Originally Posted by
Swedish Blender
Couple things.
You only have to log time for a certificate or rating. If he isn't trying to get a higher certificate, I don't think he's disregarding regs. I update my logbook once a year (if that much) because I am not getting anymore ratings. Am I blatantly disregarding regs?
What SOP are you referring to for a private pilot flying his own airplane?
Hobbs are not required. The only problem he would have "matching" is tach time.
My medical app is not a reflection of my flight time. I have no idea how much I've flown in the last 6, 12 months. I wag it.
Blender I think the difference here is logging falsified time vs not logging. Agree with your perception on not logging. I do the same thing after 22+ years in this flying game. I got carried away with the verbage on the SOP thing! Should have said regs. There's no problem/reg issue at all with not logging, there's a fraud issue with logging time you did not fly. Sounds like the OP had a student that indicated a deliberate intent to deceive.