How to Use the Foreflight Logbook

Here’s a quick overview of “How to Use the ForeFlight Logbook (Overview + Best Practices)” (first in an upcoming series on mastering ForeFlight’s pilot logbook):

1. Getting Started & Interface Tour

   • Tap the Logbook tab to see your total hours, currency summaries, and recent flights.

   • Flights are grouped by time period (e.g. Last 7 days, Last 30 days), with total hours displayed for each.

2. Adding & Importing Flights

   • Manual Entries: Hit the “+” button, choose “New Flight” or “Return Flight,” then fill in departure, arrival, times, aircraft, and flight conditions.

   • Automatic Import: Use a Track Log recording (from ForeFlight’s Flights page) to auto‑populate basic fields—great for saving time on multi‑leg trips.

   • Simulator Time: You can even log approved simulator sessions as real flights by selecting them under “Aircraft” or “Simulator” categories.

3. Customizing Your Entries

   • Configure Fields: In Settings, hide or show fields (e.g. PIC/SIC, night, instrument) to match your personal or regulatory requirements.

   • Templates & Drafts: Save frequently used aircraft or flight types as templates; draft entries won’t count toward currency until you approve them.

4. Tracking Currency & Currency Details

   • ForeFlight automatically updates currency for VFR, night, cross‑country, IFR, instrument approaches, and more—showing “time remaining” at a glance.

   • Tap any currency summary to see which flights do and don’t count, with FAA‑style requirement reminders and a list of contributing entries.

5. Managing People, Certificates & Endorsements

   • People: Add instructors, co‑pilots or passengers via Contacts or manually.

   • Certificates & Ratings: Record your licenses and ratings; you can even add digital endorsements with instructor signatures.

6. Generating Reports & Exporting

   • Under Reports, choose Condensed or Complete formats to export your logbook as a PDF—ideal for checkrides, sharing with examiners, or backing up.

   • Pro tip: if prints come out flipped on double‑sided pages, switch your printer to short‑edge binding.

7. What’s Next in the Series
   Over the coming videos, you’ll see deep dives on experience reports, progress tracking, advanced currency management (including CFI tools), and web‑based logbook workflows—so you can go fully digital, paper‑free, and inspection‑ready.

That’s the lay of the land—ForeFlight Logbook turns hours of paperwork into a few taps, keeping you current, compliant, and focused on flying.