[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":536},["ShallowReactive",2],{"guide-\u002Fguide\u002Fduty-and-ftl\u002F":3,"guide-nav-\u002Fguide\u002Fduty-and-ftl\u002F":519},{"id":4,"title":5,"appVersion":6,"body":7,"date":493,"dateModified":494,"description":495,"draft":496,"extension":497,"faqs":494,"howTo":498,"keyTakeaways":506,"meta":511,"metaDescription":494,"navigation":512,"order":513,"path":514,"section":515,"seo":516,"stem":517,"__hash__":518},"guide\u002Fguide\u002Fduty-and-ftl.md","Duty & FTL","1.0.0",{"type":8,"value":9,"toc":478},"minimark",[10,22,30,35,43,46,50,53,150,153,162,165,173,180,246,251,258,264,267,288,295,300,306,309,331,338,349,353,377,382,388,391,409,413,435,440,446,449,454,458,465,469,475],[11,12,13,14,21],"p",{},"The Duty tab is Pilot EFB's flight time limitations module: a duty log with a\nlive calculator over it. You record (or import) your duties; the app works out\nwhere you stand against the limits of your chosen regime - EASA ORO.",[15,16,20],"a",{"href":17,"className":18},"\u002Flearn\u002Fglossary#gt-ftl",[19],"glossary-link","FTL"," or FAA\nPart 117 - and shows its working. It is a personal record and an informational\ncompanion; your operator's crew control and OM-A remain the authority on what\nyou may fly.",[23,24,27],"callout",{"title":25,"type":26},"The numbers are informational","warning",[11,28,29],{},"The FTL figures Pilot EFB computes are for personal reference only. They never\nreplace your operator's flight time limitation scheme, crew control, or the\nregulations themselves. Verify before you rely on any limit.",[31,32,34],"h2",{"id":33},"pick-your-rules-first","Pick your rules first",[11,36,37,38,42],{},"The calculator follows one regime at a time. The first time you open the Duty\ntab it asks which rules apply to you - EASA ORO.FTL or FAA Part 117 - and you\ncan change the answer any time in ",[39,40,41],"strong",{},"Settings > FTL regime",".",[11,44,45],{},"Switching regime never changes your stored duties; the dashboard simply\nrecomputes against the other rule set. If you fly under a different national\nscheme, the nearer of the two still gives a useful personal cross-check, but\ntreat the gap honestly.",[31,47,49],{"id":48},"the-duty-hub","The Duty hub",[11,51,52],{},"Everything lives behind one segmented control at the top of the Duty tab:",[54,55,56,72],"table",{},[57,58,59],"thead",{},[60,61,62,66,69],"tr",{},[63,64,65],"th",{},"Segment",[63,67,68],{},"What it shows",[63,70,71],{},"Tier",[73,74,75,89,102,114,126,138],"tbody",{},[60,76,77,83,86],{},[78,79,80],"td",{},[39,81,82],{},"Dashboard",[78,84,85],{},"Your live position: the duty in progress and every limit that applies to it",[78,87,88],{},"Pro",[60,90,91,96,99],{},[78,92,93],{},[39,94,95],{},"Roster",[78,97,98],{},"Your duties as a forward-looking roster you can build and edit",[78,100,101],{},"Free",[60,103,104,109,112],{},[78,105,106],{},[39,107,108],{},"History",[78,110,111],{},"Every logged duty, newest first",[78,113,101],{},[60,115,116,121,124],{},[78,117,118],{},[39,119,120],{},"Calendar",[78,122,123],{},"Weekly utilisation totals and a monthly grid",[78,125,88],{},[60,127,128,133,136],{},[78,129,130],{},[39,131,132],{},"Reserve",[78,134,135],{},"Reserve periods with their availability assessment",[78,137,88],{},[60,139,140,145,148],{},[78,141,142],{},[39,143,144],{},"What-if",[78,146,147],{},"Sketch a hypothetical duty against your real history",[78,149,88],{},[11,151,152],{},"History and Roster stay free on purpose: your own logged duties are never\nlocked behind the subscription.",[154,155],"guide-shot",{"alt":156,"caption":157,"height":158,"src":159,"variant":160,"width":161},"The Duty hub Dashboard segment on iPhone: an active duty hero showing 4 hours 41 minutes of duty left, FDP 8:40 planned of 11:45 with 3:05 headroom, a progress bar from report to FDP limit, and the day's four sectors from London Heathrow","The Dashboard during a live duty: time remaining, the applicable maximum FDP, and the day's sectors.",2622,"\u002Fguide-images\u002Fduty-and-ftl\u002Fhub-dashboard","iphone",1206,[11,163,164],{},"On iPad the dashboard spreads into a board: the hero and sector strip sit\nbeside the warnings, next legal report