It is the exact same course.  The course interface is identical; in fact, it is the same interface as the one used for web based training courses.
The real difference between the Portable Classroom course and the Web Based Training course is the Learning Management System (LMS) that delivers the courseware.  The online LMS is a web application, whereas the one included with the Portable Classroom is a workstation application.

No! The Portable Classroom uses a built in LMS component which requires the software to write information to the database.  CD or DVD is a read only medium and therefore, the portable classroom will not function properly.  If you need to use the Portable Classroom on multiple computers, your only option is to unpack the Portable classroom onto a 2 gigabyte (minimum) USB drive.

This is a security issue.  To get around this, run the scrm.exe executable.  This executable is in the scrm directory.
 

Here at Avsoft, we call our Computer Based Training (CBT) courseware, not software, for the specific reason that the Portable Classroom is not some random software tool but an actual course or class. At a college, you pay a set tuition fee for one semester's worth of training in a particular field. Later on, if you decide you need to brush up on that training again, you can’t just walk back into the classroom. You have to go to the administrative office, sign-up for the class and pay the tuition again. The portable classroom works the same way.

At Avsoft, we do understand that training to be a pilot can be quite costly, so with the purchase of your Portable Classroom we give you an extra 2 “semesters” worth of training. It takes the average person 30-35 hours to complete a CBT (to finish a “semester”) which means you have the luxury of going through the CBT 3 times before running out of time.

Your Portable Classroom may be disabled for one of two reasons.

• A new log in key will be issued at a cost of $75 per log in key.  The reset fee must be settled by credit card prior to the issuance of the replacement log in key. To begin this process, call our sales department at 303-750-5084 ext 100, or contact us at sales@avsoft.net.

This occurs because there is not enough room on the drive where the Portable Classroom is launched from.  This typically occurs when you download a Portable Classroom package and unzip the contents of the package into the same drive.  In order to fix this problem, simply delete the zipped package that you extracted the Portable Classroom from.  You don't need to delete it, but the zipped package must be moved to a different drive.  This should free up between 500 Mb and 1 Gb and allow your Portable Classroom to function properly.

It is strongly recommended to disable the antivirus software or to add the Portable Classroom executable file SCRMP.exe of the program to the list of trusted application before beginning of the activation process.

No... Not at all.

No.  The software is designed to display the course content in the available display area.  Therefore, regardless of your screen resolution settings, the course content will use the entire available viewing area.

 The problem is due to the security settings in Vista. Please run the application as an "administrator". In order to do that:

The problem is related to your security settings for flash player, in order to function correctly flash player must be able to store some of the information on local/client machine. In order to fix this problem please do the following:

1. On the course module form window please do right click and select “Settings” option,
2. On the pop up click “Advanced…” – it will take you to “Flash player help” web site
3. Please click on “Global Security Settings Panel” under “Settings Manager”
4. Click on “Edit location/Add Location”
5. Paste the path to the “scrm.swf” file into the text box,  example: “C:\TheLocation\scrm\scrm.swf “
6. Click “Confirm”

Follow these steps:

1. Download the latest package for the desired course.
2. Unzip the package on the new computer.   You must unzip the content of the package.  You cannot run the Portable classroom from within the zipped package.
3. On the computer that is currently hosting the Portable Classroom, establish an internet connection, launch the Portable Classroom, log in and click on the 'Transfer' button.  You will automatically receive an email with a new login key for the new computer.  The web service will email the new key to the email address you used when you registered the original Portable Classroom.  Retrieve the login key from your email (if you don't receive it, check your spam box).
4. On the new computer, activate the Portable Classroom using the new login key.  Your records will automatically transfer during the registration process.

Click on one of the links below to download the latest Portable Classroom package for a particular aircraft (if there is no link, the package is not yet available): 

No.  The Portable Classroom can run off the workstation's hard drive or a USB drive (also known as a thumb drive).

Yes.  The Portable Classroom is specifically designed to run several courses.  Students who are assigned to more than one course will have a choice of courses once they log into the Portable Classroom.  The only limitation is the size of the course.  In general, a complete Aircraft Systems course requires approximately 1 gigabyte of space.

We currently have Portable Classrooms for:

• B737-300/500 Aircraft Systems (Pilots)
• B737-300/500 w/400 differences Aircraft Systems (Pilots)
• B737-400 (Pilots)
• B737-700 Aircraft Systems (Pilots)
• B737-700 Aircraft Systems (Maintenance)
• B737-800 Exterior Preflight
• B757-200 Aircraft Systems (Pilots)
• CRJ200 Aircraft Systems (Pilots)
• CRJ200 w/ 900 differences Aircraft Systems (Pilots)
• CRJ700 Aircraft Systems (Pilots)
• Dash8-300 Aircraft Systems (Pilots)
• Dash8-300 w/ -100 differences Aircraft Systems (Pilots)
• Dash8-400 Aircraft Systems (Pilots)
• Dash8-400 Aircraft Systems (Maintenance)
• Dash8-400 Exterior Preflight
• EMB145 Aircraft Systems (Pilots)
• EMB145 Exterior Preflight

In addition, we have Portable Classrooms for the following General Subjects:

• Dangerous Goods
• Low Visibility Operations

The Portable Classroom is a Computer Based Training software (usually for aircraft systems) that is designed to run off a USB drive.  This allows the program to run on any computer that has the appropriate system requirements.  The Portable Classroom incorporates a mini Learning Management System, or LMS.  This LMS will record your activities such as total time in course, bookmarks, pass/fail status of each module and more.  The Portable Classroom can upload these results to Avsoft's Learning Management System so that your training manager can follow your progress.  It can also produce printed reports that can be turned in.

1.  One of the following Operating Systems:

• Windows 98
• Windows 98 Second Edition
• Windows ME
• Windows 2000 Service Pack 3
• Windows Server 2003
• Windows XP Service Pack 2
• Any version of Vista
• Windows 7

2.  The dot net framework 2.0 or higher

3.  Flash Player version 9.0 or higher with the appropriate permissions.

The Portable Classroom will run on Intel-based Macs .  It will also run on older MAC computers, but this will require the installation a PC emulator software.

Just follow these steps:

1. Locate the Directory containing the portable classroom
2. Open the SCRM directory
3. Locate the SCRMP.exe file
4. Right click SCRMP.exe file and select send to->Desktop (Create shortcut)

This will place a shortcut on your desktop.  Note that this may not work if you're running the portable classroom off a portable drive.  This is due to the fact that the operating system assigns a drive letter to a USB drive on the fly, and the drive letter may not always be the same.