CouTraCi
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The CouTraCi software is designed and created for the analysis of the GPS flight data recorder and optimized for gliding tasks. The graphic interface is very intuitive and allows you to analyze in detail your flights, drawing waypoints and tracks on any scanned map, for example.
You can download it free from http://perso.wanadoo.fr/y.ctr/index-us.html or http://coutraci.free.fr/index-us.html. You can choose between English or French.



Terms and conditions of CouTraCi use:
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The following limited rights are granted to CouTraCi users:
- Install and use the demo version of this software on one or several computers.
- Use the registered version of this software on any single computer simultaneously.
- Distribute the demo version of this software to third parties, free, after informing them of these terms and conditions and without a registration key.

It's strictly forbidden to:
- Modify this software in part or in full.
- Decompile or rebuild this software.
- Sell a copy of this software.
- Communicate the registration key to third party.

Limited warranty:
The CouTraCi software is provided "AS IS". Any user installing and/or using this software does it at his or her own risk.
In no event can the designer be held liable for any damage caused by the installation and/or use of the CouTraCi software. 

Contribution :
Regular user of this software are requested to be registered and paid a 50 euros contribution.
The user will receive a key - related to his name - in return to valid the license. The registered software runs in this way without time limit.
Free updates will be available by downloading the new software versions at the publisher's web site for the duration of one year, starting from the initial contribution date.
Software development information is send via e-mail to each registered user.
Register directly via Internet - secure credit card payment - or via post by printing the order form - payment by cheque -.



How to install and uninstall CouTraCi?
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How to install CouTraCi? Just copy coutraci.exe program file -after unzipping if necessary- in any directory. The software creates the coutraci.ini file in the same directory when running.

How to uninstall CouTraCi? Just delete coutraci.exe and coutraci.ini files located in the selected directory. When scanned map is used, a *.ini file is created by CouTraCi for each calibrated map. This file has the same name as bmp file name and is located in the same directory. This file can be removed with the other unused data files (track, set of waypoints, ...).



New features:
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version 2.04:
- Airspace : open (OpenAir, Tim Newport-Peace et Zander file format), display , print and save.
- Option to color print drawing (track, waypoints, task, airspace...).
- Distance calculation : add WGS84 choice to FAI sphere.
- Option to upload airspace to MLR GPS (Pms chart).
- Many other improvement.


version 2.03:
- Magellan GPS interface.

version 2.02:
- Option to display Engine Noise Level.
- Option to save track into IGC file format.
- Display both pressure and GPS altitude.
- Many other improvement.

Version 2.01:
- Option to print background map.
- New windows for turn points search with multiple selection criteria (number of turn points, distance, FAI...).
- More information in the data window in waypoint mode (leg  percentage, FAI triangle...).
- Display turned point altitude in the sectors check window and when printing.
- Just click to sort waypoints on any column in the waypoints editing window.

Version 2.00:
- 32 bytes, compatibility with long file name. 
- *.JPG and *.WMF format for map in addition to *.BMP and without file size limit (more than 100MO tested). 
- GPS MLR interface (specially designed to SP 24XC). 
- Overhead view zoom with mouse wheel. 

Version 1.06:
- Option to open Zander (*.WPZ) and Volkslogger (*.DBT) waypoints file. 
- Reliability of Garmin interface. 

Version 1.05:
- Compatibility of the Garmin interface with new GPS like eTrex, eMap or GPS295. 
- Option to down/upload task (route) from/to GPS and to upload track to GPS.

Version 1.04:
- New sector of task (curve start, extended turn, heading finish line). 
- Option to edit and set all turns setting independently of each other.
- Option to create waypoint or turn point directly from selected point of track.
- Improvement in the 'Find turn points of the track' function.

Version 1.03:
- New altitude and type(s) field of waypoints. 
- Option to mark waypoints: with mouse (shift pressed) or with various menu item (neighbor waypoints, identical first letters, by types, etc). Option to edit or delete marked waypoints. 
- Option to add waypoints file to waypoints open previously. 
- Option to save waypoints as Cambridge *.DAT file. 

Version 1.02:
- Option to choose the units of distance (m, NM or ML), speed (km/h, Kt or MPH), vertical speed (m/s, Kt or Ft/min), altitude (m or Ft) and coordinates (dd°mm'ss" ou dd°mm.mm'). 
- Separation of English and French versions. 

Version 1.01:
- Option to save and open tasks without (or with) relation to track. 
- Option to invert the task direction. 
- Option to print task in detail for preparation for flight. 
- Option to configure turn sector. 
- Improvement in printing in detail: direction, waypoint comment, etc. 

Version 1.00:
- Movement of the overhead view when using middle-click and drag (ctrl+left-click and drag). 
- Cursor more visible in both in barogram and overhead view. 
- Option for Cambridge waypoints files (*.DAT format). 
- Option to register license of CouTraCi. 
- Correction of barogram errors when flights are crossing over 12:00 p.m. in UTC. 

Version 0.65:
- Option to choice font of data view. 
- Reading improvement of *.LO4 and *.TRK formats. 
- Automatic calibration of Jeppesen maps. 

Version 0.64:
- Minor modifications. 

Version 0.63:
- Compatibility with most Garmin GPS for waypoints up/downloading and tracks downloading. 
- Maps may be automatically displayed according to the selected point of overhead view. 
- New map menu. 
- Installation of CouTraCi calibrated map is easier. 
- Barograms are no longer printed out with detail options when altitude parameters are unavailable. 

Version 0.62:
- New layout of main menu items (Track, Waypoints and Task). 
- Option to display simultaneously all turn-point sectors. 
- New zoom function for best map resolution. 



Information about demo files:
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Waypoints files (france01.ctc et alpes01.ctc) and airspace file (AirspaceFr.txt) are just attached for example and without any warranty.
This files and update are available on the "Worldwide Soaring Turnpoint Exchange" at http://acro.harvard.edu/SOARING//JL/TP/HomePage.html.
