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    Bid Central   for Delta PBS Bidding is here and it's awesome!!

     Spread the word to all Delta North and Delta South Pilots!!

This program is a re-write of Bid Buddy (from the Northwest side) designed to process pairings in the Delta pairing format (still the .zip version of the files) for all Delta aircraft categories.  For Bid Buddy users there will be only minor changes to what you are used to.  

Current Release:   Version 9.0 Rev 77 released 02/10/12 @ 14:15 cst.

Bid Central is the choice for any pilot wanting the best possible monthly schedule for the least effort and time.  No other software does even close to what Bid Central will do!!  And this is battle tested software folks.  Bid Central will pay for itself in just a month with time saved and improved schedule.  This is the "must have" application for all Delta Pilots.  Test fly it free for 30 days and find out for yourself what you've been missing!!

Click here to download now

New Features in Bid Central

  •   Ability to process Delta trip rotations (pairings or patterns) from their .zip files
  •   Option to display and print pairings in either the Delta format or a format very similar to former NWA patterns.
  •   New Pairing Processing options that determine what information is shown in the optional NWA pattern format.
  •   Ability to generate a Delta PBS compatible bid script
  •   Soon, the ability to copy your bid script directly into the Navtech desktop application (technology permitting).  Still working on this.
  •   New fully html context sensitive help with many keyword links and screen shots.
  •   New "one-click" ability to process month-end transition pairings.
  •   Print Flight Attendant (Flight Leader) briefing forms for each segment on your flight schedule or for any specific FC trip for which you can now add the other pilot name so you don't have to write it down for each flight segment.
  •  Print a pilot segment form for each segment of a pairing that is very useful in the cockpit.  See screenshot in the revision info  below.
  •   FFDO flight segment output for all domestic segments on your Flight Calendar for easy one-click copy into the FFDO web page.
  •   and many more improvements and features to improve this part of your airline life......

Because of the huge effort required to develop Bid Central, the registration for Bid Central has been changed to a yearly model, and the software will keep track of your expiration date.  The cost to register and subscribe to Bid Central is only $69/year.

  To register Bid Central click here

If you have installed Bid Central and are getting error messages:  Click this link for instructions

To prevent problems with corrupt files ALWAYS close Bid Central before shutting down your computer or when you are finished using the program.  If you shut your computer down with Bid Central still running I can almost guarantee you will have to do a "clean install" thereafter.   Sometimes after installing an Operating System update, your computer will restart by itself.  You don't want this to happen with Bid Central still running.  In future updates, I will adopt changes to make Bid Central significantly more resistant to file corruption;  In the meantime please make sure you ALWAYS close BC before shutting down your computer.  (This does not apply to hibernate or standby modes.)

 If you continue to have problems, you can call me at 952-484-5356.

ALL USERS:    To download Bid Central 9.0 Rev 77 click the following link and select the [Run] option.

You will see the following icon on your desktop after installing Bid Central.   

Click here to download Bid Central    Select the [Run] option in the window that opens after clicking.   Revision info is below.

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Click here for visual instructions for downloading pairings into BC for VISTA and Windows 7.

Revision Information

  •  Rev 76, 77

There were still some problems in Rev 76 for Vista and Win7 users.  If you are having problems after this update, please do a clean install: Click this link for instructions.  If you get any error messages during startup after clean install, just click ignore.  They will not appear again in future startups.

Remind me never to release an update just before leaving on a week's trip to Ukraine.  I left some data files unchanged in the Rev 75 update that needed to be changed in order to do a successful new install or clean install.  I did not fully realize the implications of this until I was working on BC while flying home yesterday.  Additionally, this update created additional problems that could appear in certain cases and basically get you into a multi-error message loop.  These issues are fixed in this update.  I apologize for any problems this caused anyone.   If you need a new registration number, please install this update first before sending the email requesting your registration code so that I we are both completely on the same page with our software.

