Options

The Options page is where you set up PBM for your preferred use.

IMPORTANT: You need to set Logging Mode, View Base By, View Fleet By and View Type By for PBM to function.

NOTE: The PlanePlotter Mobile option will only be seen on Android devices that have PlanePlotter Mobile installed and have a basestation.sqb in use with PlanePlotter Mobile.

Logging Mode:

Select Registration or Frames.

View Base By:

Select Name, ICAO or IATA (London Heathrow, EGLL or LHR)

View Fleet By:

Select Name or ICAO (British Airways or BAW).

View Type By:

Select Type or ICAO (787 9 or B789)

NOTE: The three above below relate to all results found by PlaneBase Mobile when searching.

this also includes the auto complete boxes for location on the main screen, and the Base,Type and Fleet lists.

Include In Search:

O/O: On Order: If selected searches will include On Order Aircraft.

W/D: If Selected searches will include Withdrawn Aircraft.

P/D: If Selected searches will include Preserved Aircraft.

BALL: If Selected searches will include Balloons with ICAO Type Code BALL.

GLID: If Selected searches will include Gliders with ICAO Type Code GLID.

UAV: If selected searches will include UAV's  with ICAO Type Code UAV.

NOTE: Withdrawn [W/D] and\or Preserved [P/D] need to be selected when building a PBData.pbm.

PBM Pending:

Add Seen Details:

Selecting Add Seen Details will add seen details (Seen As, Seen When, Seen Where) for the logged aircraft to the PBData.pbm.

NOTE: This will overwrite any existing seen details in the PBData.pbm.

If you delete a single aircraft log on the main page you will be asked if you want to delete the seen details (Add Details must be selected for seen details to be removed).

If you have logged with Add Details and then disable it and delete a log entry, Seen details will not be removed and you may see some strange seen as details in the notifications alerts.

PlanePlotter Mobile: [Android Users Only]

NOTE: Only available if PlanePlotter Mobile is installed on your Android device.

If you are a PlanePlotter Mobile user selecting this option will remove the interested mark from the Basestation.sqb used with PlanePlotter Mobile when you log an aircraft.

If you delete a log PBM will ask you if you if you want to mark the aircraft as interested again in PlanePlotter Mobile.

NOTE: The above feature will only work with a Basestation.sqb created by PlaneBase or PlaneBase SQB Creator.

Once you have selected your required options you can now start to log.