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This is the Safelog Pilot Logbook Software Version History Page (Change Log)

We have put this up here at the request of several of our 'power' users to guide you through recent and upcoming changes to the software. Those of you who have been using Safelog for some time recognize that we really do have a commitment to making Safelog the best it can be.

That said, please recognize that the below change log is a "best effort" service only. It is subject to error, inaccuracy, and omission. If we list some feature for a future version, there is a possibility that that feature may change, be ultimately not included, or have its expected inclusion date pushed back. So, none of this is a "promise", just our "best working guess" at any given time.

There may be a version listed below that is not yet publicly available. This will happen when we are close to releasing a new version. Use the "current version" box in Safelog as the definitive guide as to what the current version is now. If a newer version is listed below, then assume that that version is still under development. Please also note that due to time concerns, some of the below may be cut and paste directly from our internal programming notes, so may not be perfectly clear at times. Again, this is an 'expert user' page allowing you a 'behind the scenes' look.

5.00
Nov 17, 2008
  • Automatic calculation of day/night take-offs/landings
  • Fixed a bug in static sunrise/sunset settings
  • Various graphic/layout updates
  • Several small bugs/issues fixed
4.99
Oct 29, 2008
  • Fixed a bug in row reordering in main logbook view
  • Persistence of printer settings
  • Possibility to select Comments/Notes/etc fields to print
4.98
Oct 14, 2008
  • Fixed a bug when error messages appeared if a user having SafelogWeb registered fresh installation of Safelog PC
4.97
Oct 09, 2008
  • Fixed a bug in 'Approaches' screen: user input was lost under certain conditions
4.96
Oct 07, 2008
  • Improved floating point number parsing for latitude/longitude input (problems with non-US settings)
4.95
Oct 01, 2008
  • Fixed a bug in Import Wizard: permanent error when selecting a file for import under certain condintions
  • Added an option for 'read-only' SafelogWeb sync
4.94
Sep 18, 2008
  • Fixed a bug in PocketPC sync: duplicate contacts were created under certain condintions
  • Modified "FAA Practical Test (Checkride) Readiness Analysis" (Private Pilot): now both actual and simulated instrument time is counted for '3 hour instrument instruction'
4.93
Sep 05, 2008
  • Added 'Schedule sample request' screen
  • Fixed several bugs in "FAA Practical Test (Checkride) Readiness Analysis": incorrect definition of 'cross-country flight' was used in several items
4.92
Sep 03, 2008
  • Fixed a bug in log filter: error when filtering time values in certain conditions
  • Fixed a bug in SafelogWeb synchronization: some floating point values (e.g. latitude and longitude) were not imported properly
4.91
Sep 01, 2008
  • Added an option for auto-filling various day/night time fields
  • Added 'Cross Country' time field for Canadian logbook (can be switched off)
  • Fixed a bug in import routine for JAA/CAA Professional Pilot Logbook : departure and arrival times were not imported properly
4.90
Aug 25, 2008
  • Fixed a bug when dates were displayed using wrong charsets on some controls
4.89
Aug 18, 2008
  • Fixed a bug in Setup: some custom approach types could not be activated under ceratin conditions
4.88
Aug 14, 2008
  • Fixed a bug in Google Earth visualization: overflow under certain conditions
4.87
Aug 13, 2008
  • Modifications to handle special cases in SafelogWeb synchronization when a users starts with an empty logbook on PC
4.86
Aug 05, 2008
  • Fixed a bug in the Recency of Experience analyzer for carrying passengers (wrong expiration date in certain conditions)