 Additionally this update addresses a few other issues:

  1. Adds the ability to disable 120 hr in 30 days checking in the RJSG.  Why did I do this?  Because apparently Delta gets a different result in their checking than I do and this can eliminate schedule combinations in the RJSG that you might want.  I'm quite confident that my calculation is correct, but at this juncture I will not argue the point.
  2. Fixes a minor bug in the generic bid in the "Followed By" bid script in which the last of the Award Pairing if Pairing Number... would not be included.
  •  Rev 75
  1. Fixes a problem in some pairings where the layover length would be incorrect in the NWA pairing format.
  2. Fixes a problem in which some trips greater than 9 days would display incorrectly on the Flight Calendar.  They will now display correctly.
  3. You can now select the default format for display pairing.  If you select the Delta Format in the "Selected Pairing Screen", it will automatically become the default selection until you change it.  You can also select in the User Profile "General Preferences" tab.
  4. The Update Pay Rate button on the User Profile Screen will now update your pay to 2012 rates.
  5. The Pay Comparison Screen is improved.
  6. By default, Bid Central will now generate all bid scripts using the "Followed By" command to define each schedule.  There are several advantages to this.  (1) It takes only one line in BPS to define an entire schedule bid.  (Note:  This assumes that there are no more than six trips in that that schedule.  If you have schedules with more than six trips, you should use the previous method to generate your bid.)  (2)  Bidding this way prevents PBS from not giving you your entire requested schedule in a bid group.  (3)  These bids are not affected by any administrator limitation for "Set Condition Maximum Credit" because the followed by bid requires that all trips be awarded or that line is ignored.  In fact, BC will not allow the "Set Condition Max Credit" command in a "Followed By" constructed bid group.  "Set Condition Maximum Credit" is still allowed in the final generic bid group which will now actually be bid group 2.  (4) A "Followed By" bid ensures that the entire schedule that you want will be awarded or PBS will move to the bid line which will be another "Followed By" defined schedule.  You can set the type of script you want BC to generate in the "BS Options" screen.   Because I think this is a much better way to define your bid, the "Followed By" methodology becomes the default bid script with this update.
  7. Fixes an error condition introduced in a recent update which would occur when using <Esc> to terminate schedule generation in the RJSG.
  8. This is a big update so it is possible I've omitted a few other changes and improvements.

You must reprocess pairings for any of the pairing issue fixes to show.  After reprocessing pairings, if you have a paring that is not showing correctly on the FC, re-drop it on the FC overwriting the previous pairing.

  •  Rev 73
  1. Fixes a problem processing transition pairings which would cause non-transition pairing to also be processed and incorrectly so.  Also fixes some daily credit issues in some transition pairings.  You must re-process pairings for all affected bid months for this change to be in effect.
  2. Fixes a problem which wouldn't allow you to add the other pilot name to the Flight Attendant Briefing form if that pairing was on your monthly schedule more than once.
  3. Fixes a possible error condition when changing a pairing bookmark in the RJSG.
  4. Changes the minimum time between pairings release to report to 12 hours.  Must reprocess pairings for this to take effect.
  5. Fixes a bug created in Rev 71 which would show an incorrect layover city list for the pairing.
  •  Rev 72

Last month I guessed wrong on the bid month dates for Feb 2012.  I see that the last date of the bid month is again Mar 1 even though this year is a leap year.  So this update changes the Feb and Mar 2012 bid month dates to what they should be.

  •  Rev 71

In some pairings the layover city  and subsequent departure city is different from the arrival city.  Before this update, BC would assume the layover to be in the arrival city even if the Delta pairing showed the layover in a different city.  Now BC will show the layover city the same as on the actual Delta pairing.  This will also be reflected in searches for layover cities in either the PA screen or the Layover Analysis screen.  You must reprocess pairings for this change to take affect.

  •    Rev 70
  1. Fixes a possible error condition for Win 7 and Vista users that could occur in the aircraft select window.
  2. Fixes an issue in the Ramjet SG where the Display as Grid command button would not be enabled when recalling saved schedules.
  3. Traps a condition where you try to restore saved schedules in the Ramjet from pairings that are no longer present.  For example, you try to recall schedules saved in the prior year in the same bid month.  This will result in a message and a graceful Bid Central shutdown.
  •  Rev 69

This update adds the ability to copy to the Windows clipboard any pairing that you display.  You can then paste into any other application that you desire.

