CaptainsLog2000 is cheap but has fixed fields civil pilots may find superfluous.

Judging by the number of questions we receive about electronic logbook programs, the tedium of scribbling down flight hours must be more than many of us can bear.

A smorgasbord of computer-based products clamors to offer relief from the horror of it all. More important, however, these programs easily do the thankless task of calculating totals for insurance or new rating applications and for tracking IFR currency.

We tried several of the more popular—or at least heavily promoted—general interest aviation logbooks. Alas, all are PC only; sorry Mac owners. Several months ago, Jepp listed a Mac version on its website but that no longer shows up in the product list. Logbook programs…