Posted on May 17, 2018
WO1 CH-47F Pilot
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I’m about to start flying for the Army next week, and I’m curious who here uses an electronic log of their flight hours for personal record keeping. If you use paper, why do you prefer pepper to electronic? Is there an app or program that generates flight plans and stores logs, all in one? I’m interested in GA as well as military & commercial use.
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I always used a paper notebook myself, always paranoid that an error or computer issue would corrupt my log. I’ve totally seen CAFRS lose hours, and always preferred a logbook as proof against it.
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CPT Nicholas D.
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Log Ten Pro is a great app for logging flights. I started off with paper, but found the electronic app easier. The app will Gen reports, cumulate categories of time, etc. It’s a good idea to have a paper log too if you are looking to do civilian Aviation later (and it’s a nice keep sake). But definitely log your time. A lot of Army guys don’t, and it is harder to catch up if you haven’t been doing it for a while. The longer you go, the even harder it gets. Logging my own time even bailed me out on a semi annual min when the crew chiefs doing the -12’s made a few errors. It’s part of the routine of nurturing a growing career. Unless you are committed to never touching an aircraft again after leaving the Army, the benefits greatly outweigh the nuisance.
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CW3 Uh 60 Standardization Pilot
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If you're on Facebook, I designed and maintain a very in-depth flight log and crew tracking Excel workbook--it's free.

Additionally, it incorporates GA standard modes and classes within the flight log in order to display and account to for Hobs/Tach time.

Just search "Aviator Tool Box" on Facebook. There's about 900 people in the group that utilize the file; ATB works for all Army airframes and also has functionality built in for tracking Your/RCMs/NRCMs minimums during their SA period.

I hope that helps!
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