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06-15-2022, 03:59 AM
#11
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As a follow-up, if you’re still in the “time-building” phase, which to me is almost everyone younger than me, instrument time should be the easiest to log. The FAA’s definition is:
“A person may log instrument time only for that flight time when the person operates the aircraft solely by reference to instruments under actual or simulated instrument flight conditions.“
Unlike night time which has strict starting/ending points, instrument time is essentially up to the pilot to determine “instrument conditions” and “ solely by reference to instruments”. I recently had a friend who had been flying a Challenger for more than 1500 hours say he still had less than 150 hours of instrument time. Really? C’mon man!!! How about time at night in between layers, or no moonlight over the desert? What about cruising at FL450 with an indeterminate undercast? I don’t need the time, but if I did, I guarantee you that I would be relying on my instruments in those cases…
“A person may log instrument time only for that flight time when the person operates the aircraft solely by reference to instruments under actual or simulated instrument flight conditions.“
Unlike night time which has strict starting/ending points, instrument time is essentially up to the pilot to determine “instrument conditions” and “ solely by reference to instruments”. I recently had a friend who had been flying a Challenger for more than 1500 hours say he still had less than 150 hours of instrument time. Really? C’mon man!!! How about time at night in between layers, or no moonlight over the desert? What about cruising at FL450 with an indeterminate undercast? I don’t need the time, but if I did, I guarantee you that I would be relying on my instruments in those cases…
06-15-2022, 10:38 AM
#13
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Originally Posted by Invictus
Well, I have 2,900 hours TT, a CL-65 type and 300+ hours of 121 time but somehow have managed to avoid logging much actual or simulated instrument time. Perhaps I should have logged a little more agressively?
….it’s not too late. Surely you can dig into your memory to recall some actual in there?
As a general rule a pilots actual will equal around 10% of their total time.
06-21-2022, 05:33 AM
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Originally Posted by Peabody17
Yes, but my point is that in the early years when you might need it, actual may be more than 10% if you just pay attention and log it!!!
07-16-2022, 04:25 PM
#17
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Originally Posted by Robertone139
Is twin turbine helicopter time computed for the 1500 hours, I have just above 1000 airplane with half of that AMEL and Twin turbine.
Over 4000 helicopter multiengine turbine and multicrew.
Over 4000 helicopter multiengine turbine and multicrew.
07-17-2022, 12:25 PM
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