Black Bear Posted March 31, 2014 Report Share Posted March 31, 2014 As wild land fire season begins to ramp up here in Colorado, I am tasked with documenting my property for the insurance company. Has anyone insured their log book? And, is so, how did you apply a value to it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aeroscout Posted March 31, 2014 Report Share Posted March 31, 2014 A fireproof safe below ground level, or a safety deposit box is the best insurance for a valued logbook. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeliNomad Posted March 31, 2014 Report Share Posted March 31, 2014 How about electronic? Nothing is safer then in the cloud with paper backups... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retreating Brain Stall Posted March 31, 2014 Report Share Posted March 31, 2014 (edited) The book itself pretty much has no value to anyone but you. The documented experience should be valuable to you but I wouldn't fret over it and its value (What do they run these days, $20?). Â Electronic backups and common sense in storage is what I would recommend. I use to be concerned about keeping it in a fire proof safe, but as the years go on I have found other important documents and things to put in that small cramped fire proof safe that hold more value to me. Â Over time your employment history and personal recommendations should provide future employers verification of experience rather than that raggedy old logbook. You still have a license and in the event it ever did become un-replaceable you only legally need currency documented- get another flight review and a few trips around the pattern if you can't get it recreated. Edited March 31, 2014 by Retreating Brain Stall Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flying Pig Posted March 31, 2014 Report Share Posted March 31, 2014 (edited) My car was stolen along with my flight bag. My log book was in it. Fortunately I only had about 90rs and I did my private helo and airplane on the 41st hours. So it was easy to just start at 90hrs TT and move on. But if it was lost it now it would be ugly. I just snap an IPhone shot of each completed page and store it on my computer. If I needed to I could print out my entire logbook if I needed to. It's the poor mans version of an electronic log book Edited March 31, 2014 by Flying Pig 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aeroscout Posted April 1, 2014 Report Share Posted April 1, 2014 I had to laugh when Flying Pig referred to being a poor man. Everyone knows helicopter pilots are rich, but not as rich as mechanics ! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cburg Posted April 1, 2014 Report Share Posted April 1, 2014 Some guys have a "no questions asked $xxx reward if found" statement on the first page. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flying Pig Posted April 1, 2014 Report Share Posted April 1, 2014 The guy who stole my car got 18 years to life. I could have offered him $20 in Top Ramen noodles  The 18 years was for the 3 banks he robbed while using my car! He told the detectives he tossed my bag in a dumpster somewhere. But that was about 3 weeks earlier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supergokougt Posted April 1, 2014 Report Share Posted April 1, 2014 After you complete a page take a cell phone pic and back it up to computer and whatever other data backups you have. Made an album in iphoto and I use backup software for two hard drives. One I leave at work so if fire and theft occur I still have all my digital stuff backed up somewhere else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helonorth Posted April 1, 2014 Report Share Posted April 1, 2014 The best way to protect your logbook is to leave it at home. Traveling with it or leaving it in the car increases your chances of losing it big time. As far as insuring it, it's worth the $20 you paid for it. Nothing more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pilot#476398 Posted April 1, 2014 Report Share Posted April 1, 2014 Whenever my logbook is in my car I take it out of my flight bag, figuring that if a thief comes by he may snag the bag, but hopefully he'd ignore a book? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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