I should (hopefully) have an Indoc date coming up with Envoy Air. I’m a cadet who interviewed two years ago and got the job. In retrospect, it was sort of a miracle that I did, considering my first logbook was something of a trainwreck. Stuff scribbled out, multiple colors of pen, time not adding up in certain places, etc. It contained everything through CSEL.
Following my CSEL checkride, I decided to transfer all of my hours neatly into another paper logbook, which then carried me through the remainder of my ratings, including MEI. I eventually ran out of space in my second logbook instructing and have since gone fully digital.
I have no choice but to bring my two paper logs, since they contain the original checkride endorsements and dual received signatures. I also intend to get my comprehensive E-Log printed and spiralbound. Is there anything else I can do to give myself less headache at the airline? I’ve also considered printing off my 141 training records and bringing them to Indoc to corroborate my disaster of a first log if need be.
I’d appreciate any ideas on what would be beneficial in my position. Thanks!
Based on my experience I really wouldn’t sweat it. Bring you nicely printed and bound E-book AND your other messy logbooks with the endorsements. When they ask present them all and explain the endorsements are in the junk ones. They’ll say “thank you” and I’ll bet you they won’t ever look in the messy ones UNLESS there’s a discrepancy in your E-book. Easy.
I really wouldn’t stress about it. You’re not the first one to have a messy first logbook. Unfortunately you still need to have it handy just in case of any discrepancies but as long as you took the time to organize it in a clean and professional matter, that’s what they will want to see anyway.
Going further, just making sure you’re keeping it clean, it’s easy. Use the same color pen, same size pen, and don’t toss it around like it’s your schoolbooks from your primary school times. The airlines are going to want the original logbooks and if you’ve started using electronic, print them out, put them in a portfolio binder, and sign the pages so they’re authorized and legal. The PROPER way to fix a mistake in the book is a SINGLE LINE through the wrong entry and INITIAL by the correct entry.