The Logbook
As an ever troublesome area in the simulator, I suggest it be completely opened to end users for imports, edits and exports, to allow modification of flights, landings, time and aircraft. While also adding new features such as total fuel burned, tail number and call signs.
A big addition would also be the implementation of an import and export feature, giving users the ability to export the log book into third party tracking applications such as Volanta that also record flights, to go along with this the import feature can be used to add flights that might of being recorded in other programs but due to the nature of the Flight Sims logbook, failed to record and enter it into the log book.
This will allow for reduced number of complications that have arisen from the Logbook since the sims launch. Including, deleted flights, failed recording of flights, incorrect data regarding landings and aircraft and time cut from flights.
At the end of flights, the logbook can still be automatically filled out saving users the time of putting in information that is tedious, but also give the option for it not to be automatically recorded, let users fill the whole log book out should they please.
As for parts of the sim that rely on the Logbook, achievements, total flight time counter on the profile page, landing challenges and bush trips. I suggest that the recordings of this data be dependent on the statistics recorded under the pilot profile, found at: Profile > Pilot Profile > TOTAL FLIGHT TIME (SEC), not the look book.
For Bush trips and Landing challenges, flight data can be isolated in the logbook but locked from end user modification. This both, stops any exploits into completing bush trips unfairly but also provides an accurate flight time which is recorded under through the pilot profile, something that cannot be changed in any way. These flights would also be excluded from exports to stop bypass edits in third party software.
Topic open for discussion and feedback, would love some further input on this idea.
