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Logging requirements per 14 CFR 61.51 — the PIC's logbook entry for a flight must include
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fuel cost and tip jar contributions.
Money isn't a regulatory log item.
✓ date, total flight time, location of departure and arrival, type and identification of aircraft, and the type of flight.correct
PIC, dual, solo, etc.). Categories like night, instrument, cross-country are also tracked when applicable. 61.51 logging requirements: date, total time, departure/arrival points, aircraft type and ID, type of flight (PIC, SIC, dual received, solo, etc.). Specific currency-relevant categories — night, IFR, cross-country, takeoffs/landings — should be logged when applicable. The logbook is the official record for currency, training, and certificate eligibility.
weather forecast at destination.
Weather isn't logged in the pilot logbook.
passenger names.
Passenger names aren't required.
Why
PIC, dual, solo, etc.). Categories like night, instrument, cross-country are also tracked when applicable. 61.51 logging requirements: date, total time, departure/arrival points, aircraft type and ID, type of flight (PIC, SIC, dual received, solo, etc.). Specific currency-relevant categories — night, IFR, cross-country, takeoffs/landings — should be logged when applicable. The logbook is the official record for currency, training, and certificate eligibility.
FAA source: 14 CFR §61.51(b), logbook entriesbrowse the reference library →
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