e User Guid Version 4.0 December 30,

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1 User Guide Version 4.0 December 30,

2 Table of Contents Software License Agreement... 6 Author... 8 Software Editions... 9 Helpdesk... 9 Understanding Time Mode & Time Zones Part I Getting Started SOFTWARE INSTALLATION & UPDATING Installing the main application on Windows PC and Mac OS Installing the mobile app on your smart-phone or tablet About page Software Updates and Software Revisions Transferring the application to another PC / Mac Application Run Time Errors / Bugs Part II General Logic General Getting Started Data input, output and monitoring Application Settings Running 2 logbooks mcccloud Cloud data synchronization Adding another PC/Mac to the cloud Adding a mobile device to the cloud Part III PC/Mac Main Program Database Tables T ables Airfields Pilots Aircraft Start-Over Exporting data to CSV or XLS Previous Experience Import flight records from another electronic logbook application Import flight records from any other data file Inserting grand totals per aircraft model Flight Logging General Crew Flight & Pairing Number

3 Departure and arrival airfield Block Hours Sign-In/Out - Duty Time Pilot Function time Condition time Aircraft time User Defined Time and Data fields Task PF / PM (PNF) Type of Approach, Autoland Type of Glider Launch Day Takeoff / Landing, Night Takeoff / Landing Fuel Passengers Delay De-Icing Remarks, Instruction, Flight Log Report Track and distance ENDORSEMENTS Pen Signature Electronic Signatures Mass Editing Editing multiple Flights Editing multiple Pilots Editing multiple Aircraft Airline interface General Autoloading function and condition time Autoloading pilot seat File Import (off-line) Web Import (on-line) Special notes for some airlines Database Query and Search Basic Query Building Advanced Queries Quick Search Flight Time / Duty Time T Limits, Flat Rate Creating rules Quick monitoring (Home page) Detailed monitoring (Limits page) Using Advanced Queries to monitor Limits Daily monitoring (Duty page mobile app) Currency Validation Creating rules Monitoring proficiency

4 FLIGHT ALLOWANCES Creating rules Logging Flight Allowances Printing Reports Printing ng Reports Forms, Reports, Graphs, Statistics, Lists & Maps Monitoring Total Time Printing the report to paper Saving the report as PDF Using Advanced Queries to print Reports Signing Forms with your own signature Logbook Pre-defined formats User defined format User selectable columns Printing options Changing margins Installing special fonts Printing Range from page X to Y, date X to Y Save logbook as PDF On-line printing service Simulator Record Sheet Endorsements Database Backup General Automatic Backup Restore Backup Navigation Calculating track and distance Display route on Google Earth Weather, Snowtam & NOTAM Creating common flight routes Refreshing weather reports Snowtam Notams Export to Calendar MS Outlook Google Calendar Mobile app Calendar Part IV Mobile App Part V Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) Frequently Asked Questions

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6 Software License Agreement Downloading, installing and/or using mccpilotlog logbook software indicates that the user accepts the terms of this license agreement. If the user does not agree to these terms, he/she should not download, install nor use the software. The legal agreement is between the user of mccpilotlog logbook software (hereinafter named "the user") and the author / publisher of mccpilotlog logbook software (hereinafter named "the author") Carefully read all the terms and conditions of this agreement prior to downloading, installing or using the mccpilotlog software application (hereinafter named "the software"). Proprietary Rights All rights, title and interest including, but not limited to, copyright and other intellectual property rights in and to the software (including but not limited to all files, graphics/images, and documentation) are owned by the author. Such rights are protected by international copyright laws and treaty provisions. The author retains all rights not expressly granted herein. The author grants to the user a personal, non-exclusive, non-assignable and non-transferable license to download, install and use the software. Unauthorized copying of the software, including the main software application and any associated files or written documentation is expressly forbidden. The user may not sublicense, assign or transfer this license or the software except as permitted by the author. All data stored in the database and back-ups generated by the software is and remains the sole property of the user. Disclaimer of Warranties The author has made reasonable checks of the software to confirm that it will perform in normal use on compatible equipment substantially as described in the current specifications for the software. However, due to the inherently complex nature of computer software and the wide variety of computer platforms, the author cannot warrant that the software or the documentation is error free, will operate without interruption or is compatible with all equipment and software configurations. Accordingly, the software and documentation are provided "as is" without warranty of any kind. It is likely that this software application contains errors, which may cause interruption of the program or return incorrect calculation results. Should the user notice such errors, he is invited to report these errors to the author as soon as possible. The user accepts all risks associated with their use. The author makes no warranties expressed or implied, with respect to the software, the documentation or stored data, their merchantability, or 6

