[WelshRichy]

Same here. Does anyone know of any freely available OCR software which will scan logbook photos/scans and create some sort of CSV or spreadsheet file from it?

I really hope I didn’t miss one in my google hunt!!!

[Paul_Sengupta]

Just did a quick google search and saw this.

https://tabula.technology/

Makes CSV files from PDFs, assuming logbook scans can be PDFs. Haven't looked at it or tried it or anything.

Another one recommended is this, but it isn't free.

https://www.abbyy.com/en-gb/finereader/

[adhawkins]

Just did a quick google search and saw this.

https://tabula.technology/

Makes CSV files from PDFs, assuming logbook scans can be PDFs. Haven't looked at it or tried it or anything.

Assumes a PDF containing text (perhaps one that's been generated by a Word Processor or similar), rather than an image (i.e. one that's been scanned).

Ah well.

Andy

[kingbing]

I use both: core is book, then updated on flylogio.com - good for stats, recency etc. And free!

[rich]

I just started using ppl-logbook.com . It works well on mobile phone/tablet. It's for PPL only so it doesn't have loads of features that arn't needed. Only costs pennies per month, but it works well for me.

[carlapilot]

Actually I have seen bunch of students keeping logbook in school, in a closed wardrobe. I will not fly at other place during my training, and i will not forget it at home, so...

... I keep my logbook in the flightschool and always photograph for safety.

Just wondering why you keep it at the school. I keep mine at home. Your logbook is personal to you. Saying that, mine's currently on its way to the CAA so God knows where it will end up

I also use the FlightLog app on Android for a digital. Seems to do what I want and easy to run queries and export to .xls or .pdf

Dek

[vw-dan]

Both, like many. Can't rate logbook.aero enough for day to day tracking - an electronic logbook is so so useful for spotting and correct mistakes etc.

But, you can't beat a paper log book for its sentimental value - I like to think it's the kind of thing my son will pick up and flick through in many decades time

[Max1967]

Clear friend of paper logbooks on my side!

[Chris_N]

I use the UKGA.com (now sponsored by a magazine for pilots) free online log book which produces a spreadsheet version to download / backup.

It seems to total the hours more accurately than my paper log book that I run in parallel!

[carlapilot]

I got the tip about some logbooks on one page on http://pilotapplications.com/ and I m gonna try them all

[Delta Echo]

Ah I know this one! I like it

Hi! So we all use different logbooks mine is Flygo:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/pilot-l ... d590352539

[jackstarkey1]

I have been using My Pilot Log, a new one to the market which just released in 2020. Very simple to use and can be used on most deviced. Only £10 Per Year and offer most of the features that others do at a fraction of the price. You can also add blank rows so all the totals match up with your paper logbook EASA and FAA and UKCAA

https://www.mypilotlog.co.uk

[Fellsteruk]

Another fan of the little blue book, my paper log book is what I use as the main one, I then use this for digital:

https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/pilot-log/id930902720

What I like most about the pilot log app is that the pdf output is a really nice layout and looks similar to my blue book and easy to add and edit flights

I also have a basic copy of my flights in a spreadsheet but that’s mostly because I’m tracking every penny I spend For my ppl and has everything from each flight down to charts and pens, sad I know

[Aerials]

I use a paper logbook and a couple of years ago, I gave an on-line logbook a try by copying and entering my earliest flights. This proved to be "nice" so I paid the subscription and have continued using it, in parallel with the paper logbook since.
Once I got the hang of the on-line version, I started to add some longer 'Remarks' entries that would have taken whole pages of the paper logbook so in the paper version, they're just brief comments. I can also add photographs from a flight and tracking information. Only the paper logbook continues to hold the signatures that we sometimes collect.

[TLRippon]

I dumped the paper logbooks last year and started using an Excel spreadsheet. During lockdown I entered in all five previous logbooks and expanded the functionality across all my flying activities. I use a convertible laptop/tablet with a pen for digital signatures on sign offs. All saved to Dropbox with a local backup. Printouts are CAA compliant.