This week I had a friend make a digital copy of my log book that I’ve been keeping since I was a kid. It has every flight I’ve ever taken in it since I was just over 3 months old. I’ve accumulated over 700 flights and 150 trans Atlantic crossings and I still take it on every flight. When I board the plane I give the book to the captain (typically through a flight attendant) and have the book recorded and signed in their own hand writing.
It is truly my most prized possession in the world as it’s the only material possession I own that’s not replaceable.
I thought it was about time I did this for safety’s sake if nothing else.
Check it out here: http://takemetoyourleader.com/logbook/
I recommend jumping to the 20th page where all the flights start, but the comments the captains leave are really classic ranging from funny to sentimental and they get better and better as time goes on and the book becomes a rich piece of history. I’ve had captains tell me their father’s had signed it or that they signed it once before 10 years ago.
I’m going to add a permanent menu link to the site to access the book and will keep it updated. I’m doing about 80 flights a year right now so it changes pretty rapidly.
April 15th, 2009 at 2:08 am
fantastic link. I’ve even seen that log book first hand when we met briefly on board a virgin flight and the captain was signing it. An amazing record. I’m trying to catch up – got 42 flights for the year booked so far!
April 15th, 2009 at 5:01 pm
Freddie, this is amazing. Not much more to say, but thanks for sharing this.
April 16th, 2009 at 7:45 am
Freddie, that’s simply beautiful. One day that should go in a museum!! Saw my dad’s name in there too in the first few pages.
April 17th, 2009 at 1:01 am
Only one word can describe this – amazing!
April 18th, 2009 at 9:06 pm
Freddie,
Being a huge fan of flying I have to say this is one of the coolest thing I have ever seen, curious if you ever had a pilot sign it twice and if so, did he recognize the book?
Cheers..
April 23rd, 2009 at 12:15 pm
That’s very, very cool. My father keeps similar notes which he now updates in an Excel spreadsheet. I remember looking through it and reading his comments on different flights – in one case “irregular landing” meant failed engine on approach!