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+ | ====== Airport Directory ====== | ||
+ | <box tutorial> | ||
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+ | Leon contains more than **8000 airports worldwide** in its database, including various information about each one of them: **general information, | ||
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+ | The system is connected with **AC-U-KWIK** - one of the biggest databases dedicated to business aviation flight planning purposes (http:// | ||
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+ | It is also possible to introduce uncommon landing places to Leon, such as helipads or airfields by adding such in a section OPS > Custom Airports (read more about this topic [[leon: | ||
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+ | Click on the {{: | ||
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+ | If you type **airport ICAO, IATA or FAA code** (for USA airports) in the field ' | ||
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+ | In the main screen a column **Info** shows information regarding **PPR** (Port Permission Required) and/or **SC** (Slot Co-ordinated). A column **Required** shows information if either an airport brief or training is required. | ||
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+ | ===== Airport Directory sections ===== | ||
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+ | Majority of the information displayed is imported from **Acukwik**. Some fields __can not be edited__, although Leon Support Team can make changes if required (contact [[support@leonsoftware.com]]). | ||
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+ | The editable fields are those framed - you can change or add information there which will appear in blue and an {{: | ||
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+ | * **Details** - general airport information. **Taxi in/Taxi out** times - which can be edited and defined for particular airports - **will be included in suggested STA time calculated from GCD (Great Circle Distance)** when planning new flights (either in 'New Flight' | ||
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+ | A section **Airport Hours** define airport opening hours. Leon shows a warning, in the panel OPS, if a trip STD or STA is outside airport hours. | ||
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+ | **Slots required** checkbox will affect the ' | ||
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+ | It is possible to edit **Fire Category** in ' | ||
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+ | **RFFC** can be added in various formats, i.e.:' | ||
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+ | * **Taxi & Extra** - editable details of 'Taxi Out' and 'Taxi In' times, affect suggested STA time when adding a new flight. 'Extra departure time' and 'Extra arrival time' are purely FYI fields and can be used on the documents. The other option is defining **Minimum Ground Time** at the particular airport. | ||
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+ | * **Handling/ | ||
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+ | * **Hotels** - the list of available hotels. Go to **Hotels** section to find 2 buttons at the bottom of the page: **Add new** and **Update** to get Leon database updated from **AC-U-KWIK**. | ||
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+ | * **Restrictions/ | ||
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+ | * **Suppliers** - information about suppliers at a particular airport. You can add a new Supplier and mark your favourite to appear automatically when adding a new flight at the particular airport. The process of adding a Supplier is exactly the same as adding new Handling Agent which is explained further down this section. | ||
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+ | * **Notes & Files** - in the field **Note** you can insert the title as well as additional information which will appear in OPS > Calendar section, as displayed on the screenshot, on the right (if a checkbox is marked, for a period of time defined in fields: Valid from - Until) and on the **Trip Sheet** document, section ' | ||
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+ | Information added in the field **Pilot notes** also will appear on the Trip Sheet, in the section 'Pilot Notes' | ||
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+ | * **Map** - click to see satellite view on the airport (see screenshot on the right). | ||
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+ | * **General** - here you can define default ALTN1 & ALTN2 airports which will show automatically in a tab FLIGHT of the section OPS. | ||
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+ | * **Brief/ | ||
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+ | * **Category** - airport categories which can be defined per specific aircraft manually. It is possible to add an expiry date to the airport category. After the validity expires, the category changes to the category ' | ||
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+ | Leon marks airport category (apart from cat ' | ||
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+ | **OPS** | ||
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+ | * CAT ' | ||
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+ | * CAT ' | ||
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+ | You are able to **edit and change** details in the framed fields like i.e. ' | ||
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+ | If manually added information should remain **private**, | ||
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+ | {{: | ||
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+ | If you **hover the mouse over** it, you will see a message **Click to make this field private** which means that no-one apart from you can see added information. If you go for **private** option the icon will turn to {{: | ||
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+ | When editing **Airport Hours** field you can choose the **timezone** for opening hours between Local Time (LT) and UTC (Z). The zone highlighted blue is the zone that applies to Opening Hours. | ||
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+ | Leon will recalculate the times in Airport Hours automatically. **Airport opening times will be checked when adding a flight based on the information in this section.** | ||
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+ | In the **Airport Hours** window you can see 3 columns, as presented in the screenshot: | ||
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+ | * **Opening hours** - here you can input either specific times " | ||
+ | * **24H** - a checkbox that allows you to mark an airport being open for 24h on a specific day. Ticking this checkbox will turn " | ||
+ | * **Closed** - this column allows you to mark an airport being closed on a specific day. If you untick the checkbox Leon will react with accordance to previous hour setting. Most of the time unticking " | ||