  • Modified FAA medical expiration calculations to reflect new regulations for pilots below 40 years old
4.85
Jul 17, 2008
  • Added "Airport reports"
4.84
Jul 14, 2008
  • Fixed a bug in "FAA Currency Analyser": IPC milestone was not treated as instrument currency renewal for helicopters
4.83
Jul 01, 2008
  • Fixed a bug in "FAA Practical Test (Checkride) Readiness Analysis": some values were not filtered for being in airplanes
4.82
Jun 27, 2008
  • Added an option to perform night time calculations based on static pre-configured values for saunset/sunrise times
  • Fixed a bug in Edit Airport screen (impossible to delete latitude/longitude/altitude once entered)
  • Fixed a bug in Career Milestones screen (failure to display an associated flight under certain conditions)
4.81
Jun 05, 2008
  • Added an option to disable auto-updating Total Flight Time based on Departure and Arrival times (FAA version)
4.80
Jun 02, 2008
  • Fixed a bug in Australian and Canadian versions: wrong calcualtions of additional total values in main logbook view
4.79
May 29, 2008
  • Fixed a bug in approach reports (scrambled grid mode headers in some cases)
  • Fixed a bug in flight entry screen (flight time quick buttons missing )
4.78
May 27, 2008
  • Fixed a bug in approach reports (scrambled grid mode headers in some cases)
  • Fixed a bug in web synch process (occasional 'Permission denied' errors)
  • Modifications for real time reporting in SafelogWeb
4.77
May 21, 2008
  • Fixed a bug in internal data update mechanism
4.76
May 20, 2008
  • Changes in logbook layout to allow more fine-grained column selection for printing
  • Modifications for real time reporting in SafelogWeb
  • More built-in approach types added
4.75
May 07, 2008
  • Automatic update feature improvements
4.72 − 4.74
Apr 25, 2008 − May 05, 2008
  • Visual enhancements of several screens
  • New option for automatic filling of Instrument time based on flight time or block time with optional adjustment
  • Simple filter option ( needed for rare cases when logbook has a lot of columns )
  • Flight history report for PDA improvements ( also added these reports to Safelog for BlackBerry™)
4.71
Apr 21, 2008
  • In FAA version added a possibility to record departure and arrival times by entering the time (of day) and have Safelog compute the difference
4.70
Apr 16, 2008
  • Fixed a bug when the setting for hiding time type qualifier was not persisted between sessions
4.69
Apr 14, 2008
  • Added another method of calculating cross-country times for Part 135 requirements in FAA Recency of Experience Analyzer
  • Added a configuration option for automatic SafelogWeb synchronization on application shutdown
  • Optimized SafelogWeb synchronization on application startup
4.68
Apr 08, 2008
  • Added a configuration option for setting the preference order for quick fill of logbook times
  • Fixed a bug when under certain conditions an error was displayed after changing logbook configuration
4.64 - 4.67
Mar 26, 2008 - Mar 28, 2008
  • Application data management improvements
  • Fixed small issue in approach types
  • Added possibility to link Instrument Flying time to Total Flight Time (CAA/JAA)
4.63
Mar 17, 2008
  • Fixed a bug in Airport Merge Tool where it was impossible to perform several merge operations in one session
  • Added more built-in approach types
4.62
Feb 13, 2008
  • Approach reports
4.61
Jan 31, 2008
  • Possibility to make 'Type of piloting time' fields (FAA) and 'Custom Flight Time' fields (others) be populated automatically with total flight time
  • Option to include date range in reports
  • More built-in approach types
4.60
Jan 25, 2008
  • Possibility to change the order of 'Type of piloting time' fields (FAA) and 'Custom Flight Time' fields (others)
  • Updated method for calculation of expiry date for Canadian medical certificates
  • UI updates for Offsite Backup screen
  • Fixed several small bugs in web synchronization
4.59
Jan 21, 2008
  • Prefilling 'Route Via' field from saved Flight Number
