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We want to state this clearly and up front so that there are no misunderstandings:
PGA management maintains a public roster with this data via a roster posted on the website. However, this will only be a reflection of the data YOU send in.
Stated in the converse, neither PGA nor your supervisor are responsible for keeping records of what you accomplish in PGA. You are.
We hope we made that clear.
By starting a logbook. This can be as simple as a piece of paper where you scribble in the information of your flights with a pencil. Just don't lose that scrap of paper.
It can be as sophisticated as a relational database with multiple search and cross-reference capability, plus a built-in espresso machine. Just for your information, the roster data at PGA is kept in a Microsoft Access(TM) database. We say this only for your information -- it is not an attempt to encourage you to run out and buy an expensive and otherwise useless piece of software. We know of better uses for your disk space.
Cap'n Dave's personal preference is to keep his own information in a spreadsheet. A spreadsheet program is readily available for most computers, and is not that expensive.
We also suggest you keep a copy of all your PIREPS that you submit. Many pilots (wisely) draft their PIREPS in a word processor, then cut and paste them into the Forum. This gives you a copy still on your hard drive. I back up this archive regularly. Keeping the PIREPS gives you a narrative history of your pilot that you can refer to as you develop him further. If worse comes to worst and you somehow lose you logbook, you can reconstruct the logbook from your PIREPS, and vice-versa.
Regardless of the method you use, it is important that you maintain a record of your pilot's accomplishments. Your records are the golden truth of what happens to your pilot.
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