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+ | As you can see in the screenshot, there are **two input formats** in Airport Hours that you can use: | ||
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+ | * **Standard HH:MM format** | ||
+ | * **Sunrise/ | ||
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+ | **Sunset/ | ||
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+ | **For example**, if an airport opens 30 minutes after sunrise and closes 2 hours before Sunset, its opening time in **Airport Hours** field would be SR+30m and its closing time - SS-2h. Example of input in the screenshot below | ||
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+ | **When the flight is scheduled to take off or land outside permitted hours the following message will display:** | ||
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+ | Additionally, | ||
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+ | The same can be done for **Control Tower Hours** and the **Customs Hours**. Either of them will not generate any warnings. | ||
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+ | ==== Approved handling/ | ||
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+ | It is possible now to set the **approval** date of the **handling agents** or **FBOs** in Leon. Leon will send an **email notification** at < | ||
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+ | In the section **Handling/ | ||
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+ | If you click on the active icon a calendar shows up - by selecting a day of the month you set an approval date. Once the date is selected the information ** Approved until (date)** appears. | ||
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+ | ==== Tagging Handling agents ==== | ||
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+ | We have added a new option of **tagging** Handling agents/ | ||
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+ | The first step that needs to be taken in order to set it up is creating tags for a particular handler. Go to **Airport Directory**, | ||
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+ | When assigning handlers in the **checklist**, | ||
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+ | The next step is connecting already added tags to **Crew Trip Sheet** document, in **Documents Manager** panel by using the item ' | ||
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+ | ==== Default ALTN airports ==== | ||
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+ | Leon allows to define default 2 **alternate airports** which will automatically show in a section OPS, tab FLIGHT. | ||
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+ | Click a tab **General** and type **Default ALTN1** airport' | ||
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+ | Once ALTN airports are defined Leon will show them in a section OPS, in brackets (you need to mark a checkbox ' | ||
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+ | ===== Airport Briefing ===== | ||
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+ | Edit the airport data in ' | ||
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+ | You can also **set the expiry date** (or prolong it) and **upload a pdf file**. | ||
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+ | ==== Airport brief ==== | ||
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+ | **Airport briefs** provide **additional information** such as: | ||
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+ | * **Airport category** | ||
+ | * **RWY** | ||
+ | * **ELEV** | ||
+ | * **Terrain** | ||
+ | * **Weather** | ||
+ | * **Ground facilities** | ||
+ | * **Special considerations** | ||
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+ | If you want to add an ' | ||
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+ | To choose the **expiry date** of Airport Brief you need to: | ||
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+ | - Tick the **Airport briefing available** checkbox. This opens the section where you can prolong **Airport Brief**. | ||
+ | - Click **Prolong** button to open the **Calendar**. | ||
+ | - Choose the date and accept it by clicking **OK** button. | ||
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+ | ==== Online familiarization ==== | ||
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+ | If required, you can add **Online Familiarization** for a crew member in **2** ways: | ||
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+ | - **Airport Directory** - edit section 'Brief / Training' | ||
+ | - **Personal Endorsements** - edit user's profile and in the tab **Online Familiarization** add airport code. After updating it you can add more details of the online training: number, issue & expiry date, notes, pdf scan. | ||
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+ | In a section TABLE Leon highlights crew codes in when option **1** is added. Hover the mouse over the code to get a pop-up window with an information (see below). | ||
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+ | In a section OPS an airport with marked ' | ||
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+ | ==== Airport Recency ==== | ||
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+ | You can also add information to Leon if a particular crew member needs a **Airport Recency** (either on the aircraft or simulator). | ||
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+ | ==== Option for Flight Support Companies ==== | ||
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+ | If you are a **Flight Support Company** which deals with aircraft chartering, aviation services, consulting, etc. and you want changes in **Airport Directory** sections: **Brief/ | ||
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+ | In other words - if you change i.e. **Airport Category** in you Airport Directory for airport LTN from **A** to **B** and that checkbox is marked - all operators you deal with will be affected with this change. | ||
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+ | ===== Adding new Handling Agent/FBO ===== | ||
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+ | To add a new Handling Agent/FBO to an airport in **Airport Directory**, | ||
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+ | Fields **" | ||
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+ | Once the mandatory fields are filled in, you can click on one of the buttons located at the bottom of the page: ✔ will save the listing, ✘ will cancel it. | ||
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+ | **Saved Handling Agent will show at the bottom of the list and the listing will have a different background.** | ||
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+ | It is also possible **to delete personal Handling Agent/ | ||
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+ | * **Entry does not exist any more** - this will remove the handler | ||
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+ | * **Duplicate** - this will open a dropdown window with names of handlers that could be duplicates of listed handlers. | ||
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