Flight Operations

Aircraft VT-ACG returns from a flight. Here's how the data flows.

Guide 6 of 20 · CAMO Engineer, Admin · 22 steps

What You'll Learn

The Scenario

Aircraft VT-ACG has just landed after a scheduled flight from Delhi to Mumbai. The CAMO engineer logs the flight details, submits for review, and the admin verifies and approves — updating aircraft hours system-wide. Along the way, we'll see component tracking, serviceability records, and CRS certificates.

🔄 Role Perspective: CAMO Engineer — the continuing airworthiness team creates flight logs and manages component tracking.
1 Flight Ops Landing

Navigate to Flight Operations in the sidebar. The landing page gives you quick access to log books, assemblies, removals, installations, serviceability, CRS, inspections, and component status.

Flight Operations landing page with module cards

▲ The Flight Operations module — your hub for log books, components, and airworthiness.

2 Log Book List

Navigate to Flight Ops → Log Book. All flight logs are listed with status indicators — Draft (grey), Submitted (blue), Verified (amber), Approved (green).

Flight log list with status indicators

▲ All flight logs listed with status indicators. Click New to create a new entry.

3 New Flight Log Form

Click New Log. The form captures all flight data for VT-ACG's return from Delhi to Mumbai.

Field Purpose
AircraftSelect the aircraft (VT-ACG)
Log DateDate of the flight
Departure / ArrivalOrigin and destination airports
Blocks Off / OnChock-to-chock times (movement start/end)
Takeoff / Landing TimeActual flight times (airborne start/end)
Total LandingsNumber of landings (counts as cycles)
Fuel Uplift / RemainingFuel tracking in litres
RemarksPilot notes, defects, observations
New flight log form with annotated fields

▲ The flight log form — capturing VT-ACG's return flight.

4 Filled Flight Log

All fields filled for VT-ACG's flight from Delhi (DEL) to Mumbai (BOM). The system calculates flight hours from takeoff/landing times automatically.

Completed flight log form for VT-ACG

▲ Completed entry for VT-ACG's flight from DEL to BOM.

5 Saved Log (Draft)

After saving, the log appears on its detail page with status DRAFT. Draft logs can still be edited.

Saved flight log in DRAFT status

▲ Log saved as Draft — needs submission for review.

6 Submit for Review

Click Submit to send the log for verification. This locks the log from further editing and triggers the verification workflow.

Flight log with Submit button highlighted

▲ Submitting the log triggers the verification workflow.

7 Submitted Status

Status changes to SUBMITTED. The log is now in the verification queue, waiting for an admin or senior engineer to review the data.

Flight log in SUBMITTED status

▲ Status changes to Submitted — waiting for verification.

🔄 Role Switch: Now logging in as admin@aerotrack.local to verify and approve the submitted flight log.
9 Notification

After logging in as admin, the notification bell shows pending items including submitted flight logs awaiting review.

Notification bell with pending flight log

▲ Admin sees a pending notification for the submitted flight log.

10 Verify

Navigate to the submitted flight log. Click Verify to confirm the flight data is accurate — times, landings, fuel figures all match the pilot's report.

Flight log with Verify button highlighted

▲ Admin verifies the flight data is accurate.

11 Verified Status

Status changes to VERIFIED. One step from final approval. The data has been checked but hours haven't been committed to the aircraft record yet.

Flight log in VERIFIED status

▲ Verified — one step from final approval.

12 Approve

Click Approve to finalise the log. This is the point of no return — approval commits the flight hours and cycles to the aircraft record.

Flight log with Approve button highlighted

▲ Final approval locks the log and updates aircraft hours.

13 Approved Status

Status changes to APPROVED. Aircraft hours and cycles are now updated system-wide. Inspection remaining counters recalculate automatically.

Flight log in APPROVED status

▲ Approved — aircraft hours and cycles are now updated in the system.

14 Edit a Draft Log

Draft logs can be edited before submission. Navigate to a draft log and click Edit to modify times, landings, or fuel data.

Flight log edit form

▲ Draft logs can be edited before submission.

15 Assemblies

Navigate to Flight Ops → Assemblies. This shows every component assembly installed across your fleet — engines, propellers, avionics units, landing gear.

Fleet assemblies table

▲ Track every component assembly on your aircraft.

16 Removals

Navigate to Flight Ops → Removals. Every time a component comes off an aircraft, it's recorded here with the reason, date, and aircraft hours at removal.

Component removals table

▲ Component removals — tracking what comes off the aircraft.

17 Record a Removal

Click New Removal. Select the aircraft and component, enter the removal reason, date, and aircraft hours at removal for full traceability.

Component removal form with annotated fields
Field Purpose
AircraftWhich aircraft the component is on
ComponentPart being removed (filtered to installed components)
Removal DateWhen the removal was performed
Hours/Cycles at RemovalAircraft time when removed — for life tracking
Removal ReasonWhy: scheduled overhaul, defect, life limit, upgrade
DestinationWhere the component goes: workshop, scrap, store

▲ Recording a component removal with full traceability.

18 Installations

Navigate to Flight Ops → Installations. The reverse of removals — when a component goes back on an aircraft (new or overhauled), it's recorded here.

Component installations table

▲ Installations — what goes back on.

19 Serviceability Records

Navigate to Flight Ops → Serviceability. Serviceability records document maintenance performed and confirm components are fit for continued flight.

Serviceability records list

▲ Serviceability records ensure components are fit for flight.

20 CRS Certificates

Navigate to Flight Ops → CRS. The Certificate of Release to Service is the final sign-off that an aircraft is airworthy after maintenance.

CRS certificate list

▲ CRS certificates — the final sign-off that an aircraft is airworthy.

21 Issue a CRS

Click New CRS. Select the aircraft, certificate type, work description, and the issuing engineer. Only authorised engineers can issue CRS certificates.

CRS creation form with annotated fields
Field Purpose
AircraftWhich aircraft is being released
Certificate TypeMaintenance / Modification / Inspection / Other
Issue DateWhen the certificate is issued
Expiry DateCertificate validity (if applicable)
Issued ByAuthorised certifying engineer
Work DescriptionWhat maintenance was performed
Regulatory ReferenceApplicable DGCA/CAR regulation
22 Task History

Navigate to Flight Ops → Task History. Every completed inspection, maintenance action, and component change across your fleet is logged here. Filter by aircraft to see the full compliance timeline for any tail number.

Task history table with filters

▲ Complete task history — every maintenance action across your fleet.