7 their fitness for any particular purpose. Should the software prove defective, the user assumes the entire cost of all support service, repair or correction. The software has not been approved by any official aviation authority. The user may contact the local aviation authority to obtain approval and should inform the author if such is granted! Purchasing this software issues a license key only and does not include any agreement for support services. No physical products are shipped. The license key cannot be returned for refund. The author may or may not offer free or paid support service to the user. The author may discontinue further development and/or support at any time without prior notice to the user. Limitation of Liability In no event will the author be liable for indirect, incidental or consequential damages (including, but not limited to, loss of data, loss of income, loss of business information, business interruption) arising out of the installation of, the use of or the inability to use the software, even if the author has been advised of the possibility of such damages. In no event will the author be liable for any leak of confidential or personal information through hacking or spying by third parties, for all files sent by to and from the helpdesk of the author, and for all files (including the database backup) stored by the software on the author's online internet server, called mcccloud. Limitation of Use Except for the generic mccpilotlog logbook layout, the logbook layouts printed by the software can never be used as an official document due to copyright on each logbook layout. The software has no intention to reproduce the original logbooks printed by companies like ASA, Jeppesen, Pilot Warehouse, Transair, Aviation World and VIP Pilot Centre. The user may only use the software to print self-adhesive labels that can be pasted into the original purchased paper logbook! None of the logbook formats generated by the software, including the generic format, have been approved by any aviation authority. The user may contact the local aviation authority to obtain approval, however only for the generic mccpilotlog logbook format! Privacy The user allows the author to store one or more copies of the database on the author's server, named mcccloud, and on the author back-office drives. The author shall respect the user's privacy at all times. Except for bug fixing and in-house testing, the author will never use the contents of the database without written permission from the user. The author shall never share, distribute, publish or sell private data or database contents from the user to any third party, including pilots from the same airline company as the user, or the company itself. With the only purpose of protecting the user from loss of data, the software monitors the user's backup behaviour, and makes an emergency backup to the mcccloud internet server once in a while. The emergency backup feature is active for all users, including the Standard Edition (free installation). The database is password protected. The emergency backup feature is always active, however it can be manually disabled on request of the user. 7

8 Author mccpilotlog, mccroster, mccpilotcal and mcccloud are software products from MCC bvba. Visit the website for more information about our company : mccroster mccroster is an independent calendar app for flight crew and cabin crew. This mobile app : - downloads the flight roster from AIMS, Sabre CWP and CrewDock (*) - parses and stores all planned duties in the local app database - displays the roster in a calendar table and allows the user to view the roster offline - exports the roster to the OS default Calendar app (*) Supported airlines are listed on Verify the website prior to purchasing the user license! There is no data exchange between mccpilotlog and mccroster! mccpilotcal mccpilotcal is mobile application for iphone and Android to convert aviation units, decode snowtams, calculate speeds and wind triangle and convert money currencies. 8

9 Software Editions mccpilotlog comes in 3 editions : the Standard Edition (free) is a complete logbook on PC/Mac with basic functions. You can store an unlimited number of flights in the database and the application does not expire with time! the Profession Edition (PRO) unlocks all functions on the PC/Mac, such as the Airline interface, automatic backups to remote devices, Google Earth display, etc. the Entreprise Edition (ENT) enables mcccloud backup and data synchronization with other devices, such as another PC/Mac, mobile phones and tablets. Helpdesk All users, including pilots running the free Standard Edition, can contact the Helpdesk. Our Helpdesk is available 24 / 7 also on holidays. We recommend to contact the Helpdesk straight from the application. Click the Helpdesk icon (the little man with the green or red LED light) on the Home page to generate an or to connect to the helpdesk web-form. You can select your preference ( or web-form) on the Tools Helpdesk Support page. 9

10 Understanding Time Modes & Time Zones mccroster can run in 2 time modes, UTC or BASE time. Switching between times modes is allowed and does not affect records already in the database or events exported to your OS Calendar. UTC TIME The flight is logged with Departure and Arrival Hour referenced to UTC world time. Info : UTC stands for Universal Time Coordinated, also known as Z (Zulu time) and also as GMT (Greenwich Mean Time Greenwich is a small town in the UK near the zero degrees East-West meridian). BASE TIME The flight is logged with reference to the local time at the Home Base, regardless of any local times at the airfields. The Home Base from the Settings page is used. Note : Changing the Home Base on the Settings page applies to new down-loads only. Records in the database remain stored with reference to the previous Home Base! Caution : Airlines that have crew based in different countries e.g. you fly for EasyJet and you are based in CDG It appears that AIMS ecrews is showing the wrong Local Base hours in the HTML file! "Local Base" hours shown by AIMS are referenced to the headquarters of the airline (e.g. EasyJet in Lutton) and not Local Time at your home base airfield (e.g. CDG), even if that airfield is listed in the header of the AIMS HTML file! As such mccroster is receiving invalid event times. You cannot use BASE Time mode in this particular case. LOCAL TIME The flight is logged with Departure time and Arrival time referenced to local time at Departure airfield and local time at Arrival airfield. These airfields can be in the same Time Zone or in different Time Zones. Local Time cannot be user selected and is shown only on the Event Info page. Note : Events other than flights (Duty Type 2 and 3) are referenced to Local Time at the Home Base (entered on the Settings page). Should the event (e.g. a simulator check ride) not be in the same time zone as your Home Base, Local Time indication is invalid! 10

