Most pilots are rejecting the idea of bringing the original aircraft maintenance logs on board the aircraft. A number of aircraft have gotten by bringing photocopies of the last pages of the logbooks that demonstrate that the aircraft is airworthy and in compliance with all regulations for IFR flight. While not exactly what we were told by the Adjunct Director in Mexico City, it seems to be sufficient for a number of inspectors. However, some aircraft have been detained when they could show no documentation whatsoever to the inspector.

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