  •  Rev 68
  1. There are long international pairings that trigger a 30-in-7 trip legality.   This illegality is triggered by the final trip segment.  In BC these trips  become illegal because BC applies 30-in-7 trip legalities to that last non augmented domestic segment looking back over the entire seven days regardless of the type of flying done.   For whatever reason, the Delta pairing building software calculates this legality differently and so these trips are considered to be legal.  To get around this problem, if you disable 32-in-7 checking in the Ramjet Legalities Checking Directive, BC will also consider these trips to be legal.  You can also disable 32-0n-7 checking in the FC legality checking options so these trips will show as legal when you drop them on the FC.
  2. Updates some new destinations in the hotel list management screen.
  •  Rev 67
  1. Adds the bid month dates for 2012
  2. Updates the Base Aircraft combinations
  3. Changes pairing processing so that you can unzip the pairing zip file yourself and then selected the appropriate unzipped pairing file and process pairings that way.  This allows you to process pairings even if the unzip control that comes with bid central doesn't register properly on your computer.
  4. Updates new airport destinations so that they are both identified in name and as an international destination (in the appropriate theater) if they appear on pairings for your aircraft.  You will have to reprocess pairings for this change to be reflected in the pairings database that BC uses.
  •  Rev 66
  1. Adds ATL 320 to the list of base/aircraft options in the User Profile Screen
  2. Fixes a problem that could occur on Win 7 and Vista computers when you remove a "fixed trip" from the Ramjet Calendar.  This was still a problem in Rev 65 but finally fixed correctly in 66
  3. Takes "SO" out as an option in the pay comparison calculator
  •  Rev 64

There was a format change in  Nov A330 pairings that caused an error when processing SEA 330 parings.  This update corrects that problem.

  •  Rev 62/63
  1. Fixes a pairing processing problem for Nov A330 pairings.
  2. Add HND information to the airports database so that it is considered to be an international destination.  This will prevent trip legality problems for any pairing containing HND as a destination city.  You can also update this yourself in the hotel list management window.
  3. Rev 63 fixes an installation program which doesn't let you install 62 if you already installed 61
  •  Rev 61

This update adds the same automatic updating of the "Selected Pairings Display Window" to the "Layover Analysis Screen" as was previously added to the PA screen.  If you leave the "Selected Pairings Display Window" open, any changes to Matching Pairings will automatically be updated in the "Selected Pairings Display".  If there are no matching pairings, the display will disappear, but will automatically re-appear when there are once again matching pairings to view.

  •  Rev 60

Changes the registration algorithms to prevent "invalid registration number" issues that have been happening far to frequently- especially when you are registering a new computer after having registered on a previous one.  

  •  Rev 59

In the PA screen, this update changes the Aircraft Type Select and Flight Number Select buttons so that they toggle the respective windows open and closed when you click on them.   Previously, if you pressed the buttons and the window was already open, BC would open a second copy of the window.  This could cause an error condition when later closing the windows and also lead to confusing results.  Remember that to enable these buttons, the selection criteria box must first be checked.

  •  Rev 58

Fixes a bug introduced in Rev 55 that prevents the [Register Later] button from working when you are close the the expiration date of your BC subscription.  Pressing [Register Later] will now work.

  •  Rev 57
  1. Fixes a problem in the notes section of the Very Small Calendar screen where the notes were invisible when you type.
  2. Changes the title bar of the smallest VSC printout so that the whole title will always be shown.
  3. Fixes a problem with the registration screen which would prevent the free trial from activating when you press the [Start Free Trial] button.
  •  Rev 56

Fixes an error condition that could occur randomly when you bookmark pairings in the Selected Pairing Display Screen.

  •  Rev 55
  1. Adds specific aircraft type selection criteria in the PA screen.
  2. If you leave the "Selected Pairing Display Screen" open while using the PA screen, any changes to the matching pairings when you change the selection criteria will now automatically appear (be updated) in the "Selected Pairing Display Screen".  Previously you had to click "Show Matching Pairings" for the updated list to appear.
  3. Fixes a possible error condition that could occur when processing transition pairings.
  4. Fixes an error condition that could occur when saving a Bookmark Pairing Set and overwriting and existing set.
  5. Improves detection and protection and automatic fixing of corrupt files.
  6. Adds code that fixes error conditions and keeps the program working without the user being aware anything happened.
  7. Error in BPS processing fixed in Rev 54.  This is a problem that was created in fix #4 and fixed in Rev 54.
  8. Rev 55 fixes an error condition that could occur when changing info on the hotel list management screen.  It also updates new airport codes in which the city names were blank.

I have now begun working on an automatic bid script entry.  Unfortunately, it won't be an instantaneous direct paste solution.  Instead it will be through the use of a scripting engine that will enter your script using a bot, line by line into the internet version of PBS.  I hope to have this available for November bidding.  So it might take as long as 10 minutes to enter your script automatically depending upon the speed of your internet connection.

  •  Rev 52

There are some pairings in which in a single duty period there are flights that depart on different calendar days.  In those cases, the credit must be assigned to the day that the trip departs.  BC has been assigning the credit to the final day in the duty period.  This is not a problem unless within that final duty period the first segment departs on the last day of the bid month and the second segment departs on the first day of the new bid month.  In any case, BC now detects this situation and assigns flying credit on the appropriate day.  This situation normally exists only flying on the wide body fleets.  You must re-process pairings for this change to take effect.

