Replacement logbook: rewrite entries or carry forward

[Snakum]

I only have roughly 210 hours, which includes only 7 hours of complex and multi, 25 hours night, and 20 hours of hood time. Now that we've finally settled in the new place I cannot find my old ASA logbook, but I do have the electronic version and so I know the dates, CFI#s, and tail numbers for every hour flown since 95 (didn't log before that).

So, if your goal was to eventually fly part-time charter or maybe even MAC if the planets lined up just right, would you rewrite the entries in the new logbook, or just put in the carried-over times from the electronic version? What would the recruiter/CP most likely prefer?

For the record ... the electronic logbook is an old POS home-made program that will not transfer the data into any known file format (not even flat file) so I don't want to use it going forward from now. I want to have all my IR/Comm sign-offs in the new logbook (beginning IR now, for the third time ).

Minhberg the Scandalous

 

[Snakum]

Easier said than done, unfortunately. I've been thru every box and bag not yet unpacked, and all my usual pilot stuff hiding places ... zilch.

I'm afraid I'm going to have to re-enter every logged hour. At least that way the dates, aircraft ID, and CFI ID will be available.



Minh

 

[Snakum]

I'm going to superglue it to the side of my head.

LMAO!

You're young, and you still have most of your brain cells, so you'll probaby not lose track of yours. Wait ... did you go to college? You killed a few there, I'm sure, so depending on how much fun you had while in college the Super Glue idea might not be a bad idea afterall.

Good luck on Wednesday ... let us know how it goes.

Minh
(Off to fly a brand new AMD Alarus for $75 per hour ... I LUV that new airplane smell. )

 

[350DRIVER]

Snakum,

Go ahead and exhaust all options since things usually seem to turn up at the least expected times. I am not fan of the computer based logs since they are really no replacement for the actual "hard copy". If you are unable to find the logbook then go ahead and buy a new one and start putting the times in. It will not be an easy task but since you remember and have records of your flying and endorsements then this should be doable. It shouldn't be overly difficult to locate your past CFI's, DPE, etc, and have them endorse the new logbook. I can tell you that many airlines and charter companies for that matter will want to review the actual hard copy during the interview so you are really going to need to come up with something along those lines. Two people in recent times were sent home during an interview when they showed up with computer print-outs of their flying time and failed to bring the actual logbook.

Sorry to hear about your misfortune but don't allow this to put an end to something that you have always wanted to do. 210 hours is well on your way to getting to where you want to get to.

good luck to you friend,


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[Tripower455]

I'd say keep looking, but if you don't find it, rewrite it in a new book. 210 hours is not too bad..........


You're lucky that you have the computer backup!


On the same note, I had my log book stolen (I kept it in my flight bag, which was stolen from my apartment). Fortunately, I had interviewed with Pan Am a few days before, and they made a date/time stamped copy of the last 2 pages of my logbook, so I had credible proof of about 800 hours of time that was in that book! I carried that and a copy of the police report to every interview thereafter (didn't seem to make a difference).

 

[Snakum]

Yeah ... I guess one advantage of being a broke-ass and only flying 200 and some odd hours in nine years is that you're left with less to re-enter when you lose the books.

Now ... I'm debating putting in the safety pilot time which should give me a grand total of a whole whopping 220 hours. Of course, if I had no personal integrity and logged all the right seat flying I've done in private aircraft, like one bozo at a school near GSO which shall remain nameless ... I'd be ready for my ATP.

Minh 'Broke-azz' Thong

On second thought, I'm just gonna pencil-whip my IR, Comm, CFI ratings and a 135 checkout in a C500. I'll just claim they dicked up my records in OK. From what I've seen so far of the FAA in action ... it is, sadly, probably do'able.

"Fly what you can ... log what you need."