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Introduction
August 27, 2008 - Signature files and improved Maps
A few signature image feature has been added. Go to the stats section to generate code for creating a dynamic image to display in your signature
on webforums, or display in your blog. Currently there are three colors schemes to choose from.
Also some improvements have been made to the Google Maps feature. Not only does it work a little faster now, but it is now working in Internet Explorer.
The default map mode has been changed to "Terrain", which I think looks a lot cleaner than the other modes.
August 16, 2008 - 8710 Totals
You can now easily view your logbook totals as they would look on an 8710 form. Just click on "8710 data" in the stats section. Also, making backup files now also includes
"Records" data, as well as info about all the planes in your logbook.
August 11, 2008 - New Career Totals
The "Career Totals" section of the stats page has been updated. Now you can easily calculate your logbook totals for a certain category/class and tag combo for a
specified amount of time. For instance you can figure out how many simulated instrument hours you have in a complex multi-engine seaplane in the last 26 months.
And this time, for real I have added 2 new color schemes. Select them in the preferences page.
August 7, 2008 - OnlineLogbook.Net is now FlightLogg.in
This site now has a new name! The old one was very generic and unmemorable, so it's been ditched! OnlineLogbook.Net was only a tentative name anyways.
The old domain still works, but all links and bookmarks should be changed to the new URL.
Also, the site has a new default color scheme, as well as a new alternate color scheme in case blue isn't your color. To change color scheme, change the dropdown
box in the preferences page.
August 5, 2008 - Updated medical expiration dates and new airport plot
The FAA changed the duration of medical certificates. The site has been updated to reflect these new changes which are as follows: Under 40 years old, 1st class and 2nd class
are now good for 12 calendar months, and the 3rd class medical is good for 60 calendar months. If you're over 40 years old, 1st class is still good for 6 months, 2nd is good for
12 months, and the third class medical is now good for 36 calendar months. If you notice any problems with this change, please feel free to report them in the forum.
Also, a few weeks ago, a new Airport Map plot has been added. Instead of plotting all the routes you've flown, it will plot just the airports you've been to. For fun, if you'd
like to see a map of every airport visited by all OnlineLogbook.Net users (all 15 of them), click
here.
June 16, 2008 - New Accumulation Line Plots
A few Line plot feature has been added today. Now you can look at graphs to see how your times have grown over time. You can either look at your whole entire flying career,
or only a specific month.
June 7, 2008 - Bugs fixed in Mass Entry page
There were a few bugs recently discovered in the mass entry feature that have just been fixed. In the mass entry (and mass edit) page, all the fields are labeled. When the
user wants a particular field to be blank, the greyed out label should be left the way it is, and the site should enter no data into the database for that field. A bug was
causing those empty fields to be filled in with the title of the field, so many people are now left with a bunch of remarks fields as "Remarks", instructor fields as
"Instructor", etc. If you are one of these people and would like to convert those fields to blank, just click on "Mass Edit" in the corner of the logbook view, and just click
on "Save" at the bottom. This will also change numeric fields (such as Dual Received, Actual Instrument, XC) that are "0.0" to be changed to just blank.
May 28, 2008 - New Google Maps route plotting feature
Click
here to try it out. The first time you try to create a map, it may take a while, because it has to crawl google to find
the coordinates. After that, the coordinates are stored in the database, so it'll generate quickly for the next time. For now it only is able to plot ICAO and US IATA airports,
no navaids. Google and Airnav are both not very good at providing navaid coordinates, so until I can find a reliable source for those, you'll all have to do without for the
time being.
If it can't find an identifier in your logbook, fell free to make a post on the forums, along with the identifier and the coordinates, and I'll add it to the database.
May 3, 2008 - Site officially open to the public.
Some planned additions:
-More stats options, including line graphs.
-A way to backup plane data, as well as the "Records" page when exporting.
-More color schemes
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OK, I signed up, now what do I do?
Before you can do anything, you must first enter at least one plane into your plane database. Click on the "Planes" link at the top, then click on
"Add New Plane". A pop-up should appear. If you don't see a pop-up, you might want to disable any pop-up blockers you may have installed. Enter all
the information about the plane you'll be logging your first flight with.
Once you have at least one plane in your database, go back to the Logbook page, and click "New Entry". Enter all pertinent information about the
flight into the boxes.
I have a suggestion to make the site better, where can I submit it?
Click the link above to go to the forum. You don't even have to register to post a comment.
I can't figure something out, where can I get help?
Go to the forums, you can get help there.
I use Internet Explorer and the site doesn't look like it renders correctly, how can I fix this?
Install Firefox. The site was designed to work on standard compliant browsers such as Opera and Firefox. If you're using IE, the site will indeed work,
but some elements won't look correct.
The site doesn't look good on my monitor. All the text is too small/large. What can I do?
The default theme was designed for use on monitors with a minimum resolution of 1024*768. If you use a smaller resolution, your browser may have trouble
rendering the pages correctly. If you're using firefox, press
ctrl - to decrease the font size. This will help on monitors with a lower
resolution. Alternately,
ctrl + will increase font size if the text size is too small.
