Flight logging
08-04-2006, 02:42 PM
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Flight logging
I'm just wondering what you do if you log flight time. What would be good as a log book and where can I get them? I'd like to learn before going to an RC event.
08-04-2006, 02:54 PM
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RE: Flight logging
I went through several different logging programs but couldn't anything that really did everything I wanted it to before I found Flight Log by Shawn Lammers. It's a free download from [link]http://www.lammers.ca/FlightLog/[/link] . I've been using it for about 3 years now and I can't imagine ever doing without it. It does so much more than just logging flight time like tracking all of your planes and equipment, charting battery historys, and even keeping track of how much fuel you use. Check it out
Hope this helps
Ken
Hope this helps
Ken
08-04-2006, 09:08 PM
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Krossk,
Not that I know of. I had thought about that when I got flight log. In fact I contacted the programmer about possibly developing one. But after some thinking about it, and 3 years experience I find that I prefer a simple piece of paper at the field. I a log that I print on 3"x5" cards and I have a stack of them in my radio box. After each flight I jot down the plane and the time it flew. I also record winds, temp, date, time, and sky conditions at the start of each flight session. When I get home I input that data into flight log. I found that I can manually input all of my flights quicker than it would have taken to hook up my device, link, sync, and close out. I'm not a techno-phobe at all, in fact I work in the IT field. I have just found that K.I.S.S (Keep It Simple Stupid) is much easier in the long run.
Ken
Not that I know of. I had thought about that when I got flight log. In fact I contacted the programmer about possibly developing one. But after some thinking about it, and 3 years experience I find that I prefer a simple piece of paper at the field. I a log that I print on 3"x5" cards and I have a stack of them in my radio box. After each flight I jot down the plane and the time it flew. I also record winds, temp, date, time, and sky conditions at the start of each flight session. When I get home I input that data into flight log. I found that I can manually input all of my flights quicker than it would have taken to hook up my device, link, sync, and close out. I'm not a techno-phobe at all, in fact I work in the IT field. I have just found that K.I.S.S (Keep It Simple Stupid) is much easier in the long run.
Ken
08-04-2006, 09:28 PM
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RE: Flight logging
Here's what I use and find more than sufficient.
OOOOPPPPS, the board won't allow uploading of a simple Microsoft Word document!
I simply have a table with columns labeled "Date", "Field", "Flight Time", "Total Time", "Total Flights" and "Comments"
I believe in the KISS principle.
OOOOPPPPS, the board won't allow uploading of a simple Microsoft Word document!
I simply have a table with columns labeled "Date", "Field", "Flight Time", "Total Time", "Total Flights" and "Comments"
I believe in the KISS principle.
08-05-2006, 06:55 AM
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RE: Flight logging
ORIGINAL: RCKen
Krossk,
Not that I know of. I had thought about that when I got flight log. In fact I contacted the programmer about possibly developing one. But after some thinking about it, and 3 years experience I find that I prefer a simple piece of paper at the field. I a log that I print on 3"x5" cards and I have a stack of them in my radio box. After each flight I jot down the plane and the time it flew. I also record winds, temp, date, time, and sky conditions at the start of each flight session. When I get home I input that data into flight log. I found that I can manually input all of my flights quicker than it would have taken to hook up my device, link, sync, and close out. I'm not a techno-phobe at all, in fact I work in the IT field. I have just found that K.I.S.S (Keep It Simple Stupid) is much easier in the long run.
Ken
Krossk,
Not that I know of. I had thought about that when I got flight log. In fact I contacted the programmer about possibly developing one. But after some thinking about it, and 3 years experience I find that I prefer a simple piece of paper at the field. I a log that I print on 3"x5" cards and I have a stack of them in my radio box. After each flight I jot down the plane and the time it flew. I also record winds, temp, date, time, and sky conditions at the start of each flight session. When I get home I input that data into flight log. I found that I can manually input all of my flights quicker than it would have taken to hook up my device, link, sync, and close out. I'm not a techno-phobe at all, in fact I work in the IT field. I have just found that K.I.S.S (Keep It Simple Stupid) is much easier in the long run.
Ken
08-06-2006, 11:01 AM
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RE: Flight logging
What's wrong with a good old paper record? Unless you're trying to use a program to extrapolate data, just writing the stuff down will suffice. I'm on, like, my fifth notebook. I've been flying since 1986.
A simple table shows me date, model, engine, # of flights, and total airframe/powerplant time (i.e., how long the engine runs, from crank to shut-down on each flight, per session). A Remarks Section covers any additonal info needed.
A simple table shows me date, model, engine, # of flights, and total airframe/powerplant time (i.e., how long the engine runs, from crank to shut-down on each flight, per session). A Remarks Section covers any additonal info needed.
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RE: Flight logging
ORIGINAL: Steve Campbell
What's wrong with a good old paper record? Unless you're trying to use a program to extrapolate data, just writing the stuff down will suffice. I'm on, like, my fifth notebook. I've been flying since 1986.
A simple table shows me date, model, engine, # of flights, and total airframe/powerplant time (i.e., how long the engine runs, from crank to shut-down on each flight, per session). A Remarks Section covers any additonal info needed.
What's wrong with a good old paper record? Unless you're trying to use a program to extrapolate data, just writing the stuff down will suffice. I'm on, like, my fifth notebook. I've been flying since 1986.
A simple table shows me date, model, engine, # of flights, and total airframe/powerplant time (i.e., how long the engine runs, from crank to shut-down on each flight, per session). A Remarks Section covers any additonal info needed.
I'm a software engineer by trade and tend to use a computer for as much as possible. Since I tend to always have my PPC phone with me, I figured it's as good as anything else if there was an app available. YMMV
08-06-2006, 07:59 PM
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ORIGINAL: Steve Campbell
What's wrong with a good old paper record? Unless you're trying to use a program to extrapolate data, just writing the stuff down will suffice. I'm on, like, my fifth notebook. I've been flying since 1986.
A simple table shows me date, model, engine, # of flights, and total airframe/powerplant time (i.e., how long the engine runs, from crank to shut-down on each flight, per session). A Remarks Section covers any additonal info needed.
What's wrong with a good old paper record? Unless you're trying to use a program to extrapolate data, just writing the stuff down will suffice. I'm on, like, my fifth notebook. I've been flying since 1986.
A simple table shows me date, model, engine, # of flights, and total airframe/powerplant time (i.e., how long the engine runs, from crank to shut-down on each flight, per session). A Remarks Section covers any additonal info needed.
Bill
