Aircraft and Engineering

Created by Deleted Agent, Modified on Fri, 30 Sep, 2022 at 10:05 AM by Deleted Agent

CloudBaseGA

Controls are identified like this Control Name.

The Edit icon is the Pencil on the right hand of the record.

Setting up Aircraft

Select the Admin module and click Aircraft Admin.

Click Add new aircraft.

Essential Info

Enter the Aircraft Registration in the same format as displayed in the Flight Log records, select the Aircraft Type and Category and enter an Aircraft Description. Note that these entries are mandatory.
Notes that are displayed on the aircraft Tech Log may be entered for the benefit of pilots about to fly the aircraft.
Fuel Consumption and Fuel Capacity may be recorded for reference purposes.
Leave the Display Order blank to list aircraft in alphabetical order.
Ensure the Active box is checked.

Invoicing

Select the Company Invoicing times.
If required select the times to be used for invoicing by the Owner and whether Maintenance and/or flights by the Owner should be excluded. These settings control the invoicing by a Non-Member Owner invoicing you through their own CloudBaseGA company and the Owner Export of the flight log.
Enter Landing, Touch & Go and Approach charges if these are to be added to flight invoices.
If Hours Accounts are to be used, enter the Hours Account Factor to adjust flight time for the aircraft relative to your Standard aircraft (Hours Account Factor =1) when charging flight time to an account.

Mass and Balance

Entering Mass and Balance data and selecting the relevant Envelope will allow pilots to check operation within the envelope with the intended loading within the Aircraft module.

Activating Maintenance

Once aircraft details have been entered, this module automatically tracks airframe, engine and propeller hours, summarises Next Check information, highlights required maintenance and operational actions and produces data for insertion in Aircraft Log books.

Select the Maintenance module and click Aircraft Technical Data.
Note that in addition to Admin, Engineer members can access the Aircraft Technical Data page.

Select the Aircraft to set up.
Enter Technical airframe, engine and propeller data.
Enter Airframe Hours at setup. This enables the system to add the hours accumulated on the airframe prior to flight logs being recorded on CloudBaseGA.

If Flight Logs have already been recorded on CloudBaseGA, the easiest way to establish the correct time to enter is to set the entry to 0, Save the page and check the Maintenance Tech Log Airframe. The difference between the Total Time shown and the actual Total Time is the Hours/Minutes to be entered.

Enter the Next Check Hours, Date and Type.
Enter the Airframe Hours when Engine(s) were zero hours and Top O/H was completed.
Enter Airframe Hours when Propeller(s) were zero hours if required.
Enter the Airframe Hours and Date the last Inspection was completed
Click Save to record data.

The Maintenance Module is now operational.

Update the Next Check entries when the aircraft is Released to Service following a Check.

Update the Engine and Propeller entries as required following overhauls and Annual dates when actions completed. Ensure that Aircraft and Propeller logs are recorded in log books before changing the set up entries.