and cumulative limit cards, so a whole\nduty day reads at a glance.",[154,166],{"alt":167,"caption":168,"height":169,"src":170,"variant":171,"width":172},"The same Duty dashboard on iPad: a two-column board with the active duty hero and sector card on the left, and fatigue cautions, warnings and the next legal report on the right","The same dashboard on iPad, spread into a two-column board - here showing an amber near-limit day with a late-finish fatigue caution.",2752,"\u002Fguide-images\u002Fduty-and-ftl\u002Fhub-dashboard-ipad","ipad",2064,[31,174,176,177],{"id":175},"log-a-duty","Log a duty ",[178,179],"pro-badge",{},[181,182,183,204,211,218,230],"ol",{},[184,185,186,187,190,191,194,195,199,200,203],"li",{},"On the Duty tab, tap the ",[39,188,189],{},"+"," button (or open ",[39,192,193],{},"Duty actions",", the ",[196,197,198],"code",{},"...","\nin the header, and choose ",[39,201,202],{},"Add duties manually",").",[184,205,206,207,210],{},"Enter the ",[39,208,209],{},"report",": reporting airport and reporting time. Times are\nentered in the airport's local time and the UTC equivalent is shown as you\ntype - both are stored.",[184,212,213,214,217],{},"Add ",[39,215,216],{},"sectors",": departure, destination, off-block and on-block for each\nleg. Positioning legs can be marked as such.",[184,219,220,221,224,225,42],{},"Record the ",[39,222,223],{},"crew",": complement (two, three or four pilot), rest facility if\naugmented, and whether the duty was called out from home or airport ",[15,226,229],{"href":227,"className":228},"\u002Flearn\u002Fglossary#gt-standby",[19],"standby",[184,231,232,233,242,243,42],{},"Watch the ",[39,234,235,236,241],{},"live ",[15,237,240],{"href":238,"className":239},"\u002Flearn\u002Fglossary#gt-fdp",[19],"FDP"," readout"," pinned to the bottom of the form - it\nevaluates against your maximum as you type - then ",[39,244,245],{},"Save duty",[154,247],{"alt":248,"caption":249,"height":158,"src":250,"variant":160,"width":161},"The New duty entry form: a Use last duty as template button, Report section with reporting airport and time in local and UTC, a Sectors section, and a live FDP readout at the bottom showing 0:00 of an 11:00 maximum","The duty entry form. The FDP readout at the bottom updates live as the duty takes shape.","\u002Fguide-images\u002Fduty-and-ftl\u002Fduty-new",[11,252,253,254,257],{},"Two shortcuts worth knowing: ",[39,255,256],{},"Use last duty as template"," at the top of the\nform copies your previous duty as a starting point, and if you leave the form\nhalf-finished the app offers to resume your unsaved draft next time.",[31,259,261,262],{"id":260},"read-the-dashboard","Read the Dashboard ",[178,263],{},[11,265,266],{},"The Dashboard answers one question: where do you stand right now?",[268,269,270,276,282],"ul",{},[184,271,272,275],{},[39,273,274],{},"The hero card"," tracks the duty in progress: time remaining, the planned\nFDP against the applicable maximum, the report \u002F FDP-end \u002F limit instants,\nand your earliest legal report after minimum rest.",[184,277,278,281],{},[39,279,280],{},"Cumulative limit cards"," show your rolling flight-time and duty-time\ntotals over the windows your regime cares about, each graded against its\nceiling and citing the governing rule.",[184,283,284,287],{},[39,285,286],{},"Warnings"," surface what the engine noticed - a late finish, a\nwindow-of-circadian-low start, an unacclimatised day - each with the rule\nreference and a plain-language line on what it means.",[11,289,290,291,294],{},"When a number looks surprising, open the ",[39,292,293],{},"explanation",": the dashboard links\nto a breakdown of exactly how the current duty's limits were derived - which\ntable row applied, what the calculator counted as used, and your cumulative\nposition - with the rule references attached. It is the same reasoning the\ncalculator ran, shown rather than asserted.",[154,296],{"alt":297,"caption":298,"height":158,"src":299,"variant":160,"width":161},"The Why sheet: sections for regime, max FDP with the ORO.FTL.205 Table 2 reference, FDP used, remaining, and cumulative totals including 28-day flight time of 83 hours 40 minutes against the 100 hour maximum","The