Hi, Captairprox - Jepp - Julian:
Please allow me to elaborate further on why I no longer bother to keep a personal log book.
When I first started flying in 1953 I was as psssionate about logging every second of my flying time as you are. However, now nearly fifty years later I see no real reason to keep a personal log book to record every second. However I am writing a book that will record a great amount of the love affair I have had with flying.
On the practical side of things it is highly unlikely I will be asked by an airline to show a log book to verify my time,unless they change the over sixty rule.
I just remembered something, there is a web site where several of my short stories are available should you wish to read some very interesting flights. Go to
www.ebushpilot.com and just look for the stories section of that web site and read " Arcturus the missing hours and fate" also "The tobacco fields" and I believe there is one on a trip I recently did through Africa on a ferry flight in a PBY.
If you wish to spend about thirty pounds or so buy the book " Un vol de legende sur les traces de L'Aeropostale ". The ISBN number is 2-235-02238-3
Anyhow enough of that as I do not wish to bore you just talking about me. The point I am making is that there "may" come a time in your career when you will no longer log every flight.
And oh, by the way Captairprox even though I no longer log every second of my time you are absouletly correct that we should never assume we know everything about flying. I agree with you, that is truly the sign of an idiot.
We also fly for the movie industry mostly in the U.K. e-mail me and I can give you some more web sites if any of you are interested.
And don't forget...Even though you log all your time...Remember...
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The hardest thing about flying is knowing when to say no.
[ 29 November 2001: Message edited by: Cat Driver ]