Tracking Multiple Approach Types
In LogTen Pro 6
New in LogTen Pro 6 is the ability to track multiple approach types per flight. There is now an Approach 1, Approach 2, etc field and you can have up to 10 approaches per flight record. Each field is separated into four parts:
- Number of Approaches
- Type of Approaches
- Runway (if applicable)
- Place in which the approach was flown
You will see the approach denoted as: 1;ILS;28L;KSFO (The semicolons are to prevent issues with exporting or importing your data)
Unlocked editing of approach fields on the Mac:
Locked representation of the approach field data on the Mac:
Multiple approach interface on iOS:
In LogTen Pro 5
If you have a need to track more than one approach type on a given flight, there’s actually more than one way to do this in LogTen Pro 5, depending on the level of detail you’d like to record.
You can either use the approach type to enter as much text as you like, so for example you might enter VOR 2; ILS 1; NDB 2. This gets the job done, and may be the simplest approach, however it does not allow you to keep running totals of the various types of approaches you’ve done.
If you want more accuracy, such as the ability to track the exact number for each different type of approach and see running totals for them, then I recommend customizing some of the custom operations fields. If you select the “Configure LogTen Pro” from the Manage menu (on Mac) and then go to the “Operations” tab, you’ll find that there are ten custom fields that you can change to whatever you like. So you could make separate fields for ILS, NDB, VOR, all the types you want to track, then for each flight simply enter the number in each box!
Customizing Operations fields in LogTen Pro 5:
