In the following example, we will create a Type-Specific landing Currency Group to track currency for a Citation XLS+. The same principles apply for whatever Type you are trying to track.
This group adds criteria beyond the default Day and Night groups to include Type, and can also capture Simulator entries from recurrent training sessions.
You can also download the day group here and the night group here and simply change the "begins with" criteria from Step 7.
Follow these steps to create the Currency Group:
1. Click the + button on the bottom-left corner of the Logbook tab and choose "New Currency Group"
2. Type in the desired name for the Currency Group (in this case "C56X Day").
3. Type in the time range and choose the time type (in this case, 90 Days).
4. Choose "Aircraft Type" in the first criteria drop-down menu.
5. Choose "Type" in the second criteria drop-down menu.
6. Choose "begins with" in the third criteria drop-down menu.
7. Type in the first characters of the Type in the window (in this case "C56X").
You only need to type in the number of characters it will take to differentiate this Type from other Types you have in your logbook.
In order to capture Simulator entries, you must name your simulator Type with the same first characters as the actual aircraft Type. In this example, the actual aircraft is "C56X" and the simulator is "C56X SIM":
8. Add another criterion by clicking the "+" symbol to the right of the first criteria.
9. Choose "Landings" in the first criteria drop-down menu.
10. Choose "Day T/O" in the second criteria drop-down menu.
11. Choose ">=" in the third criteria drop-down menu.
12. Type in the "3" in the window.
13. Repeat Steps 8 - 12, except choose "Day Ldg" on Step 10. The result will be:
14. If desired, define the color annunciation for specific time periods before currency expires and then click "OK".
15. Right-click the C56X Day group and choose "Duplicate". This is the most efficient method to create a night currency group.
16. Double click the "Copy" to open the group.
17. Rename the group (in this case "C56X Night").
18. Change the criteria to "Night T/O" and "Night Ldg" and click "OK".
The resulting groups will appear in the left side-bar on the Logbook tab. The numbers next to the C56X Day and C56X Night Currency Groups are days remaining until currency expires:
