Re: Electronic pilot log book concerns

[ashw@lr.net (Ash R. J. Wyllie)]

Excerpted from the mind of Dr. Robert J. Meier;


>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

I suspect that you'll always need to keep a paper log. I do, but I also use a
regular database program to keep track of flight times. Endorsments and other
paper work are held in my log book. It's about the only legal way. 

I was going to write an Arexx script to do currency stuff, but the feds
changed the rules...


                          -ash
                         (Paging Peter LaNague)

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