Tips for new pilots...

Stone Cold

Stone Cold

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For all the people just starting, here are a few minor things I was told very early to help out a little...maybe somebody will benefit from this.

1. Try to use the same colored ink in your logbook throughout, if possible. it's more professional looking.

2. When totaling columns at the bottom, use pencil. Trust me.

3. Set aside time each month to keep track of your logbook. Before you know it, you'll be instructing and not have very much free time to update your book and total everything.

4. Keep copies of your pages in a fire-proof safe or safe-deposit box (usually as you finish a couple of pages).

5. Always have copies of your resume in your flight bag. You never know. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

Anybody else have some good tips for the beginning, or even some of us working the ways up?
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2. When totaling columns at the bottom, use pencil. Trust me.

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I second this. It must be my publik educasion or something, but for some reason, I misadded a column or two and didn't even know it until I entered all the time into logshare.
 
I would suggest using a spreadsheet or logbook program for backing up your logbook. I use a spreadsheet and enter all of the same data; it even has formulas to add up all of the columns. I also double-check the totals against a calculator before writing them down in my logbook. Overall it's a very helpful tool.

I also photocopy my logbook too.
 
Oh, and for those who haven't started training or don't have a logbook yet, make sure you buy one that has all of the necessary columns and endorsements you'll need. For example, if you're taking the professional path, don't buy something geared towards a recreational pilot.
 
Second that logbook suggestion. As soon as you outgrow the ole 172, you'll find you don't have near enough columns in the chepie logbooks. So, now I have a half-full (or half-empty, depending on which airline you work for) logbook to go with my new Jepp Pro logbook. Oh, and green out. Lots of green out.
 
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Oh, and green out. Lots of green out.

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...Though I wouldn't suggest that people use any sort of white/green-out in their logbooks. The most accepted practice is to make a single line through the error, and make the correction next to it.
 
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