  • Custom flight time fields in CAA/JAA version
  • Fixed bug: scrambled displaly in some cases when switching on option to remember routes for flight numbers
4.58
Jan 16, 2008
  • Fixed bug: FAA glider fields missing in 'Summary Data Previous to this Logbook' screen
4.57
Jan 14, 2008
  • Deleting aircraft: delete aircraft type and manufacturer if there is no related aircraft
  • Fixed bug in import/export form ( some export-related controls visible on import forms )
4.56
Dec 31, 2007
  • Fixed bug in SafelogWeb synchronization at startup (error message when creating reports for upload)
4.55
Dec 27, 2007
  • Fixed bug in main logbook view (scrambled output for duty time fields)
4.54
Dec 24, 2007
  • Fixed an issue with adding 'Licences and Ratings Held', 'Class / Type Ratings', etc (error on some Vista machines)
4.53
Dec 20, 2007
  • SafelogWeb.com integration: web-based logging solution (log on a web page, synch with Safelog)
  • Assorted fixes and improvements
4.52
Dec 07, 2007
  • Fixed a bug in FAA Recency Analysis (wrong interpretation of 'actual instrument','simulated instrument' and 'actual flight' (135.243.c.2))
  • Improved time of day input/display (allow to select default time type qualifier, hide time type qualifier in logbook display, etc)
  • Added grid sorting in aircraft and aircraft type lists; sort order is persisted between sessions
4.51
Dec 05, 2007
  • Added more approach types (LLZ/DME, LDA, LDA/DME)
  • Fixed a bug in FAA Recency Analysis (under certain conditions the explanation for 61.57(c) was missing)
  • Improved time input on the flight edit screen (allow typing values in)
  • Added 'All Day' and 'All Night' flight time totals (Safelog CAA/JAA)
  • Possibility to view photos attached to flights from the main logbook screen
  • Photo viewer improvements: 'Best fit' and 'Actual size' view modes
4.50
Nov 28, 2007
  • Fixed bug in Jeppesen-style report (was crashing in specific conditions)
  • Added reports containing recent logbook entries (for PDA)
4.49
Nov 26, 2007
  • Fixed bug in reporting and PDA synchronization (when some log records had empty dates)
  • Fixed bug in checkride readiness analyzer for helicopters (wrong cross-country flight definition)
4.48
Nov 20, 2007
  • Possibility to submit diagnostic data (logbook file) from Safelog
  • More built-in approach types added
4.47
Nov 14, 2007
  • Fixed bug in code for synchronization between Safelog PC and PDA
4.46
Nov 13, 2007
  • Fixed bug in main logbook view (scrambled output if 'no totals' setting was applied)
  • Fixed bug in restoring logbook from backup saved by older versions of Safelog
  • Fixed bug in restoring logbook from backup (was failing if some logbook fields were not present in backup)
4.45
Nov 12, 2007
  • Fixed bug in FAA Recency Analyzer concerning new approach logging model
  • More built-in approach types added
4.44
Nov 08, 2007
  • Improved approach logging
  • Assorted updates and bug fixes
4.43
Oct 22, 2007
  • Improved duty time calculations and display to account for overlapping duty periods
  • Calculation and display of additional total values in JAA Professional Logbook
  • Friendly error messages for some common problems (most important: for Vista related security issue)
  • Updated calculations for readyness analysis (FAR 61.129 (a)(3)(iii), 61.129 (a)(3)(iv), 61.129 (b)(3)(iii), 61.129 (b)(3)(iv), 61.129 (c)(3)(ii), 61.129 (c)(3)(iii))
  • Vendor support
4.42
Sep 28, 2007
  • Fixed a bug in PC-PDA synchronization due to non-English characters in user data
4.41
Sep 27, 2007
  • Added support for the new version of PocketPC client(1.6)
  • Fixed a bug in counting the number of approaches in Jeppesen-style reports
  • Added a possibility of logging instrument approaches in Safelog JAA
4.40
Sep 19, 2007
  • Possibility to use a text qualifier when exporting to CSV file (for proper handling of Remarks / Endorsements / Certificates / Journal / Photos, etc.)
