function doInsert()
    {
        $sql  = 'INSERT INTO acars_position (acarsFlightID, acarsMsgID, systemTime, remoteTime, msgtype, flightStatus, 
                 latitude, longitude, heading, altitude, VS, GS, IAS, TAS, FOB, WND, OAT, TAT, distFromDep,
                 distTotal, pauseMode, message)
                 VALUES ( '               
             . $this->flightID . ", '', "               // FlightID, MsgID := ''
             . time() . ', '                            // Time Stamp
             . $this->remoteTime . ', '                 // Remote Time Stamp
             . "'{$this->msgtype}', "                   // Messagetype
             . $this->flightstat . ', '                 // Flightstatus
             . $this->posLat .', '. $this->posLon .', ' // Position
             . $this->hdg . ', '                        // Heading
             . $this->alt . ', '                        // Altitude
             . $this->vs . ', '                         // vertical speed
             . $this->gs  . ', ' . $this->ias . ', '    // GS und IAS
             . $this->tas . ', ' . $this->fob . ', '    // TAS, FUEL
             . "'{$this->wnd}', "                       // Winddaten
             . $this->oat . ', ' . $this->tat . ', '    // OAT und TAT
             . $this->distFromDep . ', '                // distFromDep
             . $this->distTotal . ', '                  // distTotal             
             . "0, \"{$this->msgdata}\");"; 
       
        if(!mysql_query($sql))
            die('0|SQL query failed (INSERT acars position)   ' . $sql);

        if( $this->msgtype <> 'ZZ' )
        {
              // If the message wasn't a ENDFLIGHT message, the actual position is going to be written in acars_flight
            $newID = mysql_insert_id(); // maybe this function does not work on each system
            $query = "UPDATE acars_flight SET curPositionID = {$newID}, active = 1 WHERE acarsFlightID = {$this->flightID};";
            $result = mysql_query($query) or die("0|SQL query failed (UPDATE acars_flight)");
        }
                 
        return True;
    }
}