Evans%TARTAN@CMU-CS-C.ARPA (06/29/84)
From: Art Evans <Evans%TARTAN@CMU-CS-C.ARPA> As someone has mentioned, a weight and balance report is required; I know from experience that losing one is a pain. Fortunately the club remembered what mechanic had made the last change, and fortunately he had a copy of the relevant FAA form he had filled in; we used that. Otherwise, it would be necessary to have the plane weighed, which is an expensive bother. As for a mechanic's doing work without the log book: He can describe the work on any piece of paper (like, for example, the invoice) and sign it. Then you can staple that into the log book when you get home. I concur, though, that it's better to have them along. Pilot log: Each time I fill in a page I xerox it, thereby minimizing the maximum cost of a loss. The log may not be needed, but you do need some way to show that you have a current BFR. Were I a plane owner, I think I would follow the same copying discipline on the engine and airframe logs, and other documents. Art Evans -------