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Highly Customizable Flight Data Display

All the tools you need to view, edit, track, and find flight records are provided in the Log View Window. The Log View Table provides a clear and concise table view of logbook data with user selectable font, shading, and gridline style. Logbook columns can easily be hidden or drag adjusted for width. Sort the data by any column, ascending or descending, with a simple click of the table header. Any of the time or field operations columns can be totaled, with eight totals displayed. Rename-able "Option" and "Other" columns tailor Climb! to better suit your needs.
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Super Fast Flight Data Entry

Climb!'s data entry facilities provide efficiency and flexibility. Popup tools, like the calendar pictured right, are provided to assist in the entry of data. calendar
Climb! uses a "hands on keyboard" approach that speeds data input, minimizes unnecessary mousing around, and makes quick work of a tedious job. You decide how much or how little information to record. Data entry features include:
  • date entry by toggle, keyboard shortcut, and calendar popup
  • user definable aircraft types list for point and click entry
  • auto lookup by aircraft registration number for type, cat & class, and flying
  • "Next Flight" and "Autosave" functions save time entering sequential flights
  • "Block" popup for 4 way flight condition time splits, by time or % of block time
  • "Lndgs" popup for field operations; night landings, instrument approaches, etc.
  • support for the entry and import of large blocks of time up to 99999:59
  • block time auto calculation bypass for greater entry flexibility
  • "Canned Remarks" makes entering crew names or repetitive text a snap

Two Flexible Search Options

The Find and Global Search facilities are both flexible and familiar. Find "drills down" to specific flight data with up to three search groups and selectable And/Or constructs. Once you've located the flight records you need, the found set can be saved as a Custom User View for immediate recall.
search Climb!'s Global Search enables quick searches across multiple columns of flight information. The last ten searches are saved for quick recall.

Instant Data Access with Custom User Views

Climb!'s Custom User Views offer quick access to your flight information. Create up to fifty Custom User Views (twenty with shortcut key accessibility).

Custom User Views store the find criteria (including relative date ranges), sort order, Log View Table column visibility and width, and Totals Viewer selections. A great way to set up and save logbook printing formats, and track specific flight operations.

The Views Sidebar option that lets you see your views at a glance and access them with a click.
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Image Database with Flight to Image Linking

Climb!'s new Image Library let's you add pictures, documents, certificates, etc. to your Climb! logbook. Images are stored in a separate image database and can be linked manually or automatically to any flight record in any logbook.

JPEG, GIF, PNG, TIFF, PICT, and BMP images can be added via file dialog, drag and drop, or clipboard. Photos can be directly dragged from iPhoto or the Finder to Climb!.
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Once an image is saved in the database, it can be manually linked to any number of flight records. If automatic linking is enabled, images are displayed based on flight record content; that Hawaiian sunset in Lihue linked to the airport, your favorite Piper Cub linked to the aircraft ID, your first student's solo linked to their name.

Currency and Limitation Tracking

Flight Tracks are a convenient way to monitor currency, recency of experience, or other flight limitations. In combination with the Find functions, almost any flight criteria can be tracked. Up to 25 Flight Tracks can be created.
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The Flight Tracks Table displays track name, total operations or hours for the track period, and track status. Tracks are color coded and sorted by urgency.

Airport Database with SegmentView Plotting

Searchable data on nearly 10,000 airports is built right in! Click an airport in the Airports Table and Climb! plots the location on the World Map. Click a flight in the Log View Table, and Climb! displays the great circle route, course, and distance. world
You can search the airport database by airport code, city, airport name, US state, country, or country abbreviation. Internet airport data import capability is provided, as well as the ability to directly edit, add, and delete airports in the airports database.
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Internet Resource Links

Connect to internet resources and extend Climb! even further! Climb! uses Safari and Google Earth to add a whole new dimension to your airport data. Control-click an airport code to:
  • access extensive airport information from FlightAware
  • get aviation weather from the NOAA web site
  • view a satellite image of an airport in Google Earth!
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Even though Climb! includes a database of nearly 10,000 airports, you can quickly and easily add even more airport data. The Airport Edit Window includes an internet info button that automatically queries the World Aeronautical Database.

Enter the airport's ICAO code, press the info button, and the information is parsed into the appropriate fields, ready to be saved as a new airport database record.
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Flight Data Import and Export Capability

Climb! is capable of importing data in comma separated value (CSV) text format. Many logbook programs, spreadsheets, and databases are capable of exporting data in this standardized format. Once the data is imported, Climb!'s powerful Replace function allows for quick changes across multiple flight records.

And since we won't hold your data hostage, all your flight data can be exported to other documents, applications, or as an additional backup.

Mobile Device Support for iPhone and iSync

Go paper free with Climb!'s iCal and iSync support! Use any iSync compatible mobile device or an Apple iPhone for remote flight data collection. Any device that can create an iCal event can be used to create a Climb! flight record.

Report, Chart, and Logbook Generation

Climb!'s report generator allows for the creation of customized flight time summaries with multiple categories. Climb! compiles the information and prints a clear and concise report automatically.
combo_rpt_sm Create customized flight time charts and add a visual boost to your flight time reporting!

Single category charts can be created in bar, pie, or line format. Two category charts are presented in the attractive stacked bar format shown here. Charts can be copied to the clipboard for use in other documents, printed, or saved in PDF format via the print dialog.

The document at left combines a flight time report and stacked bar chart.
Need a printed copy of your logbook for an interview or checkride? Climb! can assemble just what you need and you can easily customize the content and layout. Climb! prints in a traditional two page spread, based on the format found in the most popular bound logbooks.
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Searchable, Fully Integrated Apple Help

help We've gone the extra mile to make Climb!'s user interface intuitive and easy to use, but that's not all: Climb! has an extensive, fully indexed, Apple Help Book.

The Climb! User Guide answers your questions with pictures, graphics, overviews, and tutorials. All instantly available with context sensitive links throughout the program.