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Shift Checklist

A daily ops-shift checklist that resets every day, so nothing carries over unverified.

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The problem

A checklist that never really resets isn't tracking today

If an item can stay checked from yesterday without anyone confirming it again, complete stops meaning much. What's actually useful is a list that goes blank at the start of the day and only fills back in as someone on today's shift actually works through it.

But going blank can't mean going empty. If the old day simply vanishes the moment the new one starts, there's nothing to point to afterward if someone asks what got confirmed yesterday specifically. A real reset has to leave yesterday intact somewhere, even while today starts clean.

How it works

Blank at the start, filed only once it's whole

  1. 01

    Today starts at zero

    The checklist for today begins unchecked, counted against today's date on its own, with nothing carried over from whatever was checked yesterday.

  2. 02

    Each item stands for something specific

    Overnight NOTAMs and field conditions, NAVAID and lighting status, today's logged inspections, active PPRs, open discrepancies, wildlife activity, the handoff brief to the next shift: each has its own line and its own checkbox.

  3. 03

    Completion is earned, not assumed

    A running count of what's left keeps the checklist at in progress right up until the last box is checked. There's no partial version that quietly counts as filed.

  4. 04

    Yesterday is still there, just not editable

    Switching to history pulls up any earlier day precisely as it stood when it was finished, without disturbing today's blank slate.

Shift Checklist for a demo regional airport, Today's Checklist tab
The Shift Checklist for a demo regional airport: the Today's Checklist and History tabs, Jul 6, 2026 reading 0 of 7 items complete and In Progress, the Day Shift section listing its seven items unchecked (reviewing overnight NOTAMs and current field conditions, verifying NAVAID and runway/taxiway lighting status, confirming the day's lighting inspections are logged, checking active PPRs and expected arrivals, reviewing open discrepancies and work orders, confirming wildlife activity has been reviewed, and briefing the oncoming shift on outstanding items), and a Complete all items to file button showing 7 remaining.

The benefit

What it automates

Complete means today, specifically

Because the list restarts daily, a checked box reflects something confirmed on this date, not a leftover mark from a day nobody's thinking about anymore.

Half a checklist never passes as a whole one

The in-progress state persists for as long as anything's outstanding, so an incomplete day can't be mistaken for a finished one.

The next shift inherits clarity, not guesswork

By the time the handoff happens, outstanding items and open discrepancies are already accounted for, ready to hand off rather than reconstructed from memory.

Related

Works alongside

Airport StatusEvents Log

FAQ

Straight answers

If something wasn't checked yesterday, does it show up again today?

No. Today always begins its own blank checklist. Yesterday's stays preserved separately, not merged into today's.

What happens if the shift runs out of time before finishing?

It stays at in progress, with a running count of what's outstanding, until every line is actually checked.

Is there a way to look back at an earlier day?

Yes, through the History tab, which holds each finished day exactly the way it was left.

What does the checklist actually cover?

The handoff points that matter for the day: NOTAMs and conditions, NAVAID and lighting status, PPRs, discrepancies, wildlife activity, and briefing the next shift.

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