Stop keeping two logbooks
Plenty of Australian pilots fly on both sides of the fence — a Jabiru on an RAAus certificate on Saturday, a VH-registered Warrior with a GA school on Sunday. Most logbook apps handle exactly one of those worlds, so pilots end up with two logbooks, double data entry, and no single answer to the simple question: how many hours do I actually have?
PilotIQ logs both in one place. RAAus flights are auto-detected from the registration (a 24-xxxx rego flags it; a VH- rego clears it), so your recreational hours stay cleanly separated in reports — but still roll up into your career totals.
RPC to RPL: how the hour crediting works
Here's the part that confuses almost everyone: hours flown on your RAAus Pilot Certificate (RPC) credit toward the aeronautical experience for a CASA RPL — and later a PPL. A recreational start doesn't reset the clock when you step up to GA; it shortens the path. The catch is evidencing it: you need those hours logged clearly enough that your flight school can see what's recreational, what's dual, what's solo, and what it all adds up to.
Because PilotIQ tracks RAAus and GA time in one logbook with the RAAus flag on every relevant flight, that evidence exists by default. When you front up to a Part 141/142 school to convert, your totals are already split the way they'll want to see them. (Your school and CASA confirm the final crediting — but you'll arrive with the paperwork sorted.) If the RPL is your next step, the CASA RPL exam page and the full RPL guide cover the theory side.
Your RAAus paperwork, tracked
Certificate & endorsements
Your RAAus Pilot Certificate with its endorsements — cross-country, passenger-carrying, radio (AROC), controlled aerodrome/airspace, low-level, formation, retractable undercarriage, CSU, tailwheel and Group G (>600 kg) — recorded alongside your CASA licence.
RAAus currency
The biennial flight review, annual membership and annual aircraft registration tracked next to your CASA recency items, with alerts before anything lapses — one currency picture across both worlds.
CASA rules overlaid
Because RAAus aircraft operate under CASA's rules of the air, the logbook treats your recreational flying as part of one aviation life — same currency engine, same reports, same totals.
All of it lives in the free CASA digital logbook — the Basic Logbook is free forever, with optional Core ($7/mo) and Career ($13/mo AUD) tiers when you want deeper currency tracking and reports.
RAAus logbook FAQs
Do RAAus hours count toward an RPL?
Yes — RAAus flight time credits toward the aeronautical experience requirements for the CASA RPL (and later the PPL), so hours flown on your RAAus Pilot Certificate aren't wasted if you move to GA. PilotIQ keeps RAAus flights flagged separately but counted in your RPL/PPL totals, so the crediting maths is done for you. Always confirm your individual crediting with your flight school and CASA.
Can I log RAAus and GA flights in one logbook?
Yes — that's exactly what PilotIQ is built for. RAAus flights are auto-detected from the registration (e.g. 24-xxxx) and flagged, VH- aircraft are logged as GA, and both live side by side in the one logbook with clean separation in your reports and totals.
Does PilotIQ track RAAus endorsements?
Yes. Your RAAus Pilot Certificate and its endorsements — cross-country, passenger-carrying, radio (AROC), controlled aerodrome/airspace, low-level, formation, retractable undercarriage, CSU, tailwheel and Group G — are tracked alongside your CASA licence, together with RAAus currency: your flight review, annual membership and aircraft registration.
What does it cost?
The Basic Logbook is free forever, including RAAus flight logging. The Core tier ($7/mo AUD) adds full currency tracking, the document vault and complete reports; Career ($13/mo AUD) adds duty/rest tracking and employer-ready report packs.
One logbook for all your flying
Create a free account and log your RAAus and GA hours side by side — ready for the day you convert.
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