Getting Started with Wader
Welcome aboard. This guide walks you through everything you need to get Wader set up and start logging flights right away. Each step is quick: you can log your first flight in a couple of minutes.
Step 1: Download and Sign Up
Section titled “Step 1: Download and Sign Up”Wader runs on iPhone and iPad (App Store), Android (Google Play) and the web at logbook.waderaviation.com. Get the app for your device here: logbook.waderaviation.com/open.
Web: the first time you open the web app, it asks Have the Wader app? Choose No, create a new account to sign up, or Yes, I have the Wader app to sign in with the method you use in the app. See Wader on the Web.
Mobile: tap Sign in at the top left of any tab, or try a feature that needs an account. Type your email and tap Continue: Wader checks whether you already have an account and shows Sign in or Create account.
You can sign in or create your account with:
| Option | Notes |
|---|---|
| Email and password | Any email address |
| Continue with Google | Uses your Google account |
| Continue with Apple | Uses your Apple ID (shown on iPhone and iPad only) |
| Continue with Facebook | Uses your Facebook account |
Step 2: Set Up Your Profile and Privacy
Section titled “Step 2: Set Up Your Profile and Privacy”After signing up, the app asks for a few details. You can add more and change them later in More › Profile & Account.
- Full name: used on your exported logbook and shown to other pilots
- Profile photo: optional, shown on your posts, messages and to your friends
- Role: Wader sets your default preferences from it (see Step 3)
On the same screen, Wader asks what other pilots can see: whether they can find you in search, and whether friends can see the last airport you landed at. You can change these at any time in More › Settings › Privacy. See Privacy Choices.
Then choose where you would like to start: log a flight, a whole day with multi-sector or a simulator session, bring your hours in from another logbook, import from your airline (PRO) or add previous experience. Tap Skip to go straight to your Logbook.
Step 3: Set Your Preferences
Section titled “Step 3: Set Your Preferences”Preferences are the defaults Wader applies every time you log a new flight. Setting them up from the start saves a lot of tapping.
Mobile: open the Logbook tab, tap the ☰ menu at the top right and choose Preferences.
| Preference | What it does |
|---|---|
| Flight number prefix | Your airline’s prefix. ADS-B uses it to write your flight numbers |
| Crew size | Whether your flights are single pilot or multi crew |
| Function | Your usual role: PIC, SIC, Dual and so on |
| Flight rules | IFR or VFR as your most common operation |
| Cross country | Whether your flights count as cross country by default |
| Auto calc night time | Wader works out night time from the date, the airports and your times |
For every preference option, see:
Step 4: Find Your Way Around the App
Section titled “Step 4: Find Your Way Around the App”The mobile app has four tabs at the bottom of the screen, and a + button to create something new.
| Tab | What you will find |
|---|---|
| Social | The Feed (flights, alerts and news from other pilots) and your Friends, with the friends map. Messages and notifications are at the top |
| Briefing | Your next flight on a map with the weather at both ends, NOTAMs, alternates and a checklist, plus any airport you look up |
| Logbook | Every flight you have logged. The ☰ menu holds the Dashboard, Export, Import, Previous Experience and Preferences |
| More | Your profile, subscription, My Friends, Settings, the Support Hub and aviation tools |
Tap your photo at the top left of any tab to open your Dashboard.
On iPad, the tabs move to a side bar and the Logbook, Briefing, Messages and Friends map open in two panes. See Wader on iPad.
Step 5: Log Your First Flight
Section titled “Step 5: Log Your First Flight”Web: go to the Logbook page and click + Log a Flight.
Mobile: tap the + button at the bottom of the screen and choose Flight. Choose Multi-sector to log a whole day of flying at once, or Simulator for a simulator session.
The quickest way is to let ADS-B fill the flight for you: type the flight number or the tail number, set the date and tap ADS-B. See Logging with ADS-B.
To log by hand, the minimum fields are:
- Flight date
- Aircraft (tail number and type)
- Departure and arrival airports
- OUT and IN times (block time)
- Function (PIC, SIC, Instructor and so on)
- Pilot in Command name (required for the EASA layout only)
Fill those in and tap Save. Your flight is in the logbook.
For every field in the flight form, see:
Step 6: Check Your Dashboard
Section titled “Step 6: Check Your Dashboard”The Dashboard gives you an overview of your logbook: your totals, your hours by month or year, a map of your routes, your fleet and type ratings, and your Wallet.
Mobile: tap your photo at the top left of any tab, or open the Logbook tab, tap the ☰ menu and choose Dashboard.
Step 7: Export Your Logbook
Section titled “Step 7: Export Your Logbook”Whenever you need a printed or digital copy of your logbook, for a line check, an interview, a licence application or your own records, your export is ready.
Web: open the Export page and choose Logbook.
Mobile: open the Logbook tab, tap the ☰ menu and choose Export.
What next?
Section titled “What next?”| Section | What you will find |
|---|---|
| Social | Add the pilots you fly with, see where they landed last and send them messages |
| Briefing | Your next flight with weather, NOTAMs, alternates and your aircraft |
| Importing Your Data | Bring in flights from other logbook apps and airline systems |
| Exporting Your Logbook | Every option for sharing, printing or backing up your logbook |
| FREE and PRO | What each plan includes |