How much would you pay to convert paper logs to elec?

[Vik]

I'm curious how much people would pay to convert their paper logbooks to electronic (i.e. entered into Excel).

How much and for what kind of logbook? Like $500 for 1 Jepps Pro Pilot Logbook filled? etc.

Vik

 

[minitour]

new business?

 

[Vik]

Yup. You guessed it.

Pilots are a poor group, so its going to be tough to figure out if its viable.

 

[Vik]

... and pilots at major airlines probably won't be interested because they're already where they want to be for the most part.

 

[AAslag]

Or where we use to be, for the most part.

 

[Goose Egg]

I would pay approximately $0.00. (I know how to work Excel and I have a lot of spare time.)

-Goose

 

[Northern Lights]

I'm about to start that process for myself. 2 logbooks, however, I don't have any money to spare, and I wouldn't trust anyone with them.

I'm curious how much people would pay to convert their paper logbooks to electronic (i.e. entered into Excel).

How much and for what kind of logbook? Like $500 for 1 Jepps Pro Pilot Logbook filled? etc.

Vik

 

[zuka]

Hypothetical scenario: Say there's a place that offers paper to electronic logbook conversion for $1. Sure everybody would do it. The catch is you have to send them your logbook for 3 days but insurance is available.


How much is your logbook worth? How much would you insure it for?

 

[Pilot Doc]

Hypothetical scenario: Say there's a place that offers paper to electronic logbook conversion for $1. The catch is you have to send them your logbook for 3 days

Are we hypothetically assuming you can't send them a photocopy?

 

[zuka]

Are we hypothetically assuming you can't send them a photocopy?

Sure you could spend an hour photocopying each page.

The real question was how much is it worth to you $$$

 

[PaulThomas]

Aren't most peope keeping copies anyhow in a safe place anyhow?

 

[English]

I converted a friend's logbook, about 8000 hours, into Logbook Pro for him.

I HOPE you are going to charge appropriately for this service. It is very mind-numbing, not very exciting at all, downright BORING work.

 

[minitour]

I'd think the way to go would be have them send a photo copy of the log...that way you could cross out each individual entry as you entered it...keep from seeing double, tripple...mine was a P.I.T.A. and I'm just over 125 hours...I couldn't imagine someone in the thousands...

-mini

 

[Vik]

Well, I guess the idea is a flop since no one so far wants to pay to get it done.

Yes, like someone mentioned, I wouldn't need the originals. Xerox copies are fine and if it takes you an hour to xerox a page, you shouldn't be flying

 

[Dan CFI/CFII]

Remember, most of the guys who really need this done quickly, are the ones who are unemployed

Mine only took me a month to put into the computer. Good thing I got it done when I did! Now it's smooth sailing...

Dan

 

[Twotter76]

I knew a guy that hired a temp to do this for him. He had about 5000 hours at the time and wanted to transition to a electronic logbook. Took the temp two 8 hour days to get it all done. He said it was the best money he ever spent. Don't know what that cost him.