Originally Posted by
jcullen4
Yeah, I didn't actually need the time for the ATP. I'm already way pass training and was catching up/cleaning up my digital logbook, so I wasn't sure if majors and whatnot like to see it in there. Seems like what I'm being told, which is what you're saying, is definitely don't include it in TT, and don't include dual or simulated instrument--only Flight Simulator column.
Thanks
Correct, don't mix it with any column which also includes real airplane time, otherwise you'll be trying to subtract it out later so you can report your times to the majors the way they want to see it.
I don't bother trying to log airline sim time, many instructors don't want to sign your book. My new-hire sim buddy dutifully filled in all of his sim training in his logbook, and then asked for the instructor to sign it at the end. Instructor said no.
Any employer knows what sim you did while employed as an airline pilot, and if for some reason you got extra sim along the way you actually DON'T want potential employers to see that.
Remember... sim time is NEVER EVER UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES real airplane time. That's a common fallacy which exists in the part 91 world. For FAA purposes some sim can be counted towards some aeronautical experience requirements which would otherwise require real airplane time.