Originally Posted by
jcountry
Depends on the sim.....
I would log it separately, but I think level D sim time counts as airplane time.
No, this is a common myth. Level D sims do have some advantages, such as counting for type rating training in place of the actual airplane. But that's a whole different animal, and it's still just sim time. In this context for the ATP, both FTD and sim time is treated the same, and is included in "total time as a pilot," a defined term in the regs, but not "flight time." A limited amount of sim/FTD time may be counted towards the total time as a pilot for the ATP and some sub-categories (I.e. Multi and instrument), but as others have said they should be logged separately and applied as appropriate for the situation/certificate/rating.