About Jetrecord
Jetrecord is a web-based logbook for general and commercial aviation pilots curated by Harry Love, a long-time web developer and aviation/aerospace enthusiast. I started Jetrecord because I love aviation, flying, and aircraft of all kinds and wanted to help pilots share their flying stories with the world. Jetrecord connects the dots between pilots, aircraft, airports, and routes like no other online logbook.
Please see the Terms of Service for restrictions on use of the web site and its data.
History
The idea for Jetrecord began in July, 2005, inspired by a few successful Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) websites, namely: Flickr, Del.icio.us, Basecamp, and 43Things. The idea was refined and tested over many nights and weekends at the local coffee shop. I bored family and friends to tears and I'm sure I confused more people than I convinced this was a great idea. I also wrote and rewrote the prototype software twice during this time.
On April 1, 2008 (no fooling), I began full-time work on Jetrecord. I started with a fresh code base, the good parts from the prototype, and my five notebooks of ideas and sketches. Jetrecord began beta testing on May 13 of that year and was open to the public on June 17.
Data
Flights
All publicly visible flights on Jetrecord are made available by the pilots who fly them.
Aircraft
Aircraft data are contributed and edited by the pilots who fly the aircraft and also by general members of the site. Likewise, aircraft types are contributed and edited by pilots and general members.
Airports
For airports within the United States, most of the data comes directly from the FAA. Data for airports outside of the U.S. come from the FAA, member contributions, and public domain sources like OurAirports.
When airport data is missing from Jetrecord's database, Jetrecord polls a web service created by Chris "captainslim" Johnson using OurAirports as a data source. Here is an example query for JFK International: http://avdata.geekpilot.net/airport/kjfk. I am very grateful to Chris for being so generous with his time and resources and to the members and staff of OurAirports for being generous with their data.
Other Map Points
Data for navaids and fixes come from the FAA and from member contributions.
Maps
Maps are provided by the Google Maps API.
Errors
If you find any errors on Jetrecord you are encouraged to become a member and make your own contributions to the site or send an email to support@jetrecord.com.
Contact
You can contact me by email at harry@jetrecord.com. Office hours are typically 9am–5pm Pacific (GMT -8) Monday through Friday. I try to respond as quickly as possible, which may take a few hours or a few days depending on the current queue.