Pilot Logbook

The pilot logbook records each flight or lesson with its date, aircraft, route, times, conditions and landings, then adds the entries up on a dashboard. Entries are kept in your browser on the device you use. Nothing you enter is uploaded. The only network request is the airport list, fetched the first time you type in the From or To field.

Use the table to search, sort and correct entries, and the print view for a page-by-page sheet. The dashboard totals update after every change, so a quick glance shows your hours for the last week, month, quarter and year. Browser storage can be lost, so export a backup file regularly and keep it somewhere other than the device that holds the logbook.

How to use the pilot logbook

1. Enter the date, aircraft make and model, registration and category and class.
2. Enter the from and to airports. Type to search the airport list, or type your own text.
3. Enter the total time, or switch Time entry in settings to start and end times and the total fills in. The = total button copies the total into a time field. Times accept 1:30, 1h30, 90m or 1.5.
4. Enter the time fields that apply, such as PIC, SIC, dual received, dual given, solo, cross-country, night and actual instrument.
5. Enter day landings, night landings and approaches, then the instructor or PIC name and remarks.
6. Select Save and add another to keep the date, aircraft, registration and class for the next flight.
7. Check the dashboard totals. Warnings do not block saving.

Settings also let you choose how times are displayed, as hours and minutes or as decimal hours, without changing what is stored. Open the Backup area to export a JSON file or a CSV file; the CSV opens in any spreadsheet. Export a JSON backup after each session of entries. Restoring it merges entries by entry id and deletes nothing. For paper, the print view is landscape, oldest first, with 20 entries per page by default.

Which rules ask pilots to keep a logbook?

Both rules this page follows require a record. 14 CFR 61.51(a) says each person must document and record experience used for a certificate, rating, flight review or recent flight experience, “in a manner acceptable to the Administrator”. Canadian Aviation Regulations 401.08(1) says each holder of a flight crew permit, licence or rating shall maintain a personal log.

What must a pilot logbook contain?

For each flight, 61.51(b) asks for the date, total time, departure and arrival location, aircraft type and identification, type of experience and conditions of flight. CAR 401.08(2) asks for the holder’s name, the date, aircraft type and registration, crew position, day, night, VFR and IFR conditions, departure and arrival places, intermediate landings for an aeroplane, and flight time. The tool has no IFR/VFR flag, no glider launch or balloon inflation field and no intermediate landings field, so write those in remarks. The holder’s name is not stored per entry; the name in settings appears on the printout.

How does the logbook count the last 7, 30 and 90 days?

Each window counts today and the days before it. On 25 October 2026 the last 7 days start on 19 October, the last 30 days on 26 September and the last 90 days on 28 July. The last 12 months start on 26 October 2025. Entries dated in the future fall in no window.

How are hours shown, and why can decimal rows differ?

A setting chooses hours and minutes, or decimal with one or two places. Take 1:30, 1:15 and 0.8 h (0:48). The total is 213 minutes, shown as 3:33, or as 3.6 with one decimal place and 3.55 with two. Entries are stored as whole minutes. Totals add exact minutes, so a column of rounded decimal rows can differ by 0.1 from the total.

Where are entries stored, and what can lose them?

Entries stay in the browser on one device. A different browser or device starts empty until you import a backup file. Clearing site data, a browser reset, a browsing window that blocks or deletes storage, a lost or replaced device, or the browser freeing space can remove entries. The page shows whether the browser granted persistent storage, but the browser decides. The page cannot recover lost data.

What does the logbook not do?

It does not track currency or recency, calculate duty or flight time limits, record endorsements or signatures, or sync between devices. For recent flight experience, use the pilot currency checker.

Sources

14 CFR 61.51, eCFR, text as of 2026-10-20 (read 2026-10-25); Canadian Aviation Regulations SOR/96-433 section 401.08 (read 2026-10-25). This logbook follows the published content items of those two texts, but it is not certified or approved by the FAA, Transport Canada or any other authority.

Questions from readers

Is a pilot logbook required?

Yes, under the two rules this page follows (United States and Canada). 14 CFR 61.51(a) requires each person to document and record experience used for a certificate, rating or recent flight experience. Canadian Aviation Regulations 401.08(1) requires each holder of a flight crew permit, licence or rating to maintain a personal log.

What is a log book for pilots?

It is the personal record of the flights, lessons and experience a pilot has logged. Each entry holds the date, aircraft, route, times and flight conditions. The rules named above set out the items it must contain.

Is there a digital logbook for pilots that needs no account?

This one can be used without an account at the moment. Entries stay in the browser on the device you use, so export a backup file to keep a copy outside the browser or to move entries to another device.

Do airlines accept digital logbooks?

This page cannot say. Whether an airline, employer or authority accepts a digital logbook, an export or a printout is their decision. Keep the backup and CSV exports, and keep a printout as well.

How do I back up my logbook?

Export a JSON backup file. It holds all fields for every entry. Restoring it merges entries by entry id and deletes nothing. The backup reminder counts changes since the last backup and warns after 10 changes by default.

Should I use hours and minutes or decimal hours?

Pick the display in settings. Hours and minutes shows whole minutes, so the rows add up exactly. Decimal shows rounded values, so a column of rows can differ from the total by 0.1. The stored minutes stay the same when you switch.

How do I move from another logbook?

Import a JSON backup file or a CSV file with a header row. Duplicates are skipped. To see how to bring an existing logbook in, read the electronic pilot logbook page.

What does the logbook not do?

It does not track currency or recency, calculate duty or flight time limits, record endorsements or signatures, or sync between devices. It has no IFR/VFR flag, glider launch or balloon inflation field, so put those in remarks.

Related tools

• Pilot logbook template: use it when you want a printable layout to write in.
• Pilot currency checker: use it to check recent flight experience.
• Night time calculator: use it to work out the night time for the night column.
• Flight time calculator: use it to find the time between airports for the total time.
• Zulu time converter: use it to convert UTC times for start and end.
• Electronic pilot logbook: use it to bring an existing logbook in.
• Logbook tools: use it to see the other logbook tools in one place.