Overview

The Leg View is the primary view for updating entries in APDL. The Leg View can be accessed from multiple areas throughout APDL by:

• Tapping a trip on the Schedule View, then selecting a leg
• Tapping a trip on the Calendar View, then selecting a leg
• Tapping a row on the Logbook View (iPad only)
• Tapping the Active Flight widget on the Status Board
• Tapping the leg highlighted in green on the Weather Map

If you open the Leg View for a preloaded flight, your preloaded data will be displayed. Since this is just scheduled data, some fields will be missing. Tap each field to update.

Tapping the Save button at the top right of the window will save changes made on the Leg View and return to the previous view. 

Tapping the Cancel button at the top left of the window will prompt you if changes have been made. If you select yes, changes made will be canceled and you will return to the previous view. If enabled in settings, you can skip this prompt. If no changes have been made, you will simply return to the previous view.

After the required data has been entered and saved, the leg will be closed out. Opening the Leg View for a closed out leg will display all the data in a read-only format. A locked out leg is indicated by a lock icon at the top right of the window where the Save button would be. Any attempts to edit data on a locked out leg will prompt you to unlock the leg by tapping the lock icon. After unlocking the leg, edits can be made again.

Payroll

The payroll row is used to determine Payroll and Legality. Certain selections will change the layout of the Leg View to correspond to the appropriate data for that type of payroll.

Flight Number

Flight number is a free form field for you to enter your flight number.

Departure/Destination

Choose your departure and destination airports from the APDL database. Airports can be grouped by tapping the tabs at the top of the window. Options are world airports, US airports, and Recently used airports. A fourth tab allows you to search for an airport.

Aircraft

Choose your aircraft tail number from the APDL database. Select from the list or search in the bar at the top of the window. Aircraft tail numbers are attached to an aircraft type to simplify the entry process and avoid errors. Aircraft types must be added from the settings area, while new aircraft tail numbers can be added from the settings area or from the Leg VIew. 

AutoFill Now

AutoFill can be manually triggered without waiting for the time delay by tapping the "AutoFill Now" button.

In order to use AutoFill Now, certain conditions must be met. At a minimum, you must have chosen an Airline in Settings/Airline and entered flight number, departure airport, and UTC date of departure. If the same flight number is used multiple times in a day, enter the destination airport to improve AutoFill Now results. Using AutoFill Now may result in incomplete data as it does take some time for the cloud resources to be updated with actual OOOI times. 

There is more to the AutoFill Now feature than just closing out a flight when done. It can also be used as a schedule importer. If you picked up a flight or did not or could not use the schedule importer, enter the flight number and then enter your departure and destination fields. AutoFill Now will pull in your scheduled times and gates for your new flight, and of course if the flight is already flown, your actual times, aircraft if available, etc.

So as you can see this is not just a flight close out feature but also for flights picked up or changed that can even load scheduled info such as a pseudo schedule importer. More details on AutoFill can be found in Settings/General.

Times

All time editors within APDL function the same. On the Leg View there is a section for Scheduled and Actual times. Scheduled times should be preloaded automatically with the importer or manually. Actual times are entered when the flight is completed. Tap each row to enter the associated time. Tapping a row will expand the view and display the time editor. The time zones used for the top and bottom rows of time editors will vary depending on your time zone selections in Settings/General. If you use the default settings, the top row will display local time and date for the departure or destination airport selected above as appropriate. The bottom row will display UTC time and date. The green box indicates the digit that is currently being edited. You can tap any digit on the local or UTC row at any time to edit it. Changing the "Enter Times In" setting in the Settings/General will set the green box to default to the local or UTC row as selected.

To clear an erroneous entry, tap the black "x" icon to the right of the active row.

Tap the next row to sequence the time editor to the next time for editing.

After entering the In time, you can tap the "Block/Flight" row to close the time editor. Alternatively, you can tap the active row title to close the time editor.

The Scheduled and Block/Flight rows calculate and display the totals according to the times entered. Block is calculated from Out to In while Flight is calculated from Off to On.

Regulation

The regulation field allows you to select which type of regulation your flight falls under. This affects how APDL calculates your legality limits. Automatic selects the appropriate regulation based on your entire duty day. You can manually override the automatic selection if needed.

Position

The position field allows you to specify your role during the flight. This selection determines if various things will be logged in your logbook such as landings and PIC. Specific settings can be configured in the settings area.

Night

APDL automatically calculates night for you after times are entered based on your data. Entering Off and On times enhances the accuracy of the auto night calculation. You can manually enter a night value here if you wish to do so. The blue text below the night time editor displays the calculated night time. Tapping this value will set night to the auto calculated time after making a manual entry. To clear the night entry tap the black "x" icon on the right side.

Instrument

Manually enter your instrument time here if applicable. The blue text below the instrument time editor allows you to quickly enter the entire flight duration from Off to On as instrument time if desired.

Approach Type

Allows you to select the type of approach flown, if applicable.

Crew

APDL keeps a database of crewmembers you have entered. You can choose or search for a crewmember from the list for multiple positions of your flight crew. You can add new flight crewmembers from the settings area or from the Leg View by tapping the plus icon at the top right of the window. If more than two crewmembers are entered in the Pilots section, APDL will treat that flight as an Augmented operation with more than 2 pilots and use the appropriate regulations accordingly. Be sure if you enter flight attendants that they go into the Cabin Crew section so Augmented operations are not inadvertently triggered.

Go to the Crewmembers area of settings to view more details and statistics on your crewmembers.

Notes

This is a free form window for you to enter notes or remarks about the flight. Various information about the Departure and Destination airports is also displayed on the notes page.

Delete Leg

Tap this button to delete the current leg.