O N - L I N E H E L P To go "on-line" with D.T.C. and receive your weather briefing information or file your flight plan, simply choose option "1." on the main menu. Your computer will automatically dial D.T.C. and then allow you to make your requests of the D.T.C. computer. While on-line you may access this help file by hitting the "F1" key. While on-line you may turn the printer on or off at any time by hitting the "F7" key. This will send all characters on the screen to the printer as they are typed or received. All the text that comes in from D.T.C. is being stored to a text file that you can read "off- line." When you are through with the on-line session choose option "2. Review last DUAT Session" to view the saved text file. This way you can go on-line, receive your weather, and then afterwards, scroll backward and foreward through the text file. When reviewing the last session, you can press "F7" to print the entire text to your printer, or press "F8" to print only the page you are viewing. You will also notice then when you go on-line to DUAT, a window will open up asking you whether you want to over-write your last DUAT session in the saved text file. If you answer with a "Y" the data that you are about to receive will be the only thing in the saved text file. If you answer with "N", the session you are about to receive will be appended to the last session. The date and time of the session will also be appended to the file so you know when you accessed the data. S Y S T E M A C C E S S Only certified pilots will be able to use the DUAT system. To access the system you will have to enter your access code and password. If you are a first time user, you will need to obtain an access code. This is done by entering a "?" at the initial prompt: 旼컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� � � � Enter Access Code.....? � � � 읕컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� To type in a question mark you must hold down both the "Shift" key and the "?" (or "/") keys simultaneously. Press the "Enter" (or "Return") key to accept your input. After you enter a question mark, the system will then prompt: 旼컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� � � � Last Name...................? � � Pilot's Certification Number? � � � 읕컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� Once your name and number have been confirmed the following series of prompts and information will be displayed: 旼컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� � � � PLEASE: Retain the following � � information. You will be � � unable to use the DUAT system � � in the future unless your � � Access Code and Password are � � entered correctly. � � � � The Password you choose � � MUST be 6 characters Long! � � Enter Password.? xxxxxx � � � � Confirming your password � � Is this correct: xxxxxx � � Enter Y/N......? � � � � Your Access Code is: � � ==> nnnnnnnn <== � � � � To confirm, enter Access Code...? � � � 읕컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� You will then select your own password. The computer will confirm it and will then assign you an Access Code. You will then be asked to re-enter it. This is the system's way of confirming your Access Code. From this time on, all you will need is your Access Code and Password to access the DUAT system. I N I T I A L S Y S T E M P R O M P T S After successfully entering your Access Code and Password the DUAT system will ask you two questions regarding the display capabilities of your computer. The first prompt will be: 旼컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� � � � Characters per line...? � � � 읕컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� If you press the RETURN (or ENTER) key the system will assume your screen can fit 80 characters on a line. The second prompt will be: 旼컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� � � � Lines per Page........? � � � 읕컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� If you press the RETURN (or ENTER) key the system will assume your screen can fit 24 lines per page. If you wish to display the information continuously type in a 0. Type in a 22 if you wish to hit a key after each screen is filled with information. T H E D U A T M A I N M E N U 旼컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� � � � DUAT MAIN MENU � � � � FAA Functions: � � Weather Briefing.........1 � � Flight Plan Processing...2 � � Encode Location..........3 � � Decode Location ID.......4 � � � � Exit DUAT System.........X � � Enter Main Function (M displays Menu): � � � 읕컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� Notice that your options are numbered. The first four options are functions that are being paid for by the FAA. You are allowed up to 20 minutes on the FAA functions. You can end your session by returning to the Main Menu and entering an "X". If you need to return to the Main Menu, enter "M" at any prompt. M A I N M E N U S E L E C T I O N 1 : W e a t h e r B r i e f i n g The DUAT system allows you to obtain weather briefings in five different ways. This is the Weather Briefing Menu: 旼컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� � � � WEATHER BRIEFING MENU � � � � Route Biefing...............1 � � Selected Route Weather......2 � � Local Briefing..............3 � � Selected Local Weather......4 � � Selected Weather Products...5 � � Return to Main Menu.........M � � � � Selection...? � � � 읕컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� The first two weather briefing options (1 & 2) are used to retrieve weather products along a route of flight. The next two options (3 & 4) are used to retrieve weather products available at or near a specific location. The last option (5) allows you to request specific weather products from specified weather reporting locations. The DUAT system will provide a Standard Briefing each time you ask for a Route Briefing or a Local Briefing. A Standard Briefing includes Area Forecasts, Severe Weather Warnings, SIGMETS, Convective SIGMETS, AIRMETS, Tropical Depression and Hurricane Advisories, Surface Weather Observations, Terminal Forecasts, Pilot Reports, Winds Aloft Forecasts, Radar Reports and NOTAMs. The selected Route Briefing and the Selected Local Weather allows you to request an Abbreviated Briefing, where you determine the weather products to be displayed. In addition to the weather products that you select, the DUAT system will provide you with weather products indicating hazardous or adverse conditions. If you only wish to look at certain weather products from a specific location, choose the Selected Weather Products option. R