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viper548 09-24-2015 03:27 PM


Originally Posted by Mjm8710 (Post 1978246)
My question is, how important is it to have electronic if we are applying to a major? I have always done just paper and the thought of transferring all of it makes me sick..

I keep hearing having an electronic print off for interviews is almost a must anymore...can anyone chime in?

I keep paper and electronic. I do one entry per day and in the remarks I put in all the legs I flew that day. I took my paper logbooks to my interview. The electronic logbook is a huge help when it comes to filling out the applications.

squib 09-24-2015 05:28 PM


Originally Posted by Mjm8710 (Post 1978246)
My question is, how important is it to have electronic if we are applying to a major? I have always done just paper and the thought of transferring all of it makes me sick..

I keep hearing having an electronic print off for interviews is almost a must anymore...can anyone chime in?


If you get the interview with a major and have a neat, hand written logbook(s), that will not be the reason you don't get the job.

pilotmec 09-24-2015 05:41 PM


Originally Posted by Srogers (Post 1978219)
I'm a pilot with 7800 hrs. Does anyone know if any of the electronic logbook company's offer the paper to electronic conversion service? Meaning can you send your paperlog books to them and have them convert them to the electronic book. I would appreciate any feedback. Thanks

I use LogBook Pro and entered all the data myself.
I checked the electronic data against the analog (written) data and made corrections on each page as needed.
Took me a year doing one or two pages a night but sure makes it nice if you need to break down the data.

I suggest double checking each page for errors.
Remember, garbage in=garbage out.

CAPTAINPCL 09-25-2015 11:11 AM

I was in the same boat as you are, I had roughly 8100 hours to log. I bought Logbook Pro and got to work, starting with my first discovery flight 18 years ago. It took me a couple of months of plucking away at it, but I did leg by leg and it was a pain in the ass. When I was all done I brought the electronic file to the FedEx store and had it printed. It was worth the time and money and most importantly, Delta seemed to like it...:-)

FirstClass 09-25-2015 11:34 AM


Originally Posted by CAPTAINPCL (Post 1978960)
I was in the same boat as you are, I had roughly 8100 hours to log. I bought Logbook Pro and got to work, starting with my first discovery flight 18 years ago. It took me a couple of months of plucking away at it, but I did leg by leg and it was a pain in the ass. When I was all done I brought the electronic file to the FedEx store and had it printed. It was worth the time and money and most importantly, Delta seemed to like it...:-)

What do you do about endorsements and sign-offs etc

Cujo665 09-25-2015 11:54 AM


Originally Posted by Srogers (Post 1978219)
I'm a pilot with 7800 hrs. Does anyone know if any of the electronic logbook company's offer the paper to electronic conversion service? Meaning can you send your paperlog books to them and have them convert them to the electronic book. I would appreciate any feedback. Thanks

LogbookPro offers that service

BeatNavy 09-25-2015 12:07 PM


Originally Posted by FirstClass (Post 1978976)
What do you do about endorsements and sign-offs etc

What kind of endorsements and sign offs do you need at this point? Keep them in your paper logbook. Logten pro I think lets someone sign it with their finger for that purpose. Could always annotate it in remarks and put their cfi# in or something. But I don't think Delta is going to ask to see your complex endorsement. Anyone in the 121 world should be beyond needing endorsements. Not like an airline signs your logbook endorsing you to take a checkride or signs it after your checkride. Could also print out a page to get signed and scan it and attach it to the digital logbook. If you are flying GA and get ramp checked the Feds don't ask to see your endorsements to see if you are legal to fly a plane.

tom11011 09-25-2015 12:58 PM


Originally Posted by BeatNavy (Post 1978999)
What kind of endorsements and sign offs do you need at this point? Keep them in your paper logbook. Logten pro I think lets someone sign it with their finger for that purpose. Could always annotate it in remarks and put their cfi# in or something. But I don't think Delta is going to ask to see your complex endorsement. Anyone in the 121 world should be beyond needing endorsements. Not like an airline signs your logbook endorsing you to take a checkride or signs it after your checkride. Could also print out a page to get signed and scan it and attach it to the digital logbook. If you are flying GA and get ramp checked the Feds don't ask to see your endorsements to see if you are legal to fly a plane.

Frontier wants to see all your endorsements in the interview. From the interview email-

We will also need to review all of your original logbooks and endorsements. If not, you will need to produce copies of your company/ flight school signoffs, endorsements, and FAA documents detailed in Advisory Circular 120-68F (including 8060-5, 8060-72 and 8710-1) at the interview.

CAPTAINPCL 09-25-2015 01:18 PM


Originally Posted by FirstClass (Post 1978976)
What do you do about endorsements and sign-offs etc

I scanned them from my original paper logbooks and made a digital copy and put them in the back, along with all the other pretty graphs and breakdowns that Logbook Pro offers. Also, I did the electronic signature and imported that onto every page.

gatorbuc99 09-25-2015 01:56 PM

I recently joined the electronic logbook world too and yes, went line-by-line, not nearly as much flight time as those guys but man alive, once you get caught up, it's so worth it moving forward.


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