Understanding Your Totals
How totals are calculated
Section titled “How totals are calculated”Wader counts all valid (complete) flights toward your totals. It does not infer or estimate missing values. Every flight that is counted is fully defined — all required fields have been filled in.
If a flight is missing any required information, it is saved but excluded from totals until it is completed.
What makes a flight valid
Section titled “What makes a flight valid”The following fields are required for a flight to be counted:
| Field | Notes |
|---|---|
| Flight date | |
| Departure time (OUT) | |
| Arrival time (IN) | |
| Departure airport | |
| Arrival airport | |
| Aircraft type | |
| Tail number (registration) | |
| Pilot role (Function) | |
| PIC name | Required under EASA rules |
Incomplete flights (amber)
Section titled “Incomplete flights (amber)”Flights in your logbook are colour-coded based on their status:
- Amber edge and MISSING tag: the flight is saved but incomplete. It is missing one or more required fields and is not counted in your totals or included in exports.
- Teal edge (purple for a simulator): the flight is complete. All required fields are filled in and the flight is counted in your totals.
Once you fill in all required fields on an incomplete flight, the amber goes and it is counted straight away.
How to find and fix incomplete flights
Section titled “How to find and fix incomplete flights”Option A: use the filter
Tap Filters in your Logbook and turn on Incomplete only. Your logbook then shows only the flights that still need attention.
Option B: check a single flight
Tap the amber MISSING tag on the flight card, or open the flight, to see exactly which fields are still missing.
Open an incomplete flight to see which required fields are missing
Work through each incomplete flight, fill in the missing fields and save. Once no flight shows amber, your totals reflect your complete logbook.
Why your export may differ from the Dashboard
Section titled “Why your export may differ from the Dashboard”Your Dashboard shows all complete flights with no filters applied. When you export, you configure filters — and those filters can cause the PDF total to differ from what you see in the Dashboard.
Date range or aircraft filter
Section titled “Date range or aircraft filter”When exporting, you select a specific date range and one or more aircraft types. If those filters exclude some flights, the PDF total will be lower than your Dashboard total.
Previous experience toggle
Section titled “Previous experience toggle”The Add previous experience toggle in the export settings includes or excludes your previous experience totals. If it is off, those hours will not appear in the PDF.
Relief time deduction
Section titled “Relief time deduction”If Deduct relief time is on, your PDF counts block time minus relief, so its totals are lower than a Dashboard that counts full block time. On the web, the Dashboard and the Export page share this one switch: with it on, both count block time minus relief. Recency and your hours in the last 30, 90 and 365 days always count full block time.
Matching the Dashboard exactly
Section titled “Matching the Dashboard exactly”Why totals may differ from other logbook systems
Section titled “Why totals may differ from other logbook systems”Different logbook systems handle missing data differently. Some systems count partial flights or infer missing values (such as estimating flight time from schedule data). Wader requires complete data for every counted flight, which ensures accuracy and consistency with regulatory requirements.
If your Wader totals differ from another system, it is likely that:
- The other system is counting flights that Wader considers incomplete.
- The other system is applying different rules for what counts as a valid entry.
The fix is the same either way: complete every flight in Wader so none shows amber.