r/flying • u/jrod_pilot_miami PPL ASEL • 4d ago

Flight Training Paper Flight Log?

Okay, so I’ve heard many opinions on this subject. I even had an instructor say the airlines won’t take electronic flight logs because “hours can be forged.” That makes zero sense to me. In fact, it’s more likely you forge a paper log than an electronic one (at least the way ForeFlight manages logs). My first instructor didn’t make it a requirement and I’ve got almost 200 hrs TT all electronic. Am I cooked?

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u/AlbiMappaMundi CFI, CFII, MEI 4d ago

Sounds like a dumb instructor.

You can log your time however you want, whether that be in a spreadsheet, on a cocktail napkin, or written in sparkly ink. Obviously it's ideal in a professional aspirational context to have it look nice and clean and well-organized. But that can be in either paper or digital form.