Enhancement Proposal: Automated Day/Night Partitioning for Flight Records

1. Problem Statement

Currently, the "Fill Crew Details from Legs" function is unable to intelligently partition Total Block Time into Day and Night categories when mapped to a single field.

Observed Issue:
When a flight of 2.2 hours occurs entirely during daylight (e.g., 06:05 to 08:15), the system incorrectly populates 2.2 hours for both Day and Night in the Crew Details section. This results in a doubling of the total time and requires manual correction by the crew.

2. Current Technical Limitation

Our review of the Flight Record Setup indicates that the current logic requires two separate input fields on the Flight Leg (one for Day, one for Night) to map correctly to Crew Details. This creates a redundant data entry burden on the pilots and increases the risk of manual entry errors.

3. Proposed Enhancement (The "Smart Split" Logic)

We propose an enhancement to the "Fill Crew Details from Legs" logic to eliminate the need for separate manual fields.

The Requirement:
The system should automatically calculate the Day/Night split based on the Off-Block/On-Block times and the Geographic Location (Sunrise/Sunset parameters) already available in the system.

• Logic: If a flight occurs between 06:05 and 08:15, the system should recognise this as 100% Day time and populate:

  • Day: 2.2

  • Night: 0.0