Flightmemory.com Premium service

[nlagalle]

Just wondering if anyone is using the Premium service offered by Flight Memory.

I'm interested in hearing any feedback on if it is worth the $$$. I've got most of my data in there but I noticed it lacks certain features.

Cheers,

Nick

 

[littl_flier]

Hi Nick,

Only you can answer whether you think the benefits are worth it but there a few cool features that aren't available on the basic service. The key benefits I see are being able to zoom in on fligth maps and the additional stats on distance per airline and travel over the last year.

Here is what Flightmemory proclaim of the Premium service for ~$45 ($39USD):

• Additional statistical details > Example here
  • Detailed zoom anywhere in the world-map
  • Toptwenty entries instead of topten
  • Complete rankings of all stats
  • Additional stats on top airlines and top aircrafts by distance
  • Yearly statistics detailing your acitivites (flights, distances, duration)
  • Addtional functionality to sort the data by airline and aircraft
  • List of the visited continents and countries
  • Most northern, most southern, most eastern and most western airports visited
  • Note: Additional PREMIUM statistics will only be available after sign-in. Public stats (my.flightmemory.com/username) will not change until further notice
• Journeys can be added:
  • New tool for journeys: enables you to build history of flights and additional information such as rental car, trains, buses, etc.
  • All costs of a journey may be added to allow for comparisons between your trips
  • Costs for any element of a journey may be defined in different currencies
  • And of course all costs of a journey will be added to allow you a comparison over your journeys
• Private mail: With a PremiumMembership you may contact other user via a private message and chat about flights you may have shared, airports visited, frequent flyer bonuses etc!
• FlightMemory user in your vicinity*. Check out if there are FlightMemory user living near you and contact them via the Private Mail system.
• Compare your FlightData to the data of all user - check out where you stand compared to other FlightMemory user
  • compare flown distance, time in air, number of flights
  • compare airports, airlines, aircrafts, roures, countries and airplanes
• Easily copy flights for recurring trips
• Create round trip flights in one easy step
• Instantly create PDF Files of FlightData and Maps for printing or archiving
• And last, but not least: No ads from affiliate or other mass-programs - only exclusive partner-ads are shown to Premium user

 

[nlagalle]

I guess I am looking for feedback - It looks good but wanted other people's experiences with it.

Nick

 

[serfty]

I tried using it - it's a PITA to enter/edit your flights. I still would not use a paid service with it.

ba97.com | Travel Calendar is easier to use (although different).

 

[nlagalle]

interesting. I know Flight memory is a PITA to enter information, I don't know why it is a two step process..

But i like the stats and maps on it.. And I have entered nearly all the flights I can and can't remember!

 

[moa999]

I think also the PRemium version let you upload flight details via Excel.
Although if you already have them in that form query why you need the program, apart from the reporting

 

[littl_flier]

Once you've backdated the flights and have the historical data in there, I've found it quite easy to add flights. (ie. no more than 1 min per flight) I like that it tracks mileage etc and find it better than the BA97 calander.

For me, the Premium Subscription is not needed yet as I can still see fairly easily the routes I've taken on the maps. For someone like Kiwi Flyer though, being able to zoom in on the flights would be handy.

FlightMemory - Statistic from our user 'kiwiflyer'

 

[nlagalle]

I think also the PRemium version let you upload flight details via Excel.
Although if you already have them in that form query why you need the program, apart from the reporting

you can get that on the free service - you have to pay for it. And I believe you have to pay for it on the premium service too.

i liked the idea of Journeys, It would be good to group them together when you do multi leg trips. That's what i was keen to find out about.

Nick

 

[wallacej]

I have been using the free version for quite some time.
Entering the data is quite simple now as most of it is pre-entered, so when I type the first letter, I just select from the drop down list (autofill - turn on if you don't it doesn't come up for you)

I have looked at the premium service and can't really see any benefit in it for me.

Here is my link.
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[bambbbam2]

How is it, while looking at KiwiFlyers trips, he has been 8 times less from Auckland to Wellington, than Wellington to Auckland?

 

[wallacej]

How is it, while looking at KiwiFlyers trips, he has been 8 times less from Auckland to Wellington, than Wellington to Auckland?

And while we are at it, we should check that his number of take-offs, and landings are equal... (might have got himself one of those flying suits)

 

[JohnK]

How is it, while looking at KiwiFlyers trips, he has been 8 times less from Auckland to Wellington, than Wellington to Auckland?

Just a wild stab in the dark but flying something like AKL-CHC-WLG-AKL would cause that sort of anomaly in the statistics.

 

[littl_flier]

Just a wild stab in the dark but flying something like AKL-CHC-WLG-AKL would cause that sort of anomaly in the statistics.

Not a great sample size here but I seem to remember him going AKL-CHC-ZQN-CHC-WLG-AKL for a Saturday's flying. :shock: :mrgreen:

But then again, anything's possible with that man. (like his latest AKL-SYD via LAX)

 

[JohnK]

Not a great sample size here but I seem to remember him going AKL-CHC-ZQN-CHC-WLG-AKL for a Saturday's flying. :shock: :mrgreen:

During Kiwi Mainland DO in November we were waiting for a flight in ZQN that was late and discussing the particular routing of that 737 in a day. I think it does 8 sectors in a day and he has in the past been on everyone of the 8 sectors in a day. I don't remember the routing exactly, and you can probably work out from the QF schedule anyway, but it goes something like AKL-CHC-ZQN-ROT-ZQN-CHC-AKL-WLG-AKL. He really does have a passion for flying....

 

[nlagalle]

well I have taken the plunge and subscribed to the Premium version. I shall report back and let you know my thoughts.

 

[Groundfeeder]

Well, I've got to give Flightmemory some gold stars as I've just logged 8 years of flight records and the result is excellent. Shows you what happens when its raining outside and the grass keeps growing.

The breakdown is quite illuminating and stunned me over what I thought was my highest useage airports. I even graphed the yearly mileage which showed me that when I thought I was reducing my miles, it has actually been growing the last few years.

The printed results could use some organising better but a good product. Not sure I'd go for premium though.

 

[nlagalle]

Well I took the plunge and did the upgrade.. Cost about AUD$45 in the end via payal.

Turn around to upgrade my account was only about 12 hours which was good.

The journey function is pretty good. You still log your flights as normal, then you can go to the journey tab and group them together. Once they are in a journey you can't add them to another journey by mistake either.

The PDF saving of the flights is very good. Nicely formatted with all the details.

Unfortunately you can save the maps as PDF's. I emailed them about it and they wer most apologetic that it wasn't available and offered me a refund if I wasn't happy. I've kept it going regardless as i feel it is a good way to support them. They are hoping to have it working in the future.

It's so easy to copy a flight now. In the the Flightdata you have options to copy or create a return flight with one click. Very nifty.

The extra filters you get on the stats page is great. You can filter by years, aircraft etc. so the maps display the flying you did in a particular year or aircraft type etc.

Overall I am pretty happy with it so far. If anyone wants to see some screen shots I'll be happy to post some.

Cheers,

Nick

 

[nlagalle]

Has anyone had issues signing into Flightmemory? I can't log on and it says the username doesn't exist..

 

[serfty]

No problem here (I employ the 'free' version, still no ads due to 'adblock +').

 

[TanyaGordon]

Has anyone else ordered a poster of their flights?

I ordered my 2007 flights poster in early Jan and it hasn't shown up yet?