Photograph the tech log. Ralph does the typing.
Photograph a page of your paper tech log, and Ralph reads each leg into a flight record, with its times, route and meter readings. Ralph checks each reading follows on from the aircraft's last, and fills in the crew and the booking each leg flew. Anything Ralph can't read clearly is marked for a person to confirm, and nothing is saved until someone does.
How it works
- Photograph the page. After the day’s flying, take a photo of the tech-log page in RALPH, or send it to Ralph.
- Ralph reads it. Each leg becomes a flight record, with its times, route and meter readings, checked against the aircraft’s trail, and its crew and booking filled in.
- A person confirms. Anything unclear is marked. Check the legs, settle what Ralph couldn’t read, and confirm. Only then is it saved.
Related features
- Flight records: the record each leg lands on.
- Ralph, the agent: reads the page, and does the rest of the busywork too.
- Fleet and maintenance: the hours counting down every check.
Questions, answered
- Do we have to give up our paper tech log?
- No. Keep writing it as you do now. A photo of the page puts it on the record, and the paper stays with the aircraft.
- What if Ralph misreads a figure?
- Every leg is shown beside the page for a person to confirm before it's saved. Anything Ralph isn't sure of is marked, and a meter reading that doesn't follow the last is flagged, so a misread figure has to get past a person and the aircraft's trail.
- Can I photograph the page on my phone?
- Yes. Take the photo in RALPH on your phone, or send it to Ralph in WhatsApp or Slack.
- Does it read handwriting?
- Yes, that's what it's for. Where a figure is unclear, Ralph says which one and offers what it could be, and a person chooses.