Drone Operator's Logbook

Drone Operator's Logbook

<p><ul> <li><b> Marketing.</b> Showing a completed logbook to a potential customer is a great marketing point. Like the old adage, “A picture is worth a thousand words,” a good logbook is worth a thousand flights. You can quickly demonstrate your flight experience by flipping through the pages. Furthermore, a well-kept and orderly logbook gives the impression that you are a professional. </li> <li><b>The FAA or Law Enforcement Can Request Your Logbook.</b> If you are a commercial operator flying under Part 91 & Part 61 (like with a Section 333 exemption), 14 C.F.R. § 61.51(i) says, “Persons must present their pilot certificate, medical certificate, logbook, or any other record required by this part for inspection upon a reasonable request by” the FAA, an authorized representative from the National Transportation Safety Board, or any Federal, State, or local law enforcement officer. <b>If your electronic logbook is on your device, do you really want to give law enforcement or the FAA your device?</b> Furthermore, how are you to get the data off that device?</li> <li><b> Insurance.</b> When you apply for insurance, they will ask you to fill out a form that is going to ask for all sorts of information. A logbook will assist you in filling out the form so you can receive the most accurate quote.</li> <li><b>Required in Other Countries. </b> Other countries such as South Africa require the drone logbook to be in paper. Paper is the current industry standard.</li> <li><b>Less Cumbersome. </b> If you are marketing to a potential client, you can scan pages of your logbook and send it to them. It is more cumbersome to get the data off a phone or website.</li> <li><b>Very Little Problems.</b> What happens if your phone is stolen, water damaged, battery dies, or there is poor cell phone signal? Paper does not need a cell signal or batteries. </li> <li><b>No Data Theft. </b> You don’t have to worry about data theft like you would with a website or an app. </li> <li><b>Fidelity.</b> Electronic logbooks can be changed while pen and paper are permanent. </li> </ul></p>