Ok, so, to recap and make sure I got this straight. I've done some reading, and up till now my conclusions are as follows. Could you guys be so kind and see if they're correct, or maybe I'm missing something.
1. Now that I have my own logbook, I should go up to my FTO, get my 'internal' logbook from their archives, and transcribe each and every flight into my own (except for example circuit patterns, which I can block together in a single entry - "If the holder of a licence carries out a number of flights upon the same day returning on each occasion to the same place of departure and the interval between successive flights does not exceed thirty minutes, such series of flights may be recorded as a single entry."), right?
2. All the pilot function time from the beginning up to my first solo goes in the 'DUAL' column. In the 'PIC NAME' column goes the name of the instructor with whom I condutced those flights. Now - does every entry like that need to be countersigned by him in the 'REMARKS'? Or does this only apply to the next cases?
3. When I get to a point in which I am the sole occupant of the aircraft (first solo, circuit patterns, solo flight in training zones, and solo cross country) I log the time as PIC. 'PIC NAME' is my humble self, and in 'REMARKS' I write... SPIC + signature of the poor guy standing on the ground supervising my flight and hoping I don't do anything stupid? Or is PIC NAME still the name of the supervising instructor, even though he is not actually in the aircraft?
4. PPL(A) practical exam with a JAA Authorised Examiner - I log the time as PIC, but PIC NAME is the name of the Examiner (as he is in the aircraft with me), and REMARKS are filled with PIC(US) and Examiner's signature?
5. I have had 'internal test flights' in my FTO inbetween of various stages - usually it was before doing something solo, e.g. before first solo, before first cross country solo, etc, and with an instructor different that the one that gave me tuition on the given subject. Is this the same as no.2 or maybe different? The instructor would not touch the controls, just sit there and oversee if I'm doing ok. How do I log this type of flight?
6. The 'cross-country flight of at least 270 km (150 NM), during which full stop landings at two aerodromes different from the aerodrome of departure shall be made' - this has to be logged as 3 entries, one for each leg?
Thanks in advance for your input.
@blommers:
I don't think I'll give up. It seems this is something I want to do.
I'm not going to rush it, and heaven forbid put myself into debt.
Here in Poland not as far as 6-7 years ago (was in highschool back then) one could say 'there are no jobs, no future in this country'. The unemployment rate among uni graduates (MSc, MA) was about 75%. It got better. Sure there are ups and downs in everything.
But in two, five, or ten years, I'll get there. Which is what I wish you all.