What is Memories?
Memories is a visual layer on top of your flight history. Where the Logbook tracks standard flight data, Memories centers on the experience itself — tying each logged flight to the screenshots, videos, flight plans, and documents collected along the way.
Selecting a flight card from the interactive calendar opens its full visual archive: media gallery, saved EFB documents, Scratchpad notes, and the actual flight plan files (.FMS, .FLP) used during that session.
Getting Files into Memories
When a flight ends, you have two ways to bring files in.
Manual import works from any flight card. Tap the import button to open the standard iOS file picker and select files directly.
Sources is the seamless alternative. You configure Sources once, and Flight Deck ONE does the rest automatically.
Method 1: Local Network Sharing (SMB)
The most direct approach. Your simulation computer shares a folder over your local network, and Flight Deck ONE mounts it as a source.
Share the folder on your computer
Windows
Right-click the X-Plane 12/Output folder → Properties → Sharing → Advanced Sharing. Enable sharing and confirm your user has Read access.
Mac
System Settings → General → Sharing → File Sharing. Add the Output folder, click Options, and enable SMB sharing.
Linux (Ubuntu/Debian)
Right-click the Output folder and select Local Network Share. Enable access. Install Samba if the system prompts you.
Connect in Flight Deck ONE
- Open Settings → Memories and tap Add Source.
- In the iOS file browser, tap ··· in the sidebar and select Connect to Server.
- Enter your computer’s local IP address in the format
smb://192.168.1.x, then log in with your computer credentials. - Select the shared
Outputfolder (or a subfolder) and assign a Source Type: Media, Flight Plans, or Other.
Method 2: Cloud Sync via Symlinks
Use this method if you prefer routing files through a cloud drive such as iCloud, Google Drive, OneDrive, or Dropbox.
X-Plane writes output only to its own Output directory. A symbolic link redirects that output transparently to your cloud drive, where your iPad can access it through the Files app.
Requirement: The desktop app for your cloud provider must be installed and running on your simulation computer.
Step 1 — Move the folder
Open X-Plane 12/Output and move the subfolder you want to sync (for example, screenshots) into your cloud drive folder.
Step 2 — Create the symlink
Open a terminal or command prompt and run the command for your platform. Replace Username and all paths with your actual values.
Windows — run Command Prompt as Administrator
| Cloud Drive | Command |
|---|---|
| Google Drive | mklink /D "C:\X-Plane 12\Output\screenshots" "G:\My Drive\XPlane_Screenshots" |
| OneDrive | mklink /D "C:\X-Plane 12\Output\screenshots" "C:\Users\Username\OneDrive\XPlane_Screenshots" |
| iCloud | mklink /D "C:\X-Plane 12\Output\screenshots" "C:\Users\Username\iCloudDrive\XPlane_Screenshots" |
Mac — run Terminal
| Cloud Drive | Command |
|---|---|
| iCloud | ln -s "~/Library/Mobile Documents/com~apple~CloudDocs/XPlane_Screenshots" "/Users/Username/X-Plane 12/Output/screenshots" |
| Google Drive | ln -s "/Volumes/GoogleDrive/My Drive/XPlane_Screenshots" "/Users/Username/X-Plane 12/Output/screenshots" |
| Dropbox | ln -s "~/Dropbox/XPlane_Screenshots" "/Users/Username/X-Plane 12/Output/screenshots" |
Linux — run Terminal
| Cloud Drive | Command |
|---|---|
| Dropbox | ln -s "~/Dropbox/XPlane_Screenshots" "~/X-Plane 12/Output/screenshots" |
| Google Drive (rclone mount) | ln -s "~/GoogleDrive/XPlane_Screenshots" "~/X-Plane 12/Output/screenshots" |
Linux note: Google Drive has no official Linux desktop app. Mount it with rclone or a similar tool, then point the symlink at the mount location.
Step 3 — Connect in Flight Deck ONE
- Open Settings → Memories and tap Add Source.
- In the sidebar, navigate to your cloud drive and select the synced folder.
- Assign a Source Type: Media, Flight Plans, or Other.