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Pilot logbook conversion service: CSV and XLSX without retyping
A logbook migration is a file-handling job first. Keep your original export, check the columns, then test the destination import before replacing anything.
By Zijian Xiao · Updated November 7, 2026
1. Export a copy of your flights
In your current logbook application, find its export or backup function and choose CSV or XLSX. Keep the original unchanged. Menus and export fields differ by app version; this tool does not connect to your account. ForeFlight exports may contain an aircraft section followed by a Flights Table; our header detector looks within the first 100 rows.
2. Confirm the detected columns
Upload one file. Check Date, TotalTime, PIC, SIC, night, instrument, cross-country and landing columns against the source. A blank mapping means a column was not recognized, not that the flight time was zero. Use the mapping form to select the correct column. Generic IFR time is kept separate from actual and simulated instrument; it is never silently classified.
3. Resolve the report before paying
Read every blocking error and warning. Choose month/day/year for US numeric dates or day/month/year for European numeric dates. ISO dates avoid ambiguity. Decimal 1.50 means 1 hour 30 minutes; H.MM 1.30 means 1 hour 30 minutes only when that mode is selected. Compare the first 20 converted rows to the original.
4. Import a small sample first
Unlock one file and download standard CSV, ForeFlight-style flight-table CSV or MyFlightbook mapped-import CSV. Check destination columns, date interpretation, aircraft records and decimal-hour handling in its own importer. Import to a backup/test logbook first where possible. Compare totals and record counts before committing. We have not validated these profiles against live vendor accounts.
Choose a self-service tool or human help
A spreadsheet can do a small migration for free if you are comfortable managing dates and totals. MyFlightbook is a free logbook alternative named in our research. AcuLog and Beyond Blue offer human conversion or audit services; their current prices are not established in our supplied research. FlightLedger costs $19 for one self-service file or $39 for three. It does not include human transcription or an independent audit.
Start with your own file.
See the full automated report and 20 converted rows before paying. A complete export starts at $19. Files expire after 24 hours.
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