Carrying Medical

[OhioStatePilot]

Works fine if you always carry your logbook. Many don't since it's (a) it's not required and (b) they feel it's too important to take the chance of being accidentally lost or destroyed.

Thats fine while you are a student pilot, but after getting your private, I advise people to NOT carry around their logbook. First reason, you might loose or damage it. Second, if you get ramped by the FAA, its just one more thing they can look through. Not that thats a bad thing, but why risk them finding a mistake?

Actually, that's the reason it's there. For me, it's just a habit left over from when I was a student and I haven't made the switch to my wallet yet, but that is a good idea. Although I do usually wind up carrying my logbook with my on all my flights as it usually lives with my charts.