When first adding a flight, the default date shown will be the current UTC date. If you subsequently add a series of flights, the date will default to the same as the previous flight added, to save time if you are adding a sequence of flights in the past or future. Dates can be changed up or down by pressing the up or down cursor keys on the keyboard.

Flights added in the future are always stored as provisional, regardless of the setting of the option on the screen. It is not possible to log a flight in the future with confirmed details. Provisional flights must be edited after you have flown them, and the actual details entered. Provisional flights are not counted in your hours totals, and appear in grey in your log.

By default, PilotLog calculates day and night times automatically. You can override this behaviour on the 'Hours Breakdown' tab, but your total hours entered must always equal the duration entered on the 'Basic Details' tab. If part of the flight duration does not count as flying time (for example ground holding or bunk rest), enter this as 'Other' in the breakdown.

See also, the pages on data entry and shortcuts to help with adding and editing flights.