Pilot Check-in
Overview
The mobile check-in (opened from a flight card once the flight is ready) walks the pilot through the flight: flight info, payments, passenger check-in, the go/no-go cards, sign-off and the landing registration.
The pilot can correct a small, deliberate set of values directly on this screen — no call to the operator needed. Every change is recorded in a per-flight log the operator can consult at any time. Everything else stays read-only.
What the pilot can edit
Each editable card carries a pencil in its header (visible until the flight is signed off):
| Card | Editable values | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| WEATHER | Measured outside temperature, ground wind speed + direction, QNH | Lift figures recalculate immediately. Once a value is entered by hand, the automatic weather forecast no longer overwrites it for this flight. |
| LIFT | Maximum envelope temperature | Overrides the balloon’s default in the lift computation. |
| FUEL | Planned flight time, available flight time | Spare fuel time recalculates. An overridden available flight time replaces the value derived from the cylinders. |
| Flight info | Takeoff hour, flight comment | Changing the hour is an operational record only — no passenger messages are sent. |
Balloon, pilot, date, location and the bookings themselves remain operator decisions and cannot be changed here.
Passenger data (weight, luggage, payments, …) is edited in the passenger check-in step as before; a correction of a known weight is additionally recorded in the flight’s change log, since it affects the lift.
Sign-off and clearing a signature
Signing off locks all the values above — the signature attests exactly the numbers on screen.
Notices something wrong after signing? Use clear sign-off under the signature (with confirmation):
- the signature and sign-off date are removed, and the go/no-go confirmations reset;
- the values unlock for correction;
- the flight shows as not signed off everywhere until the pilot signs again;
- the clearing itself is logged — the original signature stays visible in the log entry that recorded it.
The change log
Every accepted change writes one log entry: who, when, which value, old → new. Signing off and clearing are logged too, including a snapshot of the signature.
- Operator: flight detail → “Pilot check-in” panel — the full history, newest first.
- Pilot: the same list appears on the sign-off screen, right above the signature pad, so the pilot sees exactly what he is about to attest.
Log entries cannot be edited or deleted, by anyone.