log book entries

[sunk]

Must a person enter each leg, or can you put one entry with the days total air time in the journey log?

[praveen4143]

I'm having a hard time looking up the CAR on my tablet here but I believe if the crew and aircraft are the same, you can make one line entries for a series of flights on the same day

[AirFrame]

I recall looking up once that a single day's entry is fine for a private aircraft. I still record legs individually though.

[oldtimer]

I do not have the CARS reference so I will not comment on private operations but for most commercial air operators, most use a form of "company" log books that each individual comany designs because they are used not only to record air and flight times but are also used for maintenance tracking and most important of all, customer billing.
Some companies may even require a new log book page for the change of date when they record time in Zulu time. So if you plan on becoming a profesional pilot, may I suggest you become very familiar with the proper log book protocols otherwise you may get yelled at from increasingly higher altitudes (like the guy or gal who signs your paycheck).

[co-joe]

For the PPL, CPL, it's a good idea to log leg by leg because there are a number of details TC looks for when issuing a license and it needs to be clear you've met them all to the letter. After that, daily entries are fine unless you fly multiple types in the same day then you should split them up. Trust me, I'm a random guy on the internet.

[feel-x]

It might not be "by the book" but personnaly I log per day, and add notes for the different stops or any special thing that happen, the sched route is coded on my logbook as well so I won't have to write 15 airports per day
I hope TC is still comprehensive and able to understand different kind of operation....

CARS 401.08 might help
"(f) in the case of a flight in an aeroplane, all of the intermediate take-offs and landings;"



Personal Logs

401.08 (1) Every applicant for, and every holder of, a flight crew permit, licence or rating shall maintain a personal log in accordance with subsection (2) and with the personnel licensing standards for the documentation of

(a) experience acquired in respect of the issuance of the flight crew permit, licence or rating; and

(b) recency.

(2) A personal log that is maintained for the purposes referred to in paragraphs (1)(a) and (b) shall contain the holder’s name and the following information in respect of each flight:

(a) the date of the flight;

(b) the type of aircraft and its registration mark;

(c) the flight crew position in which the holder acted;

(d) the flight conditions with respect to day, night, VFR and IFR;

(e) in the case of a flight in an aeroplane or helicopter, the place of departure and the place of arrival;

(f) in the case of a flight in an aeroplane, all of the intermediate take-offs and landings;

(g) the flight time;

(h) in the case of a flight in a glider, the method of launch used for the flight; and

(i) in the case of a flight in a balloon, the method of inflation used for the flight.

(3) No person shall make an entry in a personal log unless the person

(a) is the holder of the log; or

(b) has been authorized to make the entry by the holder of the log.

SOR/2001-49, s. 7.

[The Mole]

I can do 200+ legs per day. Every company I've worked for allows one entry for the day. Aviation companies are all same same but different, when it comes to logbooks. Everyone seems to have there own spin. When it comes to my logbook, i do a daily total.