Jim Stewart wrote:
C J Campbell wrote:
On 2007-03-25 05:54:49 -0700, "Dan Luke" said:


"Andrew Sarangan" wrote:

The logbook is your personal document. It becomes a legal document
only when you submit it for inspection by the FAA for a checkride or
ramp check.


You do not have to show your logbook to the FAA at a ramp check.


Even so, I cannot imagine an FAA inspector going through your logbook to
see if every flight you ever made was legal or not. At most, he will
look to see when your last BFR was. If it is overdue, the most likely
action is that he will tell you that you need a BFR and encourage you to
get one.

Most FAA inspectors in my experience are not jerks, but people genuinely
interested in aviation safety. Yes, there are a few jerks out there, but
those guys will find an excuse to hang you no matter what you do. And I
am not saying that just because the FAA does a lot of training flights
out of our flight school. :-)

I'm glad you said that. I can't help but wonder
why most everyone else has such a contentious
attitude towards the FAA.

How many people have been mistreated by the FAA
to lead them to have such an attitude?

It only takes a few incidents such as the Bob Hover debacle to get
everyone goosey.

Plus it is bad news that is interesting.

People don't sit around swapping stories about what a non-event their
encounter with the FAA was, they talk about the one time they, or
someone they know, got drug over the coals.

--
Jim Pennino

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