MyFlightBook vs Spreadsheet?

ElJefe

ElJefe

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My first post on this forum. Low time PP ASEL, non-current. Just renewed medical, dusted off the books & am studying up. After the holidays will get back into the cockpit & knock the rust off there also & get the BFR done.

Looking at MyFlightbook. Currently subscribe to LogbookPro now & not thrilled with the multiple different costs. Two questions:

1) I'm a belt & suspenders guy. In addition to LogbookPro, I have a very advanced Excel spreadsheet that backs up to the cloud every night. I often wonder why I have Logbook Pro paid subscription AND my spreadsheet. I'm wondering if putting this on Google Docs is all I need to to for the effective use-anywhere backup to the paper logs.

2) Logbook Pro works fine for me. But the multiple fee model isn't working for me. Read up here the many positive reviews for MyFlightBook. Honestly, I'm wondering if I should put my time into converting into this given the discussion on the business model sustainability, combined with my perfectly functional, backed up spreadsheet. I'm sure the basic interface of MyFlightBook is plenty for me, but honestly, the spreadsheet is perfectly fine, and I've built currency logic into the formulas that automatically turn red when I go out of currency, medical, etc. So I can customize it any way I like.

So - for you spreadsheet guys out there & you MyFlightBook guys out there - before I sign up for MyFlightBook & start the process of preparing the CSV file for uploading into it, or if I should just let my subscription lapse & stick with my spreadsheet?

Thanks guys
 
ElJefe said:
My first post on this forum. Low time PP ASEL, non-current. Just renewed medical, dusted off the books & am studying up. After the holidays will get back into the cockpit & knock the rust off there also & get the BFR done.

Looking at MyFlightbook. Currently subscribe to LogbookPro now & not thrilled with the multiple different costs. Two questions:

1) I'm a belt & suspenders guy. In addition to LogbookPro, I have a very advanced Excel spreadsheet that backs up to the cloud every night. I often wonder why I have Logbook Pro paid subscription AND my spreadsheet. I'm wondering if putting this on Google Docs is all I need to to for the effective use-anywhere backup to the paper logs.

2) Logbook Pro works fine for me. But the multiple fee model isn't working for me. Read up here the many positive reviews for MyFlightBook. Honestly, I'm wondering if I should put my time into converting into this given the discussion on the business model sustainability, combined with my perfectly functional, backed up spreadsheet. I'm sure the basic interface of MyFlightBook is plenty for me, but honestly, the spreadsheet is perfectly fine, and I've built currency logic into the formulas that automatically turn red when I go out of currency, medical, etc. So I can customize it any way I like.

So - for you spreadsheet guys out there & you MyFlightBook guys out there - before I sign up for MyFlightBook & start the process of preparing the CSV file for uploading into it, or if I should just let my subscription lapse & stick with my spreadsheet?

Thanks guys
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If you have a working spreadsheet with all that capability AND you have an EFFECTIVE way to back it up, go with it.

I was using a spreadsheet of my own construction prior to MyFlightBook. It was not nearly as sophisticated as yours (currency calcs for example). I switched for ease of multiplatform support. I update MyFlightBook and my paper log book after each flight. I do it in the FBO from my iPad. Periodically I export the data into a spreadsheet and email it to myself. Voila, backup in the cloud.

John
 
Well I'd definitely dump the subscription. With or without MyFlightBook, you don't need it. You're doing the same thing with your excel file.

MyFlightBook is awesome. You have a very polished and friendly cross-platform interface. And it can update things live as your flight progresses. It can capture electronic signatures, or store photos of signatures in a book. And it can export to excel with a click. And it can backup to dropbox.

All that said, it would be duplicitive to your excel log regardless. And chances are you're still maintaining a book full of signatures as well. So it would actually be a triplication. For you, your time might be wasted with MyFlightBook since you already have your excel thing.
 
Welcome to the forum,just recently started using my flight book,works great. Use it from the cockpit on the IPad. Then I back it up in my paper log book. Not going for any more ratings,but like to know my currency status.
 
Thanks guys for the quick response. It seems like the advantage would be the multi-platform support. I know it's possible, but I just don't like editing spreadsheets on the ipad.
 
I use MyFlightBook and a spreadsheet. The app updates MyFlightBook and I update the spreadsheet later.
 
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