In the fixed-wing community, we rely on civilian contract maintenance. While one contractor may cover the aircraft, a second contractor may cover selected "backend" equipment, such as in the case of ...
The FAA generally accepts a pilot's last airman certificate application (Form 8710-1) or medical application (Form 8500-8) as proof of flight hours when original logbooks are unavailable. Pilots ...
Properly logged and signed logbook entries are crucial for pilot certification, with CFIs bearing the responsibility to ensure accuracy for all dual instruction and never signing blank entries. All ...
One man's trash is the National Archives' treasure. After more than 80 years, an old logbook containing the initial descriptions of U.S. vessels after the Japanese attack on Navy Yard Pearl Harbor in ...
Systematic observation logging, a historical cornerstone of astronomical discovery from figures like Galileo and Herschel, continues to be a relevant practice for contemporary observers. Maintaining ...
In the 1970s, Oretta Kanady was working at the Norton Air Force Base in San Bernardino, California, when she noticed an old logbook in the trash. She didn’t know what it was, but she asked her ...
Ships burn on Pearl Harbor’s Battleship Row the morning of the Japanese attack. The battleship Arizona is in the foreground. (U.S. Navy/Naval History and Heritage Command) One man’s trash is the ...