T-34 Sim/FTD time
 

Navy Gents...unless you AF guys had something similar
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For purposes of "My Flight time by Simulator" on Airline Apps, would you count your time on ye olde 2B37 (i.e. the T-34 Sim/FTD)??? I used it in '95/'96 timeframe, I can't imagine younger guys ever saw it outside a museum.

It wasn't full motion and had no visuals, so that should make it a Flight Training Device (FTD)...but do we add that to our sim totals for Airline Apps purposes?

Bottom Line: For Airline Apps sum totals purposes, does an FTD count for anything?

The instructions don't address the situation, and thus far I have not, but would like to know what everybody else has done/how they've handled that. I don't need it, but don't want to short-change myself either.

Thanks!

There are "simulators" out there on the civil side that do not have visual and no motion.......frasca comes to mind.......and you can log time towards an instrument rating in them

I put all my mil sim/ftd time in airline apps.

I have probably 800+ hrs of simulator time, of all varieties. Didn't log any of it. I wouldn't bother.

You wouldn't bother filling in the blank on the application? Great way to not get a call.

Definitely count it!

I'm an Air Force guy who flew later on in the Turbo-tormenter. I did NOT count it, as it was non-motion/non-visual. (Level-A) I had sim time in two jets with visual and motion. (level-C).

Sim time isn't worth much on an application, if anything....I'm not an expert. If it's all you have, then maybe include it. But otherwise, I would think highlighting it seems to be making up for low total time....even your total time doesn't need bolstering.

There's an old adage that under-reporting your time probably won't hurt you, but over-reporting it can get you blacklisted...

I have to respectfully disagree. If it is in your military log book, count it.

I never logged any of mine either. Got called.

Better to under-report. FTD is not sim, and although they often get lumped together someone with a bug up their butt might get bent out of shape.

I never logged any 121 sim, since I would need need a CFI signature to make it legit and most 121 instructors either can't (non-CFI) or won't (liability) sign your personal logbook.

Like I said, why bother? I have a check mark on my resume that says I was a simulator instructor at one point in my career. That's all it's worth.


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