Lost a student logbook, got info from instructors, how do I fill the new space out

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   KDS on May 09, 2018

   There are no hard-and-fast rules for such a situation, just a bit of guidance that is contained within FAA Orders. Here is a quote from the FAA’s Order telling inspectors what to advise people who have lost their logbook:

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   5-172 LOST LOGBOOKS OR FLIGHT RECORDS. Inspectors should advise airmen that they may reconstruct lost logbooks or flight records by providing a signed statement of previous flight time.
   A. Proof of Experience. Airmen may use the following items to substantiate flight time and experience:
   • Aircraft logbooks,
   • Receipts for aircraft rentals,
   • Operator records,
   • Copies of airman medical files, and
   • Copies of FAA Form 8710-1, Airman Certificate and/or Rating Application.
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   Beyond that, it’s just try to use common sense. More documentation is always better than less. For example, retaining the communication records with your earlier flight instructors.

   The FAA will also advise airmen to complete the Aeronautical Experience section of airman applications even when they don’t need to, just for such a situation.

   The following is what Inspector John Lynch wrote in a document that is no longer considered current FAA policty, but is still good advice:

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   ANSWER: Ref. § 61.51 and FAA Order 8700.1, Vol. 2, Chapter 1, page 1-52, paragraph 21; The FAA policy on a lost logbook or flight record is stated in FAA Order 8700.1, Vol. 2, Chapter 1, page 1-52, paragraph 21. This policy states:

   21. LOST LOGBOOKS OR FLIGHT RECORDS.

   Aeronautical experience requirements must be shown for a person to be eligible for the issuance or to exercise the privileges of a pilot certificate. A pilot who has lost logbooks or flight time records should be reminded that any fraudulent or intentional false statements concerning aeronautical experience are a basis for suspension or revocation of any certificate or rating held. The pilot who has this problem may, at the discretion of the inspector accepting the application for a pilot certificate or rating, use a signed and notarized statement of previous flight time as the basis for starting a new flight time record. Such a statement should be substantiated by all available evidence, such as aircraft logbooks, receipts for aircraft rentals, and statements of flight operators.

   A good place to start in re-creating a logbook to substantiate a person’s flight time would be to request a copy of your most recent FAA Form 8710-1, Airman Certificate and/or Rating Application from the FAA’s Airmen Certification Branch, AFS-760, FAA Aeronautical Center, P.O. Box 25082, 6500 S. MacArthur Blvd., Oklahoma City, OK 73125; (405) 954-3822. That is another reason why the FAA encourages flight instructors to ALWAYS complete the “III Record of Pilot Time” when submitting an FAA Form 8710-1, Airman Certificate and/or Rating Application for renewal or reinstatement of their flight instructor certificate.

   Another good source for airline pilots are their company’s records center (crew scheduling, flight dispatch, or payroll) that keeps records of a person’s flight time.

   For military pilots, their unit’s flight operations section maintains military pilot flight time records.

   For flight instructors who are employed by a Part 141 pilot school or a Part 142 training center or an established fixed base operator (FBO), those companies’ crew scheduling/payroll departments would probably keep accurate flight records.

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