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Originally Posted by Alchemy  Be careful about putting "cutesy" items in the remarks section.
I got RIPPED by an FAA inspector on a checkride for this....and all I had in there were names of some of the people I was flying with. Honestly it's to the point where I would just put the minimum required info about the flight in there.... |
Why did this clown "RIP" you for logbook remarks? It wasn't like you put anything questionable or incriminating in there (I would understand if he got irritated with that).
I see my logbook as a record of my entire aviation experience, not just holds and maneuvers. It's great to look thru all those past entries and recall the things that have shaped me as a pilot. I have logged interesting or unusual events, people/crew I have flown with, and other things. Nothing that I would be afraid or ashamed of showing to anybody, be it an FAA inspector or a best friend.
When I'm an old man, and if my grandkids are sitting around asking about the flying I did throughout my life, I want to be able to browse thru my logs and be reminded of my flying adventures so I can tell them my story. I want more than hundreds of pages of "Flight #XYZ" or "Held at CSN" or "Airwork in preparation for Commercial Checkride."
But that's just my opinion.
If you really want a clean barebones logbook, use a presentation logbook for career purposes and keep a second log (or journal) to document the fun stuff. As a side note, I have worked over 7 flying jobs, including a 121 and a 135 job, and nobody has ever asked to see my logbooks. I think my ATP examiner thumbed thru it, but that just prompted a conversation about taildraggers.