  • Configurable display of Conditions of Flight and Flight Simulator fields (FAA version)
4.39
Sep 03, 2007
  • Fixed an issue with long file paths for attached documents, photos, etc
4.38
Aug 27, 2007
  • Fixed an issue with FAA Recency Analyzer temporary lock-up
  • Fixed a bug in saving flight that affected FAA Readyness Analysis
  • Fixed an issue with unwanted header and footer remaining after printing reports
4.37
Aug 17, 2007
  • Fixed an issue with a library missing
  • Added direct access to viewing Notes / Comments / Journal, etc from the main logbook view
  • Various updates and improvements in career event forms
4.36
Aug 16, 2007
  • Assorted bug fixes and improvements in career event forms
4.35
Aug 15, 2007
  • BFR, Instrument Competency Check, custom event support in FAA experience analyzer
  • Similar support in CAA/JAA experience analyzer
  • Assorted bug fixes in 8710 form and checkride readiness
4.34
Aug 01, 2007
  • Fixed bug in Google Earth integration for large logbooks
  • PilotNav live database integration improvements
4.30
Jul 06, 2007
  • support for (optional) offsite backup of logbook data via our secure servers
  • feature that allows you to see all, or any subset of your flights directly on the globe of Google Earth
4.21-4.23
Jun 25, 2007 - Jul 04, 2007
  • Fixed javascript error that happened when logbook is empty (or filter doesn't return any data) and 'fixed logbook header' mode is turned on
  • Default user info on reports is exactly matching to the user info from logbook cover
  • Changes in medical validity period for canadian medical certificates
  • Fixed bug that 'Calendar View' button was invisible in some cases
  • Ability to edit and print signature in the bottom of each report/logbook page
  • Fixes of filter issues (fixed problems for the cases when filter contains "=" to float value)
4.13 − 4.20
May 17, 2007 − Jun 10, 2007
  • Link multi-crew to the total flight time is restored
  • Fix of automated night calculation for the case of polar day
  • Filter by entry number
  • Fix of filter results for recent 28 days, 30 days, etc, so they match to the "JAA block time limits" results
  • Ability to drag/drop box with four buttons (photos, documents, comments, etc) on the "Add/Edit Flight" screen
  • Fix in the integration to Google Earth
  • Fixed bug of displaying single-engine/multi-engine fields (depending of selected aircraft) on the "Add/Edit flight" screen
  • Fixed bug related to the photos displaying in the "Other Records and Tools" under section "Flight Instructor Records (FAR 61.189)"
  • Ability to lock/unlock logbook header (disable/enable its vertical scrolling)
  • Ability to type latitude/longitude with comma decimal delimiter ("Add/Edit airport" screen)
  • Fixed bug that cache buttons for recent flight numbers displayed wrong numbers ("Add/Edit flight" screen)
  • New option to set 1 day takeoff and 1 day landing for new flight by default
  • New option to set default Name of PIC for new flight (CAA/JAA only)
  • New option to set default Holder's operation capacity for new flight (CAA/JAA only)
  • Sending full list of airports and aircraft from PC to PDA at the moment of synchronization (only most recent airports/aircraft were sending in previous versions)
  • Fixed bug that happened when user tried to enter any time field when total duration is not entered yet ("Add/Edit Flight" screen)
4.12
May 17, 2007
  • Small changes to make entry of airports more efficient
4.10
May 11, 2007
  • Great new feature - PilotNav LIVE airport database. What this means is that our airport database is now tied to our PilotNav.com website. This is a LIVE, WORLDWIDE, COLLABORATIVE airport database. Basically, what this means is that your Safelog logbook can now have a much more up to date airport listing when you want it. We will be significantly expanding the PilotNav.com site - what's there now basically feeds Safelog well enough, but we hope to expand this, with your help, over time, to be the best airport resource for pilots - and, crucially, one that is not tied to only one country, but is truly international.
  • Support for 'career milestones' - a centralized way to record important flying career events
  • Printing comments can now be an arbitrary fixed width
  • New interface for storing endorsement and other scans
  • More flexible support for display of names.
  • As always, many other changes.
4.02
April 14, 2007
  • Small bug fixes to v4.02.
4.01
April 12, 2007
  • Small bug fixes to v4.0. One had to do with users who had in previous versions stored non-photo items in the old photo slots and the other slightly more serious one had to do with a bug in saving aircraft types in the CAA/JAA version of Safelog (sigh - it was linked to spelling of Airplane vs Aeroplane). In general, expect a few small updates such as this in the next few days as we sort out v4.0.
3.88 - 3.94
Nov 15, 2006 to Jan 25, 2007
  • Big Update! Lots of new stuff.
  • Much better support for comments / journal entries, photos, and the ability to attach other files, such as pdfs, word files, etc to flights.
  • New graphics all over the place.
  • Jump to page / jump to date.
  • Updates to the FAA and JAA currency and limitations limiters
  • More fair handling of Safelog for PC license terms. We are now beginning to enforce the license terms that before were stated, but not enforced.
