Turbine Time Question
 

I just qualified as SIC in an MU-300 and have a nagging question on logging turbine time. Does SIC turbine count as Complex and High Performance or not? I have gotten several different answers from several high time Captains. The logic behind not logging it as Complex and High Performance was that Complex requires a controlable pitch prop. and high performance is measured in Horse Power also both endorsements are to act as PIC of either a complex or high performance airplane and as SIC I am not acting as PIC. May seem silly but everyone seems to have a different answer.:confused:

Mark,

Most pilots that I know, don't bother to keep a "complex" column in their log book after they make the step up to turbine powered aircraft. If you want to continue to log it, I would continue to log Complex time as you did previously (constant speed PROP, retractable gear, and flaps).

Start a two new columns in your logbook. The first should be a "turbine" column under which you log any time that is powered by Jet-A (regardless of turboprop or turbojet). The second should be an aircraft type column ("MU-300"). This way when you move along in your career, you can differentiate type and turbine time. When you upgrade, I would also recommend that you begin a "turbine PIC" column.

Odds are that after flying a bit in the MU-300, you won't even bother listing Complex time on your resume, simply becasue it gets trumped by the turbine time.