G5Tom,
I had a fool once tell me that I had to carry my logbook and that he was not "releasing me" until I did so. I told him that he had no authority, and that if he had a problem, he could call the police, as I was departing in 10 minutes. We loaded and left as promised. He went to the tower and they told him basically to piss off. He actually tried to get them to refuse me a clearance.
I received a letter thereafter, and sent them a link to my LogTenPro, and thereafter, not a word.
They sometimes do not know their own rules and a logbook is NOT required to be carried. Simple as that. Think about it......extremely valuable information, carried about could be destroyed in any accident, where it would suddenly have an interest!
Been SAFA checked now 5 times and never asked for a logbook. The other dude was a local on his own little rampage and the people back home in the office set him right.