Originally Posted by
rickair7777
No, no, no, no.
Certain types of sim time count towards certain FAA requirements INSTEAD of airplane time. That does NOT mean sim time "is" airplane time.
Do not ever claim sim time as airplane time or towards total-time requirements for employers. If employers want sim time, they'll ask for it as a separate category.
Keep sim time separate.
I agree; but to be clear for others on the board, "total time" for the ATP is "total time as a pilot," so in that ONE circumstance the certificate applicant would need to combine total flight time and the appropriate FTD/sim time to reach that total (and would also break them out elsewhere on the form, as directed by IACRA). Agreed that logging total time is almost always "flight" time, especially for job apps and such.