v2.0.7 — January 2023
Home Screen Widgets
Small and Medium widgets available to add to the Home Screen. The Small widget shows the last flight and tapping on the widget will open the app. The Medium widget also shows the last flight but includes a "New Flight" button to quickly launch the app and take you to the New Flight screen.
Tap here for instructions on using Widgets.
v2.0 — May 2022
UI Refresh
Significant update to code and UI, adopted new iOS features, and improved reliability of iCloud synchronization.
v1.13 — Nov 2020
Data Backup
The Airplane Detail view has a Backup button you can use to create a local backup of all your data.
v1.12 — Aug 2020
G1000 Data Log Review
This release adds the ability to read G1000 data logs and display useful trip information, including graphs of engine parameters and a flight review map.
A new option is available to record Fuel Purchases at the end of each flight. Some partnerships do this to simplify billing between partners. Go to the Airplane Detail view and enable the Fuel Purchase switch to use this feature.
New options are available when recording Squawks or Observations. You can choose to mark the Urgency as Immediate, Next Service, or Later, and you can categorize the report as Significant, Minor, or Cosmetic.
v1.11 — Apr 2020
Engine Trend Log
This release adds the ability for you to record Engine parameters while in-flight, and review trends over time.
The app supports Piston and Turboprop engines, with parameters designed as appropriate for each.
v1.10 — Jan 2020
UI changes
This release adds contextual menu support to each of the log table views.
Press and hold on any line and a summary of the information will be presented. You will have the opportunity to Delete or Edit the log entry.
This release is iOS 13 only. The previous 1.9 release will remain available and fully functional if you are still on iOS 12 or earlier.
v1.9 — Sep 2019
UI changes
This release adds a menu to choose the pilot name. This can be useful when one person is entering data for multiple pilots.
The Pilot name will be initialized to the most recent name. If you want to use a new name, tap the field and a menu will be displayed allowing you to choose a name or enter a new name.
An on–boarding flow is added for initial use of the application. You'll only be asked to allow Location access while using the application. This location is used as the default Destination airport when creating a new flight log. Your location is not shared with anyone.
The airport database currently only contains airports in the United States.
v1.8 — May 2019
Add to Siri
This release includes an "Add to Siri" button when you are adding or editing a Flight Log. Tapping that button will present a view allowing you to record a shortcut phrase to quickly add new flights.
After recording the phrase, you can simply say something like "Hey Siri, add a new flight" and aeroLogbook will launch directly to the new flight entry page.
See older release notes for more tips on using Siri and your Apple Watch.
This release also is the first using the Swift 5 language update from Apple. The app is smaller, taking up less space on your device. There should be no other user visible effects of that change
v1.7 — Late March 2019
New Report
If you've enabled Business Usage for your airplane, you can now get a quick summary of YTD business usage in the Airplane view.
See other release notes for tips on using Siri and your Apple Watch.
v1.6 — March 2019
Apple Watch
This version adds support for Apple Watch. The watchOS app will allow you to enter a new flight, or show a brief summary of the last flight entered.
The top screenshot show the detail of the last flight and the bottom shows adding a new flight.
When adding a new flight, the destination field will show a few nearest airports, in order of distance. If you use the app just after landing, the current airport should already be selected.
The Hobbs Out field is taken from the previous flight. You can use the digital crown on the watch to select the Hobbs In time. Tap Save and the information will be transferred to your iPhone where it will be saved both locally and to iCloud.
v1.5 — February 2019
Business & Turboprop
This version adds support for Business usage and Turboprop airplanes. Both of these are optional and can be individually enabled. To use these features, go to the Airplane Detail view and enable the appropriate switch.
If you are using the airplane partially for business purposes, you can flag individual flights as such, and keep track of the number of people onboard for the flight.
If you own a Turboprop airplane, you can track useful information such as starting temperature, and number of cycles and landings.
This information will be included in report output.
v1.4 — February 2019
Hey Siri!
Integration with Siri to quickly get the status of the last recorded flight, showing Hobbs time, Date and Pilot, and Fuel status.
An additional shortcut may be defined to go directly to the Flight Log entry screen.
You must add an airplane and a first flight before Shortcuts will be offered. After doing that, you can go to the Settings app, then Siri & Search. You should see Suggested Shortcuts to "Add a new flight" and "Show airplane status"
Tap one, and you will be guided through the process to record a phrase and save it. Once you do that, then at any time you can simply say "Hey Siri, show airplane status" and Siri will speak and show you the current Hobbs and other information about the last flight in your log, whether it be yours or your partner.
Say "Hey Siri, Add a new flight" and the app will launch directly to the page where you can quickly a new flight.
Go to this Apple Support page for more information on Siri Shortcuts.
v1.3 — January 2019
More Service Options
This release add an “Other” tab on the Service page. You can use this section to track unscheduled items, such as tire replacements, airplane wash, or anything else that is not part of your Hourly or Calendar-based service schedule.