nycbusdriver said:
Having never used, nor even seen, the "simple" AA book, I assumed that AA had used this monstrosity all along. What happened to simply using the procedures of the larger carrier in the merger and moving on? I think the cutesie term is "adopt and go."
So then, this logbook is a new thing to both LAA and LUS operations? In that case, it is really stupid and cumbersome on so many levels. When they start falling apart, I will simply let the pieces lay on the cockpit floor, write it up and move on. The only people who may get it changed are the mechanics complaining about it.
It's my opinion that the LAA logbook is a joke. (Flame suit on).
It reminds my of a steno's note pad that was just thrown in the cockpit as an afterthought. You can't figure anything out, past maintenance history wise, from it. It's seems to just be a jumble of scribble and signatures.
The new logbook setup, that being said, is a terrible joke designed by the cubicle boys with seemingly no input from the Pilots or Mechanics in the field. It reminds me of the PSK or LSK filled with just a spare roll of toilet paper or paper towels, but yet it takes up a entire overhead to store it. Just like the new logbooks.
On the other hand, the new logbook looks to be a somewhat refined edition of what we have been using for many years. It very similar to the books of Allegheny, and USAir, with the multiple write ups per page. And another huge difference is that now the LAA Mechanic's have to enter their own data into the computer instead of a Records Cleark enterting the logbook info.
The only issue I see so far, other than the size, is the although each page has 3 MIC numbers for 3 write ups, there is only one check box (upper right corner) to use to indicate that the data entry (SAFE) was completed. The problem arises when one person does an item, the next person does another and you're not sure if it been entered into the computer. That's why you see only one write up per page with 2 unused MIC numbers.
But don't worry, as soon as you learn the new book, especially the American people, sometime in the near future, after SOC, you can forget everything you learned as we go to the electronic logbook like United. About the only paper you'll see in the cockpit, will be the release and a paper MIC sheet.
