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    All Newsletters that apply to the current DUATS system are available beginning with Issue No. 11. Newsletters prior to No. 11 applied to the first FAA DUATS contract. Features and functions described in these first 10 newsletters do not apply to the current DUATS. Important articles have been rewritten and distributed in Issues starting with No. 11.

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    DUATS Flyer Issue #

    Date of Flyer

    Articles in DUATS Flyer

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    43 April
    2003
    • FAA Requirements for Filing Flight Plan
    • Temporary Flight Restrictions
    • How Do I Get TFRs From DUATS?
    • FDC NOTAMs Describing General Flight Restrictions
    • Official FAA Weather Route Briefings
    Flyer2003_43.pdf

    35997

    42 February
    2003
    • Tips on Filing Successful IFR Flight Plans
    Flyer2003_42.pdf

    39003

    DUATS Flyer Issue #

    Date of Flyer

    Articles in DUATS Flyer

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    41 December
    2002
    • Graphical TFRs Coming In November!!
    • Filing IFR Flight Plans
    • Winds Aloft
    Flyer2002_41.pdf

    233010

    40 August
    2002
    • Near Real Time NexRad Graphics Provided by DUATS - FREE!
    • Weather Legends on NexRad DUATS
    • Aircraft Identification When Filing a Flight Plan
    • Closing VFR/DVFR Flight Plans
    • FDC NOTAMS Again
    • SID and STAR Reminder
    Flyer2002_40.pdf

    54670

    39 April
    2002
    • New to Web DUATS
    • Cancel, Modify, and Close Flight PLans
    • New Version of Cirrus
    • FDC NOTAMS
    Flyer2002_39.pdf

    233754

    38 February
    2002
    • Abbreviated Weather Route Briefing
    • Installation of Cirrus from a Download
    Flyer2002_38.pdf

    466636

    DUATS Flyer Issue #

    Date of Flyer

    Articles in DUATS Flyer

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    37 December
    2001
    • ICAO Flight Plan Filing
    • Stored Routes on Web DUATS
    Flyer2001_37.pdf

    170961

    36 August
    2001
    • ICAO Filing
    • New Features in DUATS
    Flyer2001_36.pdf

    127162

    35 April
    2001
    • Flight Planning
    • Frequently Asked Questions
    Flyer2001_35.pdf

    34499

    34 February
    2001
    • DUATS AND THE STORY GOES ON
    • File Flight Plan with DUATS
    Flyer2001_34.pdf

    33082

    DUATS Flyer Issue #

    Date of Flyer

    Articles in DUATS Flyer

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    33 December 2000
    • NexRad Weather Graphics Now Available on DynCorp Web DUATS
    • Copies of DUATS Newsletters are Also Available on Web DUATS
    Flyer2000_33.pdf
    533142
    32 August 2000
    • Cirrus Now Runs on Windows 2000
    • Cirrus Data Updates
    • Flight Planner
    Flyer2000_32.pdf
    188062
    31 April
    2000
    • DynCorp Completes Purchase of GTE DUATS
    • Weather Graphic Maps on Web DUATS
    • Aircraft Type Designators
    • Equipment Codes
    • Aircraft Performance Profiles
    Flyer2000_31.pdf

