My logbook was stolen!

[bigbird]

My two logbooks were stolen with a bag last week. I just started applying to airlines.... I called the FAA and they said just start a new logbook with the hours you flew to the best of your knowlege and have it notarized.. What are the airlines going to say when they see this??? Am I screwed? I have 1400 hours and a current instructing job.

 

[mooser]

My two logbooks were stolen with a bag last week. I just started applying to airlines.... I called the FAA and they said just start a new logbook with the hours you flew to the best of your knowlege and have it notarized.. What are the airlines going to say when they see this??? Am I screwed? I have 1400 hours and a current instructing job.

OH BOY

 

[bigbird]

I might be in big trouble

 

[flying4food]

Had the same problem a few years ago, they were sold at a yard sale, (didn't know they were still in the bag). Anyway, start a new logbook with estimated time. Next submit a PRIA request to the FED's, they will send you any history they have on you, ie; 8710's, medicals submitted by FAA flight doc's or any other bad thing's you have on file with them!

The 8710's will show what ratings you have and will also show how many flight hours you had when those ratings were obtained. This along with a new logbook will suffice for an airline, of course with some explaining, and of course the big lesson learned!! When you apply with a company and they perform a background check, they will get those 8710's and other doc's from the Fed's so you are covered! I was told by an inspector to keep those copies from the PRIA check handy, they can fill in some blanks and give approximate flight times during your aviation career!! When I applied at my current employer, I produced my new logbook along with the doc's obtained from the PRIA and they were happy!!

Hope this helps!!

 

[boxjockey]

What does Marcelous Wallace look like??

Say what one more mother #@%* time. Do they speak english in What?

Awesome movie.

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[PalmettoPilot]

Yup, Big Trouble

Another good reason for keeping photo copies. Here's a couple of things you can do that haven't been mentioned yet.

1. Get a copy of the police report from the theft. Since it is unlikely someone stole just your logbooks, you probably filed a report with the local police department.

2. Go to your old flight school, instructors, DFE and students if you were a CFI. Get copies of their records and logbooks that have your times in them to use as proof. Luckily you only have 1400 hours to reproduce, think what it would have been like in 5 years?

These records (and copies of them) will be invaluable to you if anyone decides to challenge your logbook in the future. Think beyond the next job you have and you'll realize it is much easier to account for this time now.

I wouldn't want to be in your shoes but at least this is something you can recover from. I once had water damage to one of my logbooks and had to handwrite about 1000 hours into a new one.

 

[Fly BI]

Flightlevel 2003

I made the upgrade early last year to Flightlevel 2003. Now after entering my flights into the regular logbook, I'll put them into the Flightlevel program which is my very printable backup. Once a week I'll take a backup of the flightlevel database and put it into my Yahoo briefcase. That way if my system ever goes kaput, I'll be able to safely retrieve all that data. It was the best $80.00 I've spent on aviation.

 

[MBB]

Also, might want to try the flight school billing records.

Add from the last 8710 you filled out. Granted, there's probably some misc. flights in there, but it will help with validation.