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I have started flight school, I’m on my third lesson. On my first lesson they gave me a paperback flight log. I decided I would get a actual flight log. What should I do with the paperback one it has a couple of hours on it. I was thinking of stapling it into my new logbook.

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  1. Russ Roslewski on Oct 01, 2019

    The short answer is, it doesn’t matter. There is no regulation that pertains to this situation, so you are free to do what you want.

    There are a few options.

    – You can staple the pages into your new logbook like you mention.
    – You can do the same thing anybody does when they fill up a logbook and start a new one – enter the totals so far on the “carried forward” line of the new logbook.
    – As you only have a few lessons logged so far, you could ask your instructor to rewrite those lessons into the new logbook and then just discard (or keep as a memento) the old one.

    Personally, I would probably do #3, but that’s likely just my residual inherited OCD speaking.

    Glad you got started flying! How are you liking it so far?

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  2. Auguie on Oct 01, 2019

    Thank you I decided to use the two front pages of my new flight log (Jeppson). I removed other pages from my old flight log and stapled the one with hours into the two front pages of my new log.

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  3. KDS on Oct 01, 2019

    For whatever it is worth, the same thing happens with skydivers. I have heard more than a couple of them say that they treasure that little cheap book they were given when they first started many years earlier. Sort of like looking back at your grade school pictures.

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  4. Kellan on Oct 05, 2019

    One other thing that may be worth considering in this day and age is an electronic logbook. I have some students that started using them right away exclusively, and others who use both paper and electronic, just to have safety in duplication. With an IPad and ForeFlight, there are many great tools with respect to documents, publications, charts and other things that will help you keep your cockpit free of paper charts, etc…
    Unfortunately, this electronic flightbag is a little spendy for some, and paper works too, just a little more work. Good luck training and ask any questions on this forum for help.

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