Keyboard shortcuts
Open any page from the keyboard, search commands with Ctrl K, and see the full list with Ctrl /.
You can use Pilot Lab without touching the mouse much. There are three kinds of shortcut: a few key combinations that work anywhere, two-letter "go to" shortcuts for jumping between pages, and the command search, which finds everything else.
On a Mac, use ⌘ wherever this page says Ctrl.
Shortcuts that work anywhere
Table: General shortcuts
| Press | What it does |
|---|---|
Ctrl + K | Open command search. Type the name of a page or action and press Enter. |
Ctrl + / | Show the list of keyboard shortcuts. |
Ctrl + F | Jump to the search box in the top bar. |
Ctrl + Shift + C | Copy the address of the page you're on. |
[ | Collapse or expand the sidebar. |
Esc | Close an open entry panel or dialog. |
Inside Pilot Lab, Ctrl + F opens Pilot Lab's own search instead of your browser's find-in-page. To find text on the page, use your browser's menu.
Go-to shortcuts
Press g, let go, then press the second letter. You don't hold the keys together.
Table: Go-to shortcuts in your personal logbook
| Press | Goes to |
|---|---|
g then h | Home |
g then p | Planner |
g then l | Logbook dashboard |
g then i | Insights |
g then e | Entries |
g then x | Expenses |
g then n | Notes |
g then d | Documents |
g then s | Settings |
g then o | Settings: Export |
g then q | Sign-off queue (instructors only) |
The sidebar shows the shortcut too: hover any item with a shortcut and the keys appear in its tooltip.
Flying club workspaces have their own set, starting with c (for example c then o for the club overview and c then b for bookings). Club instructors also get a set for the Instruct section, starting with i (for example i then s for students). The shortcuts list (Ctrl + /) shows the full set for the workspace you're in.
When shortcuts don't fire
Shortcuts are paused while you're typing in a field, so pressing g in the remarks box types a "g" rather than jumping somewhere. Click outside the field, or press Esc, and they work again. Ctrl + K is the exception: it opens command search even from inside a field.
Command search
Ctrl + K, or the magnifying glass in the top bar, opens a search box listing what you can do from where you are. Start typing to narrow it down: "entries", "export", "settings" and so on. Use the arrow keys to move through the list and Enter to choose.
It's the quickest way to reach pages that don't have a shortcut of their own, such as Import or a particular settings page.