Originally Posted by Woodwrecker
Being new to the contract pilot game, I have a question for you old hands out their who make their living flying contracts.
I have an employment package from different contractors, for various assignments in India, SE Asia and Central Asia. They all request copies of the last 2 to 3 logbook pages "signed and stamped by authority".
I keep my time in the little red pocket logs available at most pilot shops. I haven't logged flight time in a Master Logbook in many, many years. First, how does one go about getting his logbook signed and stamped, and by whom would this be done? Secondly, do most of you guys keep time in the pocket logbooks, or is it in a Master Logbook, just for this reason?
Any insight into this would really be appreciated.
Woodwrecker
A computer printout from your company signed, and preferably stamped, by the chief pilot would do nicely.
At my old major we had a lifetime flight display screen that was very handy for just such a need.
Since most U.S. airlines don't have stamps you can go have one made and do the stamping yourself.
The foreign bureacrat will love that. Just goes to show how meaningless the whole exercise is.
TP