Originally Posted by
Gulfstream757
Guys thanks for all the replies great info.
Backpacker/Genghis I was thinking of this logbook?-
Pooleys PPL Logbook
Thanks for all other replies really helpful info
If there's any risk of your going multi-engine or commercial, I'd strongly recommend starting off with a commercial logbook - Pooleys do a good one, but so do others.
If you are likely to stay a single engine PPL for all/most of your flying career - then that little Pooleys logbook is great.
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Originally Posted by
englishal
My trusty FAA logbook has lasted me 13 years so far and the CAA have never had an issue with it....I also log Decimal time as I can't add up HH:MM
Which makes a valuable point.
It's YOUR personal logbook - so long as you meet the minimum legal requirements, it really doesn't matter if you use an FAA logbook in EASAland, or vice-versa, an old school exercise book, an old RAF logbook, or (like me) use a 25 year old logbook and the regulations have changed several times since, or whether you log in decimal time, to the nearest 5 minutes, or the nearest minute. The authorities really do have more important things to worry about.
My preferences work for me and have never upset the authorities. Other people do it differently, which works for them, and also has never upset the authorities.
The legal minima, most places are:-
Date
Aircraft registration and type
Block-to-block time
Captain's name
Holder's capacity on board
Departure and arrival aerodromes
Exercise(s) flown.
Time night / IMC / IFR
Details of any tests and the outcomes.
In practice most people at the very least also include take-off and landing times, co-pilot or (more commonly in PPLing) passenger name(s), aircraft class, and the odd note about other aspects of the flight. Pretty much any commercially available logbook will do all of that, and there's nothing to stop you making up your own if you prefer.
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