TipTip35

Fellow aviators,

I know we talked about this issue before in both the cargo and military forums but I still have one more question that didnt quite get answered...

Is it legit (mainly considering FDX and UPS) to include military "other" time and UPT "student" time in your reported totals if you identify it as such in a spreadsheet or something? I'm not talking about counting it for PIC, SIC, night, instrument or anything like that but simply including it in the total count on a resume or online profile. For example:

Total hours - 3500
ME total - 3500

PIC - 2000
SIC - 1000
Student - 300
Other - 200


I noticed that the military time converter on APC includes those times in the totals but I thought I'd heard some folks say to throw "other" time out and count it for nothing. I obviously dont want to appear like I'm inflating my totals with worthless time but I dont want to short myself either because a lot of that time was valuable training and experience.

Thanks

FDXLAG

I did. As long as you can confidently explain your entries I wouldn't worry about it.

angry tanker

Don't count the other time at all. Student time is fine. Make sure you are logical in your formulas that you can explain in the interview. I recommend a document that shows your math. Worse case is the interviewer says you could have counted more time, which is much better than them saying you should not have counted it. Good luck.

fedupbusdriver

I counted student time in my total, but not the other time. In your example I would have listed the times just as you did, but would have had a total time of 3300.

Slice

Not the resident expert since I've never flown an airplane that I could log 'other' time in but...I'd go conservative. With 3300 hours of real time and if you are flying the C-5 as in your avatar, 200 hours isn't going to make or break you. Buz at UPS has been know to bust balls a little in the interview during the logbook review(mostly to gauge reaction, I believe). Why even provide an opening down that road?

Cessna180DVR

I included it and have been at Fedex for 8 years. Fedex includes it in my totals when we have 3 and 4 person crews. Besides, if all you have is military, just hand them the latest printout from your unit with all your time and you won't have a problem with log books and if they ask why what you put in was higher, just answer that you used the converter. As long as it's close and you obviously have more than the minimum, don't sweat it.