Paper or Digital Logbook?
Logbook is where you keep your most valuable career's asset: your flying hours. And you definitely should keep it digital, and here is why
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Logbook is where you keep your most valuable career's asset: your flying hours. And you definitely should keep it digital, and here is why
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Some pilots still stick with the traditional paper logbooks, while others even opt for electronic spreadsheets to log their flights, which is already an advancement compared to paper logbooks, as spreadsheets make it easier to create backups and allow automated calculations.
However, in the modern world, technology brings better solutions: Logbook Apps!
Logbook Apps are easier to use, by offering more automation and customization options, providing increased security with automatic cloud synchronization. Also, by having a mobile interface, they allow you to log your flights more quickly and easily no matter where you are, reducing the workload in your daily flying.
With a Logbook App, you can use a search system and extra tools that allow you to easily track your flying experience, see your totals in different aircraft and time periods, making it easier to find specific flights and to save relevant operational information.
Automation is a game-changer: handle repetitive data entry, and automatic calculations not only make your life easier but also help avoid errors, discrepancies and scribbles in your flight records.
This assistance is especially crucial when you're dealing with exhausting flight schedules, where every saved minute can translate into more rest and a better quality of life.
Another advantage of the digital logbook over its physical counterpart is that it allows you to export in different formats, depending on your aircraft operator or regulatory agency, without the need for rewriting your previous logbook entries.
With its simple and intuitive interface, the digital logbook streamlines the process of recording your flights, making it significantly faster and more efficient. Automation eliminates the need for repetitive data entry.
Thanks to automatic calculations, the likelihood of errors in the hour totals is greatly reduced, and in digital format, it's far easier to correct any information without resorting to handwritten corrections in your logbook.
With cloud syncing and automatic backups, your records are always secure. Only those who have lost a logbook know the hassle of recovering these records.
The digital logbook features filters, a search system, and statistics, making it much easier to manage your flight experience and locate relevant career information.
At different points in your career, you may need to present your logbook in different formats depending on your aircraft operator or regulatory agency (FAA, EASA, etc.). With the digital logbook, you can easily print your records in the format of your choice.
The digital logbook allows for data integration between different systems, making it much easier to import and export information relevant to your flight records.
The digital logbook doesn't weigh down or take up space in your briefcase.
