Navigation Log

[cocolos]

So I went ahead and simplified my navigation log to only include things that I use inflight and here it is. I'd like to see what everyone else uses.

 

[AggieMike88]

http://www.dauntless-soft.com/downloads/vfrfp22a.pdf

 

[Captain]

fltplan.com

 

[Marauder]

Mine

 

[MachFly]

Foreflight or a piece of napkin.

 

[Henning]

I just use my brain, it's all just simple math.

 

[MAKG1]

So I went ahead and simplified my navigation log to only include things that I use inflight and here it is. I'd like to see what everyone else uses.

Nice. It's a lot easier to find stuff there than on the Dauntless logs.

I'd suggest adding a column for IAS. It's not constant; it's usually different for climb, cruise and descent In a 172, a good choice of indicated speeds at low altitude fields would be 80, 100, and 125. If the air is turbulent, limit to Va for your weight (it's going to be painfully slow solo in a 172), and if at high altitude, a slower indicated climb speed may be necessary.

I don't have a copy handy, but one of the exercises I went through was modifying an Excel spreadsheet to do the unpleasant calculations, especially TAS.

 

[Henning]

Why do people write all that stuff down when it's already on the chart or plate?

 

[Captain]

I just use my brain, it's all just simple math.

Why do people write all that stuff down when it's already on the chart or plate?

Because our brains aren't as awesome as yours.



(except mine)

 

[zaitcev]

Jepp's format seems the same as OP's, modulo strangely swapped columns.

 

[thegazelle]

Here's mine

I didn't make it and I don't know where I got it, but it gets the job done. Sample early training flight is filled in. Edit cells that are yellow, leave the white.

 

[cocolos]

Here's mine

I didn't make it and I don't know where I got it, but it gets the job done. Sample early training flight is filled in. Edit cells that are yellow, leave the white.

I like the radial for VORs nice. Thanks!

 

[cocolos]

Nice. It's a lot easier to find stuff there than on the Dauntless logs.

I'd suggest adding a column for IAS. It's not constant; it's usually different for climb, cruise and descent In a 172, a good choice of indicated speeds at low altitude fields would be 80, 100, and 125. If the air is turbulent, limit to Va for your weight (it's going to be painfully slow solo in a 172), and if at high altitude, a slower indicated climb speed may be necessary.

I don't have a copy handy, but one of the exercises I went through was modifying an Excel spreadsheet to do the unpleasant calculations, especially TAS.

I like the IAS idea I will add that in. Would TAS be handy? I can't see why you would use it.

 

[SkyHog]

Why do people write all that stuff down when it's already on the chart or plate?

Because VFR flight doesn't require a chart or a plate all the time?

 

[Henning]

Because VFR flight doesn't require a chart or a plate all the time?

Well, if you're to the point you know the area well enough for that you'll know the stuff by memory.

 

[MAKG1]

I like the IAS idea I will add that in. Would TAS be handy? I can't see why you would use it.

It's not necessary in flight except if IFR and you make a change (you must notify ATC). You need it to calculate ground speed.