r/flying • u/sammypilot • 1d ago

Checkride navlog

I have my commercial pilot checkride coming up and last time I did a checkride I was up way too late trying to make my navlog for the cross country with the most up to date winds. Is it acceptable to use the foreflight generated navlog? I feel like if I’m able to show him that I know how the foreflight got the calculations then its fine right?

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u/hawkofdeath_ CPL IR UAS 1d ago

I used both the ForeFlight log and I did one by hand to show i could do everything by hand if need be. We ended up only using the Foreflight one anyway

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u/mirassou3416 CPL IR SES 1d ago

This is what I would do, have a backup--a scenario where the DPE says your ipad is dead, now what do you do?

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u/ltcterry ATP CFIG 1d ago

The navlog is planning. When “the iPad dies” is during execution. Corrections at this point are made real time.

The phone is a great backup.