The Air Navigation Order 2016

Personal flying log

228.—(1) A personal flying log must be kept by—

(a) every member of the flight crew of an aircraft registered in the United Kingdom; and

(b) every person who engages in flying for the purpose of qualifying for the—

(i) grant of a flight crew licence under this Order;

(ii) grant of a flight crew licence issued by the CAA under Part-FCL;

(iii) grant, renewal or revalidation of a rating or certificate under this Order; or

(iv) grant, renewal or revalidation of a certificate under Part-FCL.

(2) The information to be recorded is—

(a) the name and address of the holder of the log;

(b) detailed information about the holder’s licence (if any) to act as a member of the flight crew of an aircraft; and

(c) the name and address of the holder’s employer (if any).

(3) Detailed information about each flight during which the holder of the log acted either—

(a) as a member of the flight crew of an aircraft; or

(b) for the purpose of qualifying for the grant, renewal or revalidation of a licence, rating or certificate under this Order or Part-FCL,

must be recorded in the log as soon as reasonably practicable after the end of each flight.

(4) The information recorded in accordance with paragraph (3) must include—

(a) the date, the places at which the holder of the log embarked on and disembarked from the aircraft and the time spent during the course of a flight when the holder was acting in either capacity;

(b) the type and registration marks of the aircraft;

(c) the capacity in which the holder acted in flight;

(d) information about any special conditions under which the flight was conducted, including night flying and instrument flying; and

(e) information about any test or examination undertaken by the holder of the log whilst in flight.

(5) Information about any test or examination undertaken whilst in a flight simulator must be recorded in the log, including—

(a) the date of the test or examination;

(b) the type of simulator;

(c) the capacity in which the holder acted; and

(d) the nature of the test or examination.

(6) For the purposes of this article, a helicopter is in flight from the moment the helicopter’s rotor blades start turning until the moment the helicopter comes to rest at the end of the flight and the rotor blades are stopped.