Backing-Up PPL Log-Books

[pagarwal]

I'm currently training for my JAA PPL and am about to start the last bit of the training i.e. solo cross country. I am particularly paranoid about losing my Log book as I know that there really isnt a full record of my flying, readily availible with the flying club. Apart from the good old photo copying, are there any other creative ideas that people have used to ensure that they have (soft/hard) copies of thier log books?

Any help will be really usefull.

[Shunter]

There are a number of online options. Personally I use the UKGA logbook which is free and allows you to download the entire thing as an excel ready spreadsheet whenever you like. When you start using more of the columns for night, instrument etc, it's also rather good at adding up the totals. I've not used the tippex once since adopting it.

[LH2]

A photocopier works wonders :}

Give the result to your girlfriend/parents/children/landlord/constable for safekeeping.

And for extra paranoid value, have the photocopies certified as true :8

Seriously, I photocopy it everytime it goes to the CAA (in case I never see it again)

(P.S., I also keep an electronic copy, as mentioned above, saves a lot of tippex.)

[Dark Star]

Digital Camera

.jpgs two CD's one stored at home and one remote

easy, cheap, compact

just check from time to time that they are still readable

[Cusco]

I photocopy my log book every 50 hours or so.

Problem is the open log book page requires A3 paper requiring a bit of guillotining:

Wasteful of trees but neater than 2 A4s per page.

Haven't got around to electronic means yet.

LH2 How do you get copies certified as 'true'?

I fly from a deserted airstrip: no-one 'cept me ever gets to see my logbook...........

Cusco

[Andy_RR]

Scan and .pdf is what I do. You can keep a copy on your PDA if you're that sophisticated. :}

[Lasiorhinus]

Excel copy of all the hours etc, but thats mainly as a convenience factor rather than for a backup. Serves dual purposes.

For safety, though, I never carry the logbook in the aircraft, and it lives in a safe, secure place at home. It comes out when required, then goes straight back to its burrow.

[Brooklands]

Problem is the open log book page requires A3 paper requiring a bit of guillotining:
I normally set the photocopier to reduce the size so it fits onto a piece of A4. It still readable enough.
I know that there really isnt a full record of my flying, readily availible with the flying club
I've always thought that the flying club was required to keep records of all your training. I know that the club I fly with keeps records of all the flying I do with them.

Brooklands

[DaveW]

A photocopier is fine, but not always convenient. Nowadays, each time I complete a page, I take a digital photograph of it and save the file in two places as well as printing it out.

This is after my briefcase with licence (and logbook, passport, laptop etc etc...) was stolen a few years back.:uhoh:

[maxdrypower]

Try this , bit of a pain in you start with many hours but if your just beginning it should do you a good job
http://www.jar-ppl.com/logbackin.asp?Thispage=/logbook.asp?page=15

[trafficcontrol]

I have 2 log books, 1 which I use primarily, and the other as a back up. If you start soon enough its no bother transfering the information. Now after every flight I get my log book that I keep in a secure place and just update it with the previous flight(s). That way if I ever loose my log book, I have another one immediatly available....however if that does happen, to which I hope it does not, no way will i copy it all out again, photo copy would be best bet. Its a good system though if you start early enough :)