Originally Posted by
FNGforever
Along hiring lines, I have a question for some of you salty dogs pertaining to logbooks.
I have several years of navy logbooks for which I have Excel spreadsheets and paper logbooks. Since I began my 121 career 9 months ago, I have been keeping my data in a small pocket log and transcribing it periodically. As I am looking for a new and better flying job, what is the consensus on how to present all this data to a new prospective employer? Should I just come in with a summary of flight times or an entire bound printout along with my old navy logbooks?
I'm not an old salty dog, but I'll tell you how I plan to keep the logbook.
I have my Air Force logbook, completley original and everything signed. The only thing I've done to it is tab the checkrides I've taken, but I also have my Flight Evaluation Folder, so other than a quick logbook entry, I have the actual checkride form for someone to look at.
Once I start civilian flying, I plan to use LogTen Pro Pilot Logbook, mainly because it looks the easiest to use and I can synch it easily across my Apple products. Then, I can just print out copies and have them bound at the UPS store or Kinko's.
Neatness and completeness seem to be thhe key though. Look at the logbook as an extension of yourself. OR, in military terms, it's not you that graduates, it's your grade book (logbook).
Good luck! I'm sure there's better advice out there from some of the more experienced guys.
Cheers!