explanation sheet shows the calculator's working, rule by rule.","\u002Fguide-images\u002Fduty-and-ftl\u002Fexplanation",[31,301,303,304],{"id":302},"import-your-roster","Import your roster ",[178,305],{},[11,307,308],{},"Typing a month of duties is nobody's idea of a good layover. The importer\ntakes your operator's roster file instead:",[181,310,311,322,325,328],{},[184,312,313,314,317,318,321],{},"Open ",[39,315,316],{},"Duty actions > Import roster"," (or ",[39,319,320],{},"Import"," on the Roster\nsegment).",[184,323,324],{},"Pick the file - a roster PDF, CSV export, or calendar (iCal) feed file.",[184,326,327],{},"Review what was recognised: every duty is shown for checking before\nanything is written.",[184,329,330],{},"Commit the batch.",[11,332,333,334,337],{},"Imports are tracked as batches: ",[39,335,336],{},"Duty actions > Import history"," lists every\ncommitted import, and a batch can be removed (and restored) as one unit, so a\nbad file never has to be picked apart duty by duty.",[11,339,340,341,344,345,348],{},"For patterns rather than files, the Roster segment's ",[39,342,343],{},"Repeat"," takes an\nexisting duty and lays it across the dates you select, with a preview before\nanything is committed - and ",[39,346,347],{},"Duplicate"," copies a single duty to another day.",[31,350,352],{"id":351},"build-and-check-your-roster","Build and check your roster",[11,354,355,356,358,359,362,363,362,365,362,367,369,370,372,373,376],{},"The ",[39,357,95],{}," segment (free) is your forward view: upcoming duties, with\n",[39,360,361],{},"Add duty",", ",[39,364,343],{},[39,366,347],{},[39,368,132],{}," and ",[39,371,320],{}," actions in\none place. Under it, ",[39,374,375],{},"Roster legality"," projects your saved roster forward as\nif each duty is flown as planned and flags what would not fit - a rest gap\nbelow the minimum, for example - before the day arrives.",[154,378],{"alt":379,"caption":380,"height":158,"src":381,"variant":160,"width":161},"The Roster segment: Build your roster actions (Add duty, Repeat, Duplicate, Reserve, Import) and a Roster legality card flagging that Wednesday's rest before report is 11 hours 30 minutes against a 12 hour minimum","The Roster segment, with the legality check flagging a rest gap two days ahead.","\u002Fguide-images\u002Fduty-and-ftl\u002Fhub-roster",[31,383,385,386],{"id":384},"reserve-and-standby","Reserve and standby ",[178,387],{},[11,389,390],{},"Two related ideas, recorded in two places:",[268,392,393,403],{},[184,394,395,398,399,402],{},[39,396,397],{},"A reserve period"," (on call, available for assignment) is logged from the\nReserve segment's ",[39,400,401],{},"Log reserve"," button with its window and kind (short or\nlong call); the segment then assesses each period.",[184,404,405,408],{},[39,406,407],{},"A duty called out from standby"," is recorded on the duty itself: the entry\nform's standby fields capture where you were standing by (home or airport)\nand since when, and the calculator applies your regime's standby treatment\nto that duty.",[31,410,412],{"id":411},"calendar-and-history","Calendar and History",[268,414,415,420,425],{},[184,416,417,419],{},[39,418,120],{}," grades each week's duty hours against the cumulative windows\n(a week near a limit shows amber before it becomes a problem) and the\nmonthly grid marks duty days for the month-at-a-glance view.",[184,421,422,424],{},[39,423,108],{}," is the full log, newest first, searchable by airport and\nfilterable by month, augmented crew, or reserve. Open any duty to edit it;\nnotes on a duty (delays, disruption, context) live here too.",[184,426,427,430,431,434],{},[39,428,429],{},"Export",": ",[39,432,433],{},"Duty actions > Export duties (CSV)"," - your records are yours\nto take anywhere.",[154,436],{"alt":437,"caption":438,"height":158,"src":439,"variant":160,"width":161},"The Calendar segment in Weekly view: weekly totals cards showing duty hours graded OK or NEAR against the cumulative limits, for example 55 hours 10 minutes marked NEAR","Weekly totals, graded against the cumulative windows - amber before it becomes a problem.","\u002Fguide-images\u002Fduty-and-ftl\u002Fhub-calendar",[31,441,443,444],{"id":442},"ask-what-if","Ask \"what if\" ",[178,445],{},[11,447,448],{},"The What-if segment is a sandbox: sketch a hypothetical duty - report time,\nsectors, crew - and the verdict updates live against your real history,\nwithout logging anything. Use it for the \"could I legally pick up that extra\nsector on Thursday?