diff --git a/src/me/drton/flightplot/FieldsListDialog.java b/src/me/drton/flightplot/FieldsListDialog.java
index bbbbfbd..daad1f9 100644
--- a/src/me/drton/flightplot/FieldsListDialog.java
+++ b/src/me/drton/flightplot/FieldsListDialog.java
@@ -41,6 +41,29 @@ public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
                 onClose();
             }
         }, KeyStroke.getKeyStroke(KeyEvent.VK_ESCAPE, 0), JComponent.WHEN_ANCESTOR_OF_FOCUSED_COMPONENT);
+
+
+        // search a item when first character is pressed
+        fieldsTable.addKeyListener(new KeyAdapter() {
+            public void keyPressed(KeyEvent e) {
+
+                if ( e.getKeyCode() >= KeyEvent.VK_A && e.getKeyCode() <= KeyEvent.VK_Z ) {
+
+                    char key = e.getKeyChar();
+
+                    for (int i = fieldsTableModel.getRowCount() - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
+                        String value = (String) fieldsTableModel.getValueAt(i, 0);
+                        if (value != null && value.toUpperCase().startsWith(String.valueOf(key).toUpperCase())) {
+                            fieldsTable.getSelectionModel().clearSelection();
+                            fieldsTable.getColumnModel().getSelectionModel().clearSelection();
+                            fieldsTable.changeSelection(i, 0, false, false);
+
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        });
+
     }
 
     private void onClose() {
diff --git a/src/me/drton/flightplot/LogInfo.java b/src/me/drton/flightplot/LogInfo.java
index 41d4729..0685afa 100644
--- a/src/me/drton/flightplot/LogInfo.java
+++ b/src/me/drton/flightplot/LogInfo.java
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 import javax.swing.*;
 import javax.swing.table.DefaultTableModel;
+import java.awt.event.*;
 import java.text.DateFormat;
 import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
 import java.util.*;
@@ -26,6 +27,24 @@ public LogInfo() {
         mainFrame.pack();
         dateFormat = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss.SSS");
         dateFormat.setTimeZone(TimeZone.getTimeZone("GMT"));
+        parametersTable.requestFocus();
+
+        // search a item when first character is pressed
+        parametersTable.addKeyListener(new KeyAdapter() {
+            public void keyPressed(KeyEvent e) {
+
+                char key = e.getKeyChar();
+
+                for(int i = parametersTableModel.getRowCount() - 1 ; i >= 0 ; i--){
+                    String value = (String)parametersTableModel.getValueAt(i, 0);
+                    if (value != null && value.toUpperCase().startsWith(String.valueOf(key).toUpperCase())) {
+                        parametersTable.getSelectionModel().clearSelection();
+                        parametersTable.getColumnModel().getSelectionModel().clearSelection();
+                        parametersTable.changeSelection(i,0,false,false);
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        });
     }
 
     public JFrame getFrame() {