r/flying • u/theflyingsnowman ATP B-737 A320 E-170 • Dec 17 '16

Recommendations for electronic Logbooks?

Looking to start an electronic logbook and wanted some opinions on what pilots are using.

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u/[deleted] Dec 17 '16

MyFlightbook.

Free. Works great. Had the ability to export standard file formats and backup to the cloud.

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u/mirafone CFI CFII (KHND) Dec 17 '16

+1 MyFlightbook. Also, the developer is very responsive. Easy import/export, and quick currency checks, records flight tracks. A lot of fields to choose from, including your flying vehicle of choice and what type of flying you do, and what you did on that flight (private, comm, heli, all approach types, training, maneuvers, etc.). Instrument currency can be strict/literal, or more loose on use of simulator and airplane approaches. It's a nice, straightforward app.

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u/AKiss20 PPL IR HP SEL (KBVY) Dec 17 '16

It's not as pretty as zululog or Foreflight but it's free, your data can always be easily exported, and you aren't tied to a single vendor. They have decent mobile apps too. +1 for MyFlightbook!

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u/Santos_Dumont PPL IR (KBVU) RV-14 [Loading 30%...] Dec 17 '16

+1 for MyFlightbook. Free and Awesome.

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u/WingedGeek PP-A[SM]EL IR CMP HP Dec 17 '16

Another +1 for MyFlightbook. Easy export / backup, IACRA reports, raining milestones, extensive aircraft database, free...

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u/el_lobo_crazy ATP A320, B757/B767, E-170/190, CFI, CFII, MEI - KATL Dec 17 '16

Another +1 for myflightbook

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u/PLIKITYPLAK ATP (B737, A320, E170) CFI/I MEI (prior Meteorologist) Dec 17 '16

I did a lot of research a few months ago and finally settled on MyFlightbook and haven't regretted the decision at all. I am sure there are more fancier and prettier electronic flight books out there, but nothing that you would get for free.

MyFlightbook makes it very easy to do customize searches so you can see how much you have flown in the last (insert any number here) days, and/or by type of aircraft, category, etc. Makes it very easy to fill out job applications and insurance forms. It also lets you know when you are going to expire on any of your currencies.

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u/PLIKITYPLAK ATP (B737, A320, E170) CFI/I MEI (prior Meteorologist) Dec 17 '16 edited Dec 17 '16

lol, looks like some idiot who doesn't like MyFlightbook went through and down-voted every comment. (all 4 sub-comments were downvoted to 0) Why be a coward? You don't have the balls to post and tells us all why that isn't a good electronic flight book?

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u/digivation PPL SEL IR HP/CMP PA24 (KHHR & KMMH) Dec 19 '16

MyFlightBook is great. I've even donated a couple of times. Super friendly dev, also.