Initial Logbook Entry
Below is the best practice for completing an initial log book entry for pilots. Please note, the xls. spreadsheet is available for use and can be located as an attachment to this article.
Note: It is extremely important that these steps be followed
in order to achieve the correct results. Enter the crewmember times for all of
the relevant boxes shown below.
Example from section 1 of the spreadsheet:
Go into each A/C Qualification screen and enter the times in
the appropriate place on the spreadsheet that are in FOS currently. Remember to
click the “Recalc” button before you enter the times.
Example from section 2 of the spreadsheet:
Once these times are entered, the next section of the
spreadsheet will calculate the times that need to be entered into FOS.
Example from section 3 of the spreadsheet:
You will then take these times and create a logbook entry
for each aircraft type the pilot is flying currently. The number in the “Total”
column will go into the “Pilot Flying” field and the number in the “PIC” column
will go into the “PIC” field.
Note: When entering total times, enter a date far in the
past and/or check the “Exclude from Legality” box to avoid skewing the currency
calculations.
To ensure your numbers are accurate, go back into each A/C Type record and check the times again. Make sure you have clicked the “Recalc” button to display the changes you have made.
At this point you will go into your Aircraft Type database
and create three generic aircraft types to enter the balance of the pilots’
times.
Create an aircraft that is both a turbine and multi-engine
aircraft so that any log entries made with this aircraft type will add to both
the turbine and multi-engine times. The example will provide you with the
necessary fields that need to be entered for this to be accomplished.
The next type of aircraft to be created is a multi-engine
with no reference to a turbine type engine. This way, time may be added that is
multi-engine time without adding any time to the turbine time field.
The last type to be created will be a single engine aircraft
with a piston type engine so that when adding times to the total, no more time
will be added to the multi-engine and turbine time fields but only to the fixed
wing total.
Once this is complete, navigate to the “Reporting” tab for
the crewmember. You will notice the times you have entered for the current
aircraft they are flying have populated the appropriate fields on this tab.
Take note of the Turbine Total and Turbine PIC times and
enter them in the appropriate spot on section 2 of the spreadsheet.
Section 3 will then display the time that needs to be
entered into FOS.
Make a logbook entry using the times in the Turbine field.
This will be made using the aircraft type of the Multi-Engine turbine powered
aircraft.
On the “Reporting” tab, we must now click “Recalc” and check
the times for the MEL section.
These times can now be entered into section 2 of the
spreadsheet.
The result from section 3 of the spreadsheet will be entered
in the logbook using the aircraft type of MEP so that FOS adds more
multi-engine time without adding any more time to the turbine totals.
Once again, we must go back to the reporting tab and check
the totals by clicking the “Recalc” button. These will once again be entered
into section 2 of the spreadsheet.
Although the instrument time may be added to any of the
generic entries, you may want to take this time to look at the instrument
totals and enter these in section 2 of the spreadsheet while you are entering
the total fixed wing time.
The resulting differences can now be entered into the
logbook using the SEP generic aircraft type. This will add to the total fixed
wing time without adding any more hours to the multi-engine or turbine time.
One final check of the reporting tab by clicking the
“Recalc” button should result in the times matching section 1 of the
spreadsheet.
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