Questions & Answers
The questions flight simmers ask most about FlightLog Analyzer and the Microsoft Flight Simulator logbook. Something not here? Email Support@FlightLogAnalyzer.com.
What is FlightLog Analyzer?
A Windows companion app for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 and 2020 (and X-Plane 11 and 12). It reads the logbook the simulator keeps on your PC and shows every flight you've ever flown in a sortable grid, with maps, altitude profiles, charts and totals. With it running while you fly, it also records your flight live: a moving ATC View map, a Mission Debrief replay, landing rates, and a link to share your flight with friends.
How do I see my MSFS 2024 or MSFS 2020 logbook outside the simulator?
Install FlightLog Analyzer and start it. It finds the simulator's logbook on its own (Microsoft Store/Xbox app and Steam installs alike) and lists every flight in it, including the ones you flew before you installed FlightLog Analyzer. FS2020 and FS2024 flights can be shown together in one list. The simulator doesn't need to be running.
Why did my MSFS logbook lose flights, and can I get them back?
Microsoft Flight Simulator's own logbook sometimes drops flights, for example after a cloud sync or a reset of the simulator's files. FlightLog Analyzer keeps its own copy of every flight it has seen, so a flight that later disappears from the simulator's logbook still shows in your list, marked as lost from the log. It can only protect flights it has seen at least once, so it's worth installing before something goes missing. It also makes backups of the logbook that you can restore.
Does it work with FS2020 and FS2024 at the same time? What about X-Plane?
Yes. It shows FS2020 and FS2024 flights side by side in one consolidated list, and X-Plane 11 and 12 logbooks can be included too.
How can I check my landing rate and my smoothest landing?
Fly with FlightLog Analyzer running (PRO, or during the free trial) and every touchdown is recorded: the sink rate in feet per minute, the G at contact, a rating from Very smooth to Very hard, bounces, crosswind, and where on the runway you touched down. The Landings card on the main screen shows your last landing and your softest ever, and the Landing Log lists them all with personal records: softest, lowest G, most crosswind, best approach and your smooth-landing streak.
Can I share my flight live with friends and family?
Yes, with PRO. Click Share in the ATC View and send the link. Anyone who opens it watches you fly in real time on the same moving map, with the altitude profile, in any web browser on a phone, tablet or computer. They don't need an app or an account.
Can I watch my flight on a tablet or phone while I fly?
Yes. The Tablet View (PRO) puts the moving ATC View map on an iPad, Android tablet or phone anywhere on your home network, right in its web browser, with no app to install.
Does FlightLog Analyzer have to be running while I fly?
Not for your logbook: it reads the simulator's logbook any time, even for flights flown long before you installed it. It does need to be running during a flight for the live features: the ATC View map, Mission Debrief's detailed replay, landing rates and live sharing.
Can it plan a flight?
Yes. The Flight Planner (PRO) builds a route on an aviation chart with real published SIDs, STARs and approaches (US procedures), works out distance, time and fuel with winds aloft, and saves a .PLN flight plan that Microsoft Flight Simulator loads from its World Map or the EFB.
Can I export my logbook to Excel, Google Earth, Volanta or Little Navmap?
Yes. Standard and PRO export the logbook as .csv, .xml and .kml files, which Excel, Google Sheets, Google Earth, Volanta, Little Navmap and SimToolKit Pro can import.
How much does FlightLog Analyzer cost? Is there a subscription?
No subscription: it's a one-time payment with every future update included. Standard is $15 and PRO is $19, and a Standard owner can upgrade to PRO for $7. The 15-day free trial has everything unlocked, and afterwards the free version keeps the logbook viewer, totals, charts and the airport heat map. See the full comparison of Free, Standard and PRO.
Where do I download it, and what does it run on?
From FlightLogAnalyzer.com, or from the Microsoft Store. It runs on Windows PCs, the same PC as the simulator.
Is it safe for my logbook?
Viewing never changes the simulator's logbook. The two tools that do change it (Logbook Cleaner and Flight Fixer, in PRO) back the logbook up first, and you can restore an earlier copy of the logbook at any time.
What else is in it?
A Passport with a stamp for every country you've flown to, Places Flown maps of states, provinces and countries, Pilot Currency checked against the FAA's day, night and IFR rules, a Year in Review, an Airport Heat Map, Surprise Me (a random flight to somewhere you haven't been), group analysis with pivot-table style totals, and an achievements tracker. See all the features.
Wondering how it compares with the MSFS logbook, Volanta or Little Navmap? See how FlightLog Analyzer compares →