Logging Time
 

Question:

I'm new to airline ops and have always logged each day's total time and legs on one line of the logbook.

Do you log each leg that you fly separately or just each days flight as one entry.

Totally up to you. I log leg by leg but I am very Type A. My wife logs day by day and a lot of the guys I fly with haven't logged anything in YEARS!

I just log one entry for the entire year.

i log leg by leg.

Leg by leg

Logging Time
 

I hit update on my program and it uploads leg by leg from flica. It's nice.

Day by day. Too much to write leg by leg when you do 20-28 legs in a 4 day trip.

What program are you using?

When I was doing paper logbooks, I logged daily totals for 121.

When I switched to electronic, I was able to import data from my company's software, which was of course by leg so I switched back to leg-by-leg.

I doubt anybody cares too much either way, but I would recommend an electronic logbook...simplifies massive 121 data entry and helps catch errors. Also the filters greatly simplifies filling out complex airline applications. If you end applying to majors after ten years at a regional , you'll really want electronic. The sooner you switch, the easier it will be to do the data entry.

MccPilotlog. It's a European manufacturer. $80-90 for the upgraded version. No annual fees. Numerous upgrades and new features. Airline synchronization, duty time BS, user friendly, and available for PC, Mac, iPhone, and other different smart phones

1 entry per day, unless I do back to back CDO's, then it's leg by leg.

Leg by leg on LogTen Pro....too easy!

When I was at the regionals, I did leg by leg... in a Jepp paper logbook.

I also had to walk uphill through snow each way, but that's neither here nor there.

Barefoot and pregnant?

Thanks guys,

I have logbook pro already and have used it for years. I'm thinking its leg by leg for me.

Follow up question-

Say your flying a A CRJ or an ERJ - Do you log say the CRJ 700 or 900 seperatly or a 170 to 175 etc. Would there be any reason to do so?

And now you do it as precisely as time allows, in minutes instead of tenths of an hour!

Yea. Because ones a heavy.

Actually a good question, Darant. And does anyone bother with logging Instrument approaches for IFR currency? Many have said AQP covers that in a 121 environment without the need to log them, but a few Captains I've met weren't so sure.

Logging Time
 

I log them to maintain my personal part 91 IFR currency. AQP maintains your currency only for 121/91 done for the certificate holder and then only if you are a CA.

61.57(e)(2)This section does not apply to a pilot in command who is employed by a part 119 certificate holder authorized to conduct operations under part 121 when the pilot is engaged in a flight operation under parts 91 and 121 for that certificate holder if the pilot in command is in compliance with §§121.435 or 121.436, as applicable, and §121.439 of this chapter.


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how do you know how much to log, hobbs? is there like a billing sheet you fill out or just write in on scratch paper with the trip info etc?

As long as you are flying for your 121 carrier, the recurrent training covers all currency issues. If you fly part 91 on the side, that is a whole different issue.

Delta's addendum on AirlineApps asks for the number of approaches in the last 6 and 12 months, so I log them all and report them on the addendum every time I update, which is about twice per month.

Yes, log approaches. Odds are you won't do that many of them since the new FAA standard for logging actual approaches is all the way down to mins.

Somebody just had to ask the question a couple years ago, so FAA HQ issued a legal interpretation...

You can use them for 91 currency too (not needed for 121, including 91 operations conducted for the airline).

Leg by leg, approach by approach.

Don't be lazy, it pays off.