  • Support for Australian Medical Certificates added natively
  • FAA medical certificate info now inputs directly to FAA Currency Analyzer
  • Automated night time calculations! Works when times are set to GMT/UTC/Z only for now. Making this work reliably with AM/PM is coming in the not too distant future. Our night calculation algorithm is HIGHLY accurate. We looked at a few others' out there, and recognized some of the mistakes that they had made and produced a much better system than some of the others we found. That said, it's still a best-guess system in some sense, since you obviously don't tell the software where the aircraft is and at what altitude for every second of the flight.
  • Overall improvements to the entry screen to make it clearer and faster
  • + considerably more.
3.88 - 3.94
Nov 15, 2006 to Jan 25, 2007
  • Quite a number of changes. Apologies that we haven't updated this change log rigorously in the interim. The following list is not exhaustive:
  • More support for various FAA and CAA/JAA currency support
  • Internal changes related to an upcoming CANADA version of Safelog
  • New 'logbook page' graphics. Looks more modern now
  • New bookmark graphic on the left side. Goodbye old dark purple bookmark, hello updated dark blue variety!
  • Changes to how the filter feature handles airports. Should be much quicker now for users with a lot of airports.
  • Ability to print by date range, not just page range. Actually, this was possible before by using the filter, but we have now added this to the print page as well, as people were not recognizing this.
  • Some users were using the import/export feature to move Safelog between PCs. The backup/restore feature is much better for this - we put notices to that effect.
  • Some random typos fixed. Thanks to all who pointed them out
  • FAA checkride readiness improved here and there
  • A bug in the default characteristics for tailwheel-type aircraft fixed
  • A 'text property read only' bug in the departure hour drop down box fixed
  • EXAM and INST holders operating capacities added for CAA/JAA logbook, per user requests
  • a number of internal airline-specific changes were made
  • Contacts handling vastly improved
  • Medical certificates screen vastly improved
  • and so on. There's a lot more coming, too!
3.87
Nov 10, 2006
  • Fixed some bug relating to the date filter buttons clicking
3.86
Nov 9, 2006
  • Fixed bug relating to the monetary fields typing
  • Fixed / improved some filter issues
  • Other small fixes
3.85
Nov 1, 2006
  • Fixed a tiny bug in 3.84 relating to the FAA checkride readiness analysis screen.")
3.84
Nov 1, 2006
  • New Feature! Airport Distance / Flight Route Visualizer (look under "other records and tools")
3.83
Oct 31, 2006
  • Further refinements to FAA readiness analysis and JAA time limits screens
  • Nice new features: custom duty/block/flight time analyzer with planning calendar
3.82
Oct 28, 2006
  • Fixed some bugs dealing with readiness analyzer in unregistered mode
  • Added Google Earth support
  • Fixed English language in a few dialog boxes
  • A few other miscellaneous things
3.81
Oct 27, 2006
  • 'Add New Flight' screen for CAA/JAA version shows single-engine/multi-engine fields from start if user have set to start each new flight with the same aircraft as his previous flight (previous version displayed these fields only if user have selected aircraft manually)
  • 'Add New Flight' screen for FAA version shows 'Aircraft Category' fields once user have selected aircraft, even if he did not enter duration of flight yet (previous version displayed these fields if user have selected aircraft AND have entered non-zero duration of flight only).
3.80
Oct 25, 2006
  • Created FAA Readiness Analysis for Recreational Pilot and Airline Transport (ATP)
  • More changes to redrawing 'Edit Flight' screen dynamically when user select aircraft: ability to show/hide single-engine, multi-engine, glider and aircraft category fields depending of selected aircraft
  • Database optimization for JAA Blue mode that is needed for correct multi-crew support
  • New Crew and HOP capacity support: P2X and Cruise Copilot
  • Some bugs fixes in 'Totals Before This Logbook' screen, some secondary tables and filter by person
3.79
Oct 21, 2006
  • Created FAA Readiness Analysis for Private Pilot, Instrument Rating (IFR) and Commercial Pilot
  • Ability to show/hide multi-crew field on the 'Edit Flight' screen dynamically when user select aircraft
  • Fixed bug on 'Aircraft characteristics setter' that happened when different aircraft types have the same make/model name
  • Changes in 'Edit Aircraft' and 'Edit Aircraft Type' screens (change of multi-crew checkbox will affect to all flights that have current aircraft)
  • Small fixes/improvements in the different places
3.78
Oct 18, 2006
  • Fixed bug with printing (print feature was disabled mistakenly in version 3.77)
3.77
Oct 17, 2006
  • Some visual changes that were not included into version 3.76 on "Other Records and Tools" page and on "Aircraft Characteristics Setter" screen
  • Changes in the transferring persons from old database structure
3.76
Oct 16, 2006
  • Person management is rewritten completely (with transfer existing persons from old structure to new)
  • Many changes on "View/Add/Edit Flight" screen
  • Changes in the Setup page
  • Changes in the "Other Records and Tools Page"
  • Multi-crew support as aircraft characteristic and as "type-of-piloting time" field
  • New tool is added: "Aircraft Characteristics Setter"
  • A lot of various bug fixes and small improvements : "Add/Edit" Flight Screen, PDA reports, filter for last 28 days and many other
  • Code cleanup in many places
3.75
Sep 16, 2006
  • Many issues are fixed, especially in the import wizard
  • IE7 support is working now!
