Release Note

Version 5.0 (December 2016)

General

Private-Radar becomes modular: the versions "PREMIUM" and "PRO" disappear, and anyone can subscribe any module from the new Admin module.
New icons and better user-experience.
New tutorial available for each module.
Role Management becomes Profiles.
New Feedback feature allowing to send any bug/comment/idea from the application.

Admin Module

This module allows you to choose the modules you want, view / activate / order Flight-Trackers, and more.

Schedule Module

Choose the hours you want to see easily with the top slider.
Classroom booking: bug on mobile devices corrected.

Flights Module

Edit Flight: weather now for take off and landing.
Edit Flight: loads automatically the METAR if the flight was less than 5h ago.

Aircraft Module

Information: improvement in the selection of Make, Model and Flight-Tracker
Information: unit of the range takes settings into account
Information: added hobbs-meter type
Tariffs: default tariff allows the tariff to be selected automatically when selecting "auto-invoicing" for a user

Users Module

New Signatures Tab that allows users to download and sign their flight sheets and class presence sheets

SMS Module

This module is now free.

Reports Module

New Flight and Duty Time report.

Invoices Module

New Module that allows to create invoices and products.
It is possible to invoice automatically all flights by selecting it for the Settings.

Version 4.11 (August 2016)

All versions

It is now easier to enter the times of a flight manually: the ":" is inserted automatically, and it jumps to the next time automatically.
We ask all users to change their password the first time they log in. If you have already entered a personalized password, you will be asked to re-enter it.
Several more boxes have the "Esc" capability to close them.
Various bugs solved and other improvements.

Private-Radar PREMIUM

Aircraft page: it is now possible to create several tariffs per aircraft. Use the context menu to create and edit tariffs. A new tab shows all the tariffs of the aircraft. ATTENTION: tariffs created with previous versions will not automatically be updated, please create the tariffs again.
Users page: if a user has auto-invoicing on, you now have to select the tariffs. ATTENTION: if no tariff is selected, auto-invoicing cannot work.
Users page: dowload the Jeppesen logbook in PDF from the context menu.
User mode: a new tab "Me" has been added when a user logs in. It displays the information relative to the user. It replaces the previous menu "My Account".
Schedule page: the Date Picker box shows in blue the dates where at least one booking exists.

Private-Radar PRO

Evaluation of a flight: we now display the average mark of a manoeuvre next to the description of the manoeuvre. It only displays if the manoeuvre has already been done before
Course page: we have improved the Add/Edit Mission box. There are now 2 separate fields for "Description" and for "Manoeuvres". It also is possible to upload any file or video (max 300MB). The documents and videos are available directly by clicking on the Mission name in the Mission list or in the Schedule.

Version 4.10

All versions

The versions are now automatically updated. You will receive a notification at the top of the screen when a new version is launched.
Some boxes can now be closed directly with the "Esc" key. We are in the process of doing it for all the boxes, and adding some keyboard shortcuts for the most used functions.
Various bugs solved and other improvements.

Private-Radar PREMIUM

Schedule page: we have added 2 ranges of hours to define the beginning and the end of an activity in 1 click. Theses ranges can be modified in the Settings box.
Schedule page: it is possible to program an activity for an instructor and repeat it over a period of time.
Users page: the logbook is now at the Jeppesen format. The number of lines for each page can be changed in the settings (14 by default). Several actions can be done by clicking directly on a flight in the logbook.

Private-Radar PRO

Course page: we have added the total of all the times per course.

Version 4.9

All versions

New design: the schedule, users and aircraft pages have a new beautiful design. We have also created a new date and time picker for a better user experience.
Performance increase: we have worked a lot on this version to reduce the loading time. You should notice the results right away: on our test database (including several hundreds of users and many complex courses), we have divided by 4 the time to display the page the first time. Now, performance are acceptable with a low band width.
Aircraft page: the aircraft page displays now all the aircraft with their pictures. Click on an aircraft to display their information. To go back use the arrow to the top left corner of the page. New filter design at the top.
Flights page: the icons update in function of the aircraft type (single engine plane, multi engine plane, helicopter)
Various bugs solved and other improvements.

Private-Radar PREMIUM

Schedule page: new filter design at the top of the page. The date picker has a new design that makes it easy to use on tablets and smartphones.
Users page: the users page displays now all the users with their pictures. The use is exactly the same as the aircraft page : click on a user to display their information, click on the left arrow to go back. New filter design.

Private-Radar PRO

Course page: The programs do not load at start, but only when you select one in the list. This increases loading performances.

Version 4.8.1

All versions

Flights Page: we have added the Total Time, which is the time from Master ON to Master OFF. An option has been added in the Role Management to allow to show it or hide it to users.
Desktop: correction of the calculation of the fuel remaining when the refueling was done after the flight.

Private-Radar PREMIUM

Schedule: the times in the emails sent to persons defined in the Settings are now in Local Time.
User's account: the automatic invoicing has been corrected (the flight cost calculation was 0).
Settings: It is now possible to choose to create any aircraft or classroom booking Private by default. Go to Settings, choose Schedule, and select "Create new bookings private by default".

Private-Radar PRO

Reports: the pilots are now showed correctly in the Booking Reports.

Version 4.8

All versions

Desktop: you would like to know how much is left of fuel in a aircraft, without having to go there? Just fill in the consumption of the aircraft (Aircraft page -> Edit Aircraft -> Fuel part), and each time you fill in the tank, enter the value (Flight page -> Edit flight -> Fuel part). Private-Radar will then calculate the estimated fuel left in the aircraft. The more precise the estimation of the aircraft consumption, the more accurate the estimated fuel left will be.
This version consolidates many small many bugs and improvements that makes it the most stable version of all times!

Private-Radar PREMIUM

Schedule: You can now publish the schedule of a full week. That way, you can prepare your schedule privately for the whole week and publish it in 1 click!
Schedule: You have now the possibility to create an activity for an instructor, for example for an absence, for a Medical visit, etc... That will be taken into account when scheduling a flight, and an alert will show telling that the instructor is not available.

Private-Radar PRO

Flight evaluation: It is now possible to select several missions for 1 flight. You can do so when you schedule a flight, or when you edit or add a new flight. In the "Missions" part, push the "Select" button to see the courses and missions of the student.
Flight evaluation: It is also possible to evaluate a mission partially. Therefore, you can now follow the completion of each mission in the Course tab of the Users page.
Users' courses: You can now print all the missions of a course in 1 click, and it is much faster than before! Select a User, click on the Courses tab, click on the Missions button, and then select "Download all missions".