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One thing I'm still confused on is, why is the FAA ok with something like excel which can be edited after the fact (I mean, your records need to match anyone else's associated - CFIs, rental records, etc. I would actually prefer to have a paper signature to bring with me (so long as its not viewed as haphazard) so having non-digital sigs is fine with me, so long as everyone considers that kosher. Is it a problem if I split my logging up, ie have paper book logs to a certain point, and then electronic after a certain date? Im envisioning this like having bought a fresh book and starting with the first page of it.Ģ) Am I good to enter these logs into excel and then bring the physical paper endorsements with signatures?ģ) Do I need to do anything super specific or special in this proposed-excel file when a log entry extra things attached to it? I'm thinking BFRs, IPCs, safety pilots, dual given (student names), or anything else? Up to this point I have a physical paper copy of things like BFRs and IPCs, do I need to specifically reference them in the electronic file, or is it acceptable to just bring them along to an airline interview? I expect to print out the electronic file so there will be paper-with-paper, I just want to double check there aren't any special gotchas associated with this method.Ĥ) Does the FAA, or do airlines in the interview process, view electronic logs as "dirty" or "lesser" in some way? I trained in the days when GPS was still viewed as "the devil's tech" (lol) and I still have a strange feeling/sense that any electronic version of something you could do with paper/sliderule is cheating or shady somehow, I don't have a good idea of how much that sentiment has changed.Ĭlick to expand.Well thats reassuring. Am I correct in understanding that airlines and the FAA are fine with you using something like excel (so long as its properly organized - I intend to model a file after the big browncover paper Jep books)? I also want to verify that I am correct in understanding you either need something that digitally encrypts a signature in the file or keep a paper note/slip/log of any endorsements/signatures received so that you can produce proof when asked?ġ) I really just want to put my "professional" days into electronic format, and not mess with entering my student days - I'd like to just keep those books as is, or at least enter them if I get around to it.
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I would really like to put my logs into digital format. I started flying back in '06 and so I have loads of entries across a number of books, each with associated appropriate endorsements, sigs and so on. Googling it scares me, as I seem to get a lot of conflicting info and it also seems that there have been changes over the years and I don't want to go off info that was correct X number of years (or with my luck, months) ago, but is no longer so I'm hoping to get the skinny on this, 2021-style. I'm wondering if someone can set me straight on the situation with electronically logging flights. First, sorry if this is the wrong area for this question (wasn't sure if this should go in training or not), I understand if it needs to be moved to deleted/reposted elsewhere.