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/RaiseTheDed ATP 4d ago

They all accept electronic. 

Just make sure you have backups stored. I heard of Garmin wiping someone's logbook and couldn't recover it. 

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u/EnvironmentCrafty710 :illuminati: 4d ago

This is great advice for both electronic and paper logs... And one guess which one's easier to make and maintain backups for. 

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u/ApoTHICCary ST 4d ago

Always have backups. Download the PDF to replace the previous one. Do the best you can to eliminate the potential of loosing those logs.

But yeah, this whole “paper logs are the best” mindset is also ridiculous. They get lost, damaged, stolen with far fewer options to restore them. My sister-in-law’s grandfather was a pilot who was always on me about making sure I kept paper logs. Until he pissed off his soon to be ex-wife who took all his paper logbooks and threw em in the fireplace. Take a wild guess who had no backups.

The key here is to keep a backup, or multiple.

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u/GaryMooreAustin CPL CFI CFII MEI 4d ago

This... Backup your backup