11 DEVICE TIME Mobile devices usually switch to local time at destination during a layover. Timings displayed in mccroster do not change, but remain referenced to UTC or BASE as per your selection on the Settings page. This is to avoid any confusion about your next day sign-in time, should you check your roster at outstation in a different time zone. However, events exported by mccroster to your OS Calendar automatically adapt to Device Time wherever you travel or wherever you sleep. As such, your wake-up call should always be correct, whatever time mode your phone is set! Importance Notice Time Zones and especially DST (Summer Time) rules are no exact science. Rules often change for political, economical or religious reasons. Last minute changes by the government may cause mccroster to show invalid Local times or invalid Base times. UTC time is always correct. Should you notice any error with Time Zones please contact the helpdesk immediately through the Helpdesk page inside the app. Handling times across the world is far more complicated than one would expect. The arrival airfield may be located in the same or in a different time zone as the departure airfield. One country may still be in winter time, while the other country or region already made the switch to summer time. Local authorities may opt to deviate from the standard rule and align DST changeover with another nearby time zone Furthermore, your mobile phone usually switches to local time during your hotel layover. Downloading your roster during your layover makes a difference (from a technical viewpoint) then downloading the same roster when back home mccroster is taking care of these issues to the best extent. However, errors cannot be excluded. 11

12 GETTING STARTED Part I 12

13 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION & UPDATING Installing the main application on Windows PC and Mac OS 13

14 Installing the mobile app on your smart-phone or tablet 14

15 About page 15

16 Software Updates and Software Revisions 16

17 Transferring the application to another PC / Mac 17

18 Application Run Time Errors / Bugs 18

19 GENERAL LOGIC Part II 19

20 General Getting Started 20

21 Data input, output and monitoring 21

22 Application Settings Logging Hours-Minutes (H:MM) or Decimal Hours (H.M) Date and Time Formatting Understanding Time Zones and Time Modes 22

23 Running 2 logbooks 23

24 mcccloud Cloud data synchronization 24

25 Adding another PC/Mac to the cloud 25

26 Adding a mobile device to the cloud 26

27 Main program Part III 27

28 Database Tables Airfields Automatic airfield updating Adding other airfields Airfield Info (Geographic map, Runway info, Sunrise/Sunset, Local Time) 28

29 Pilots Employe ID, Pilot Name, Roster Name Pilot Pictures De-activating Pilots Exchange Pilots with a friend using mccpilotlog 29

30 Aircraft Aircraft Tail Registration, Fin Number De-activating Aircraft Re-using aircraft registration Exchange Aircraft list with a friend using mccpilotlog 30

31 Start-Over 31

32 Exporting data to CSV or XLS 32

33 Previous Experience Import flight records from another electronic logbook application 33

34 Import flight records from any other data file 34

35 Inserting grand totals per aircraft model 35

36 Flight Logging General Logging a flight Logging a simulator session Logging a return flight Changing the layout of the main flight data grid Changing the order of flights in the data grid Flight record back colors 36

37 Crew Pilot SELF Autoload pilot seat 37

38 Flight & Pairing Number Automatic Flight Number recognition 38

39 Departure and arrival airfield Outfield landings Logging flight route 39

40 Block Hours Scheduled Off-/On-Block hours Actual Off-/On-Block hours Takeoff / Landing hours 40

41 Sign-In/Out - Duty Time 41

42 Pilot Function time PIC, PIC/us, SPIC and SOLO Dual Instructor / Examiner Relief Pilot, Supernumerary Pilot, Cruise Pilot On the Flight page, when you add a simulator session, you MUST log your simulator total time. mccpilotlog keeps simulator time separated. It will indeed be printed in those 3 columns. On the Logbook - Logbook Format page, you can choose whether or not to include Simulator time in your total time. Most pilots have that option turned OFF. Actual Instrument (= IMC) and Simulator Instrument (= Hood) are both for real aircraft only and should not be used for Simulator training. We do not have a box for "Instruction Received". The "Instructor box" should be used for the Instructor only and is considered Instruction Given. OOK link naar Lasors zelf opmaken in Word 42

