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What the regulations ask of a pilot logbook, and how to keep one that lasts a career. Written by a working line pilot. Every article lists its sources and the date they were last checked.
Canada
- Logging flight time in Canada: PIC, co-pilot and cross-country What counts as PIC, co-pilot, dual, cross-country, night and instrument time under the CARs, what changed in 2014 and 2025, and what to log from day one.
- Are electronic pilot logbooks legal in Canada? Yes. CAR 401.08 sets what a personal log contains, not what it's made of. What Transport Canada accepts, who can write in it, and why to keep the paper.
- Transport Canada pilot logbook requirements (CAR 401.08) What a Canadian personal log must contain under CAR 401.08, who reads it and when, and what happens if it's lost — from a line pilot who started on paper.
United States (FAA)
- How to log PIC time under FAA rules (PIC vs SIC) When 14 CFR 61.51 lets you log PIC or SIC time, why two pilots can log PIC at once, and what a first officer or a safety pilot may log.
- FAA pilot logbook requirements (14 CFR 61.51) What 14 CFR 61.51 asks of an FAA pilot logbook, what an instructor endorsement must show before and after 1 March 2027, and who can ask to see it.
Europe and the UK
- UK CAA pilot logbook requirements since Brexit What the UK CAA asks of a pilot logbook: UK Part-FCL and ANO article 228, where it now differs from EASA, e-logbooks, how long to keep it, and loss.
- EASA pilot logbook requirements (Part-FCL FCL.050) What FCL.050 and AMC1 FCL.050 ask of an EASA pilot logbook after the 2025 changes: each entry, PICUS and cruise relief, who signs, when an app is enough.
Switching logbooks
- Pilot logbook software for Windows: current, frozen and web Which pilot logbooks run on a Windows PC today, which have stopped being updated, one-time licence or subscription, and how to move your data across.
- Is there a pilot logbook for Linux? The honest options What runs on Linux for a pilot's logbook: web apps, a Windows logbook under Wine, spreadsheets, open-source projects, and a native app for Mint and Ubuntu.