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27th August 2026

eFJ Services launched. This is an offer of support for converting exported data from your current electronic logbook into eFJ format and/or producing a hard back book from your eFJ data.

The eFJ toolkit is updated to version 1.0. This is a very minor update to the template for the FCL.050 logbook export (PIC name field is made slightly wider) and the template for the Summary export (section headings are moved into the tables, and the default size for PrinceXML is changed to use A4 landscape to facilitate production of hard back books).

25th August 2026

Zen and the Art of Airbus Failure Handling published. This is a short essay (7 A5 pages) that I wrote a decade or so ago to crystallise my thoughts on the failure handling process.

1st August 2026

PA Assistant released. This is an installable web application that translates information in the form used by pilots into information suitable for passing to passengers during a PA.

The Discretion Calculator has been updated to version 1.0.5, the All Engine Failure Tool has been updated to version 1.0.5 and the A320 Flashcards have been updated to version 1.06. These updates are primarily cosmetic.

Airbus and easyJet Notes (paperback)

The Quick Reference v1.8, the Non-Normal Notes v3.3 and the EOM Summary v3.3 combined into a 285 page paperback. This edition was released on 27th November 2025.

At the request of my employer, these notes are now only available to easyJet employees, and only available in book form.

The book costs £19.99 (or €23.99), not including delivery. It is printed on demand by Lulu at either their UK or French facility. Lulu is also responsible for securely handling payment and arranging delivery.

To request a link to the ordering page, please email me at hursts.org+notes@gmail.com from your easyjet.com email address.

eFJ Services

An eFJ is a text file containing your logbook data in a simple, terse, journal format. Once your data is in this format, you can edit it with any text editor and you can apply my free (in all senses) toolkit to do many useful things.

The barrier to switching from your current electronic logbook to an eFJ is that you must export and convert your data. Since there is no standard for such exported data, and since there is no incentive for a company selling you an electronic logbook to help you not pay for it any more, this usually involves a small amount of programming work. To help surmount this barrier, if you contact me by email at hursts.org+logbook@gmail.com I can take a look at whatever you can convince your current electronic logbook to spit out and, if viable, convert in to eFJ. The fee for this will be around £50, depending on the complexity of the programming requried.

It is straightforward to convert eFJ data to an aesthetically pleasing FCL.050 compliant PDF logbook. This opens up the possibility of generating a tangible version of your records in the form of a hard back book. A decades worth of flying printed in color on high quality paper will cost around £30 from Lulu. Setting this up can be a little tricky, so if you would like help, again for a fee of £50, please contact me via email.

Discretion Calculator

An installable web application providing an extremely streamlined calculator to determine the latest on blocks times, with and without use of discretion, for easyJet pilots and cabin crew operating under the UK AOC FTL scheme.

You will need to click on the “Help” button when using for the first time — minimum effort data entry has been prioritised.

PA Assistant

An installable web application that translates information in the form used by pilots into information suitable for passing to passengers during a PA.

You will definitely need to click on the “Help” button when using for the first time — minimum effort data entry has been prioritised.

All Engine Failure Training Tool

An installable web application intended for exploration of energy management and navigational strategy following failure of all engines on an Airbus A320.

A320 Flashcards

An installable web application providing my personal cloze style flashcards for studying A320 procedures.

electronic Flight Journal

A set of tools for managing logbook data as a simple text file. Both a web interface and local cross platform applications (GUI and CLI) are provided. All of these tools are free in all senses. Once downloaded, you can expect the local applications to continue working indefinitely as they are written in Python, which has exceptional levels of support both in industry and in academia.

Capabilities include export of FCL.050 compliant logbooks, summarisation of flying and accurate calculation of regulatory night flying.

AIMS data extraction

A tool to extract personal flight data from AIMS “vertical“ rosters and logbook reports, converting them to CSV, iCal or eFJ format. In addition to the web interface linked to above, it is available as a local apllication with both GUI and CLI interfaces.

The version of AIMS targeted is the July 2024 update at easyJet. If you are not an easyJet pilot, it may work for you if your airline is using the same version.

Bristol Arrival Conflicts Analyser

An online tool that applies a statistical analysis to the Bristol Airport Arrivals board to provide the probabilities that various quantities of other aircraft will arrive in a ten minute window prior to your own arrival.

Static Website Generator (SSG)

Zen and the Art of Airbus Failure Handling

An essay I wrote a decade or so ago to crystallise my thoughts around my failure handling process. Examples are Airbus oriented, but otherwise its fairly generic. It's only 7 A5 pages, so it's a pretty quick read.

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