Android logbooks?

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I finally ditched the Windows Mobile phone and said goodbye to APDL. Logbook Pro for Android sucks and I'm not about to pony up what they want for all their subscriptions.

Maybe I'm not looking in the right place but there doesn't appear to be any decent Android Logbook apps. Am I missing something?

Logten Pro for iOS and MAC look nice.

At this point I have just resigned to entering my flights manually into Logbook Pro on my computer. Pretty frustrating that there seemed to be better solutions 10 years ago.

 

[spudskier]

Intellipilot is the only one I've found that's halfway decent... they're continually improving it and the developer quickly responds to ideas, input and questions AND it's free!

 

[777forever]

What's wrong with Logbook Pro for Android? I'm using it and have never been happier or been able to update my logbook so quickly. It's so much easier to add your flights in by hand than APDL all I needed was the sync subscription for $20/yr. No more carrying second PDA and no more cords for syncing.

 

[ackattacker]

Another option is mccpilotlog, which has an android app and supposedly will sync up with various airline scheduling software a-la logbook pro (but is much cheaper)

I haven't really gotten around to trying it out yet though, anybody have any experience with it?

 

[Wankel7]

Yeah, what is wrong with the LBP for Android? It is fine by me and $20 bucks a year to backup my logbook away from my computer is beyond worth it.

 

[bsh932]

For those of you that keep an electronic, do you still keeo up with a paper logbook also?

 

[777forever]

For those of you that keep an electronic, do you still keeo up with a paper logbook also?

I don't

 

[spudskier]

why pay $20 for a backup??? just email yourself the backup file and then if anything dies, just download it...

 

[777forever]

why pay $20 for a backup??? just email yourself the backup file and then if anything dies, just download it...

The 20 bucks is to syc the app with your lbp computer. So when you add your flights into the app and press sync, when you get home you go to lbp on your pc hit sync, and all your flight times are added. Its very convienent. For back up I email the logbook file to myself every now and then

 

[Wankel7]

I still keep a paper one...I print my logbook across two pages on green jepp like logbook paper then install it into a post hole binder.

http://www.google.com/products/cata...a=X&ei=RvN9TuHABano0QHAoazUDw&ved=0CHUQ8wIwAg

 

[206amphib]

For those of you that keep an electronic, do you still keeo up with a paper logbook also?

I use LogTen Pro because everything in my house is apple, but it's probably the same for everyone when it comes to the paper side. I have all my old originals, but have a printed version thats really clean from the program. LogTen is also soon to have the ability to add signatures and all that just by signing the screen of your device, so that will become all inclusive then, and will sync through the cloud in theory.

I think i'll always keep a printed copy just to be safe untill interviewers start just asking for you tablet with your logbook on it....

 

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I just used the Android LBP app on one trip and didn't utilize the schedule import function but I found it to be very clumsy. Every leg I had to reenter all the info like Trip number and Crew. It did save the city and ship number. It took me about 1-2 minutes to enter each leg, as opposed to APDL which took about 5 seconds.

When the trip was over I synced it and it didn't sync trip number, flight number and crew names like APDL.

Seemed leagues behind APDL but maybe I'm missing something.

EDIT: Just found the options to sync trip number, flight number and names in options. Maybe I'll give it another try with the sync option.

EDIT #2: Holy Christ. Schedule importer is $120 for 2 years.

 

[777forever]

I just used the Android LBP app on one trip and didn't utilize the schedule import function but I found it to be very clumsy. Every leg I had to reenter all the info like Trip number and Crew. It did save the city and ship number. It took me about 1-2 minutes to enter each leg, as opposed to APDL which took about 5 seconds.

When the trip was over I synced it and it didn't sync trip number, flight number and crew names like APDL.

Seemed leagues behind APDL but maybe I'm missing something.

EDIT: Just found the options to sync trip number, flight number and names in options. Maybe I'll give it another try with the sync option.

EDIT #2: Holy Christ. Schedule importer is $120 for 2 years.

I personally have no need for the schedule importer since logging trips by hand in and android app is much easier and faster than apdl

I log my legs by the day and add each leg's flight time into the time calculator, which totals it up after Im done for the day and I copy that into the duration. We swap planes so much I don't bother with tail numbers. Personally I don't see a reason for putting trip number or crew members names into logbook. Any think important comes up I can get that info off my sked on the company site.

 

[scotts]

Has anybody looked at Hogbook? I'd like to know the experience others have had with it.

www.hogbook.co

 

[Crossky]

Check out http://logbooksolutions.com/photo-gallery.html


They sell leather logbook binders and paper and have a printing service.

Uses US Letter paper in landscape format. Looks cool, no rings are used so it looks like a normal logbook. Cheaper than logbookpro's binders and paper.

Works with any logbook software or spreadsheet. You just need a one inch minimum spine side margin. Green paper available too.