How To Use WinBid Logbook for iPhone

The following instructions are also available in PDF format:WinBid Logbook for iPhone User's Manual in PDF format

WinBid Logbook

WinBid Logbook for iPhone is an airline pilot logbook. It focuses on simple entry and time tracking. This iPhone version is the mobile client for WinBid Logbook for Mac OS X (sold separately) and can share logbook data with it through iCloud.

WinBid Logbook for iPhone can share the logbook with WinBid Logbook for Mac OS X, WinBid for Mac OS X, and WinBid Pairings 2 for iPhone. You can import logbook data from Little Red Books for Windows. You can preload legs from your pairings from WinBid (Windows, or Mac).

Numerous strategies are available to minimize data entry. With WinBid for OS X, or WinBid Pairings 2 for iPhone, trip pairings can be used to pre-load logbook legs. Data entry is then limited to missing information such as aircraft tail number, and any leg notes. Modification of planned block time can then be changed to reflect actual block time.

Logbook Entry Records, Time and Data Fields

To add an entry record, press the Action button and press the Add Logbook Record button.

WinBid Logbook for iPhone keeps times in hours and minutes (format: hh:mm,  hhhh:mm, etc.).

Data fields include:

- Date
- Flight
- Type
- Aircraft tail number
- Departure airport
- Arrival airport
- Block time
- Instrument time
- Night time
- Rig time
- Pay time
- Approach type

Using iCloud to Share the Logbook

If you use WinBid Logbook for OS X (or WinBid Pairings 2 on your iPhone) your logbook can be shared between your Mac and your iPhone.

Using the iCloud feature, if there are any changes to your logbook on your Mac then those changes are sent via iCloud to your iPhone – change them on your iPhone and the changes are sent to your Mac.

Unlike some apps, you are in complete control of how iCloud treats your data. You will always be asked before your logbook is replaced from iCloud.

When you start WinBid Logbook on your iPhone, you will be given the choice whether to replace your logbook data with newer data on iCloud, if it exists.

If you want to replace your logbook with data in iCloud regardless of which location is newer, simply press the Action, Check iCloud for Logbook button (or select the File, Check iCloud for Logbook menu in WinBid Logbook on your Mac).

Strategies for Moving Data Via iCloud

• To share logbook data between your Mac and iPhone, you will need to have iCloud configured for both your Mac and your iPhone (and/or iPad).
• Turn on iCloud on in WinBid Logbook for Mac as well as WinBid Pairings 2 (or WinBid Logbook for iPhone). This is done in the respective Preferences view.
• The device (Mac or iPhone) that has made the latest changes, sends that data through iCloud, and then is picked up by the other devices that are sharing the iCloud source.
• At any time, if you want the current device’s data to be the data that iCloud has stored, simply make a temporary or permanent change to the logbook, and it will be automatically sent to iCloud. For example, if you delete a device’s data, and don’t want empty data to be in iCloud, simple open the other device and make any temporary or permanent change in the logbook, then that newer version (not empty data) is available to all devices.

Remember, the latest edited data is what is on iCloud. That becomes the data that is shared between devices.

Preferences

To access Preferences, press the Action, Preferences button. You can select a color theme for the logbook display, change your iCloud setting as well as delete and recreate an empty logbook database.

Logbook Totals Report

You can get logbook totals and track legality in the Logbook Totals Report feature. Access the Logbook Totals Report by pressing the Totals tab.