So this is what is in front of me during the long cruise down to FUE. The top piece of paper is the master copy of the Plog. On here is pretty much all the information we need to plan and monitor the flight. It contains among other things, details on the route (waypoints, FIR boundaries, tracks and distances), the flight plan submitted, routes to diversion airfields, winds on route at lots of altitudes, estimated weights for Take-Off and Landing, and a fuel prediction. We use the Plog to set the flight up when we first arrive at the aircraft and then the PNF (Pilot Non Flying) uses it to monitor and record the progress of the flight as we fly. Generally this means checking track and distances tie-up when traversing a waypoint, monitoring timings against that forecast and ensuring the fuel usage is accurate and balanced across the fuel tanks (this allows us to ensure no fuel leak is occurring).

Underneath the plog is the relevant airways chart (made by Jeppesen for MyTravel) for the route we are flying. The two screens are the PFD (Primary Flying Display) which contains most of the information required to monitor the actual flying attributes of the aircraft, while the ND (Navigation Display) show the route, winds, other aircraft (using TCAS), and weather (using a radar). If used correctly (!), it can also provide useful prompts to help us plan our descent points to minimise fuel usage.