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HomeHomeDiscussionsDiscussionsiFly Wish-ListiFly Wish-ListHave log file name be flightplan name.Have log file name be flightplan name.
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6/29/2014 10:33 AM
 

The 14(?) digit log file name has date-time. Not necessary as the OS date and time stamps the file anyway.

Would be easier when I want to find a flight -- especially an older flight -- to upload to a visualizer, etc, if ilogfile name was the flightplan name. Either iFly's default "save as" name such as "S03-3S8-OG13" or user's override sav as name, such as "GRANTS PASS LOW".

Alex

 
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6/29/2014 8:39 PM
 

It is not uncommon for apps to use the date and time (including seconds) in log file names to ensure / enforce unique file names. I am sure this is why iFly does it.

In many cases, for the log file to be useful it needs to be copied from the SD card to somewhere else. In those cases, often the date/time stamp is the time the file was copied, not the time the file was originally created.

Personally, I prefer to have the time/date in the filename. If I'm looking for a specific flight, and it's far enough back in history that I don't simply remember the date and time it occurred, I typically reference my logbook first to find the flight, then the date/time in the filename quickly leads to the desired flight.

I fly similar but not-quite-the-same routes frequently, and typically do not save each unique flight plan with a name. Often, the plan changes mid-flight when I get re-vectored by ATC. If iFly tried to pick some version of the flight plan to use in the filename, say maybe the original plan I entered before I started getting revectored, and the file had an ambiguous date on it because I copied it off the SD card to my permanent archive folder, then I might have a hard time figuring out which version was the flight I really wanted.

 
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7/3/2014 10:01 AM
 

We have it on our Wish List to add a Flight Log Book style feature to address this concern. Having a Past Flight, GPS Log data and then having a summary "Log Book" style readout, that could possible link to that GPS Flight Log would be nice. We'll likely need that time stamp to keep it unique but with a logbook style layout, it would be much easier to determine which flight you want.

I've even contacted Cloud Ahoy in an effort to integrate the Flight Data with a "DeBrief" and LogBook" style solution. Stay tuned as this is still on our wish list. Have a great July 4th.


Shane Woodson
Vice President | Adventure Pilot LLC.
 
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