    166338

    30 February
    2000
    • The Cirrus Flight Planning Chart
    Flyer2000_30.pdf

    116196

    DUATS Flyer Issue #

    Date of Flyer

    Articles in DUATS Flyer

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    29 December
    1999
    • Setting Time Zones/Time
    • Departure Time/Undecoded Weather
    • Using Aircraft and Pilot Databases in Cirrus
    • Communications with Cirrus Version 3.03
    Flyer1999_29.pdf
    169282
    28 October
    1999
    • Let's Take Off and Climb Using Jet Routings
    • SID/STAR Filing
    • Problem with Some SID/STAR Combinations
    • How Does the Flight Planner Apply Wind?
    • Abbreviated Route Weather (Cirrus)
    • Abbreviated Route Weather (Web DUATS)
    • New Modem Bank
    Flyer1999_28.pdf
    38820
    27 August
    1999
    • Another Article on Getting Logged into DUATS
    • Accessing DUATS Through the Web
    • Enabling Cookies 
    • Web DUATS "New User Registration"
    • Standard Weather Briefings
    Flyer1999_27.pdf
    144423
    26
    June
    1999
    • Let Me Count the Ways... To Access GTE DUATS!!
    • Dial-Up, Telnet, Internet Connection, Web
    • Difficulty Getting Logged into DUATS?
    • Web DUATS Flight Planner
    Flyer1999_26.pdf
    165510
    25 April
    1999
    • Welcome to GTE DUATS on the Web
    • Accessing DUATS for New and Current Users on the Web
    Flyer1999_25.pdf
    135273
    24 February
    1999
    • Planning a Flight Using Cirrus
    • Cirrus Version 3.02 is Now Available
    • Creating an Aircraft Performance Profile
    • Pilot and Aircraft Database
    • Navaids and Airports Data
    • New Aircraft Type Designators
    Flyer1999_24.pdf
    162821

    DUATS Flyer Issue #

    Date of Flyer

    Articles in DUATS Flyer

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    23 December
    1998
    • New Cirrus Software Available
    • Internet Connectivity
    • Cirrus Uses Telephony Applications Programming Interface (TAPI)
    Flyer1998_23.pdf

    250306

    22 October
    1998
    • Ongoing Success of GTE DUATS
    • New Information Distribution Service
    • Amending Flight Plans
    Flyer1998_22.pdf

    135926

    21 August
    1998
    • Modems
    • Hints for Encode/Decode/Extended
    • Updating Profiles
    • Logging on to DUATS Interactively
    • Amending a Flight Plan
    Flyer1998_21.pdf

    59009

    20
    June
    1998
    • How to Best Use DUATS to Get Weather
    • No Modem Access? Try the Internet Option How to Configure and Run Telnet
    Flyer1998_20.pdf

    38188

    19 April
    1998
    • File Flight Plan
    • Updated Aircraft Designators
    Flyer1998_19.pdf

    102553

    18 February
    1998
    • Introduction to the GTE Flight Planner
    • Using the Flight Planner
    • How Wind is Applied to the Flight Planner
    • User Way-Points
    • Using the Menu to Create and Edit User Way-Points
    Flyer1998_18.pdf

    169819

    DUATS Flyer Issue #

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    Articles in DUATS Flyer

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    17 December
    1997
    • Welcome to Cirrus
    • Cirrus Flight Planning Chart
    Flyer1997_17.pdf

     105067

    16 October
    1997
    • Flying High with GTE DUATS
    • Continued Series on Weather
    • How Can I Edit GTE DUATS Briefings?
    Flyer1997_16.pdf

     95852

    15 August
    1997
    • Abbreviated Location Weather Briefing Using Cirrus
    • Quick Start Guide for Your Cirrus Software
    • Weather Schedules
    Flyer1997_15.pdf

     54002

    14
    June
    1997
    • More Weather Briefings
    • Outlook Weather Briefing
    • Basic Weather Dialog Box Format
    • Building DUATS Weather Corridors
    Flyer1997_14.pdf

     130129

    13 April
    1997
    • Weather Briefings
    • Standard Weather Briefing
    • Retrieving and Displaying Weather
    Flyer1997_13.pdf

     38715

    12 February
    1997
    • GTE Flight Planner in Cirrus
    • Aircraft Performance Profile
    • Los-Altitude Airway Auto Routing
    • VOR-Direct Auto Routing
    • Direct Routing for LORAN/GPS and Direct Routing for RNAV
    • User Selected Routing
    • Aircraft Performance Profile
    • Abbreviated Weather Briefing Coming Back to DUATS
    • Modem Q & A
    Flyer1997_12.pdf

     89876

    11 December
    1996
    • Pardon Our Dust!!
    • Getting Graphics and Viewing Them With Golden Eagle Software
    • Retrieving Graphic Maps on Macintosh
    Flyer1996_11.pdf

     37567