Patent ID: 8306685

Claim:
A method for carrying out a logbook flight preparation process to present pre-flight information to a flight crew member of an aircraft prior to a flight mission, the method comprising: enabling the flight crew member to electronically access a plurality of databases to obtain a quantity of pre-flight information relating to an airworthiness of said aircraft, said databases including: a first database on-board said aircraft, from which a first quantity of information is obtained for use by the flight crew member; and a second database remote from said aircraft and operated independently of said first database, from which a second quantity of information relating to additional aircraft airworthiness information for consideration by the flight crew member before commencing a flight, and which is different from said first quantity of information, the second database being accessible via a wireless link by the flight crew member; organizing said quantity of pre-flight information obtained from said databases in accordance with a desired sequence in which said information is to be presented to said flight crew member; displaying said quantity of preflight information on a visual display in said desired sequence; and writing information relating to airworthiness of said aircraft to at least one of said first and second databases.