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Fearless · September 2nd, 2004, 18:23

I've added two columns for "Tailwheel" and "Turbine". The "Turbine" column is useful for keeping track of turboprop and turbojet time (a prospective employer would probably want to know this, partly for insurance purposes).

The "Tailwheel" column is for the purpose of aircraft rental. There are still a few FBOs out there that will rent you a taildragger, but they typically require a certain amount of tailwheel experience for solo operations. For example, one business I know of requires 25 hours of tailwheel time and a checkout, OR 10 hours make and model and a checkout. There's also some types of flying jobs (i.e., bush operations, Ag flying, etc.) that may require pilots to have a significant (and well-documented) amount of tailwheel experience.

A "paper" logbook will probably never allow you to break down your flight times in as much detail as a computerized logbook. Some of the computerized versions allow you to record your flight time by make and model of aircraft. (Believe it or not, several of the job applications I've filled out actually want to know this information! This is a bit of a chore to figure out when you have 10,600 hours in 48 different airplane types.)

If I was starting out now, I'd keep a nice paper logbook with a computer backup.

FFFI

September 2nd, 2004, 18:23	#5
Fearless Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 50	Re: Jeppesen Pro Logbook Entries I've added two columns for "Tailwheel" and "Turbine". The "Turbine" column is useful for keeping track of turboprop and turbojet time (a prospective employer would probably want to know this, partly for insurance purposes). The "Tailwheel" column is for the purpose of aircraft rental. There are still a few FBOs out there that will rent you a taildragger, but they typically require a certain amount of tailwheel experience for solo operations. For example, one business I know of requires 25 hours of tailwheel time and a checkout, OR 10 hours make and model and a checkout. There's also some types of flying jobs (i.e., bush operations, Ag flying, etc.) that may require pilots to have a significant (and well-documented) amount of tailwheel experience. A "paper" logbook will probably never allow you to break down your flight times in as much detail as a computerized logbook. Some of the computerized versions allow you to record your flight time by make and model of aircraft. (Believe it or not, several of the job applications I've filled out actually want to know this information! This is a bit of a chore to figure out when you have 10,600 hours in 48 different airplane types.) If I was starting out now, I'd keep a nice paper logbook with a computer backup. FFFI