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Old 08-02-2008 | 06:53 AM
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Someone once told me you could log level D sim time a total time. Does anyone know a reference for that?

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Old 08-02-2008 | 07:03 AM
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http://www.airlinepilotforums.com/ask-pilot-recruiter/28952-how-represent-level-d-sim-time.html

As was stated on this thread from the pilot recruiter, do NOT add this into your total time, it is only sim time. Most employers will not accept it under total time.
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Old 08-02-2008 | 07:08 AM
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Old 08-02-2008 | 11:20 AM
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When I log Total Time (or Duration in some logbooks) I add up everything, including sim time. I also do my logbook pro program this way as well -- HOWEVER -- I always subtract sim time, etc from my total time when asked what my total time is. So you can log your time anyway you want as long as it makes sense to you and you can explain it to whoever may be looking at it.

There are no standard conventions on how to log your time. I only do it the way I do it because thats how a sim instructor logged my time back in 1995. Its too much trouble to go back and fix it and I'm used to it. It works for me and I have no problems in interviews or explaining it to anyone. So go with how you want to do it.
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Old 08-02-2008 | 02:48 PM
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Yes. Logging time is well defined in 14 CFR, both part 1.1 and part 61. Look at 14 CFR part 1.1 - Definitions. There is no definition for "total time". In fact, the column in your logbook that everyone thinks of as "total time" doesn't say that - it says "flight time". And it needs to be just that - time in actual flight. "Flight time" is defined in part 1.1. The closest you can come to the "total time" is a definition in part 1.1 for "pilot time". This includes all flight, sim, ect. time. You could create (pencil in) a column in your logbook for "pilot time" and use that.

Time in any simulator, regardless of level, is "simulator time" and "dual recieved". Since no simulator actually flys, none of it is flight time. This subject has been throughly covered in the flight training section.
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