How night time is calculated
Night time is computed with the sun position from the coordinates of each airport and the UTC off-block and on-block times, so a flight that crosses sunset or sunrise is split correctly instead of rounded by hand.
Why it matters for EASA
AMC1 FCL.050 asks you to record night time and the number of night landings. AirDrive keeps night time and day and night landings in the same entry, ready for your totals and your PDF export.
Works offline
Airport coordinates live on your device, so the calculation works on board with no signal.
Checks and corrections
You can still edit any value in the flight. Imported flights from rosters get their night time calculated the same way.
Free or Premium?
The complete legal logbook, with manual entry, CSV import, the scanned paper logbook and PDF export, is free and has no flight limit. Automation that saves typing, such as airline roster import, email import and salary, is Premium.
Frequently asked questions
How does the app know when it is night?
It uses the sun position at the airport coordinates for the flight times in UTC, rather than a fixed clock time.
Does it count night landings?
Yes. Day and night landings are recorded per flight and feed your recency.
Is AirDrive free?
The complete legal logbook, with no flight limit, is free. Airline roster imports, email import, salary and other automation are Premium.
Does it work offline?
Yes. AirDrive is offline-first: flights are saved on your device first and synced when the network is back.
Is it for EASA pilots?
Yes. It stores every field required by AMC1 FCL.050 and exports an EASA-format PDF.