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Originally Posted by TankerDriver
I don't include other time in the logbook I keep for commercial employment purposes. I think the only reason why the Air Force counts other time is so the hours count towards your flight pay. Can you imagine grabbing the jump seat home on an airliner and logging that time? Can you learn something sitting in the jump seat? Definitely, but I really wouldn't count that time towards anything. I even know guys trying to log PIC time as right seaters, but that's a whole other story.
Do not include "other" time in your applications for employment with civilian carriers. A previous poster said to include it and then be prepared to explain it. Do not do this. You can take your AF products to any interview and most companies accept it at face value. However, when filling out applications, subtract the "other" time. Most companies will tell you to do this anyway.
There is a twist however. Let's say you are an aircraft commander on a C-5 with an augmented crew. You are always the aircraft commander, the PIC. Including when you are out of the seat. But most guys split the flying time. That is knocking out legitimate PIC time from the AC (under Part 1 of the FARs) which FedEx, Southwest and others use. The AF regs more mirror FAR Part 61 (which will cause the true PIC to lose flight time when logging "other")