  •  Rev 51   (Reprocess pairings after Installing this update!!)
  1. Updates BC so that it will correctly process military charter pairings designated with an "M".  You will have to re-process pairings after installing for this to take affect.
  2. Includes 2012 in the Pay Rates Calculator
  3. Rev 50 introduced a pairing processing error.  This would result in errors when trying to put trips on the calendar and basically prevent BC from working properly when working with those pairings. 
  •  Rev 48,49
  1. Changes the way required rest for trips is calculated.  For domestic trips the required rest after is now 9:30.  For international trips the required rest is 15:00 if there are no augmented segments or if the longest augmented segment is less than 10 hours.  For augmented trips with a segment longer than 10 hours, the calculated rest is double the trip hard fly.  This will allow the RJSG to build back-to-back trips for most international trips.  You must re-process pairings if you want this to take effect immediately
  2. Makes some improvements to how Bid Central handles certain error conditions which should prevent the program from locking up,
  3. Rev 49 fixes a possible problem when doing a clean install where you could get the error messages  "YC5.dbf and YC5.fpt not found".
  •  Rev 46

Fixes a problem that can occur after doing a "clean install"  where you do not delete profile.dbf and profile.fpt which can cause a "YC5 Not found" error condition after you start BC.   This update will detect that condition automatically and fix it.  Code was in the wrong place in Rev 45 and so did not work.  I apologize to all of you if you're having problems with BC working after doing a clean install.

  •  Rev 44
  1. Fixes a bug selecting check-out times for one-day trips in the PA screen (must re-process pairings to take effect)
  2. Fixes a problem that could possible cause random errors when running under VISTA and WIN7
  3. Improves calendar appearance when resizing to a very large size
  4. Fixes issue with report times when writing your schedule to MS Outlook.
  5. Improves function of the Pay Comparison screen
  •   Rev 43
  1. Adds traditional calendar with enhanced format pairings as a calendar printing option.
  2. Adds omitted holidays for years 2011-2013.  Sorry I didn't catch this sooner.
  3. Fixes a possible error conditions when clearing flight numbers in the Flt Number Select Screen.
  4. Changes the format of the pilot segment forms to include pax count.
  5. Changes the installation routine for improved updating and so a new installation is NOT created for each update.
  •  Rev 42

(1)  Fixes a problem in which one day trip ground times where the out and back flight number is the same could be mis-calculated.

(2)  Fixes an error condition which could occur when re-installing BC and running for the first time.

  •  Rev 41

(1)  Forces update of base/aircraft info for Vista and Win7 users.  I use a different methodology to force the update

(2)  Fixes a possible error message condition you could get when saving bookmark pairing sets affecting only Vista and Win7 users.

(3)  Updates and changes a few other minor items.  Rev 38-40 were internal for testing.

  •  Rev 37

Adds the ability to sort pairings in the pairings by op day report by:  pairing number, trip length, departure time, credit

Forces the update of aircraft in bases on Vista and Win7 machines.

  •  Rev 36

Updates the base aircraft combinations to reflect the current reality at Delta.  Pay rates for 7ER and 73N will be those for 757 and 733, but you can change those rates to whatever you desire in the User Profile- Pay Rates tab.

Changes the "Ramjet Schedules on Grid" screen so that you can left-click over any pairing number to display that pairing.

  •  Rev 33 -  35

This is a rather significant update.  The big changes are in the Ramjet SG.  First, you can now sort your schedules by rank.  The "rank" option is the last one in the list and you have to scroll down to find it.  As you change your rank values, the schedule calendar is automatically updated to put them in rank order.   The schedule index will remain on the schedule you rank while the other schedules are appropriately re-ordered.  There is also a "change rank" button next to the rank window.  So now you don't have to un-bookmark and re-bookmark to change an existing rank value.

The second new feature is huge and was the idea of a Bid Central customer.  This is the [Display all Scheds in Grid] button.  When you press this button, all generated schedules are displayed in a grid format so you can see them in context with the others.  This screen is synced with the SG Calendar.  You can click any schedule in the grid and it will be displayed in the RG Calendar.  If you right-click in the rank box for any schedule, the rank window will open so you can rank it.  If you want to change an existing rank, you can right-click over the rank value and assign a new ranking.  To un-bookmark a schedule in the grid, simply right click in the "Sch #" box.  Any time you change the sort selection, the grid is automatically updated.  If you "Order Schedules by Rank", schedules in the grid will be displayed in rank order.  When you change any rank value, the rank order will automatically be updated.  Again, sync will remain with the SG Calendar at all times.  For large numbers of schedules, it will take the grid a moment to update when you change a rank value.  The Grid Schedules Window can be re-sized to any size you like.

