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Pilot Logbook Template

Choose a column layout, paper size and rows per page, then print the logbook or save it as a PDF. The live preview shows page 1 before you print every page.

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A pilot logbook template gives you a printable sheet with one row for each flight or lesson. Four layouts are available: FAA-style, Transport Canada-style, EASA-style and generic. The FAA and Transport Canada layouts follow the items their rules list, the EASA-style layout follows the remarks guidance in AMC1 FCL.050, and the generic layout comes from no authority. Choose US Letter or A4 paper, landscape or portrait, and how many rows and pages you need.

The live preview shows page 1 as you change the settings, and the column guide under it says what goes in each column. You can print your name and licence number in the header and add boxes for page totals and a pilot signature line. Print or save as PDF opens the browser print dialog for all pages, and any browser can save the result as a PDF.

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How to use the pilot logbook template

  1. Pick the layout that the authority, school or employer you log for accepts: FAA-style, Transport Canada-style, EASA-style or generic.
  2. Choose US Letter or A4 paper, and landscape or portrait.
  3. Set the rows per page, from 5 to 60. The default is 18.
  4. Set the number of pages, from 1 to 100.
  5. Optional: enter your name and licence number for the header. The tool does not store or send them.
  6. Optional: add the Total this page, Brought forward and Total to date boxes, and the pilot signature line.
  7. Check page 1 in the live preview, then read the column guide under it to see what goes in each column.
  8. Click Print or save as PDF. The browser print dialog covers all pages.

When a page is full, add the row totals by hand into the Total this page box, copy the figure from the previous page into Brought forward, and add the two into Total to date. The boxes only appear under the columns that hold times, so heading columns such as the place of departure stay free for writing. If the rows come out too low to write in, the tool warns you and suggests a smaller number of rows or a bigger page. Portrait pages suit the generic layout, while the FAA-style layout has 17 columns and fits best in landscape.

How do you fill out a pilot logbook?

Log each flight or lesson with the date, the time, the places, the aircraft and the type of experience, in a form your authority accepts. The FAA rule asks for time documented in a manner acceptable to the Administrator (14 CFR 61.51(a)), and the rules below set how each kind of time is logged.

  • Solo time counts only when you are the sole occupant of the aircraft (61.51(d)).
  • Pilot-in-command time follows 61.51(e), and second-in-command time follows 61.51(f).
  • Instrument time counts only when you operate solely by reference to instruments, under actual or simulated conditions (61.51(g)(1)).
  • To use instrument time toward 61.57(c), record the location and type of each approach, and the safety pilot’s name where one is required (61.51(g)(3)).
  • Training time must be endorsed legibly by the instructor. The endorsement gives a description of the training, the length of the lesson, the instructor’s signature, the certificate number and the certificate expiration date or the recent experience end date (61.51(h)).
  • Night means the time from the end of evening civil twilight to the beginning of morning civil twilight, as published in the Air Almanac (14 CFR 1.1). For a flight, use the night time calculator.
  • Show the logbook on reasonable request to the Administrator, the NTSB or law enforcement (61.51(i)).

Which printable pilot logbook layout should you use?

Use the layout that the authority, school or employer you log for accepts. None of the four layouts is an official or approved format, and the FAA regulation does not prescribe a table, so the FAA-style column order and grouping are ours.

LayoutColumnsText it follows
FAA-style17The items 14 CFR 61.51(b) lists for each flight or lesson. Day and night landing columns are ours.
Transport Canada-style14The items CAR 401.08(2) lists. One remarks column is ours.
EASA-style12The remarks guidance in AMC1 FCL.050 (Amendment 12). Column numbers are ours; the official 12-column table was not read.
GenericPlainOur own plain layout, not from any authority.

What does each layout cover?

Each layout lists a fixed set of columns. The FAA-style layout has 17, the Transport Canada-style layout has 14 and the EASA-style layout has 12, while the generic layout is a plain set of columns from no authority. The lists below show what each layout includes.

  • FAA-style: date; total flight or lesson time; where you departed and arrived; type and identification of the aircraft, simulator or training device (full flight simulator, flight training device or aviation training device); the safety pilot’s name if 91.109 requires one; type of experience (solo, PIC, SIC, instruction from an authorized instructor, or training in an FFS, FTD or ATD from an authorized instructor); and conditions (day or night, actual instrument, simulated instrument, night vision goggles).
  • Transport Canada-style: name of the holder; date of each flight; aircraft type and registration mark; the crew position you acted in; conditions (day, night, VFR or IFR); departure and arrival places; every intermediate take-off and landing for an aeroplane; flight time; glider launch method; balloon inflation method; and a remarks column of ours.
  • EASA-style: column 12 is the remarks column, and AMC1 FCL.050 says certain entries should always be made there, including instrument time flown as part of training, skill tests and proficiency checks, and the name and signature of the PIC when recording SPIC or PICUS time. The same text also allows a series of flights on one day back to the same departure place, with no more than 30 minutes between flights, to be recorded as one entry.
  • Generic: our own plain layout, not from any authority.

Sources

  • 14 CFR 61.51 and 14 CFR 1.1, eCFR text as of 2026-10-20, read 2026-10-25.
  • Transport Canada, Canadian Aviation Regulations SOR/96-433, section 401.08, read 2026-10-25.
  • EASA, AMC and GM to Part-FCL, Issue 1, Amendment 12, AMC1 FCL.050 (an extract, read 2026-10-25).

Questions from readers

Is this an official pilot logbook?

No. None of the layouts is an official or approved format. Check which format your authority, school or employer accepts before you use one.

Does the tool store or send my name and licence number?

No. They are printed in the header only, and the tool neither stores nor sends them.

Can I save the logbook as a PDF?

Yes. Print or save as PDF opens the browser print dialog for all pages, and any browser can save the result as a PDF.

How many rows and pages can I print?

You can set 5 to 60 rows per page, with 18 as the default, and 1 to 100 pages.

Can I sell or share the pages I print?

Yes. The pages you generate are yours to use for any purpose, including commercial use, with no credit needed, as the terms of use say. The layouts follow published rule text, but they are not certified by any authority, so say so if you describe them to others. Paper size is a choice between A4 and Letter in the settings.

Does the FAA set the column order for a logbook?

No. The regulation does not prescribe a table, so the order and grouping of the FAA-style columns are a layout choice. The time must still be documented in a manner acceptable to the Administrator.

What are the optional landing columns?

The FAA-style layout can add day and night landing columns. They are ours and are not an item that 14 CFR 61.51(b) lists.

Why are some column headings marked as ours?

Where the rule text read does not list a column, the guide says it is our column. This covers the landing columns, the remarks column of the Canadian layout and every column of the generic layout, which is not taken from any authority.