FlightLogger

Theory must improve

Comments: Overall experience is positive and always we recommend it to any other ATO

Pros:

The way how everything is really well organized a part some other things not properly set up

Cons:

CLASS SIGNATURE LIKE FLIGHTS (THIS IS FORCING US TO USE PAPER AND UPLOAD IT) and then in booking of day/week/month adding a part of RESOURCES not only aircraft and classes. We can book and manage our cars, our other vehicles moreover if you manage an airport too

Great Software, somewhat pricey

Comments: As mentioned in the pros we could not be happier with the customer service and the software itself.

Pros:

By far the best thing about flight logger is the great customer service team and the excellent easy to use software. We looked at many similar options before deciding to go with flight logger and flight logger really was the best option. From the program administration, scheduling, internal messaging, certificate tracking and overall ease of use of the software it made choosing flight logger easy. After using the software for over a year we’ve been able to offer a few suggestions to the flight logger team on how to improve their product to meet some of our more specific needs and needs of clients in our country and the flight logger team has done been excellent and developing and implementing these suggestions free of charge. The customer service is the best I’ve ever experienced and would happily recommend flight logged to anyone looking at using the software.

Cons:

The price stands out at being more costly than other platforms and is variable based on active students. There isn’t much functionality when it comes to dealing with inactive students which is to be expected. Some improvements could be made in the “ground theory” and “messaging centre” to make it easier to use but these are minor suggestions and not critical to the operation of the software. Overall price aside this is a great product.

Alternatives Considered: Flight Schedule Pro

Reasons for Choosing FlightLogger: The other software was limited and outdated. Not much for technical support.

Reasons for Switching to FlightLogger: The customer service, ease of use, ability of the software to do so many different things, willingness to work with Canadian clients to meet their business needs, etc.

Great Scheduling Product - Not ideal for maintenance

Pros:

The scheduling of flights is very easy. The functions are easy to control and i gives you a great overview over all the flights. Furthermore, the flight debriefs are easy and structured.

Cons:

Sadly, flightlogger collects more data than you can see in reports. It would be great if all entered information can be reviews (safety report). Furthermore, the Maintenace tracking is OK. Once a maintenance is due to you can sign it in but you can't make a repetitive interval so it pops ups again in another 100 hours or so.

Review from Maintenance control and Instructor perspective

Comments: From a flight training perspective very good.From a maintenance planning and scheduling perspective, very clunky and slow.

Pros:

FlightLogger is relatively simple to learn and use. The user interface is also easy to understand.The main bookings page functions easily. From an instructing perspective it is simple to use.

Cons:

Maintenance:From a Maintenace perspective, Flightlogger does not function well and feels very clunky to use. The original plan was to put all inspections and maintenance requirements for our aircraft onto flightlogger to be tracked and replace our current excel based system. However, the system for tracking these items uses the certificate system which is very slow to update. For example: If I wanted to add ten items that are all inspected every 100 hours, first I would have to create the all the requirements in the requiremnt section, then add them individually to each aircraft. Then when I need to update them, I have to click on each inspection individually, which opens a new page, then update the maintenance which takes me back to the original aircraft page, then approve the updated maintenance which reloads the webpage. Doing this multiple times is very time consuming.A system where we could create a maintenance template which could then be applied to multiple aircraft would be very useful. Also a sinlge click sign off for maintenance items would save a lot of time.Unable to add airframe total time in service:Tracking aircraft total time in service is tricky, as we can only track maintenance using the tachometer. If the tachometer is replaced or reaches the end of it's number range and resets to zero or another number, this throws the tracking and has to be reset. This also creates a gap between the tracking system and the aircraft logbooks.

FlightLogger: a crucial service for our flight school

Comments: I have used FlightLogger both as a student and as an administrator. In both roles, I truely enjoy working with the software. In my opinion, it is extremely user friendly and straight forward. It did not take long before I got used to the systems. As a student, it provided a good overview of your schedule and your progress with both theory and flying. After being a user for about one and a half years, it was a smooth transition into becoming an administrator. It is a fairly complete tool on which we rely heavily to run our operations. During my work, I always have FlightLogger open on at least one screen!

Pros:

FlightLogger is at the centre of our organisation. The booking system is intuitive to use, and the booking page gives a great overview of the schedule and the available resources to both administrators, instructors and our students. Another great feature is the requirements and warnings that can be created for aircraft and for instructors. Being able to track the time until next service and duty time limitations is very important. FlightLogger has a great customer service as well!

Cons:

Even though FlightLogger has a very rich set of features already, we have created our own systems to keep track of things like student progression and maintenance planning. The addition of the FlightLogger API will make integration into our own systems a lot easier. We are always very excited to see additional features being added to FlightLogger through the major updates that are rolled out throughout the year.