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Old 10-21-2018, 07:13 AM
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Originally Posted by rickair7777 View Post
For clarity, what we call "Total Time" does not exist in the FAR's, and is not officially defined anywhere.
Total time is defined by its applicability/utility in the FAR's.
1. "Aeronautical Experience"
2. "Total Time as a Pilot"
3. "Flight Time"

https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/14/61.159

https://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/retriev...n=14y1.0.1.1.1

For example, the aeronautical experience of a flight engineer allows 1500 hours of flight time to credit 500 hours (3:1) towards the "total time as pilot" needed for an ATP.

On the other hand, I hold a "Remote Pilot" license to pilot a UAS. The definition of flight time in Part 1 states:

"Flight time means:
(1) Pilot time that commences when an aircraft moves under its own power for the purpose of flight and ends when the aircraft comes to rest after landing;"

so technically, I can pilot a drone and log it in a logbook as flight time. However, this aeronautical experience doesn't have any applicability towards "Total Time as a Pilot" for additional ratings.....at least at this time.

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