I still have all my logbooks. But concerning the first 1500 hours, is it true that your ATP certificate is enough to validate that flight time? Does your signed 8710 and subsequent issuance of an ATP license negate the need for the logbooks? Your first 1500 or so is adequately broken down on the 8710 and accepted by the FAA. So it seems to me that just keeping a copy of that 8710 in lieu of logbooks will suffice.

This makes sense to me. But I'm not sure and so I hold onto those early logbooks anyway. I can see where the logbooks would be important early on... employers may want to have a look in greater detail. But eventually, is there any good reason for me to be protecting those logbooks?