Poser765

I would be much more interested in APDL if it could sync to my Logbook Pro desktop version.

Seems like a fairly obvious feature...I guess Neal disagrees. Oh well, something else he can charge for later.

socal

Another vote for MCC Pilotlog. With the current exchange rate, the lifetime version cost $76 - no subscription fees ever. I used Logbook Pro for many years. This is far better.

falcon99

Can you please expand on what makes it so much better than Logbook Pro? Is it just the cost?
I was about to go for LBP but mccPL looks interesting. Is the mccPL FDP function as accurate as LBP's?
Thanks

magneto

I looked at mccPilotlog and like it, but then read it is designed to have each flight leg entered as a separate record (the program is a data base engine).

That would be a problem for me, I have several years of regional flying where I just entered the total time for the day, the TO/FROM columns were mostly left blank because I always ended up where I started from.
(we were based in the out-stations of the hub)
So many days of data that have one line in my logbook that represents 8 legs for that day.

How do you guys enter old data like that? if I treat each day like one flght, what do I put in the TO/FROM fields?

iFlyRC

Sounds like you didn't do your due diligence in keeping proper records for your "log book". If you are extremely lucky, your regional used flica or crew web and mcc pilot log can log into your account on either and download all your flights. This is how I do it.

Cujo665

it's in the works

Poser765

It's BEEN in the works. What really grinds me is that this wasn't an obvious inclusion to begin with. And like I said, I will be shocked stupid if there isn't a unique monthly fee associated with it.

magneto

and what do you consider "due diligence"
point me to a reg that says you must record each leg you fly

iFlyRC

I am not going to do your homework for you. I'd start with the FAA's wording on what exactly flight time is in section 1. How you kept track of your flight time accurately for the entire day without recording leg by leg seems at best a guesstimate, and more accurately, laziness on your part.

B200 Hawk

What a stickler. Not too hard to add up the daily totals from a CrewTrac report that breaks down the totals leg by leg. It would go something like this....

IAD-DAY 1:29 (1.5)
DAY-DEN 2:58 (3.0 or 2.9, depending on your cup of tea)

Daily totals: 4:27 (4.5 or 4.4, once again depending on how tight you are). Just saved 50% of space in your logbook. Have an approach? Write it in the remarks. Instrument/Night logging IMO at the 121 level is a joke. Anyone reading through your logbook should know what kind of flying you have been doing, it isn't rocket science. For those who have electronic and do it easily leg by leg great, include all those details you can. For those of us who log 6 months later with print outs of company records, day by day is the way to go. Month to month would probably suffice as well. This has nothing to do with passing an interview or cockpit competency or regs.