"Remarks" section of logbook when CFIing.

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What do you put in the "Remarks" section of your logbook after providing instruction to a student? Just the student's name? Any specific writing? Do you add what you did with that student?

Just curious; trying to figure out the best way to record flights with students.
 
Revolutionist said:
What do you put in the "Remarks" section of your logbook after providing instruction to a student? Just the student's name? Any specific writing? Do you add what you did with that student?

Just curious; trying to figure out the best way to record flights with students.
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I just write their name, what they're working on (private, instrument, commercial, etc.), and what we did (maneuvers, approaches, etc.).
 
I can hardly remember the flight conditions and specifics when I finally get around to it. Typically just the name.

During my first year of instruction, when I filled out my logbook nightly, I'd write about the flight. I like looking back on those flights, the memories come right back. These recent ones all run together.
 
I just leave it blank unless it was something like a 10.1 entry that was a long trip over a couple of days that I might need to explain at some point.
 
I was curious about this as well. I am about to take my cfi checkride and was wondering how you CFI long your time. Some people say just block each day into one entry so your not filling out a million flights. Yet other say do each seperate. I have thought about in my logbook just putting the persons name and than keeping a serpate like word document that I keep records of all the training that I did with each student in case the FAA ever comes back on me about a student of mine who did something stupid I can say look we practiced that on this day.
 
If it's a Part 61 student, I put their name and maneuvers (nothing specific or complete, just the general theme). If it's a Part 141 student, I put their name and just the course and lesson number from the TCO and whether or not the lesson was completed.
 
Inverted25 said:
I was curious about this as well. I am about to take my cfi checkride and was wondering how you CFI long your time. Some people say just block each day into one entry so your not filling out a million flights. Yet other say do each seperate.
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Let's see what the logbook reg says.

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61.51(b) Logbook entries. For the purposes of meeting the requirements of paragraph (a) of this section, each person must enter the following information for each flight or lesson logged (with a list of items...)
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Although I understand the incentive when busy to log "Last month I flew 30 hours on various days for various lengths of time in various airplanes with various N-numbers to various airports..." I doubt it complies with the regulatory requirements.

Of course, if you don't need any flight time that counts for anything, it probably doesn't matter.
 
I don't write anything down. Don't see a reason to know the last name and the course stage of the student I flew with on 9-18-09. That I flew that day is all I need to remember.
 
I try to put in pertinent questions for later. Why was the student wearing a blue shirt? Is this guy going to blow me up? Why do some people say Roger so much? The good stuff. :)
 
cjreed172 said:
I just write their name, what they're working on (private, instrument, commercial, etc.), and what we did (maneuvers, approaches, etc.).
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:yeahthat:
Also anything fun that happened-e.g, "student got hypoxic", "student barfed on short final", "crazy wind", "embedded TS"
 
It was my understanding that if you log dual given you have to at least put the name of the pilot who received the dual. Since I'm using a syllabus, I also put the mission/lesson number we did (that way I can look at my logbook to remind me what lesson they are on ;)). I'm probly leaving myself open to trouble if/when the syllabus changes, but its better than putting nothing about the flight right?
 
Chucco said:
It was my understanding that if you log dual given you have to at least put the name of the pilot who received the dual.
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Who says you have to log dual given to begin with? Can you find a reg (or FAA guidance) on a requirement to log dual given or the requirements for doing so?
 
I leave it blank unless there's something significant (solo signoff, etc.)



All specifics go in my students' training records. I'm part 61, but I still keep my own set of folders for each one.
 
MidlifeFlyer said:
Who says you have to log dual given to begin with? Can you find a reg (or FAA guidance) on a requirement to log dual given or the requirements for doing so?
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Well I don't ever remember seeing a reg saying you must log dual given, so I suppose you don't need to if you don't want to. I would like to think that it helped me get a better CFI position to have it logged though. But at any rate, I still think its a good idea to put something there when you are instructing.
 
I will usually just put the students name and what rating we was working on. If anything interesting happens on the flight, such as an unintended spin, I will note that as well. I'm sure it will come in handy if someone tried to verify that you truly flew on that day. Never hurts to protect yourself.
 
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