Darn log books
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Darn log books
I've just found another error in my logbook which dates back ages. I have seen a computerised 'log book calc' in the past, does anyone have a copy of this as it would really help.
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What a load of B*llocks!
Off blocks to On blocks = flight time 1hr 10mins - what about the 20 min taxi and time spent hanging around at the holding point whilst Air Tragic sort out your clearance?
Flight time is from rotation to touchdown for a full stop landing, rounded up or down to the nearest 5 mins
As an aside, I always tried to impress my students when they asked how many hours I had ammassed
"15,000" I replied
"Wow, that's amazing"
"Yes", I said "8,000 on type, 7,000 waiting for MT"
Off blocks to On blocks = flight time 1hr 10mins - what about the 20 min taxi and time spent hanging around at the holding point whilst Air Tragic sort out your clearance?
Flight time is from rotation to touchdown for a full stop landing, rounded up or down to the nearest 5 mins
As an aside, I always tried to impress my students when they asked how many hours I had ammassed
"15,000" I replied
"Wow, that's amazing"
"Yes", I said "8,000 on type, 7,000 waiting for MT"
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Heaven's sake, Yellow, he only wanted to fly the aeroplane, not build the bl**dy thing!!!!
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Tech Records check the Tech Log hours religiously. That's after the pilots have entered them and the Line engineers have checked them. They still find mistakes. They're inevitable. The thing to do is note the error on the current page and file the correction.
Hours and Minutes calculators are commercially available, or you can write your own auto-calculating log book in a spreadsheet fairly easily. I don't believe that any pilot would be unable to manage such a simple spreadsheet.
Hours and Minutes calculators are commercially available, or you can write your own auto-calculating log book in a spreadsheet fairly easily. I don't believe that any pilot would be unable to manage such a simple spreadsheet.
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"Decimal" Hours
I once worked for an Air Force which decided to simplify(?) things by logging flights in sub-units of 3 and 6 minutes, meaning that hours could be decimalised and added on a conventional calculator. It was only a trial and it was dropped after a few months although I can't remember just why.
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Try www.logbookpro.com. I have been using it for three or four years, and it's superb. Although it's a bit American in places, the user can customise almost everything so it would be ideal for the military.
I use it for both the C208 and my day job on the 737 and it's sufficiently flexible to do most things. The printed reports can be in standard Jeppessen format, or customised spreadsheet (to replicate the RAF logbook if you wish), and the CAA accept it on disc.
Cheers.
MoT
I use it for both the C208 and my day job on the 737 and it's sufficiently flexible to do most things. The printed reports can be in standard Jeppessen format, or customised spreadsheet (to replicate the RAF logbook if you wish), and the CAA accept it on disc.
Cheers.
MoT
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"Decimal" Hours
... and IIRC (been a while since I had to sign an Army logbook) they also had 28 day "Stats Periods" rather than months, so now we'd be in 7/06 rather than .... er June!
I think they still used the same years as the rest of us.....
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Do you want an installed version (possibly lose the data), or an online version? I use the following as a backup to my logbook, and it is very straightforward, but has more than sufficient detail.
http://www.ukga.com/logbook/form.cfm...D7BADD487105FE
http://www.ukga.com/logbook/form.cfm...D7BADD487105FE
You can't beat Smorf's log book calc!
The rythmic beep beep beep of it adding hours and minutes! Ah... the end of month joy!
Should be able to get a copy from someone (sadly not got one to hand)
The rythmic beep beep beep of it adding hours and minutes! Ah... the end of month joy!
Should be able to get a copy from someone (sadly not got one to hand)
