Flightloggin down AGAIN!

Richman said:
Putting your trust in any kind of logbook program is folly. Next month they might go to a "subscription" fee, or even if you "own" the program, and ooops, operating system changes and now it won't run....pfffft, there goes your data.

Doubly so for any "on line" solution. Ooops, server goes down or defunct, and oops, there goes your data.

Parker and Paper is the only way to go. Excel (or similar) if you must

Richman
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Richman you sould like some of the Capt's that I had at my last job that refused next gen technology. Pen and Paper is fine for basic logging but with all the different ways a pilot needs to breakdown time for applications and insurance forms an electronic log is a must. Nothing wrong with keeping both.

Logbook Pro can export to open source text files or Excel if you so choose. I keep my Logbook in several formats. I personally like the features of Logbook Pro and how much time it saves me in logging and filling out forms.

I'd be more leary about a free online product going poof than the several pay services out there.
 
Bandit_Driver said:
Richman you sould like some of the Capt's that I had at my last job that refused next gen technology. Pen and Paper is fine for basic logging but with all the different ways a pilot needs to breakdown time for applications and insurance forms an electronic log is a must. Nothing wrong with keeping both.

Logbook Pro can export to open source text files or Excel if you so choose. I keep my Logbook in several formats. I personally like the features of Logbook Pro and how much time it saves me in logging and filling out forms.

I'd be more leary about a free online product going poof than the several pay services out there.
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Don't worry. he was probably upset when they got rid of RF navigation in favor of NDBs. :D
 
Hacker15e said:
Sounds like a pretty decent mix of features.

Does the Excel sheet match a "standard" logbook printed format (ergo, look sorta like the Jeppesen Pro Pilot Logbook)?
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Not quite. But the data is there an accessible. If you have some skill with Excel, it's not a big deal to format a page the way you want.

I'd suggest starting a log, making a few entries (real or not), download the Excel spreadsheet and see what you get.
 
Can you upload an excel spreadsheet as well? I recently put over 800 entries in a spreadsheet, hate to have to re-enter all that!
 
jknight8907 said:
Yes, export it from Excel as a CSV first.
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Yes, but you have to set it up in a certain way that's compatible with the import script. You'll actually have to set up two - one for aircraft and one for the flights. It took me about 1/2 day to get it right and upload 1600 hours from my Access database. No too bad, but you have to know what you're doing. Fortunately, Eric is pretty helpful.
 
TallFlyer said:
Create a backup file in Logbook Pro, then email it to yourself.
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Or (this is becoming popular for a number of things) set up a DropBox account and put the file in your DropBox folder. Then it's sitting on on your desktop, laptop, smartphone, iPad, online....
 
Bandit_Driver said:
Richman you sould like some of the Capt's that I had at my last job that refused next gen technology. .
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Hardly. I just don't believe in speding 10 million dollars and untold grief to develop a pen that writes upside down when a 10 cent pencil will do.

Richman
 
I ponied up the 70 bucks for logbook pro and my computer got a virus and crashed. Woo! Honestly, I was sick of flightlogg being so unreliable, but at the same time I don't see THAT much more functionality in logbookpro, not 70 bucks worth anyway. And maybe I'm a mouthbreathing moron, but it's really not very user friendly at all. Flightlogg was really simple to figure out.
 
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