Instructor's Logbook entries
10-29-2010, 08:15 AM
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Instructor's Logbook entries
So I was wondering what fellow CFIs put in their logbooks when they are acting as instructors. I know to put the time under total and PIC and what ever columns apply, but do you write anything else? I know some instructors write out for each flight what they did (slow flight, steep turns, etc), or the level of student (Instrment, commercial, private) or the student's name.
I was not aware of any regulation requiring any of those. What practice do any of you do?
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I was not aware of any regulation requiring any of those. What practice do any of you do?
thanks
10-29-2010, 08:29 AM
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I write the student's name and if I did any landings myself. The flight school will keep records of what students do, if a logbook needs to be duplicated, then you can go back through and refill out the new logbook. Other than their names, and my landings nothing else usually goes in the comments column.
10-29-2010, 08:30 AM
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I put the time in the "As Flight Instructor" column. Since there are lawyers on the planet, I clone whatever I put in the student's logbook in mine. Think about it, student goes off with their logbook and crashes. Student logbook burns up. Lawyer looks for a record of 61.87 and 61.93, can't find one and therefore, in their eyes, it never happened. Granted, most CFIs doen't have enough to make it worthwhile to sue, but it makes life much easier if you can prove you did your job.
I see JSF posted while I was typing. If you work out of a 141 flight school, they will have records of the lessons. If you're just a stand alone 61 person, clone everything.
I see JSF posted while I was typing. If you work out of a 141 flight school, they will have records of the lessons. If you're just a stand alone 61 person, clone everything.
10-29-2010, 01:52 PM
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I put in the remarks section " Student xxx xxxx ( Instrument Training)"
I do this because I had an interview where they asked how many Instrument Pilots have you trained, how many Commercial Pilots have you trained, etc... No right or wrong just a preference for me!
I do this because I had an interview where they asked how many Instrument Pilots have you trained, how many Commercial Pilots have you trained, etc... No right or wrong just a preference for me!
10-29-2010, 03:39 PM
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If we're thinking of the same booklet, it's made by AOPA and you can get it from Sporty's. It's based on AC 61-65E.
10-29-2010, 10:07 PM
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The great part about a school that keeps good records on a computer, before you leave, you can just run a quick report, print it all off, and you have every student you have flown with, the hours, and your sign off record. All I put in my logbook was the basics, no comments.
UND had a tough records department, and I hated it at the time, but when I went to a school that didn't have it, and everyone was just on paper, it was a lot tougher.
UND had a tough records department, and I hated it at the time, but when I went to a school that didn't have it, and everyone was just on paper, it was a lot tougher.
10-30-2010, 03:49 AM
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I do the same as a number of others. My logbook simply record my logable flight time and other entries with the name of the student in the comments area. I don't teach out of a school that keeps separate records so I use a 2-part NCR form to record more detail and comments for both the student and me to sign and keep.
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