Jim Stewart wrote:
C J Campbell wrote:
On 2007-03-25 05:54:49 -0700, "Dan Luke" said:


"Andrew Sarangan" wrote:

The logbook is your personal document. It becomes a legal document
only when you submit it for inspection by the FAA for a checkride or
ramp check.


You do not have to show your logbook to the FAA at a ramp check.


Even so, I cannot imagine an FAA inspector going through your logbook
to see if every flight you ever made was legal or not. At most, he
will look to see when your last BFR was. If it is overdue, the most
likely action is that he will tell you that you need a BFR and
encourage you to get one.

Most FAA inspectors in my experience are not jerks, but people
genuinely interested in aviation safety. Yes, there are a few jerks
out there, but those guys will find an excuse to hang you no matter
what you do. And I am not saying that just because the FAA does a lot
of training flights out of our flight school. :-)

I'm glad you said that. I can't help but wonder
why most everyone else has such a contentious
attitude towards the FAA.

How many people have been mistreated by the FAA
to lead them to have such an attitude?


I haven't and I don't know anyone who has, but the few that have
happened have been pretty high profile such as the Hoover case. This
certainly cements in people's minds that all of the FAA are idiots like
the two cretins that busted Bob.

Matt