Guides
How to use Yolog.
Step-by-step guides for every part of Yolog, with screenshots and 30-second videos. Start at the top if you're new, or jump to what you need.
Getting started
Set up your account and your aircraft.
- What Yolog is▶ video Learn what Yolog does, how its logbooks work, and where to start setting up your aircraft.
- Signing in Sign in with an emailed link or a password, and know what to expect the first time.
- Add your aircraft▶ video Look up your N-number in the FAA registry, check the details, and create your aircraft's logbooks.
- Starting hours▶ video Enter your aircraft's current totals so due dates and overhaul countdowns start from real numbers.
- What to track▶ video Choose which recurring inspections and checks Yolog tracks for your aircraft, and why each one matters.
Paper logbooks
Bring decades of paper history into Yolog.
Getting work signed
Mechanic entries, signing links and corrections.
- Request a signed entry▶ video Send your mechanic one secure link so they can draft, sign and lock a logbook entry.
- Signing an entry▶ video Open an owner's signing link, write up the work and sign a locked logbook entry from any device.
- Fixing mistakes Correct a signed entry, an imported entry or your own hours data without breaking the record.
Everyday use
Hours, compliance, squawks, documents and search.
- Your dashboard and aircraft page Read the dashboard at a glance and find every tool on your aircraft page.
- Logbooks and search Browse each logbook, find any entry fast, and read a signed entry with its seal and scan.
- Hours, trends and weight & balance▶ video Log tach after you fly, see engine trends and oil analysis, and keep your W&B current.
- Compliance and ADs Track inspections and recurring items, read the annunciator, and record AD compliance.
- Squawks Log problems you notice, share them with your mechanic, and close them out when fixed.
- Documents Keep your POH, insurance, certificates and photos in one vault, with expiry reminders.
People and sharing
Co-owners, transfers, exports and verification.
- Co-owners and members▶ video Invite partners and helpers to your aircraft and control exactly what each person can do.
- Transfer ownership Hand your aircraft and its complete Yolog logbook history to a new owner when you sell.
- Exports and sharing Download your records as PDF or CSV, and share read-only links with buyers, inspectors and insurers.
- Verifying records Understand how Yolog keeps signed entries permanent and how anyone can confirm a record wasn't changed.
For mechanics
Signing for owners and your free shop account.
Your account
Sign-in, security, notifications and settings.
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Video guides
Thirty seconds each, with captions. Each one opens its guide.
