Electronic pilot log book concerns

["Dr. Robert J. Meier" <robert.meier@fanucrobotics.com>]

Flyers,

> Does anyone know about such a thing, or plan to write one?  I'd love
> to write it (and polish my Java, XML and maybe CORBA on the way) but
> I lack the time.

	I've been watching the thread with interest.  A few concerns
have kept me from using an electronic log in the past.  Are there
existing solutions to these concerns?  How could they be solved in
a new linux product?

	How do you handle endorsements?
		(The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration requires
		signatures in a "permanent record" for periodic
		proficiency testing.  e.g. BFRs, ICCs)
	How do you show it to an instructor or examiner?
		(The endorsements are examined by each new instructor
		or examiner for the above tests as well as rating
		tests.)
	How do you conveniently update it when you are away from home?
		(I don't own a laptop, and like to update my log
		as soon as I get to my destination hotel before I
		begin days of concentration on the business reasons
		for the trip.)

	I currently use small (~10x20cm) paper log books.
I keep my old logs in a safe place, and carry my current (4th)
log book with me.  Occassionally when I have to fill in forms, I
wish I had electronic search and compilation.

Thank you,

Bob

P.S. I collect verses of the following song,

Bless 'em all, Bless 'em all.
The long, and the short, and the tall.

Bless the mechanics who work on the wings.
One day they might learn to fix the darn things.
If the engine should happen to stall,
We're in for a heck of a fall.

So squawk sheets and placards, of ADs and SBs,
Come on along, Bless 'em all.

Bless 'em all, Bless 'em all.
The long, and the short, and the tall.

Bless the controllers whose guidance is deft.
One day, they might learn their right from their left.
And if ever the radio quits,
We're listening to rock and roll hits.

So contact the tower, and cleared to continue,
Come on along, Bless 'em all.


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