Skip to content
  • PilotDuty – App
  • PilotDuty Manager
  • Resources
    • Features
    • Blog
    • docs
    • FAQ
    • Terms Of Use
    • Privacy Policy
    • Cookie Policy
  • Shop
    • Shop
    • Cart
    • My account
  • Contact

Archives

  • June 2025
  • May 2025
  • March 2025

Categories

  • Application
  • Case Study
  • Technology

How can we help you?

🚀 Getting Started With PilotDuty iOS APP

  • Understanding what does this view mean?
  • Initial configuration (OnBoarding)
  • How to Ensure PilotDuty Has the Required iOS Permissions for Background Flight Tracking

🔧Configurations of the PilotDuty iOS APP

  • Edit Pilot Profile
  • Add a Aircraft
  • Add a Work or Rest Area (PRO)
  • Set the Parking Time Limit
  • Setup of Flight Following
  • Connect to PilotDuty Manager
  • Setup Medical, License and Proficiency Validity (PRO)

👨‍✈️ Use of the PilotDuty iOS app

  • Understanding How the App Handle Event and Flight
  • Manually Adding an Event (Flight / Work / Rest)
  • Manually Adding Flight to an Event
  • Get a Summary of Your Personal Logbook
  • Export My Personal Logbook
  • How to Disapprove a Flight (Event)
  • Interpret duty time information (PRO)
  • Flight Following on PilotDuty Manager
View Categories
  • Home
  • Docs
  • iOS App
  • 👨‍✈️ Use of the PilotDuty iOS app
  • Understanding How the App Handle Event and Flight

Understanding How the App Handle Event and Flight

3 min read

Understanding How the App Handle Event #

Once you’ve configured your aircraft, rest and work areas, and enabled tracking, the app automatically monitors your activity and creates time-tracking events accordingly. Here’s how it works:


📂 Data Structure #

The app automatically creates Events when you enter or exit a tracked area. There are three types of events:

  • Flight Event ✈️

Created when the app detects entry into an aircraft area.

A flight event contains one or more Flights, with all the necessary details (offBlock, takeoff, landing, onBlock, aircraft info, etc.).

  • Work Event 🧰 (Pro feature)

Created when the user enters a defined Work Area (iBeacon or GPS region) and is not flying.

  • Rest Event 🛌 (Pro feature)

Created when the user enters a Rest Area (iBeacon or GPS region), typically during off-duty time.

⏱️ Note: Aircraft regions always have the highest priority. If you enter an aircraft area but no flight occurs, the app will convert the flight event to a work event.

⚠️ Important Note About Event Approval #

All events listed in the Dashboard tab are awaiting approval.

They must be approved to appear in your Logbook and Duty records.

If you’re a member of one or more organizations on PilotDuty Manager, your events will be automatically synced with those organizations once approved.

🔒 Once approved: #

  • Events become locked: you can no longer edit or delete them.
  • To make changes, you must first unapprove the event, then edit, and reapprove it.

🔄 Sync with PilotDuty Manager: #

  • If an event is edited on the PilotDuty Manager platform, the changes will be reflected automatically in the app.
  • If an event is deleted from PilotDuty Manager, it will reappear in the Dashboard as “Awaiting Approval”.

You’ll need to either delete it if it was intentional, or reapprove it if it was a mistake.

✅ This workflow ensures data integrity and traceability at all times.

🚨Pilot Responsibility #

The pilot is responsible for verifying the accuracy of all auto-recorded data by reviewing and approving each event.

📊 Reviewing Events in the Dashboard #

Dashboard tab #

Events that haven’t been reviewed yet appear in the Dashboard tab under the “Awaiting Approval” section:

Understanding How the App Handle Event

Approve Event #

  • Swipe right ✅ to approve an event
dashboard Event Approve

Delete Event #

  • Swipe left 🗑️ to delete an event
dashboard Event Delete

Edit Event #

  • Tap an event to edit or view more details
  • Editing a Flight Event (includes time zone settings, acclimatization, remarks)
event Edit Up

Flight List #

If it’s a Flight Event, you’ll see all associated Flight Widgets (one per leg or flight).

  1. Event list with one Flight Event
event Edit Down

Delete Flight #

  1. Swipe to Delete
flight Delete

Edit Flight #

  1. Tap for editing a Flight (includes CallSign, Aircraft Type, Departure Airport, offBlock, takeoff, landing time and more)
flight Edit Up

  1. Flight details (aircraft settings, cycles, and more)
flight Edit Down

What are your Feelings

Share This Article :

  • Facebook
  • LinkedIn
Still stuck? How can we help?

How can we help?

Updated on June 12, 2025
Flight Following on PilotDuty ManagerManually Adding an Event (Flight / Work / Rest)

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Table of Contents
  • Understanding How the App Handle Event
  • 📂 Data Structure
  • ⚠️ Important Note About Event Approval
    • 🔒 Once approved:
    • 🔄 Sync with PilotDuty Manager:
    • 🚨Pilot Responsibility
  • 📊 Reviewing Events in the Dashboard
    • Dashboard tab
    • Approve Event
    • Delete Event
    • Edit Event
    • Flight List
    • Delete Flight
    • Edit Flight

ABOUT PilotDuty


PilotDuty® is the only fully automatic flight logbook for general aviation pilots — featuring iBeacon-based flight tracking, SMS flight following, and aircraft maintenance monitoring. Trusted by aviation professionals across North America.

QUICK LINKS

  • PilotDuty – App
  • PilotDuty Manager
  • Contact Us
  • Shop

CONTACT US

Feel free to contact & reach us !

Address : Mascouche, Qc Canada
Email : support@pilotduty.com
Phone : 1 (888) 969-2594

RESOURCES

  • FAQ
  • Docs
  • Blog
  • Terms Of Use
  • Privacy Policy
  • Refund and Returns Policy
  • Cookie Policy
Copyright © 2026 PilotDuty. Powered by M2D3V