Log Scan Pro has introduced Go/No-Go, a preflight risk-analysis service designed to give general aviation pilots a second set of eyes before a flight.
Rather than presenting pilots with another checklist or simply repeating weather information, Go/No-Go analyzes the circumstances surrounding a specific proposed flight and produces a written risk assessment with an at-a-glance GO, CAUTION, or NO-GO verdict.
The system evaluates multiple factors that can affect a flight, including live METARs and TAFs, NOTAMs, terrain and obstacles along the route, planned altitude, fuel and reserve information, daylight and civil twilight, and circadian factors associated with the planned departure time, according to company officials.
Go/No-Go also examines terrain and obstacles along the proposed route rather than limiting its analysis to the departure and destination airports. That capability can be particularly useful for VFR cross-country and low-altitude helicopter operations, where an otherwise acceptable weather picture may not reveal hazards associated with the planned route and altitude, company officials added.
The result is a narrative report that identifies individual hazards, explains why they matter, and highlights conditions that may warrant another look before the pilot walks to the airplane.
“Pilots are very good at gathering information, but sometimes the danger is in the interaction between several pieces of information that individually don’t look particularly alarming,” said Dean Charron, founder and developer of Log Scan Pro. “Go/No-Go was built to look at the flight as a whole and ask a simple question: Is there something here the pilot ought to stop and think about?”
“Our goal isn’t to make the decision for the pilot,” he added. “It’s to help make sure the pilot sees the things that should be part of that decision.”
The service is designed for pilots who may only need a detailed risk analysis occasionally. There is no subscription or long-term commitment.
Pilots can create a free Go/No-Go-only account without moving their logbook to Log Scan Pro. The first three Go/No-Go reports are complimentary. After the introductory reports, individual reports are $4.95, with every fifth post-trial report provided free through the LSP Loyalty Bonus program.
Pilots can sign up directly for three complimentary Go/No-Go reports here.
Go/No-Go is part of Log Scan Pro, an aviation record-keeping and decision-support platform serving pilots, flight instructors, flight schools, and aviation insurers. The platform also includes a free electronic pilot logbook, pilot currency tracking, endorsements, flight reviews, training milestones, and IFR training tools.
Log Scan Pro was developed in Maine by Charron, a longtime fixed-wing and rotary-wing pilot whose aviation experience spans more than five decades, including military flying in the UH-1 and OH-6.
Pilots can view sample fixed-wing and helicopter Go/No-Go reports and learn more about the system at LogScanPro.com.
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