Custom Time Periods (Static vs Dynamic Ranges)

Why Custom Time Periods Exist

Standard filters like Year and Month are useful, but pilots often need more personalized periods, such as:

• A summer flying season

• A training phase

• A contract period

• A rolling currency window

• A personal tracking goal outside calendar boundaries

Custom Time Periods allow you to define these once, then reuse them anytime across the Dashboard and modules.

📸 Screenshot suggestion: Custom tab with user-defined periods

Where Custom Periods Are Managed

Custom Time Periods are maintained in a dedicated screen.

To access it:

1. Open the Dashboard

2. Select the Custom tab

Your saved periods appear as a list.

From this screen, you can:

• Select a period to immediately update the Dashboard

• Tap the + button to create a new custom period

• Edit an existing period at any time using the (i) button

• Delete an existing period: just swipe left and tap Delete

📸 Screenshot suggestion: Custom Time Periods list with + button

Two Types of Custom Time Periods

When creating a new Custom Time Period, IPL offers two approaches:

• Static Date Range

• Dynamic Rolling Range

You choose between them using the Static Date Range switch.

📸 Screenshot suggestion: New Time Period screen with Static switch

Static Date Ranges (Fixed Limits)

A Static Date Range is based on real calendar dates.

When Static mode is enabled, you can define:

• Start Date

• End Date

This creates a fixed period such as:

• 01/06/2025 → 30/09/2025

  (Summer Season)

📸 Screenshot suggestion: Static range with both start and end dates

Start-Only or End-Only Ranges (Important Concept)

In IPL, static ranges do not require both dates.

This is a powerful feature:

Start Date Only

If you enter only a Start Date, the period includes:

• All entries after that date

Example:

• Start: 01/01/2026

  → Everything since January 2026

End Date Only

If you enter only an End Date, the period includes:

• All entries before that date

Example:

• End: 31/12/2025

  → Everything up to the end of 2025

Start + End Together

If both are provided, IPL includes only entries inside the full bounded range.

This flexibility makes Custom periods useful for open-ended tracking.

Dynamic Rolling Ranges (Last N Days / Months / Years)

When Static mode is disabled, the time period becomes dynamic.

Instead of fixed dates, you define a rolling window such as:

• Last 30 Days

• Last 6 Calendar Months

• Last 2 Calendar Years

In this mode, IPL automatically recalculates the range based on today’s date.

📸 Screenshot suggestion: Dynamic period with “In Last 6 Calendar Months”

Include Current Day / Month / Year

Dynamic ranges include an additional option:

Include Current Period

This controls whether the current day/month/year is counted as part of the window.

For example:

• Last 2 Days

  • Including today → today + yesterday

  • Excluding today → yesterday + the day before

This is especially useful for:

• Currency windows

• Recency tracking

📸 Screenshot suggestion: Include current switch with example dates shown

Using Custom Periods in the Dashboard

Once a Custom Time Period is selected:

• The map updates

• All statistics refresh

• Goals and progress apply to that period

• Clicking places or stats shows entries only inside that range

Custom periods behave exactly like Year or Month — just more flexible.

Quick Switching Between Custom Periods

After selecting a custom period, you can change to another one directly from the picker in the navigation bar.

You do not need to reopen the full Custom list screen each time.

This makes Custom periods fast to use even if you have many defined.

📸 Screenshot suggestion: Custom picker dropdown in navigation bar

Related Articles

• Time Periods Explained (All Time, Year, Month & Custom)

• Dashboard Overview: Maps, Stats & Filters

• Goals & Progress Tracking

• Understanding Statistics (Values, Units & Linked Entries)

What’s Next

Now that you can define powerful custom ranges, the next step is learning how IPL displays flights visually through the interactive Dashboard map.

➡️ Continue with: Using the Flight Map (Routes, Places & Airport Cards)