\" class of question, then verify the real answer with crew\ncontrol before saying yes to anyone.",[154,450],{"alt":451,"caption":452,"height":158,"src":453,"variant":160,"width":161},"The What-if segment: an outcome card reading WITHIN FDP, 3 hours 5 minutes remaining of max FDP, with the earliest next report below and a note that nothing here is saved to your records","The What-if planner: a live verdict against your real history, and nothing is saved.","\u002Fguide-images\u002Fduty-and-ftl\u002Fhub-whatif",[31,455,457],{"id":456},"operator-configuration","Operator configuration",[11,459,460,461,464],{},"If your operator's scheme is tighter than the regulation in places, the\ncalculator can follow it: ",[39,462,463],{},"Duty actions > Operator config"," lets you pick a\nbuilt-in configuration or import your own as a JSON file of OM-A values. The\nactive configuration is shown on the dashboard, and removing it returns the\ncalculator to the plain regime.",[31,466,468],{"id":467},"learn-the-rules","Learn the rules",[11,470,471,474],{},[39,472,473],{},"Duty actions > FTL rules guide"," opens a free, plain-language guide to how\nEASA ORO.FTL and FAA Part 117 duty limits work, with an interactive FDP\nexplorer. It is there for understanding, not just for using the app - no\nsubscription required.",[11,476,477],{},"The line at the bottom of every Duty screen - \"Personal planning only.\" - is\nthe module's standing framing, and it means what it says: the authority on\nwhat you may fly is always your operator and the regulation.",{"title":479,"searchDepth":480,"depth":480,"links":481},"",2,[482,483,484,485,486,487,488,489,490,491,492],{"id":33,"depth":480,"text":34},{"id":48,"depth":480,"text":49},{"id":175,"depth":480,"text":176},{"id":260,"depth":480,"text":261},{"id":302,"depth":480,"text":303},{"id":351,"depth":480,"text":352},{"id":384,"depth":480,"text":385},{"id":411,"depth":480,"text":412},{"id":442,"depth":480,"text":443},{"id":456,"depth":480,"text":457},{"id":467,"depth":480,"text":468},"2026-08-24",null,"Log duties, import your roster, and read your flight time limitations live - EASA ORO.FTL or FAA Part 117, on your own terms.",false,"md",{"name":499,"steps":500},"Log a duty in Pilot EFB",[501,502,503,504,505],"Open the Duty tab and choose the plus button, or Duty actions > Add duties manually.","Enter the reporting time and reporting airport.","Add each sector with its off-block and on-block times.","Record crew complement, rest facility and any standby origin.","Check the live FDP readout at the bottom of the form, then save the duty.",[507,508,509,510],"The Duty tab is a hub with six segments - Dashboard, Roster, History, Calendar, Reserve and What-if.","Viewing your own logged duties (History and Roster) is free; the live limits engine and planning segments are part of Pro.","Duties can be typed in, imported from a roster file, or repeated across dates from a pattern.","Every limit the dashboard shows can be opened into a plain-language explanation of how it was worked out, with the rule it comes from.",{},true,40,"\u002Fguide\u002Fduty-and-ftl","Core modules",{"title":5,"description":495},"guide\u002Fduty-and-ftl","LU3xs_BJ7LUNHo3-zlhBVrrdaGRsrZjkyene79GnXOk",{"prev":520,"next":527,"position":534,"total":535},{"path":521,"title":522,"description":523,"section":515,"order":524,"appVersion":6,"draft":496,"minutes":525,"number":526},"\u002Fguide\u002Fhome","Home","Your day at a glance - what is live now, weather at your base, your legal position and the tools you reach for, on one adaptive dashboard.",30,6,"03",{"path":528,"title":529,"description":530,"section":515,"order":531,"appVersion":6,"draft":496,"minutes":532,"number":533},"\u002Fguide\u002Flogbook","Logbook","Log flights and simulator sessions, watch your totals and recency, and take your records anywhere - a personal flying record that shows its working.",50,7,"05",4,17,1787929982626]