I am updating my resume and with 825 hours only 44 of that is in the clouds. If applying for a part 91 corporate job in a single piston or turbo prop should I bother putting my actual time on my resume?

 

I always did. I had an actual and total instrument column.

 

Thanks for the quick answer. I put the actual, total and my number of approaches flown.

 

Include sim time too...at the entry level that boosts your instrument experience somewhat. Actual cloud experience is certainly good stuff, but any time on the gauges is useful.

 

I tend to be in the other school of thought on this one. It depends on the position you are applying for and if they specifically ask you how much actual instrument time you have. I had 1.3 when I was hired at an airline. (Blame it on training and instructing in the desert) But there was NO WAY that you would see a section in my times where I listed my actual instrument time. Easy way to get you app tossed out quickly. I would combine all of you Instrument time (simulated and actual) into one section on your resume labeled as Instrument. Once you get an interview it won't matter as long as you meet their requirements.

 

I would leave the total number of approaches flown column out. I am not sure that anyone cares about the number of approaches you have flown. If you were in actual for X amount of hours they can usually guess that you also flew a few approaches in there. I have never heard of, nor have I ever seen the total number of approaches requested.

I stopped logging mine since I no longer keep track. My airline PCs cover the currency part and since I always fly some sort of approach it is just no longer something I track.

 

I think I might redo my resume and include the total instrument time suggestion and remove the number of approaches. Thanks for the feed back everybody.

 

x2. I've lumped FTD/sim/actual time into the same column. Having one column in your resume with 15 or fewer hours just screams inexperienced!

 

I'd tailor my resume to the airlines minimum requirements, but not much else. If they had a minimum actual instrument, then I'd add it. If not, I'd lump it all in to look better.

 

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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