Aircraft

Manage the fleet of aircraft you fly. Each aircraft record is linked to your flight entries and appears in statistics breakdowns.

Aircraft List#

The list displays all aircraft in your logbook. Each card shows:

• Registration (e.g. F-GKXS)
• Type code badge (e.g. A320)
• Type name (e.g. Airbus A320)
• Flight count – total number of flights logged on this aircraft
• Total hours – cumulative block time
• Notes – any additional information you have entered
• SP / SE / JET / SIM tags – badges indicating Single-Pilot, Single-Engine, Jet, and/or Simulator when applicable

Use the search bar to filter by registration or type code.

Adding an Aircraft#

1. Tap the "+" button.
2. Fill in the fields:
   • Registration – automatically normalized (uppercase, proper dash inserted: FGSPA → F-GSPA, EIEGD → EI-EGD).
   • Type code – the ICAO type designator (e.g. A320, B738, C172). When you enter a type code, FlightLog automatically looks up the aircraft in the ICAO DOC 8643 database and fills in the type name, single engine, single pilot, jet toggles, engine type, and number of engines. Auto-lookup triggers at 4 characters or when the field loses focus. If multiple variants exist for a given type code (e.g. several A320 models), a picker popup lets you choose the exact variant.
   • Type name – the full aircraft name (e.g. Airbus A320-214). Pre-filled by DOC 8643 lookup when available.
   • Notes – optional free text.
   • Single-pilot – check if the aircraft is operated single-pilot. Auto-set by DOC 8643 lookup.
   • Single-engine – check if the aircraft has a single engine. Auto-set by DOC 8643 lookup.
   • Jet – check if the aircraft is a jet (turbojet/turbofan). Used for the FAA logbook Jet column. Auto-set by DOC 8643 lookup.
   • Simulator – check if this is a simulator device. When checked, simulator type buttons appear to select the device category: FFS, FTD, FNPT, AATD, BATD, or BITD. A new "Aircraft type simulated" field appears to specify the aircraft type being simulated (e.g. B77W).
3. Tap Save.

Editing an Aircraft#

Tap any aircraft card to open its detail view. Modify any field and tap Save.

Fetch Info PRO#

Tap Fetch Info to retrieve supplementary aircraft data: owner, hex code, engine model, seats, status, delivery date, and year of manufacture. Fetch Info does not overwrite values already filled by the DOC 8643 lookup (type name, single engine, single pilot, jet, engine type, number of engines) – it only adds data that is not yet present.

Get Photo#

Tap Get Photo to search for a photo of the aircraft by registration. If found, the photo is displayed with photographer credit.

Deleting an Aircraft#

Swipe the aircraft card to the left to reveal the delete action.

Inline Creation from Flight Picker#

When creating or editing a flight, the aircraft picker modal includes an option to create a new aircraft inline without leaving the flight form. Tap the "+" button inside the picker to add a new aircraft record, then select it immediately for the current flight.

Auto-Creation on Import#

When you import flights (via OFP, CSV, roster, or sync), any new aircraft registration that does not already exist in your fleet is created automatically with type code, name, and classification filled in when possible. Existing aircraft are enriched with missing data but SE/SP/Jet flags are never overwritten.