Question about Electronic Log Book

I've been basically keeping two log books. One was the traditional pen
and paper logbook that my CFI/CFII signed. The other is electronic.
Good thing I kept the electronic one as it made figuring out the
dozen or two dozen questions about the hours the FAA has when I applied
for my IFR.

From previous threads, the electronic log book is apparently completely
legal as the FAR's don't specify how you keep the log.

So my question....for logging IFR approaches with a safety pilot, you
have to put down the date, flight time, location, aircraft number and
type, type of approach, and the name and certificate number of the
safety pilot. I'm assuming an electronic log book is sufficient but is
there any reason I should log these with pen and paper? I'd assume
if it is better to log it with pen and paper then the same would
go for currency with respect to aircraft type, landings, night landings,
and everything else.

Gerald Sylvester

I always keep my paper logbook, and an electronic back up..
signatures or sign offs in my paper logbook are copied and placed in a back
up file..
there is space in my electronic logbook to log type and number of
approaches, and a remarks section to keep names, I do the same as a CFI and
keep my students name for that flight and annotate and signoffs for solo or
check rides completed

BT

"G. Sylvester" wrote in message
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I've been basically keeping two log books. One was the traditional pen
and paper logbook that my CFI/CFII signed. The other is electronic.
Good thing I kept the electronic one as it made figuring out the
dozen or two dozen questions about the hours the FAA has when I applied
for my IFR.

From previous threads, the electronic log book is apparently completely
legal as the FAR's don't specify how you keep the log.

So my question....for logging IFR approaches with a safety pilot, you have
to put down the date, flight time, location, aircraft number and type,
type of approach, and the name and certificate number of the safety pilot.
I'm assuming an electronic log book is sufficient but is
there any reason I should log these with pen and paper? I'd assume
if it is better to log it with pen and paper then the same would
go for currency with respect to aircraft type, landings, night landings,
and everything else.

Gerald Sylvester

"G. Sylvester" wrote in message
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So my question....for logging IFR approaches with a safety pilot, you have
to put down the date, flight time, location, aircraft number and type,
type of approach, and the name and certificate number of the safety pilot.
I'm assuming an electronic log book is sufficient but is
there any reason I should log these with pen and paper?

I have no paper log book (except when I print a hardcopy). If an entry needs
a signature, I obtain it either via a PDA or tablet, or else on scrap paper
that I then scan.

--Gary

"G. Sylvester" wrote in message


So my question....for logging IFR approaches with a safety pilot, you
have to put down the date, flight time, location, aircraft number and
type, type of approach, and the name and certificate number of the
safety pilot.

Certificate number? Looking at 14 CFR 61.51g it seems only the name of the
safety pilot is required.

I'm assuming an electronic log book is sufficient but
is there any reason I should log these with pen and paper?

Comfort level maybe. My primary logbook is electronic (with multiple
copies) and I transcribe it to a paper log kept in a secure location.

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I've been basically keeping two log books. One was the traditional pen
and paper logbook that my CFI/CFII signed. The other is electronic.
Good thing I kept the electronic one as it made figuring out the
dozen or two dozen questions about the hours the FAA has when I applied
for my IFR.

From previous threads, the electronic log book is apparently completely
legal as the FAR's don't specify how you keep the log.

So my question....for logging IFR approaches with a safety pilot, you
have to put down the date, flight time, location, aircraft number and
type, type of approach, and the name and certificate number of the
safety pilot. I'm assuming an electronic log book is sufficient but is
there any reason I should log these with pen and paper? I'd assume
if it is better to log it with pen and paper then the same would
go for currency with respect to aircraft type, landings, night landings,
and everything else.

Gerald Sylvester