVDISCS.DAT file), or on the
- drives specified in the NAVDISCS.DAT file (see above). When
- NAVPROGseven starts running it will check that the proper discs
- are accessable on the proper drives. If not the program will
- stop and request them before continuing.
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- You may run NAVPROGseven at the PC-DOS A> prompt by simply
- typing the word 'NAVPROG' followed by a carriage return.
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- Note that the carriage return is not required for any 'one-
- key responses' such as <Y>es, <N>o, <E>ast, <W>est or when
- selecting numbers from the menu.
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- NOTES FOR COMPUSERVE USERS
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- NAVPROGseven is also available for downloading from the
- CompuServe Information Service on several of the Special Interest
- Groups (SIGs). It is stored as a single large 'library' file in
- the HP100 SIG (GO HP), the INTEREX SIG (GO INTEREX), or the
- Aviation SIG (GO AVSIG) among others.
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- The file NAVCIS.DOC contains information about downloading
- and un-packing the library file to create a "Distribution Disc"
- from which you can then follow the directions above to create
- actual working copies.
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- Appropriate terminal software such as an XMODEM package or
- CISEXE is required for downloading, along with the ARC library
- utility to un-pack the larger library file into the individual
- components of NAVPROGseven. These utilities are also available
- for downloading on CompuServe from several of the hardware and
- software SIGs.
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- CONVERTING NAVPROGseven TO OTHER COMPUTERS
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- NAVPROGseven over the past several years has been release in
- numerous versions. These versions are specifically designed to
- take advantage of the hardware and software available on the
- particular machines. This includes escape sequences for cursor
- addressing and positioning, function keys, softkey labels, the
- use of touchscreen control, etc. Obviously, operating on one
- machine does not guarantee or imply successful operation on
- another 'compatible' or 'near-compatible' computer.
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- Machine-specific features can, and will, hinder the oper-
- ation on other personal computers that are not fully compatible.
- Source code will be sent to contributing users on request, and
- the author will gladly assist contributing users in such
- conversion efforts.
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