How-to
Every feature, in plain language.
17 guides covering every DaPilot feature, from logging your first flight to reading your FAR 117 rolling windows. Short, specific, written by pilots.
04 guides
Getting started
- 7 min
How to log a flight in DaPilot
A walkthrough of every field on the manual entry form, with real numbers and the things pilots get wrong.
Read guide - 8 min
How to log a flight with voice in DaPilot
Tap the mic, speak the flight, confirm the row. The patterns DaPilot understands and the things it asks you to double-check.
Read guide - 9 min
How to scan a paper logbook page with DaPilot
Photograph any standard paper logbook page and DaPilot reads the rows, including the dittos and the corrections.
Read guide - 5 min
How DaPilot syncs your logbook across iPhone and iPad
Sign in with the same Apple ID. The rest is automatic. What happens when you log offline and come back.
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02 guides
Endorsements & checkride
- 8 min
How to request an endorsement or signature from a CFI
A flight signature confirms a flight; an endorsement issues a CFR-cited statement from the AC 61-65K templates. Request either by the CFI's FAA certificate number, and the CFI signs in the app.
Read guide - 9 min
How to track Part 61 checkride progress in DaPilot
Per-certificate progress toward Student, Private, and Commercial ASEL: areas of operation per flight plus aeronautical experience from your hours, every line cited to 14 CFR.
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Importing & exporting
- 5 min
How to import flights from MyFlightBook
Export the CSV from MyFlightBook, drop it into DaPilot, watch your fleet and totals show up.
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How to import flights from ForeFlight Logbook
Pull a ForeFlight logbook CSV and bring it into DaPilot without losing any FAA fields.
Read guide - 5 min
How to import flights from LogTen Pro
Export your LogTen Pro logbook on Mac, drop it into DaPilot, watch the fleet and totals show up.
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How to export your DaPilot logbook
Pull a CSV that LogTen Pro, MyFlightBook, ZuluLog, and CrewLounge can read, with separate sections for FDPs and rest.
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06 guides
Pilot regulations
- 8 min
How DaPilot tracks day, night, and IFR currency
FAR 61.57 currency in a 90-day rolling window, with the math visible on tap.
Read guide - 7 min
Understanding the FAR 61.23 medical class cascade in DaPilot
First, second, third class, BasicMed. The cascade DaPilot computes from your medical date of issue.
Read guide - 9 min
How to enable Airline Mode for FAR 117 tracking
The click-through, what Airline Mode tracks, and the five rolling windows you should watch.
Read guide - 7 min
How to log a Flight Duty Period in DaPilot
Report time, release time, segments, augmented, acclimation. The fields that matter and how DaPilot uses them.
Read guide - 6 min
How to log a rest period in DaPilot
Start, end, and the difference between a physiological-night rest and any other rest.
Read guide - 10 min
How to read your FAR 117 rolling windows
100/672, 28-day, 7-day, weekly mandatory rest. What each window means and how DaPilot shows pressure.
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