Quick Reference Handbook Virtual Airlines www.jetsgoportugal.pt JetACARS II was written with ease of operation in mind. It should help pilots the most, and still be very practical to use. Now also supports X-Plane as of Dec 2016. Open for the first time when you first start JetACARS2 Simply input your PilotID (JGOxxx where xxx is your ID) and your password, press TEST to verify your credentials, and then SAVE to save your data permanently. If you wish to clear the form, simply use the RESET button and all options will be back to default. The main screen was completely redesigned and automated: Once a flight is booked on the website, it will show up here. Make sure all requirements are met before starting the flight. . When all requirements are met, when a flight is booked and the simulator is connected, this status will change from NOT READY to READY and the START button will become available as shown on the picture below. JetACARS fully ready to start the logging process. Please note that the configuration button will not be available during the whole flight logging process. The simulator version should be detected automatically and as soon as all the requirements on the right are met, the READY message will appear and the START button will become available. The log screen was also redesigned, providing more information while still being simple. This is the screen that is shown when the START button is pressed. The header provides pilot rating information which will decrease if any penalties are applied during flight (overspeed, excessive pitch, lights operations, etc.). There’s a permanent free memory monitor as well as flight status, flight time and distance remaining between the two airports. In case of diverting, distance will be calculated to the diverting airport. Two smaller buttons on the right, provide extra information about errors (ERR – click to view ACARS errors) and messages received shown here as “---“. When a message is received from another pilot, the button will read “MSG” to let the pilot know a CPDLC message has arrived. Button actions • START: Will start the logging process. Replaced with a send log button in the end of the flight • MESSAGE: The old CPDLC system, which allows pilots to send messages between them. • AIRCRAFT: Additional information about the aircraft, such as fuel, gross weight, lights, attitude, etc. • DIVERT: The divert screen, which allows you to divert to another airport or cancel the procedure if already diverting. • ONLINE: Provides information about IVAO online ATC. • WEATHER: Provides information about departure and arrival airport METARs. There is a new feature where you can find airports with bad weather conditions to fly in (heavy rain, heavy snow, thunderstorms, etc.). • CONFIG: The configuration screen, where you can change a few settings, as well as the interface language. Please note that only the interface has been translated, all LOG messages and error messages are always shown in English. • ABOUT: A screen with information about the program and release notes for the current version. The message screen is very similar to the previous version. Simply select a pilot to chat with, type a message to send and press SEND. JGO004 Once a message has been sent, it will be delivered instantly if the destination pilot is online, or kept on the server and sent to the pilot once he reconnects for a flight. You may send more than one message even if the pilot is offline, all messages will be kept until the other pilot reads them in their ACARS. The aircraft screen shows information about the pilot as seen on the first screen, and additional information about the flight/aircraft. In the middle of the screen there is information about the current flight. The PITCH and BANK values will show very high values when the aircraft doesn’t have the electric systems initialized and this is normal. You can use the UNITS button to switch between imperial and metric units. Here is the divert screen. To use it, simply enter an ICAO code in the input box to display automatic information about the airport, and press DIVERT to initiate the procedure. All flight data will be updated to use the new airport as the destination. If you wish to cancel the procedure, simply return to this screen and press CANCEL. Your flight will then return to the original status. Log example: [10:44] M04 - Climbing (194kts/2218ft) [10:47] K13 - Diverting to EGLL [10:47] K14 - Divert cancelled [10:48] M06 - Cruising (222kts/5502ft) The online screen also changed a bit, and we believe for the best. The “AUTO” icon on top will appear if automatic refresh is enabled (every 2 minutes), and this can be configured in the options. You can also refresh the screen by pressing the REFRESH button. If any ATCs are connected on IVAO on your departure and arrival airports, they will appear here. An attempt to check for online center controllers is also made, but due to the immense types of center positions, this information is NOT 100% RELIABLE, So always make sure you monitor ATC connections with the official IVAO tool, WebEye. If you click on any of the listed positions, a popup window with the selected controller’s ATIS is displayed. The METAR information screen, much like the ATC screen, also features an “AUTO” icon which lets you know if automatic refresh of METARs is enabled. Please note that METARs are only updated every 30, 60 or 120 minutes (sometimes more) depending on the station, so the refresh is somewhat “intelligent” and will only be triggered for real every 30 minutes. You can always force a refresh by pressing the REFRESH button. If you press the FIND WX button, you will be taken to the “find bad weather” screen shown just below. Here you can find airports which have bad weather conditions to fly in. It’s always fun to fly in the middle of a huge thunderstorm when in the flight simulator, although none of us really likes it in real life, am I right? :D Simply select a weather type from the dropdown menu (Heavy Thunderstorms, Heavy Snow, Gusting Winds, etc.), and the airports which meet the criteria will be listed in order of severity from highest to lowest. You can also change the results displayed from 5 to 15, if you wish to see further results. As with previous screens, the REFRESH button will force a reload of all weather stations Last, but not least, an example of the errors screen. Errors related to program operation, web services, etc. will all be displayed here. You can choose to CLEAR them if you wish, or leave them displayed for further reference. You may also contact us if you think something isn’t working properly, or maybe to send us a suggestion. webmaster@jetsgoportugal.pt Conclusion Once you have finished your flight, set the parking brakes and shut down all engines, the SUBMIT button will automatically appear so that you can send the log. A small report is also displayed once the flight ended, displaying the penalties (if any), fuel used, log time, flight time, etc. Report example: [FLIGHT SUMMARY] Final Fuel: 524kg Used Fuel: 342kg Log Time: 01:45:27 Flight Time: 01:32:08 Flight Distance: 279nm Flight Performance: 100% Maximum Simulation Rate: 1x Arrival Time: 27/02/2016 12:15UTC [FLIGHT LOG ENDED] In case there is an error sending the log, you are given the chance to retry for as many times as you wish (there might be a temporary network problem), or completely abandon the log. Please note that we also added a new much requested feature: After landing, if by some reason the simulator crashes, our ACARS will detect such a problem and display an “emergency send log” button (ESL) which you can use to skip to the disembarking phase so you can still send the log. If you press this ESL button, the flight status will change to “disembarking”, and the normal send log button will be displayed. We hope this helps solve some frustrating situations where the simulator crashes after landing and the log is lost. We cannot make the button appear sooner (approach phase, landing phase) because the log wouldn’t be completed otherwise with touchdown and accurate landing time parameters, and this is required for further processing on the website. We hope you enjoy this new version of our flight logging system, as previously announced the older version 1.x will still be operational for as long as we can possibly support it, but you will be missing all these new features and a much smaller, functional interface. JetACARS II is a full x64 application (it will not work on 32-bit operating systems) and absolutely all data is AES-256 encrypted during server communications. JetACARS VERSION 2.2x Released May, 2018 JetACARSVERSION 1.1 QRH Released May, 2018 Version 1.0: Initial release. Our special thanks to Nuno Pinto Virtual Airlines www.jetsgoportugal.pt
