A P PS High-flying apps manual logbook. Having access to your sum history means that you can crosscheck page calculations with ease before moving on to the next set of confounding numbers to deal with. Put away the Tipp-ex: the time calculator has your numbers covered. Speaking of numbers Navigating the skies with aviation apps By First Officer Chris Belfield, Log Board member Time Calculator here are plenty of aviation apps on the market but few for the professional. In no particular order, here are five aviation applications (also available on the App Store) that you may find of use in the commercial world. play.google.com/store/apps/ details?id=org.goaround.ftCrosswind Are you suspicious over the sums Crewing come up with for discretion? Ever wanted to check your rosters understanding of basic maths? Struggling to add up to 11? When organising a logbook, some of us work in fractions of the hour, but for those who dont and lack the maths skills to divide by 60, the time calculator is an absolute godsend. It is especially so, if you keep a Time Calculator Do you have a favourite app you feel is deserving of a mention? Drop an email to Logboard@balpa.org and it might be featured in a future edition. If you struggled with your hour conversions on the ground, then trying to calculate a crosswind ahead of time might be a stretch as well. Forget the clock rule; let the Crosswind Calculator do the maths. Simply plug in your wind direction and speed, then set your runway for an instant headwind and crosswind calculation. The display tools Windy.com GET IN TOUCH IFR Flight Simulator Crosswind Calculator play.google.com/store/apps/ details?id=com.teaxapp.hourcal 506 THE LOG Win 24 pp50-51 Flying apps.indd 50 01/12/2023 14:57