What do the various colors mean in the currency boxes?
If it's gray, then that particular currency requirement is not met. If it's a dark color, its about to expire. If it's a light color then you are qualified.
The actual colors will depend on what color scheme you're using.
I want to keep track of my helicopter instrument currency, but there is no option for it in my preferences page, what gives?
The option to keep track of helicopter instrument currency (or any helicopter currency option) shows up only if you have at least one helicopter in your
planes database. Additionally, you can only select weight-shift-control currency options if you have at least one weight-shift-control plane in your database, etc.
How does type rating currency work?
If you have a plane in your database that is designated as "Type Rating Required", that type will show up in the preferences page. Lets say you
have three B-737's in your plane database. If only one is designated as "Type Rating Required", then only that one plane will be counted in currency
calculations. So make sure all of your planes of a certain type have that checkbox marked.
How is the point-to-point cross country time calculated for the 135 minimums?
It goes through each row in your logbook, and adds the total time from any entry where the "route" column is not in the form "XXX-XXX" or "XXXX-XXXX". For instance,
if you put "KLGA-KLGA" or "LGA-LGA" in the route column, it will not use that time in the calculation. If you logged a flight as "KLGA-KJFK", "LGA-JFK", or "LGA-JFK-BOS-LGA",
it will use the total time from that column. Basically the first three letters have to match the 5th through 7th letters (or the first four letters have to match the 6th
through 9th letters) for it to count the time. Be sure not to use double dashes to separate the airports ("LGA--LGA"). Also, be sure to be consistent with using either 4
letter identifiers, or 3 letter identifiers, and not both ("LGA-KLGA"), or it won't count the time. Lately, I have noticed a lot of people logging their flights "LGA LOCAL" or
"LGA; LGA", which will both erroneously count those flights as point to point time. The recommended way to log local flights is either "LGA", "KLGA-KLGA", or "LGA-LGA".
Why do you need to know my birthday?
Its used to determine how long a 3rd class medical is good for. If you're over 40 at the time of the exam, third class privileges will expire 36 months after the exam,
instead of the usual 60 months.
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What is this, and why is it here?
Its a logbook web application. It's here to assist pilots in keeping track of their flight time. Paper logbooks are prone to getting lost or destroyed,
and are a pain to create calculations and summaries. With this site, you never have to worry about leaving your logbook at home, or at the airport,
because it's always accessible from a internet ready computer, which are very easy to come by these days.
What sets this apart from all the other online pilot logbook applications?
Flightlogg.in' has a lot more features that other pilot logbook applications do not have. Here is a quick rundown of what the site can do:
Map out each route you've flown with Google Maps.
Create an interactive map with each airport you've flown into.
Custom signature images displaying to the world your flight times. Place this image on your blogs, in your forum signature; anywhere you please.
Easily calculate 8710 data
Easily create graphs comparing flight times in various types of airplanes
Quickly and automatically determine if you have the APT minimums or Part 135 PIC minimums, includinf automatic point-to-point cross country time
calculation.
Automatic currency reminders for every category/class combination you can think of. Including type rating currency.
Calculate specialized logbook totals.
OK great! I'm convinced, I'll sign up! How much does it cost for a years membership?
Zero dollars. I don't believe in charging for things just because you can. Now-a-days webhosting is dirt cheap. There are plenty of site out there
that have a ton of traffic and get by without resorting to littering the site with ads, or charging a membership fee. Currently I pay 8 dollars a
month to run the webserver this site runs on. I'm not a rich person by any means, but $8 a month is nothing. Furthermore, it probably won't be until
at least a few years from now before the sites outgrows it current hosting and will need to relocate to more expensive hosting.
In summary, the site doesn't need to charge for membership, therefore the site will not charge for membership.
I've come to learn that you usually get what you pay for. Since this site is free, it probably isn't any good, I'll rather pay $90 a year on this other site.
Good for you! Just remember, some of the best sites on the internet are free: Facebook, Google, Yahoo, YouTube,
RunwayFinder,
AirNav, etc.
Ah, I see. I changed my mind, I think I'll sign up! Only one problem, though. I already have my logbook digitalized in another format. Will I have to start all
over again from scratch?
No you will not have to start over again from scratch! Flightlogg.in' has a feature that allows you to import flights from another format, such as LogShare backup files,
and spreadsheet files. If your logbook is in any other format thats not already supported, fell free to send in the file, and we'll figure out a way to get it to work.
Whats the history behind FlightLogg.in'?
I started using a certain other electronic logbook website around early 2004. I thought it was a brilliant idea being able to access your logbook from anywhere, as
well as never having to worry about losing your logbook in a fire, or losing all your logbook data in a computer crash. The only problem was the site was very lacking
in features, and I knew I could do better. In October 2007, I began working on FlightLogg.in' and eventually launched the site in early May, 2008.
