Using a Person’s ID Rather Than Their Name

Starting in LogTen Pro 4.4.3, there’s a preference (choose “Preferences” from the LogTen Pro menu) that allows you to specify whether you prefer to display people using their name or their ID. This is just like the way you can set a preferred display type for Aircraft and Airports. You can always enter a person using either one! So when you want to enter someone, in the name field, simply type their name OR their ID and it will autocomplete the person and fill it in. In preferences you can change it to always show the one you prefer and that’s what you’ll see, both in the table and in reports.

To be clear, in previous versions of LogTen Pro there was a separate “ID” field on the People tab. This has been removed to simplify things, now you can just enter the ID or the Name in the same field! However, in the crew list, and the People tab in Mange Resources you will still be able to see both the name and ID at the same time.

Also note the new handy button to swap the PIC and SIC. This is especially useful if you often fly with the same person but switch rolls. You can set defaults so you’re always added as the PIC or SIC, then just use the button to switch as needed.