Electronic Logbook
 

I have been advised by multiple people to start an electronic logbook while it’s still not too late. Any recommendations on one?

I use the Foreflight logbook exclusively. I started with paper, then an excel spreadsheet which I logged every column in the book. Only a few months ago I finally switched over. My school uses ETA to track our flights, so I wrote a program to convert ETA logbooks to Foreflight and I do it every week.

If I ever decide to leave Foreflight logbook, I can always just export it and convert it to whatever format the new logbook uses.

Was everyone who recommended the electronic logbook a millennial?

Electronic Logbook
 

Perhaps this is tongue in check, but I’m curious why those people being millennials matters?

For the record I am not a millennial and I would advise anyone serious about an airline career go electronic logbook as early as possible.

I just converted my paper logbook to digital and I’m using MCC. It’s free to use on a laptop and there’s only a one time payment if you want to use it on all of your other devices.

Anything BUT Safelog.

Snotty and confrontational service, lackluster UI, limited ability to import from the crew roster.

Why? (Sincere question)

Are you sure you're not a millennial?

Do you type with your thumbs?

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The elogbook makes it vastly easier to slice and dice your flight times in the complicated (but different for each one) manner in which the majors specify.

If you apply to the big six, and update your times every month or two, and it takes four years to get hired, that's a lot of math to do by hand.

It’s almost incalculable how much time and stress you will save yourself by using an elogbook when applying for any flying job. Some elogbook programs can even fill out the flight one sections in some applications; AirlineApps for example. Logbook Pro can help you quickly and correctly fill those boxes, at least it did back when I last went through the application process.

Just imagine going before a hiring board and having to explain why you screwed up the math in your logbooks and this your application.


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