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imatworkallday

imatworkallday

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I lost my original paper logbook. The up side is that I have an electronic backup.

So my question: is there an acceptable way for me to transfer my electronic copy to paper and is missing the signoffs and endorsements going to be an issue since I already hold a CFI, CFII, and MEI? The only post training endorsement that I am missing is the high performance, however I have high perf time logged as PIC. Man I hate moving!
 
imatworkallday said:
I lost my original paper logbook. The up side is that I have an electronic backup.

So my question: is there an acceptable way for me to transfer my electronic copy to paper and is missing the signoffs and endorsements going to be an issue since I already hold a CFI, CFII, and MEI? The only post training endorsement that I am missing is the high performance, however I have high perf time logged as PIC. Man I hate moving!
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Printing an electronic logbook is easy and perfectly acceptable. However the original signatures are the only ‘valid’ ones.

Did you ever make photocopies of them?
 
If you already have the ratings you don’t technically need any of the sign offs for checkrides and the like anymore. The only one you would need is the high performance endorsement, or high altitude endorsements.
Your electronic copy is an acceptable record, and can be printed as well. The regs don’t require anyone to have a logbook written by hand. Be glad you have your records electronically.

I always suggest to scan the endorsements you’ll need in the future, such as high performance, so you have a copy of that also.
 
The inspectors handbook (FAA Order 8700.1) covers it. It involves getting a signed and notarized statement for previous flight time and tracking down previous instructors for "re-endorsement" signatures. It didn't look like they mentioned it in the attached article but you only have to reconstruct any time since your last Form 8710, which counts as an official record of flight time.

My first one was taken in a burglary. Who the hell steals a logbook anyway?

https://www.aopa.org/news-and-media/all-news/2000/january/02/lost-logbooks
 
Screaming_Emu said:
“It’s a satchel. Indiana Jones wore one.”
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