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It's very common to have low actual time at your level and most regional airlines will want to see it.
The important thing to remember here guys is what job he's applying for. You've all made some good points, but I disagree with some. First, and foremost, beyond the minimums for the airline, what you list on your resume is your choice.

In my opinion, it's always best to parallel your experience with what the job entails. Show that you've got some experience in that type of function. For example, someone opposes instrument approaches as a line item. I completely disagree - under the right circumstances. It most certainly does not belong on a resume where the pilot has 5000 hours and is seeking a major airline job. But when we're talking about someone who does not have a track record and is looking for their first regional job it can be very valuable information. We don't know what kind of flying this person has done and with this one line item we can see that he has this type of experience, albeit low.

At the regional level it is commonplace to break out actual instrument - the point is to evaluate actual stick time, in the soup. When you get to the major level then I recommend one lump sum - by that point it doesn't matter anymore.

I do not recommend ever putting sim time on a resume. Most airlines will ask you to back it out of your hours in the application and, most importantly, it may give the wrong impression. It may appear like you're trying to be something you're not, namely having more hours.

Hope I'm making sense this afternoon.....

Lori