Pilot Log Book – Large
$29.95
The logbook to start with if you are flying for a living. More space per entry and far more pages than the student version, made by Hammond Aviation and laid out for Canadian licensing.
- Large format, built to carry you well past the commercial licence
- Room for the detail that matters once you are logging professionally
- No subscription, no account, no battery
- Used by students finishing our Commercial Pilot Ground School
- Smaller and cheaper version: Pilot Log Book, Small, $15.95
Low cost flat rate shipping anywhere in Canada.
35 in stock (can be backordered)
Description
Pilot Logbook, Large
The flight is not over until the paperwork is done. A logbook is the evidence of your experience and the proof of your currency, and if you intend to fly professionally it is also the document every future employer and every licence application will be read from. It is worth starting the right one.
This is the large format book from Hammond Aviation, who make Canada’s most widely used pilot logbooks. More room per entry and far more pages than the student version, which matters the moment you are flying several times a week and logging detail that a compact book has no column for.
Buy this one if you are going commercial
The small logbook is the right first book for most private pilots, and plenty of them never need another. If you are heading for a commercial licence, start here instead.
The reason is practical rather than aesthetic. Flying regularly toward a commercial licence fills a compact logbook fast, and splitting your early hours across two books means carrying totals forward, two sets of pages to produce at a licence application, and twice as much to lose. Starting large saves you that.
Large or small?
| Logbook | Who it suits |
|---|---|
| Large, this one, $29.95 | Commercial students and working pilots. More space per page, far more pages, and room for the instrument, night and cross country detail you will be asked to total up. |
| Small, $15.95 | Student and private pilots. The standard first logbook and the cheaper way in. It will carry a recreational pilot comfortably for years. |
We prefer this logbook over the VIP Pilot logbook, and it is the one we put in the hands of students finishing commercial training. Both of ours are on the pilot logbooks page.
What goes in it
Date, aircraft type and registration, departure and destination, the time flown and how it was flown. Dual, solo, pilot in command, night, instrument and cross country all get their own columns, because those are the totals Transport Canada and every employer after them will ask you to produce.
Keeping it current is not bookkeeping for its own sake. Currency is what makes you legal to carry passengers, to fly at night, and to fly IFR, and the only way you can demonstrate any of it is what is written in this book. Fill it in after the flight, not at the end of the month.
What to buy it with
- From the Ground Up, the textbook behind both the private and commercial syllabus
- Flight Test Notes, for the flight test at the end of commercial training
- An E6-B flight computer and a kneeboard
- Aircraft owners also need a separate aircraft journey log, which belongs to the aeroplane rather than to you
Questions about the large pilot logbook
What happens if a pilot loses their logbook?
You make a declaration to Transport Canada stating the hours you have flown. Transport Canada can often verify a minimum from your previous licence applications, and your flight school’s records may fill in more. You will usually lose some hours you genuinely flew, which is why photographing your pages periodically is worth the five minutes.
Can a student pilot use this one?
Yes. There is nothing student specific about the small book. If you already know you are aiming at a commercial licence, starting with this one means you are not beginning a second book a year into training. If you are flying for pleasure, the small version is the sensible buy.
How long will it last?
Far longer than the small one, which is the point. Most pilots working toward a commercial licence get through training and well into their first flying job on a single large logbook. When it does fill, carry your totals forward onto the first page of the next one and keep the old one. You never throw a logbook away.
Is it accepted for a Transport Canada licence application?
Yes. It is laid out for Canadian licensing, and the columns match the totals you will be asked to produce. What matters is that your entries are complete, legible and signed, which is on you rather than on the book.
Paper or a logbook app?
Many professional pilots run both, with the paper book as the legal record and an app for calculating totals. Paper has two advantages worth keeping: it is where your instructor signs endorsements, and nobody can cancel your subscription or shut the service down in fifteen years when you need to prove an hour you flew today.
Do you ship across Canada?
Yes, at a low flat rate from Ontario. If you are kitting out for commercial training, it is worth ordering alongside your books rather than on its own. Everything else is in the pilot shop.
Working toward a commercial licence? Our Commercial Pilot Ground School covers the full Transport Canada syllabus with video lessons, practice questions and sample exams, taught by working airline pilots.
Additional information
| Dimensions | 21 × 22 × 2 cm |
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