Stolen Log Book

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nonstop

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Well here is my situation. I am new to this forum. I've been flying since 1988 and have a commercial SEL /instrument with about between 800 and 950 hours. The reason I'm not sure of my TT is because I had my car broken into any had my logbook stolen. This happened 1997. I've able to reconstruct my logbook since then and have made sure to keep a logbook both written and in my computer with regular backups to make sure tis doesn't happen to me again. The problem I'm now having is that although I've been able to reconstruct my logbook almost completely, there is about 100-150 hours of logged time I can't account for as the the FBO's I flew out of either don't have records that go back far enough of they're out of business. I am making a career change and have decided to pursue an airline career. What can anyone suggest I do to account for those missing hours. I'm 42 and spending additional time building back that lost time is time I don't want to spend. I have been reading all the posts over the last several weeks and have found them to be very interesting and I personally have learned quite a bit. Any advise on this issue will be greatly appreciated. :banghead:
 
I wouldn't really sweat it too much. Why? Because time in your logbook is only made legit with your signature on each page. Your signature certifies that the flight time entered is accurate to the best of your knowledge. Its just as easy for people to log time that they didn't actually fly or over block their flight time.

As long you are accurate to the best of your knowledge, and place your signature on the page, you're okay. Nobody is going to look back and try to verify flights that supposedly took place. Interviewers don't verify that stuff, and chances are they won't even look at every page. They can tell how much experience you have just based on answers to their questions and your performance in an aircraft/simulator. I heard one interviewer say that they consider 10% of the total time in your logbook to be BS anyway.

If you interview, just be honest about your logbook being stolen and the steps you took to ensure an accurate as possible total. You'll be fine. :)
 
Don't make it overly complicated. Do the best you can. The hiring folks realize that things happen and will accept your best effort to reconstruct what you had. I would suggest you do your math a little differently; that is , take the total hours you had in your log when it was stolen and work backward at breaking out your time. Once you take out known hours for specific things (IFR, Multi etc.), the rest of the numbers will fall into place as basic VFR. Don't lose those hard earned hours. Good Luck!

Suggestion: Record and back up all new hours and keep them in a safe place just in case....
 
Also, did you consider your last 8710? That is an official record of your time. I'm sure if you did not save it you can procure a copy from the FAA. Your Private Pilot 8710 will cover the hours you may have been unable to verify with the out of business FBO's
 
Already have documentation confirming hours through my commercial instrument, however I thank all who replied fro their responses. I feel alot more confident about moving forward. My goal is to be ready for an Regional job by February or March. I'll continue to post in this forum to share the journey. Thanks again.
 
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