3.74
June 7, 2006
  • Fixed bug: E6B calculator didn't work in the previous version
3.73
June 6, 2006
  • Fixed bug with saving aircraft type that happened because we have increased NUMBER OF CUSTOM AIRCRAFT CHARACTERISTICS, but code that saving routine had not reflected on this
3.72
June 6, 2006
  • Fixed bugs relating to drawing of entry form
  • Added a "JAA recency of experience" analyzer
  • Fixed small bugs
3.71
May 18, 2006
  • Fixed error that happened during saving "Summary Data Previous to this Logbook", "Licences and Ratings Held", etc
3.70
May 16, 2006
  • Fixes in the import module, especially import of dates in the different formats
  • Some bug fixes as always
3.69
May 12, 2006
  • Some improvements in the Calendar View mode (new graphics, more detailed text of links in daily/weekly/monthly views, etc)
  • Fixed "Auto-Associate" feature for import wizard
  • Totals-before-logbook are shown on the Jeppesen-style report now
  • Fixed bug regarding remembering sizes/placements of main window
  • Ability to reorder same-day-flights
3.68
May 3, 2006
  • Some fixes in Calendar view displaying
3.67
May 1, 2006
  • Calendar view of logbook
  • Ability to update PPC Sync Tool program without updating whole desktop program
3.66
Apr 4, 2006
  • Some improvements in the code for program updates
  • More enhanced logging of PDA synchronize process
3.65
Mar 25-27, 2006
  • Fixed one bug in the Import function.
  • For users of Safelog 3.65 (and all future versions, of course) the new version of the app will be downloaded as compressed executable file that will be extracted after downloading automatically, so updates will be more fast.
  • Fixed bug regarding tab order in the Flight Time Totals Column Calculator.
3.61-3.63 Feb 13-20, 2006
  • Mostly, these versions have tweaked little things relating to getting the synchronization of the PocketPC software to work with as many users and devices as possible. A few other relatively minor bugs, including one introduced in 3.60 relating to the display of the reports, have been fixed as well.
3.60 Feb 8, 2006
  • Safelog for PocketPC finally released! Apologies about the long delay. We were working hard on this! While there are likely to be a few issues that will be addressed as time goes on, all in all this is quite a good product. This is an add-on to the main Safelog software.
  • Many small changes and visual fixes in the desktop software, plus adding support for synchronization with the PocketPC software.
3.50 December 15, 2005
  • Big changes in the visual display of the logbook, most obviously the ability to expand and collapse columns. This functionality will be expanded upon (ha ha) in future versions, including this carrying through to the flight entry screen. Also, some new icons and generally cleaner look all around.
  • Ability to optionally add a "via" field to the route in Safelog CAA/JAA (also, the ability to turn it off in the FAA version, where it is enabled by default. We don't think many people will want to disable this in the FAA version, but the option is there).
  • Some other changes, alas lost to a bit of forgetfulness. Mostly small stuff.
  • PDA support well in the works now.
3.41 December 5, 2005
  • Small bugs in block/duty time display fixed (sorry about that).
  • Ability to make color of background for night fields dark now an option in setup.
  • Icon changed slightly
3.40 November 25, 2005
  • Support added for block and duty time records. Perhaps particularly useful for airline and military pilots. Enable this feature in 'setup.'
