Getting hours logged

JumpShivers

Can anyone give me advice on getting hours logged.

My OH did a few hours with FlightWise last year and never got the hours logged. He remembers the pilots name who brought him up. Is it possible to retrospectively get the hours filed into a logbook? or is there a limitation on it? Seeing as the school is liquidated, is there little hope of this?

As a side note, what is going to happen to EI-CAC? Shame to see it gone.

deaddonkey15

The instructor should have those hours logged in his logbook and there should also be an aircraft log in agreement. If he can meet the instructor and get him to sign his logbook confirming those hours there shouldn't be a problem i don't think.

martinsvi

"few hours last year" doesn't sound like a lot and I imagine should your OH wish to pick up flying again he will probably start off from scratch. Flight training requires discipline and routine and any deviation from it costs money. I know that a lot of people budget for 45 hours, but in reality it is very very rear to see people walk away with PPL having done just 45 hours - typically those would be the folk with previous experience in gliders/small aircraft or people who get their training done in just a few weeks. So if he had some 3-4 hours last year it will not make any difference and might not be worth chasing after at all

having said that, yes, the hours should be logged in instructors log book as well. Even better, you can give IAA a call and see if they retained any student records or anything else that might help you.

deaddonkey15

3-4 hours is around €500 worth of flying. Well worth chasing.

martinsvi

deaddonkey15 wrote: »

3-4 hours is around €500 worth of flying. Well worth chasing.

They're only worth 500 if you have 42 hours and your CFI is happy to sign you off for the skills test but you just need to burn another 3 hours just to fill the requirement. In reality this never happens, this will certainly not happen to a guy who had done just a few last year.. so they're worth nothing

Don't get me wrong, the money is not wasted completely. Upon resuming the flight training our lad will probably get to his solo a bit quicker, wont spend as much time familiarizing himself with the dynamics of a small plane, but in the essence when you're looking at your typical 52-57 hour PPL finish, those 3-4 hours in the book wont change a thing. This stands true for up to 5 hours I'd say.. If it was more than that then it's a slightly different story and I would probably chase them up

Victoria.

I'd say it'd be extremely tough to get those hours logged because of the lack of records.

When he starts flying again get a logbook first thing! You can get one on Transair, the online shop for probably 20 euro or one at the flying school. When he starts filling up the pages photocopy the thing and keep a few copies of it. If the real one gets lost or stolen it can be transcribed and the chief flying instructor will be able to sign for the hours, on behalf of others if necessary as they may have moved on. A good school should keep accurate records of hours flown as well.

smurfjed

Or try out an electronic logbook like Log10, I believe that you can log the first 10-20 hours for free in the app.