While FlightLogger’s best practice is to update flight status via live flight registrations by instructors, crew, or renters, dispatchers with the correct permissions can also manage flight status directly from the Bookings page.
This article explains how users with both dispatcher and booking administrator permissions can edit flight status without entering the Departure/Arrival board.
Who Can Edit Flight Status from the Bookings Page?
Only users who have both of the following permissions enabled can manage flight status from the Create bookings page:
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Can dispatch (under Departures/Arrivals)
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Booking administrator (under Booking permissions)
Permissions are managed via Administration → User permissions, either by role or per user.
Permissions required for editing flight status from the Bookings page (if no booking access)
How to Edit Flight Status
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Go to Bookings
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Find the relevant booking in the daily schedule
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Hover to view the current flight status
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Click the booking to open the edit modal
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Locate the Flight status toggle
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Choose the new status:
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Scheduled
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Briefing
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Flight
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Landed
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Debriefing
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Click Update
What Happens When You Change the Status?
When you update a flight’s status from the Create bookings page:
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The new status is instantly reflected in:
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The Bookings view
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The Departure/Arrival board
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The Booking overview (daily)
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This enables dispatchers to manage flight status without switching interfaces.
Special Note: Setting Flight Status to Flight
When a dispatcher changes a flight status from Briefing to Flight:
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The current time is automatically saved as the flight’s Off block time
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An estimated time of arrival (ETA) is calculated accordingly
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These values are also applied as default values in the flight registration if the registrant proceeds the flight afterward
Off block and ETA can still be adjusted later via the Departure/Arrival page by a dispatcher.
Why We Recommend Live Registrations When Possible
Although status can be managed by dispatchers from the bookings page, our recommended workflow is for instructors, renters, or crew to:
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Log their flights live
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Use real-time status updates
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Complete full registrations from the aircraft
This ensures accuracy in logged flight data, reports, and training records.
Flight Status – Overview and Update Methods
Flight status in FlightLogger can be updated through multiple workflows. Here is how each works – and when to use them:
| Method | Who performs it | Where | Recommended for |
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| Live flight registration | Instructor, crew, or renter | From onboard via Flight registration | Best practice – ensures accurate records and time stamps |
| Dispatcher update | Dispatcher (with permissions) | Departure/Arrival page | When central dispatch control is used |
| Booking-based update | Dispatcher + Booking administrator | Create bookings page | For managing status directly from the booking overview |
About Off block and timing behavior
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When a dispatcher sets flight status to Flight (via Departure/Arrival or Bookings), the current time is saved as Off block
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An ETA is auto-calculated based on flight duration
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Both Off block and ETA can be adjusted manually from the Departure/Arrival page (if needed)
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If the registrant proceeds the flight registration later, these values will appear as default pre-filled inputs
Related explanations
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Best practice: Flight status updated via flight registration
See: Live flight status via registration -
Manual control from the Departure/Arrival board by dispatchers
See: Editing status via Dispatcher role -
How Off block time is managed or edited
See: Setting or editing Off block time
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