The third change is one that will be transparent.  I've made a huge effort to combat the problem of corrupt files because it causes problems for you and support headaches for me.  So for almost every data file BC uses, I've created a shadow file which will be available if the primary file becomes corrupt.  What's more, BC will use the shadow file to fix the corrupt file thus keeping two good copies of the data file at all times.  When you start BC the first time after installing this update, it will take a moment longer to start as BC creates a big group of shadow files.

Revision 34 fixes a bug that would sometime cause ranked schedules to not update the rank order even when "Order Schedules by Rank" was the option selected.  This revision also saves the Grid Schedule screen size and position when you close it and restores those parameters the next time you open that screen.  There was also a bug fix which could cause the [Change Rank] button to remain after clearing the SG Calendar.

Revisions 30-32 were internal revisions used for testing.

  •  Rev 29

Sorry for omitting Rev 26.  This revision includes more robust corrupt file protection and correction for the file "logpage.dbf".  If you've been getting that error, this revision should fix it.  Also, the revision changes the print preview so that for any report option for which the preview box is checked, when you select the print icon in the preview screen, a window will open giving you the option to select which printer you want to send the report to.  Rev 28 makes minor changes to the f/a briefing form and pilot segment form.

  •  Rev 26

Will update your payrate for 2011 in your "User Profile" when you press the [Update Pay] button.  Also some behind the scenes updates.

  •  Rev 25

Fixes an 'file already exists' error that could occur in the RJSG when removing a "fixed trip".  This error would not occur if you are running under Win XP which is why it was difficult to isolate and fix.

  •  Rev 23, 24

Rev 24 fixes an error condition introduced in Rev 23 that occurred on computers running Win Vista and above when un-bookmarking pairings in the RJSG with "Bookmarked Only" pairings selected.

  1. Fixes a possible problem you could have in the RJSG where some pairing numbers could become duplicated (eliminating a legitimate one)  if you switch a few times between displaying "ALL" pairings and "Bookmarked Only" pairings.   This could particularly be a problem if you un-bookmarked a pairing while displaying "Bookmarked Only" pairings.  You may never have experienced this issue, but if you have I know it can be frustrating because it would force you to reprocess pairings to restore the proper paring numbers.
  2. Fixes a problem for first officers having BC automatically put your awarded pairings on the FC from the part of your reasons report that showed your awarded pairings.  This feature will now work correctly for you.
  3. Changes some pairing display screens to say "Pairing" instead of "Pattern".  Yes, much of the red is now out of BC!!!
  •  Rev 22

BC will now detect if you process pairings for the wrong bid month and tell you after processing them.  BC will also tell you if you need to enter the bid month begin and end dates on the Pairing Acquisition Form.  You will get a message about it when you open the form if those dates are blank.  There is also a change which will prevent you from seeing an error message when you click on [Locate Pairing Zip File] and BC is not pointing to a valid location when you press this button.

  •  Rev 21

Updates the bid month dates for year 2011.  The BM dates for Feb and March are my guess, and so you may have to change them in the Pairing Acquisition Form when you process pairings for that month.  If you are unable to process pairing for Jan 2011, install this update and all will be well, or enter the bid month dates yourself.

  •  Rev 19

Changes the after trip rest calculation for A330 trips that have AMS as the last layover on the pairing before returning to base.  This will allow the RJSG to build schedules with adjacent pairings if all other legality requirements are met.  You must reprocess pairings for this change to work in practice.

  •   Rev 18

This revision changes the threshold block time value to designate a flight segment as augmented to 7:30.   This designation occurs when you process pairings, so unless you reprocess, previous bid months will not be affected by this change.  This should correct any issues with augmented segments on the A330 not being detected.  Any single duty period with hardfly total of 8 hours or more will still be designated as augmented for that duty period.

  •  Rev 16

This revision adds the ability to print pilot segment forms either for your entire FC schedule (from the "Reports" menu), or for individual pairings by right-clicking over the pairing (on an FC calendar day block) to bring up the FC pop-up menu.  Below this paragraph is a screen shot of a print preview capture of this form for one flight segment:  Rev 16 corrects a problem with segment numbering on this form and also disables the option to print this form or the f/a briefing form if you right-click over a day on the FC that does not contain a pairing.

