On Saturday, May 8, 2021 at 6:49:44 AM UTC-4, wrote:
On Friday, May 7, 2021 at 11:55:40 PM UTC-4, Ramy wrote:
The ideal electronic logbook will not require entering any data except IGC file and comments, and will automatically generate all the data normally tracked in log book plus data of interest to cross country pilots. The closest one is crosscountry.aero logbook (requires subscription) but I am afraid it will not be around for long due to lack of participants. I’ve been using it for nearly 10 years. Perhaps weglide will provide the same capability?

Ramy
On Friday, May 7, 2021 at 8:42:16 PM UTC-7, Eric Greenwell wrote:
On 5/7/2021 7:45 PM, Jeff Bures wrote:
Hi all. Over the years I've always been disappointed by my soaring log books. I have the standard SSA long/skinny with 10 flights per page, and tiny little spaces to write details. The print is so small I can barely read most it. Forget trying to read the notes and signatures of my instructors. Yuck.

I'm not a professional pilot, and I don't fly thousands of hours a year. A compact log book that holds 400 flights is totally unnecessary.

I love my SCUBA log book. I can do planning, keep track of my equipment, weight choices, weather, dive buddies, locations and interesting happenings. Filling out my SCUBA log book was part of the fun. It's time our log books become part of the experience.

I'm not a professional pilot, and I don't fly thousands of hours a year. A compact log book that holds 400 flights is totally unnecessary.

I'm designing a new log book interior. I plan to have different attractive covers, and will have them available to everyone. Currently the design is 6" x 9" (15cm x 23cm for the sensible world). Right now, I'm using a very large font, so there is room to add additional features.

Layout:
Page 1 - Contact and Emergency Information, home field or club info
Page 2 - Ratings and FAI awards
Pages 3 & 4 - Endorsements
Page 5 - Cheat sheet with speeds and notes for different models (club pilots)
Page 6 - Notes
Pages 7 through 156 - 150 flight log

Questions:
Are there other pages I should add, such as quick reference guides, popular frequencies, etc.?
Feedback on the flight log page? https://flic.kr/p/2kXipYk

Thanks!
I'd prefer an electronic one where the data can be easily entered (including a
flight log), displayed/printed in several "logbook style" formats, and searched.
The entries should be easy to do on a smart phone, though I'd probably use a
computer to display/print, search, etc.

I think there may be logbook programs that do this. Have looked for them?

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Eric Greenwell - USA
- "A Guide to Self-launching Sailplane Operation"
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I started using crosscountry.aero earlier this year, I like it a lot.
Hey Jeff, thanks for looking into this, I have certainly been disappointed with SSA offerings but never spoke up. My main gripes with both the soft- and hard-covered versions are that their pages are bound poorly - out of line from left page to right and also the left-hand is bound too deep and you can't use it's right-hand column properly. Haven't bought a new book in almost 20 years, don't know if the latest ones are better. Also they've no line for page totals which makes the adding up awkward.