Who else has filled two pages of their logbook in one month?

[newt]

In July 1974 I filled two pages of my logbook! Forty five sorties all first pilot for a total time of twenty eight hours forty minutes on a single seat fighter! I’m sure it’s not a record but would like others to get their logbooks out and check!

[dook]

That's absolutely Frightning Newt.

[Cows getting bigger]

My logbook tells me that in May 2010 I recorded 89 flights totalling 58:50. Not as exciting as single seat fighter though - instructional and demonstration flights.

Most hrs in a month was May 2015 at 70:45.

[dook]

Only one logbook then ?

Newt wasn't very good at keeping 'em inboard though.

[megan]

Logbook has 23 entries per page, best month was 23 days flying, 25 entries due swap of aircraft on two days, for a total of 134.5 hours (permitted limit 140 hrs/mth)

[Ascend Charlie]

August 89, 25 lines of flying per page, filled 3 pages and 1 line of page 4 on instruction, but only 92.4 hrs in it. Rotten little R22, Enstrom and B47.

[Pontius Navigator]

Shame really one line per flight. Some WW2 Log book entries were multi line proper entries and a valuable historic record.

Modern entries and to be in a personal shorthand with some items from the auth sheet entry and readable between pilots on the same sqn. Some entries can be decoded by others years later but some will be lost in the mists of time.

[dook]

Exactly.

I've got entries of SSPIs in my first logbook.

Newt will know what that means.

[Pontius Navigator]

Originally Posted by dook

Exactly.

I've got entries of SSPIs in my first logbook.

Newt will know what that means.

Short Sortie Practice Intercepts I guess

[dook]

No.

Supersonic practice intercepts. Same thing though.

One intercept at M1.3 to M1.5 and run home to land close to minimums.

[Pontius Navigator]

Originally Posted by dook

No.

Supersonic practice intercepts. Same thing though.

One intercept at M1.3 to M1.5 and run home to land close to minimums.

pulling your leg there.

Digresding as one does, our OC Admin, an Ex Observer and once OC 7, got a ride in a T4 on an exercise hoping to witness an intercept on a Vulcan. They spent a long time at cockpit readiness before the scramble. About 4-5 minutes after take off they intercepted a civvi just off the Blue Way, bingoed and back on the ground PDQ.

[sycamore]

Not quite the same...
26/7/`73 ;7 sorties, 5 types,3 airfields,;Bedford,B-Dn,T`Hill..Puma x 2,Hunter 6 x2,Gazelle,Auster 9,Bell47...20 `deck landings`,5 engine-offs currency, 6 normal...4hrs25 m.. Month,,41 `sorties,28h25m,,9 types...

Think our hybrid Lightning 3/6 flew 6 sorties that day,Pete G-J`N was piloting...

[BEagle]

Filled 2 pages in June 1990, then 3 pages during July 1990 at ULAS Summer Camp, RAF St Mawgan...

[Quietplease]

August 63 110 flights, Sept 63 112 flights.
Of which 69 on JP3 & 4 and 153 on Tutor Grunau T21 T31 and Oly2b

[Pontius Navigator]

Originally Posted by BEagle

Filled 2 pages in June 1990, then 3 pages during July 1990 at ULAS Summer Camp, RAF St Mawgan...

I guess you shut down each time to change pax. Did you get out each time?

Once flew with John Elias. We landed at Bitteswell, shut down and had a picnic lunch on the grass outside the shed, finally departed . JE declared the whole time to Lossie and return as one trip.

[Steepclimb]

In June 2010. I made 82 take offs and landings. A total of 45 hours spread over 11 days of the month. 33 of which were logged in one week. On one day I logged 8:25 hours for fifteen loads for a total of 15 hours that weekend.

All single engine. Skydive flying of course. I'm pretty sure many skydive pilots could more than top that.

Not nearly as impressive as in a fast jet. Could never top the OP's stat.

[dook]

I managed one trip in one day.

6hrs 20mins in a Newt aeroplane. Six refuelling brackets, one of them in cloud for 20 minutes. I couldn't even see my wingman on the other wing of the tanker.

That's rather tiring I can tell you.

[Steepclimb]

Originally Posted by dook

I managed one trip in one day.

6hrs 20mins in a Newt aeroplane. Six refuelling brackets, one of them in cloud for 20 minutes. I couldn't even see my wingman on the other wing of the tanker.

That's rather tiring I can tell you.

I'll bet the first beer went down very well after that. More than once did I crawl out of the cockpit. Aching everywhere, sand in the eyes, removing the clamp around my head and trying to trying to restore circulation in my arse. Often there was no beer, just a an hour and a half's drive home. Then do it all again 8 hours later.
Masochistically I did rather enjoy it.

[dook]

I would love to know what aeroplane that was.

[Steepclimb]

Boringly an Airvan. What's a Newt? Pure stick and rudder flying though.