  •  Rev 14

Adds file corruption checking for the "logpage.dbf" file.  This file is used quite a bit in BC, so in the interest of an error-free experience, I've added this additional protection.   BC will check for corruption when the file is opened.  If the file has become corrupt,  BC will copy and use the backup version of the file.  This will be completely transparent to you and all you should see is a normally functioning program.

  •  Rev 13

Fixes a pairing processing issue that could cause an error when processing some pairing categories.

  •  Rev 12
  1. Fixes the problem where when you print the bid script it would sometime print blank pages continuously.
  2. Should update the aircraft in the pay comparison calculator.
  •  Rev 11
  1. Fixes a problem properly creating the NWA paring format for trips longer than 12 days.  You must reprocess pairings for this change to take effect.
  2. Some of you have been having a problem with routine that unzips the zipped pairing file from registering on your computer.  I re-installed these dlls on my computer and re-registered them.   The program that creates your installation seems to recognize this new install on my part, so I'm hoping this dll will be properly registered when you install this update.  That would fix the problem some of you seem to be having.
  •   Rev 10

Fixes the error that occurred for some of you during pairing processing.

  •  Rev 09

I am hoping this revision fixes the pairing processing problem that some of you are having.  Please report back either success or the error.

  •   Rev 08

Many of you have been reporting a pairing processing error.  I have not been able to duplicate the error.  This release will tell exactly what the error is so that when you report it I will know what it is and be able to fix.  I suspect it has to do with a file that is getting corrupted on some machines.

  •  Rev 06
  1. Disables the "Fix Problems" menu item because most problems are now fixed automatically.
  2. Changes the Pay Comparison screen so that B7ER is now an aircraft and B757 and B767 are gone.  This will also allow automatic pay rate selection in the User Profile screen when and B7ER category is selected.
  •   Rev 05

Fixes a problem with FC between trip rest legality checking for domestic only trips

  •  Rev 04

Eliminates the possibility of getting a "File Already Exists" error when processing pairings.

  •   Rev 03

Adds the option to use 29.5 and 31.5 in 7 legality checking in both the FC and RJSG.  This is significant because apparently this is the legality checking that PCS and PBS use when checking trip legalities.  You can change under "Preferences"... 'Flight Calendar Legality Checking Options" and also in the RJSG by pressing the [Legality Checking Directives] button.

  •   Rev 02

This update ensure that Bid Central files are correctly backed up.

  •  Version 9.0 Rev 00/01
  1. Legality checking has been revised to enforce the trip rest requirement for trips that operate between two different theaters. This legality checking will work on the FC for trips at the end of one bid month and the beginning of the next bid month. Also pre-trip rest legality checking is now enforced using the Delta rules. All legality checking is active in both the FC and the RJSG.
  2. I have made significant enhancements to tolerance and prevention of corrupt data files. Many errors are now trapped by Bid Central instead of Windows. The advantage of that is that BC can handle the error condition without shutting down, thus preventing file corruption. In an instance where BC detects and error condition it cannot correct, BC will shut down itself and ask you to start it again. This is a good thing because it will be an orderly shutdown which prevents file corruption and the need to re-process pairing. In almost all cases when BC opens a file it will check to see if the file has been corrupted. If so, BC will copy the last version from the Backup folder and use that copy and you will never know the difference.
  3. The PA screen has been changed somewhat. The "Acft Change %" criterion has been removed. The biggest change is that when you select a criterion, the color will change to green. This makes it easier to see at a glance what criteria are active at any given time. Sound effects are now enabled when you select a given filter condition.
  4. The conditions which cause errors when generating reports have been tested extensively and fixed. There is also a possible condition when printing the bid script report that could have created many blank pages at the end of the report. I believe I have fixed this problem.
  5. The redeye selection criteria is finally now operating correctly to detect all redeye pairings.
  6. The operational theater is now included for all international destinations in the Airport and Layover List Management Screen.
  7. There are many cosmetic changes and improvements which I think you will appreciate.  I would appreciate your feedback on these changes.
  8. Several other conditions which could cause an error message and possible crash have been corrected.
  9. Improves the NWA pairing format.  This is a Rev 01 change and you must reprocess pairings to see the change.
  10. Rev 01 fixes a problem where you would get errors if you add pairings to your FC immediately after processing pairings and not switching months first.