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Logbook
A record where pilots document their flight time, including date, aircraft type, route, conditions (day/night, VFR/IFR), and type of experience (solo, dual, PIC). Accurate logbook entries are required to prove eligibility for certificates and ratings.
Related Terms
- Low ApproachAn approach to a runway in which the pilot intentionally does not land, typically continuing in the traffic pattern or executing a missed approach. Flying a low approach behind heavier traffic can put a light airplane into another aircraft's wake path if vertical and runway-position separation are not maintained.
- Medical CertificateAn FAA certificate issued by an Aviation Medical Examiner confirming a pilot meets the medical standards for a class of privileges. Private pilots typically need at least a Third Class medical (or an eligible BasicMed alternative where permitted) before exercising solo or PIC privileges.
- METARA standardized format for reporting current weather conditions at an airport. METARs include wind, visibility, cloud cover, temperature, dewpoint, and altimeter setting. Pilots use METARs for preflight weather briefings and in-flight decision-making.
- Missed ApproachA published or ATC-directed climb-out procedure flown when an instrument approach cannot be completed to a landing, or when a low approach/go-around is executed. After a larger aircraft's missed approach, residual wake turbulence can remain along the runway and flight path.