43 Condition time Cross-Country Night IFR, Actual Instrument, Simulated Instrument (Hood) Night Vision Goggle (NVG), Sling & Winch (S&W) 43

44 Aircraft time Single Pilot, Multi Pilot Unpowered, Single Engine, Multi Engine Logging Multi pilot time on a Single Pilot Aircraft Aerobatics 44

45 User Defined Time and Data fields 45

46 Task PF / PM (PNF) 46

47 Type of Approach, Autoland 47

48 Type of Glider Launch 48

49 Day Takeoff / Landing, Night Takeoff / Landing 49

50 Fuel 50

51 Passengers 51

52 Delay There is no field to log Delay Time. Delay is calculated automatically from the Scheduled Departure time until the Actual Departure Time. The Scheduled Departure time is automatically logged when you import Planned Flights using the Airline Interface. You can manually add / edit / review Scheduled Hours by clicking the magnifier loupe icon on the Flights page. See attached image. 52

53 De-Icing 53

54 Remarks, Instruction, Flight Log Report 54

55 Track and distance 55

56 ENDORSEMENTS Pen Signature 56

57 Electronic Signatures Capture Printing signatures Backup 57

58 Mass Editing Editing multiple Flights 58

59 Editing multiple Pilots 59

60 Editing multiple Aircraft 60

61 Airline interface General 61

62 Autoloading function and condition time 62

63 Autoloading pilot seat 63

64 File Import (off-line) 64

65 Web Import (on-line) 65

66 Special notes for some airlines 66

67 Database Query and Search Basic Query 67

68 Building Advanced Queries 68

69 Quick Search 69

70 Flight Time / Duty Time Limits, Flat Rate Creating rules 70

71 Quick monitoring (Home page) 71

72 Detailed monitoring (Limits page) 72

73 Using Advanced Queries to monitor Limits 73

74 Daily monitoring (Duty page mobile app) 74

75 Currency Validation Creating rules 75

76 Monitoring proficiency On the [ icon blad] Home page Printing Reports 76

77 FLIGHT ALLOWANCES Creating rules 77

78 Logging Flight Allowances On the [ icon blad] Home page On the mobile phone 78

79 Printing Reports 79

80 Printing Reports Forms, Reports, Graphs, Statistics, Lists & Maps Form

81 Monitoring Total Time 81

82 Printing the report to paper 82

83 Saving the report as PDF 83

84 Using Advanced Queries to print Reports 84

85 Signing Forms with your own signature Hier is een jump link naar Bladwijzer LOGBOOK2. Click Fout! Verwijzingsbron niet gevonden. om te springen. 85

86 Logbook Pre-defined formats 86

87 User defined format 87

88 User selectable columns 88

89 Printing options 89

90 Changing margins 90

91 Installing special fonts 91

92 Printing Range from page X to Y, date X to Y 92

93 Save logbook as PDF 93

94 On-line printing service 94

95 Simulator Record Sheet 95

96 Endorsements Collecting Endorsements Printing Endorsements 96

97 Database Backup General 97

98 Automatic Backup 98

99 Restore Backup 99

100 Navigation Calculating track and distance 100

101 Display route on Google Earth 101

102 Weather, Snowtam & NOTAM Creating common flight routes 102

103 Refreshing weather reports 103

104 Snowtam 104

105 Notams 105

106 Export to Calendar MS Outlook 106

107 Google Calendar 107

108 Mobile app Calendar 108

109 Mobile app Part IV 109

110 G MOBILE APP How to get started 5 Part I - Data Management 6 User Database 7 Synchronizing the mobile app with mcccloud 9 Flight List 11 Logbook List 12 Reset User Database13 Using the mobile in combination with an Airline Interface on the PC 14 Exporting Flights to the mobile app Calendar 17 Backup 18 Part II - Screen Description 19 Main Menu 20 Clock Memo 21 Clock Memo 22 Flight List 23 Add Flight - Edit Flight24 Flight Duty 30 Aircraft List 31 Pilot List 32 Pilot Add / Edit 33 Pilot Info 34 Airfield List 35 Airfield Database Transfer 36 Airfield Info 37 Airfield Google Maps / Earth 38 Airfield Globe Notes 39 Airfield Weather 40 Weather Reports 41 Navigation 42 Currency 43 Flight Totals 44 Settings 45 Sync Data with PC 46 Part III - FAQ & Troubleshooting 47 FAQ 110

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112 FAQ Part V 112

113 FAQ Frequently asked questions Database Q1 I want to start over 113