Originally Posted by
USMCFLYR
I was just updating my logbook and realized that I had logged my last two recurrents in a Class D sim as Sim, dual received, and total (and landings).
Do you agree with this?
A class D sim is no different than flying the actual airplane in the eyes of the FAA. Dual received is only necessary if it is required by part 61 for the rating. By the time one would get to a class D sim they should have already have their ratings that required dual received to earn those ratings. Dual received is commonly logged incorrectly but it really does not matter whether you do or not. There is no extra credit given on the amount of dual received that might be in your log book.
In addition to your total time you could log it as ME, night, day or even actual instrument if you are simulated being in restricted visibility conditions.