All full up... My First One...

[SCCutler]

...First logbook, that is.

That funny, navy-blue Cessna Pilot Center logbook, with the first entry dated 5/23/02, 172 5946E, "Lesson #1, Turns, climbs, descents, trim, 0.7hr"

Close it out with 353.6 hours, Instrument, HP and Complex. Total of 33 different aircraft in there (no credit for the sim time in the 737-300), ranging from the Diamond DA20-C1 to the A36.

Flipping through it is good fun, already in that short period many "oh yeah!" recollections to be had. Cannot believe I waited so long to learn to fly, and I am so glad I did.

Now to start on the new, green-paged Jepp logbook. And many more adventures to come.

 

[spiderweb]

Congratulations, Spike!

 

[gkainz]

Cool milestone - thanks for sharing. Kind of like old photo albums - good for trips down memory lane!

 

[Brian Austin]

I switched to this book after getting my PPL: http://www.flyingd.net/index.htm#flywrite

I wanted somewhere to write a short paragraph on my experiences. Greg Brown (author of "Flying Carpet" book and columns in Flight Training mag) recommended it to me. I love being able to re-read about the flights!

 

[Kyle Thornley]

I'm on #2 as well, but awhile back, I picked up an electronic log book that I decided to use along with the paper one so I would have a record in case something happened to the hard copy. That caused me to go through the thing, beginning to end, copying the dates, times, etc. It sure was a walk down memory lane with good and bad rememberances. Geeze, did it really take me that long to solo? First tangle with get-home-itis, a landing at Miegs, my first AirLifeLine flight. I would suggest not only writing a small paragraph about the flights, but also set aside a time once a month to go back and look through it. A ton of fun and might just get you thinking about going back to that place again......

 

[TangoWhiskey]

Cool milestone - thanks for sharing. Kind of like old photo albums - good for trips down memory lane!

When I take other people flying, I have THEM write in the "comments" section and sign it... it's like my own little guestbook, and it's cool to go back and read all the "My FIRST FLIGHT in a small plane, it was SO COOOOOOOL!" comments.

Troy

 

[Kyle Thornley]

That is an awsome idea Troy, I am going to start that right away!

 

[The Old Man]

Must be a small logbook, Spike. I've got 442 in mine now (the standard Jepp book) and it still has about 20 empty pages. Of course, lots of XC entries.

I also have an Excel workbook with log, summaries and airport and passenger lists. And there is the Journal.

I spend more time writing than flying.

 

[poadeleted3]

I switched to this book after getting my PPL: http://www.flyingd.net/index.htm#flywrite

I wanted somewhere to write a short paragraph on my experiences. Greg Brown (author of "Flying Carpet" book and columns in Flight Training mag) recommended it to me. I love being able to re-read about the flights!

That's really neat! I don't think I should ask for one though, since Cathy bought me a nice pretty Jepp Professional one as a present to celebrate getting my PPL. She might call me mean names LOL.

 

[SCCutler]

Must be a small logbook, Spike. I've got 442 in mine now (the standard Jepp book) and it still has about 20 empty pages. Of course, lots of XC entries.

Bo, it was relatively small, and my flights are on average shorter than yours (I do envy your adventures). The Cessna Pilot Center logbook is sort of a low-budget affair, but I still love it for those cool entries like "First Supervised Solo, Congratulations" and "Successfully completed Private Pilot Check Ride."

Boy I wanna fly today- but is it WINDY!

 

[Speed]

Boy I wanna fly today- but is it WINDY!

You mean to tell me you are going to let a little bit of wind slow you down???