o u t e a n d S e l e c t e d R o u t e B r i e f i n g s For any route briefing, the DUAT system needs to know your departure point, departure time, altitude, destination, route of flight, and estimated time enroute. There are two ways the DUAT system can get this information. First, you may wish to enter all this information yourself (Prompt for input). Your second option is to let the DUAT system use any information that you have entered during your transaction. That data is stored as "Temporary Data". If you use Temporary Data the system will make sure the information is correct. If incorrect, the system will prompt you to reenter that item. If you choose Selected Route Briefing, the DUAT system will also ask you for a list of the weather report types you want. L o c a l a n d S e l e c t e d L o c a l B r i e f i n g s For the local area briefings, the DUAT system needs to know the location identifier and your departure time. If you chose Selected Local Briefing, the system will ask you for a list of the weather report types you want. S e l e c t e d W e a t h e r P r o d u c t s The Selected Weather Products option allows you to select a list of weather reporting locations and a list of weather products that you wish to see. If you are entering more than one location identifier or report type, you will need to leave a space between each item. 旼컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� � � � Select from the following Report Types: � � � � WW - SEVERE WEATHER WARNINGS � � (includes AWW, WW-A) � � WS - SIGMETS (includes UWS - � � URGENT SIGMETS) � � WST - CONVECTIVE SIGMETS � � WA - AIRMETS � � WH - HURRICANE ADVISORIES � � AC - SEVERE WEATHER OUTLOOK � � CWA - CENTER WEATHER ADVISORY � � FA - AREA FORECASTS � � UA - PILOT REPORTS � � FD - WINDS ALOFT FORECASTS � � NO - NOTAM D'S � � FDC - FLIGHT DATA CENTER NOTAMS � � SD - RADAR REPORTS � � WT - WEATHER TRENDS (3-HOURLY � � SURFACE OBSERVATIONS) � � � � � � Enter Report Types...? � � � 읕컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� M A I N M E N U S E L E C T I O N 2 : F l i g h t P l a n P r o c e s s i n g The Flight Plan Processing Menu is used to file, amend, or cancel flight plans. The menu looks like this: 旼컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� � � � FLIGHT PLAN PROCESSING MENU � � � � File a new Flight Plan.........1 � � Amend a previous Flight Plan...2 � � Cancel a Flight Plan...........3 � � Return to Main Menu............M � � � � Selection...? � � � 읕컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� F i l i n g a n e w F l i g h t P l a n Selection 1 will display the following Menu: 旼컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� � � � FLIGHT PLAN entry method: � � � � Be Prompted for Input....1 � � Use Temporary Data.......2 � � Return to Main Menu......M � � � � Selection...? � � � 읕컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� Selection one will prompt you for every field on your flight plan. If you have already answered some of the prompts (for example, you have received a weather briefing), your answers have been saved as your Temporary Data. Selection two will only ask you for the information that you have not already entered. After you have answered all of the flight data prompts, the system will display your entire flight plan, and will prompt you to see if there are any changes you would like to make before filing your flight plan. If you wish to make any changes, enter the "Block Number" that corresponds with the field(s) you wish to change. You will be prompted for your input, the corrected flight plan will be re-displayed, and the prompt will be repeated. A m e n d i n g a F l i g h t P l a n The DUAT system will allow you to Amend a flight plan that you have filed on the system up until the time that it is forwarded to an FSS (if it's VFR) or ARTCC (if it's IFR). The system will prompt you for the Aircraft ID that was used on the flight plan. If you attempt to amend or cancel your flight plan after it has been forwarded, the DUAT system will tell you which FSS or ARTCC it was sent to and you will have to contact them directly. M A I N M E N U S E L E C T I O N 3 : E n c o d e L o c a t i o n The Encode Location function is used to find the identifier for a known location so that it can be used in filing flight plans and in obtaining weather briefings. The system will prompt: 旼컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� � � � Enter Location, State...? � � � 읕컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� After you have received your data the same prompt will appear, at which time you may enter another location or "M" which will return you to the Main Menu. Examples: 旼컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� � � � ENCODE FUNCTION � � � � Enter Location, State...? PHILI,PA � � � � IDENT CITY, STATE � � AIRPORT/NAVAID/WX RPT � � 1N3 PHILIPSBURG, PA � � ALBERT// � � PSB PHILIPSBURG, PA � � MID-STATE/VORTAC/WX � � � � Enter Location, State...? FERGUSON � � � � IDENT CITY, STATE � � AIRPORT/NAVAID/WX RPT � � 82J PENSACOLA, FL � � FERGUSON// � � 12MO WINDSOR, MO � � FERGUSON FARMS// � � TN09 PHILADELPHIA, PA � � FERGUSONS FLYING CIRCUS � � � � � 읕컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� M A I N M E N U S E L E C T I O N 4 : D e c o d e L o c a t i o n The Decode Location function allows you to find out information about any valid location identifier used in the DUAT system. The system will prompt: 旼컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� � � � Location Identifier(s)...? � � � 읕컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� Once the system has displayed all the information about each identifier, you will be prompted again for Location Identifier(s) at which time you may enter another identifier or "M" for the Main Menu. Examples: 旼컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� � � � DECODE FUNCTION � � � � location Identifier(s)...? ACY OSH � � � � IDENT : ACY AIRPORT: ATLANTIC CITY � � INTERNATION, ATLANTIC CITY, NJ � � FSS : MIV ARTCC: WASHINGTON, DC � � NAVIDENT: ACY NAVNAME: ATLANTIC CITY � � ATLANTIC CITY, NJ � � FSS : MIV NAVTYPE: VORTAC � � WX IDENT: ACY ATLANTIC CITY, NJ � � � � IDENT : OSH AIRPORT: WITTMAN FIELD � � OSHKOSH, WI � � FSS : GRB ARTCC: CHICAGO � � NAVIDENT: OSH NAVNAME: OSHKOSH, � � OSHKOSH, WI � � FSS : GRB NAVTYPE: VORTAC � � � � � 읕컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴컴� If you do not understand a prompt or need help for any reason, you can enter a "?" at any prompt. This is the HELP function and will give you information on answering that specific prompt.