Notices
Regional Regional Airlines

Logbooks

Old 08-25-2007, 10:26 AM
  #1  
Gets Weekends Off
Thread Starter
 
Aviatormar's Avatar
 
Joined APC: Jan 2007
Position: CH2T Worst plane ever
Posts: 660
Default Logbooks

Hi everyone,

Ok, so I have a question about logbooks. I have three logbooks, not by choice, but by one being stolen. I have my original logbook, the one from being a student pilot through my initial CFI with a few hundred hours of dual given in there. The next logbook is the larger jeppenson professional logbook that I moved onto. The question I have is that one (the larger one) was stolen from the back of my car (ran into the bank and left the doors unlocked, smooth move exlax) and it has a few hundred more hours of dual given time. I had already started my CFII and Commercial multi add on, so I needed to log hours for the tickets. So I started a new logbook. Now 3 months later I ended up getting my logbook back (police in my area move really slow). Is there anything I should do to explain the half empty logbook? Should I write a note in it like the mx logbooks when a logbook is closed? Will an airline like express throw me out because of paper work? Thanks for the help.
Aviatormar is offline  
Old 08-25-2007, 10:36 AM
  #2  
Gets Weekends Off
 
flyerfly's Avatar
 
Joined APC: Mar 2006
Position: A320 Right
Posts: 219
Default

My personal opinion is to always document anything out of the oridinary in your logbook. I had many mathematical errors in mine because I was a stupid kid just out messing around in my lil Piper 180 for 2 years. I have been to 3 airline interviews and have gotten hired 3 times. I credit my logbook passing inspection due to honesty. I documented everything very well and my totals added up in the end.

I would say if your totals add up you should have a problem explaining. I also keep logbook pro now on my cell and computer. Best aviation investment ever other than my CFI.
flyerfly is offline  
Old 08-25-2007, 02:06 PM
  #3  
Gets Weekends Off
 
Joined APC: Jul 2007
Position: 744 CA
Posts: 4,772
Default

My Logbooks were lost in a natural disaster. I have recreated them to the best of my ability on the conservative side. Per the MS FSDO office I signed and placed in my logbook a statement as to what happened and had it notarized. Unfortunatly my military flight records were lost at the same time. If anything I erred on the safe side to the tune of 10% or so. Course I was pretty lucky in that 95% of my flying time was in T-37, T-38, C-130 and ATR-42. Less than 60 hours in GA aircraft.

Be honest and conservative and you will be fine.
HercDriver130 is offline  
Old 08-25-2007, 02:33 PM
  #4  
Gets Weekends Off
 
av8tr_2007's Avatar
 
Joined APC: Aug 2007
Posts: 311
Default

I live in a hurricave prone area so I am use to water damage. I already lost one log book to Katrina. Therefore, I keep two logbooks now and write them in pencil and pen. I went to a few interviews where one logbook was a bit messy and still in pencil and they didn't seem to care. As long as you are honest there should be no problems.
av8tr_2007 is offline  
Old 08-25-2007, 02:49 PM
  #5  
Gets Weekends Off
 
Joepa84's Avatar
 
Joined APC: Jan 2007
Position: Left Out
Posts: 139
Default

How do airlines look at electronic logbooks? Is there any pros/cons to these. Should I keep an anctual book logbook as well, or would they be okay with me printing off the pages of electronic one?
Joepa84 is offline  
Old 08-25-2007, 02:52 PM
  #6  
Gets Weekends Off
 
Joined APC: May 2007
Posts: 154
Default

I'm just wondering why a thief would want to steal a Jeppesen pilot logbook out of a car? Maybe this person was a first year regional pilot and didn't have enough money for a new logbook, but I didn't know they were such wanted items!
boeingt7 is offline  
Old 08-25-2007, 06:40 PM
  #7  
Sitting on the sidelines
 
Joined APC: Aug 2007
Posts: 436
Default

Originally Posted by flyerfly View Post
My personal opinion is to always document anything out of the oridinary in your logbook. I had many mathematical errors in mine because I was a stupid kid just out messing around in my lil Piper 180 for 2 years. I have been to 3 airline interviews and have gotten hired 3 times. I credit my logbook passing inspection due to honesty. I documented everything very well and my totals added up in the end.

I would say if your totals add up you should have a problem explaining. I also keep logbook pro now on my cell and computer. Best aviation investment ever other than my CFI.
When getting mine ready for an interview, it dawned on me that SEL+MEL should equal TT. 19 addition mistakes later, it did. No concern expressed during the interview; the net adjustments were all less than 15 hours. My comeback was going to be: "I've been flying for 20 years - that's less than one mistake a year."
Navajo31 is offline  
Old 08-25-2007, 09:08 PM
  #8  
Gets Weekends Off
 
Slice's Avatar
 
Joined APC: Jan 2006
Position: Spartan
Posts: 3,652
Default

Originally Posted by Joepa84 View Post
How do airlines look at electronic logbooks? Is there any pros/cons to these. Should I keep an anctual book logbook as well, or would they be okay with me printing off the pages of electronic one?
I used a printout for interviews with 3 majors, got hired by one. It wasn't an issue in any of them. I did bring my originals however. Print it out via Kinkos and have it bound. Looks just fine.
Slice is offline  
Old 08-26-2007, 01:23 AM
  #9  
Gets Weekends Off
Thread Starter
 
Aviatormar's Avatar
 
Joined APC: Jan 2007
Position: CH2T Worst plane ever
Posts: 660
Default

Originally Posted by boeingt7 View Post
I'm just wondering why a thief would want to steal a Jeppesen pilot logbook out of a car? Maybe this person was a first year regional pilot and didn't have enough money for a new logbook, but I didn't know they were such wanted items!
Exactly my point. What really got me was my car was a 1984 Honda Accord that was beat to crap. Honestly, why me? Anywho, we'll see what happens.
Aviatormar is offline  
Old 10-05-2007, 09:11 PM
  #10  
Line Holder
 
Cosmo's Avatar
 
Joined APC: Sep 2007
Position: Furloughed Desk Jocky
Posts: 56
Default

Anyone have a good electronic log book template? Also...for those military pilots that didn't keep a log book...what is the best way to document your time. Should I recreate 10 years of flight time in a log book or should I just use the miltary flying summarys?
Cosmo is offline  
Related Topics
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
ce650
Hangar Talk
13
08-13-2011 11:23 AM
Tanker-driver
Military
21
10-13-2007 07:12 AM
Skyranger777
Regional
3
08-16-2007 04:01 PM
nick@FL350
Regional
12
12-21-2005 05:03 PM

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are On
Pingbacks are On
Refbacks are On


Thread Tools
Search this Thread
Your Privacy Choices