Printing E-Logbooks

kiloalpha

kiloalpha

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I've printed out my logbook, which was about 151 pages or 76 sheets. I printed them landscape but I realized I didn't have a very good way of presenting that since every binder in OfficeMax or Staples is designed for portrait.

I saw that there are data binders ($35) or you can special order binders online for $50 but since I'm a pilot, I need to be really cheap. In fact I didnt use my ink or paper to print out my logbook. The nice folks at the FBO let me use their Kyocera color laser duplexing piece of crap that jammed twice.

Any ideas? I'd prefer not to take it to Popcopy and have it bound since I'll want to add to it later....
 
I print mine in legal size landscape, so the only way to do it was get a binder like you're talking about from the internet specifically made for legal ledgers.

It was more expensive than a vanilla 8.5 x 11 portrait format binder from Staples, but part of the cost of doing business. IIRC it was about that same cost as you cite, $30-ish.
 
Funny you posted this thread, as I have been trying to find one of those binders myself. They are not easy to find, and if you do find one, they are too expensive.

I almost bought one from the web site above. They are $28, but when I was ready to check out it added a shipping cost of $10!!! That is ridicolous
 
kiloalpha said:
I've printed out my logbook, which was about 151 pages or 76 sheets. I printed them landscape but I realized I didn't have a very good way of presenting that since every binder in OfficeMax or Staples is designed for portrait.

I saw that there are data binders ($35) or you can special order binders online for $50 but since I'm a pilot, I need to be really cheap. In fact I didnt use my ink or paper to print out my logbook. The nice folks at the FBO let me use their Kyocera color laser duplexing piece of crap that jammed twice.

Any ideas? I'd prefer not to take it to Popcopy and have it bound since I'll want to add to it later....
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Check out those 'print on demand' websites... the ones that you can self-publish a book. Find out the specs, print out your logbook as a PDF, use their layout and design software online and upload it to them... instant 'professionally printed' logbook.

You can also throw in scans of signoffs, etc. anything that you want to save for the future.

It'll be a bit of work, but will probably look the best in the long run.
 
what e-logbook do you use?

Logbook Pro has some really nice stuff to print out your logbook (have to use LBP though)
 
SIUav8er said:
what e-logbook do you use?

Logbook Pro has some really nice stuff to print out your logbook (have to use LBP though)
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I use Logten Pro. I did see that you can buy a nice leather binder and paper from Logbook Pro for about $200 but I found a much cheaper alternative from Paperhaus in Seattle. $25 for a nice 1" landscape 3-ring. Doesn't get much better.
 
kiloalpha said:
I use Logten Pro. I did see that you can buy a nice leather binder and paper from Logbook Pro for about $200 but I found a much cheaper alternative from Paperhaus in Seattle. $25 for a nice 1" landscape 3-ring. Doesn't get much better.
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Does Paperhaus have a web site or something where you can order it online? I've checked all my local stores here (Office Max, Office Depot, Staples, etc.) and nothing. I looked at some of those Business Check binders, but some of them are a little short on the shorter side of the paper.
 
CRJDriver said:
Does Paperhaus have a web site or something where you can order it online? I've checked all my local stores here (Office Max, Office Depot, Staples, etc.) and nothing. I looked at some of those Business Check binders, but some of them are a little short on the shorter side of the paper.
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Here's their landscape binders: http://paperhaus.com/landscape-binders-c-200_201_215_217

They have some really nice ones, but I'm not going to shell out $50 for one. Shipping was a tad expensive but oh well.
 
does anyone have any experience with how potential employers view the printed out "e-logbooks" during an interview?
 
Hacker15e said:
Mainly with their eyes, but sometimes they'll smell them too.
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First, this was funny. I don't care who y'are.

SIUav8er said:
does anyone have any experience with how potential employers view the printed out "e-logbooks" during an interview?
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Second, I've never had a problem. I don't even have a "paper" logbook...just Logbook Pro. As a matter of fact, I can count on one finger the number of times someone has actually even opened my logbook to look at it. It was for a CFI job...that I didn't take.

-mini
 
CaptainBob had a nice picture of his, however when PM'd he ignored me. I'm not sure how he did it but I think it was logbook pro. It was printed on green paper similar to the Jepp pro logbooks, it looked really good.

Every year one of my goals is to figure out how to do it but each year I give up. I have my logbook in MS Access format and it can import into logbook pro but I don't want to buy it without knowing how to print it up.
 
wheelsup said:
CaptainBob had a nice picture of his, however when PM'd he ignored me. I'm not sure how he did it but I think it was logbook pro. It was printed on green paper similar to the Jepp pro logbooks, it looked really good.

Every year one of my goals is to figure out how to do it but each year I give up. I have my logbook in MS Access format and it can import into logbook pro but I don't want to buy it without knowing how to print it up.
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You can buy the green paper at any office supply store and you can print to any printer your computer is hooked up to. I'm not sure how much easier it can get. If you're going to an uber important interview, you can even .pdf the logbook and take it to Kinkos or similar and have them print, cut and bind it.

-mini
 
I think he took it to Kinkos. I tried printing on my home computer and it didn't come out right. I messed around with the settings in Logbook Pro and couldn't get it to look right.
 
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