SIC field not showing when logging a flight

Short answer: the SIC field (both the crew picker and the SIC time field) only appears when the selected aircraft is marked as Multi-Crew. Single-pilot aircraft hide SIC by design, so a Cessna 172 never shows a copilot field, while a jet that requires two pilots does.

If you fly an aircraft with two crew and SIC is missing, Multi-Crew just needs to be turned on. There are two ways, depending on whether you want to fix one aircraft or every aircraft of a type.

Fastest: turn it on for the whole type code

This applies Multi-Crew to every aircraft sharing the type, usually what you want for a two-pilot type:

1. Tap Settings in the bottom tab bar.
2. Tap Aircraft Types.
3. Select the type code (for example, GLF6).
4. In the Characteristics section, toggle Multi-Crew to on.
5. Tap Save.

Or: turn it on for a single aircraft

1. Tap Settings in the bottom tab bar.
2. Tap Aircraft.
3. Select the aircraft you want to edit.
4. Tap Edit (top left).
5. Scroll to the Characteristics section.
6. Toggle Multi-Crew to on.
7. Tap Save (top right).

From then on, whenever you add or edit a flight with that aircraft, the SIC crew picker and the SIC time field appear in the form automatically.

Good to know: when you add a new aircraft and give it a type rating, KármánLogs turns Multi-Crew on for you automatically, type-rated aircraft are usually two-pilot aircraft. This never overwrites the setting on an aircraft you already saved.

Why it works this way

Hiding fields that cannot apply keeps the flight form short, which is the whole point: a complete entry in seconds, with nothing to skip past. The form adapts to the aircraft you picked, so single-pilot aircraft show a single-pilot form.

Wondering when you should log SIC versus PIC in the first place? See logging PIC time explained.

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