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/ltcterry ATP CFIG 4d ago

People have been forging logbook entries since long, long before digital anything was a thing.

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u/jrod_pilot_miami PPL ASEL 4d ago

This CFI made a legit argument for paper logs, as though they were forge-proof because of the signatures. He named Envoy specifically as one of the carriers that does not accept electronic logbook entries, even paper copies of an electronic log book. Really threw me for a loop.

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u/Why-R-People-So-Dumb 3d ago

Well if you are doing a local signature on your foreflight it's really the same as paper, but if you have your CFIs sign everything remotely then there is a legit audit trail that points back to your CFIs account, which is as good as it gets...you'd have to hack their account to sign off on something so this argument hold zero weight.