Log-'able'
09-20-2007, 12:40 PM
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Log-'able'
A couple weeks ago, I was rolling for T/O and had to abort at about 35kts due to the airspeed not coming alive. I reacted quickly and aborted the roll and called the tower and pulled off at the next intersection...
The flight school never charged me for the .3, but nevertheless, the experience was valuable in testing my reaction to such an event. So...just wondering, would anyone log this?
The flight school never charged me for the .3, but nevertheless, the experience was valuable in testing my reaction to such an event. So...just wondering, would anyone log this?
09-20-2007, 01:06 PM
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wow so if you had 100 hours... now you have 100.3
um no. i wouldnt log it.
If you are looking for the legal dorky answer, I believe the FAR's say any event in which the pilot had "intent" to fly, not if you actually flew or not. Like if you taxi'ed any aircraft from one ramp to other otherside of an airport and it took 30 minutes... no intent for flight... cant log it. Looks like in your case.. you could log it if you really wanted to.
I had a few of these happen when I was a flight instructor... never logged them... i probably lost out on a whole combined hour of flight time. Just terrible!
um no. i wouldnt log it.
If you are looking for the legal dorky answer, I believe the FAR's say any event in which the pilot had "intent" to fly, not if you actually flew or not. Like if you taxi'ed any aircraft from one ramp to other otherside of an airport and it took 30 minutes... no intent for flight... cant log it. Looks like in your case.. you could log it if you really wanted to.
I had a few of these happen when I was a flight instructor... never logged them... i probably lost out on a whole combined hour of flight time. Just terrible!
09-20-2007, 01:11 PM
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It is loggable because of the intent to fly. Actually you might as well log it just to document the event. Also when you get into commercial flying you HAVE to log it...because it counts against your daily/weekly/monthly/annual flight time limits.
09-20-2007, 02:42 PM
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I agree. It's is loggable for the above reasons. Make notes in the note area of what happened. I do not log when I taxi / relocate an aircraft. I do log the taxi/abort/gate return because I was intending to fly and operating an aircraft with passengers.
09-20-2007, 03:08 PM
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Thanks, I never approached it that way, but that is an interesting method. I wouldn't be contemplating 'logging it' had I not believed that the experience was valuable in recognizing an accumulation of 'what if' training.
Also, I realize it could come off as if I'm being really stingy with picking time, but the logging of it is definitely more for documenting the experience and maybe sharing it with someone if ever asked.
I know its quite menial of a scenario compared to what happens with other pilots, but for me it was the first time when I reacted instinctively based on learning the appropriate procedures to follow in a given circumstance for an abnormal situation.
Thanks for the feedback, im going to keep thinking about 'logging it.'
Also, I realize it could come off as if I'm being really stingy with picking time, but the logging of it is definitely more for documenting the experience and maybe sharing it with someone if ever asked.
I know its quite menial of a scenario compared to what happens with other pilots, but for me it was the first time when I reacted instinctively based on learning the appropriate procedures to follow in a given circumstance for an abnormal situation.
Thanks for the feedback, im going to keep thinking about 'logging it.'
09-21-2007, 04:24 AM
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I'd log it, then one day when you're going back through your logs for the heck of it, you'll have that nice little notation in your book. Half of my flights for the maint. department are .5 or less, so they add up for me. I once logged a .3 one lap in the pattern, weather came down on us. Jus the small things, there's nothing that says you "have" to, but honestly, it's your logbook and your experience.
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