  • Just a note: while we're adding all these new features, we recognize that should you be the sort to enable all of these, your logbook will undoubtedly be growing quite wide While in general we say "don't do that!" as you really shouldn't enable more fields than you truly need, we also recognize the problem of the wideness of the log screen and the length of the entry screen could for some really intense users be a big cumbersome. So, we will look at future versions into ways of making this easy to "fold up" so that your screen can be nice and tidy.
3.38 / 3.39 November 24, 2005
  • Happy Thanksgiving!
  • New support for "Airline Flight Number". More than just recording the number such as "BA002" or "US098" that you enter, this (optionally) also remembers the departure and destination airports associated with a flight number, saving you time in the future. We're kicking ourselves for not thinking of this before, but, well, here it is. Enable this in "setup." Available in all versions of Safelog except for the CAA/JAA glider pilots version.
  • Import wizard - a few fixes made, especially to issues affecting CAA/JAA users. Also in general there have been more improvements to the import wizard to make it faster and easier.
  • Now remembers your screen size and window state between sessions.
  • Support for more crewmember names (see the second setup screen in both the CAA/JAA and FAA versions)
3.37 November 9, 2005
  • Some small bugs related to display fixed.
  • Visual .CSV importer is now complete. This allows you to easily import data from all sorts of other applications through .CSV and other files easily. To try this, click on the import/export button, then import, then go to 'wizard.' This took much too long to do, but the end result is nice.
3.36 November 6, 2005
  • While many changes are coming in a version soon, this 3.36 version is an "emergency" fix to fix a small but vital bug that involved certain data that was selected via new buttons that were added in 3.33 not saving correctly. Sorry about that!
  • You can now disable the photos field in the main logbook (via setup) entry screen to make this a bit more compact.
3.35 October 27, 2005
  • Fixes Alaska airports in the master database. This is not a 100% fix, but should be helpful to pilots flying into many/most major alaska airports. We may (on the internal discussion board) change the whole master database functionality to be more 'up to date' and authoritative, though as of right now this is probably many months away as we are busy with more pressing things both in Safelog and in other projects. Please do remember that the airport database in Safelog is supposed to be a starter database only - as such, it is more comprehensive than any other airport database put out by any other logbook software maker. Still, it is beyond our current ability to keep this strictly up to date (we have to concentrate on making logbook software, of which the airport database is a relatively minor part - keeping a worldwide airport database up to date is a massive undertaking!).
3.34 October 25, 2005
  • Fixed a bug where you might have seen some extra "EGSC" buttons show up in the aircraft display.
  • Added support for amphibian types - airplane single engine amphibian, airplane multi-engine amphibian, and amphibian (general). To make something register as "amphibian" both "land" and "sea" must be checked under that aircraft's characteristics. FAA only. To enable amphibian fields, look in the second page of Safelog.
  • Faster data entry of Holders Operating Capacity, PIC name, etc in CAA/JAA version
  • Open "comments" boxes are now sticky between entry sessions (more faster data entry)
3.33 October 10, 2005
  • fixed a bug pertaining to the 'summary' display.
3.32 October 9, 2005
  • fixed a small bug in the new automatic restore functionality
  • by the way, apologies for the rapid fire releases. If you use Safelog every day, you might find the multiple updates a bit annoying - we understand. However, this is better than the alternative, which is not fixing known bugs promptly.
3.31 October 8, 2005
  • a few small fixes to things introduced in 3.30
  • fix to a bug in the reporting functionality that caused some totals not to be correct if an aircraft type was changed. actually this is the major fix for this release. interestingly, it had bee in the software since at least v3.20 and nobody noticed it until yesterday.
3.30 October 7, 2005
  • general small bug fixes, as always
  • mouse wheel support on data entry screen!
  • support for fields such as takeoffs, landings, etc in reports.
  • Jeppesen style printout reports (FAA only)
  • Better support for international date/time formats
3.20 - 3.23
  • general small bug fixes, as always
  • setup option "Start a new flight with the same aircraft as your last flight?" added
  • bug with "Local" time fixed (CAA/JAA only)
  • Data Import made much better and faster, internally.
  • Setup option "Reset (Clear) Filter after switching screens / adding flights / etc." added