Somewhere among all your stuff, there’s undoubtedly a stash of old logbooks. Mine are on a bookcase in the den—except the most recent of six, which is sitting open on the dining-room table, patiently waiting to be updated. It’s been several years since that’s happened, but I keep stickers for flight reviews and jot down details for currency (times, day, night, VFR, IFR, approaches, etc.) after each flight in a little daily planner for eventual transfer into the logbook…supposedly.
It Was a Very Good Logbook
Key Takeaways:
- The author reflects on the informal and evolving nature of flight logging, acknowledging early, less precise entries while highlighting the FAA's minimum requirements and the shift to digital methods.
- A significant portion of the article details the author's intense flying year in 1968, where she logged over 740 hours, instructed extensively, soloed 23 students, and acquired a multi-engine rating unconventionally.
- Despite initial confessions of imperfect records, the author expresses deep nostalgia and gratitude for her old logbooks, which serve as vivid reminders of people, diverse aircraft (including a troublesome Pietenpol), and challenging experiences.
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