Logging Military Flight Time

[NYArmyflyer]

For any former Army RW pilots...I am trying to go back and log my flight time from flight school at Rucker, into a civilian log book. I kept a log book up till my advanced aircraft, then stopped (great idea, I know). My question, I have heard it is legal to put a one time entry into a log book, however, have not found proof in the FARs. I have a print out from flight school with all of my hours listed, but am not sure if that is something you can just drag into a civilian checkride or interview, and have accepted as a "logbook". Wouldn't look to professional either.

 

[Velocipede]

Take your Army records and enter them in your logbook. As long as you keep the original records as evidence, no one should question your logbook.

 

[NYArmyflyer]

Thanks for the help, thats what I was thinking as well.

 

[nosehair]

Absolutely! Military records of flight time hold more credibility than most civilian logbooks.

 

[phoenix 23684]

Yes you can bring your military records as proof.

Not sure in the helicopter world, but I know in the AF pilots only log actual flight time where in the civilian world you log taxi time as well. The FAA defines flight time as any time the aircraft is moving under its own power.

Reason I mention this is that most military folks have more time than their records show, important if you are trying to get your ATP and are short a few hours, I did ATP licenses as an instructor. Now there is no magic formula that you can just plug in to get all that taxi time, you have to look at every flight and try to remember how long you were on the ground.

 

[Velocipede]

In the hazy reaches of my memory, the military logs T/O to touchdown, not block time. That's why it is generally accepted practice to multiply military time by 1.3 to estimate block times.

 

[Wolfy]

I've also heard of adding about .3 per flight, which would be more appropriate for longer routes. If you're doing an 8 hour flight, logging 10.4 doesn't make much sense.

 

[Boom Boom]

Each company has a different conversion factor.. So read the fine print when applying.


https://www.pilotcredentials.com/careers/index.php?a=questions

Q: Can I use a conversion factor when determining flight time accumulated in the military?
A: Yes. You may add a plus (.2) per sortie factor to your flight times. Please note that this conversion factor is applied to each sortie not to total time.

 

[Lefty]

95-1 says that flight time is recorded from T/O to engine shutdown....

 

[Velocipede]

Hey, I told you its been a long time since I dealt with conversion factors. About .2-.3 per sortie would be about right.

 

[HeyEng]

We do it by TO to engine shutdown or touchdown +5 minutes, whichever is shorter.

 

[Boom Boom]

From OPNAV 3710.7T

Flight​

​

3​

a. For operational purposes, a flight is one or more
aircraft proceeding on a common mission.

b. For recording and reporting purposes, a flight
begins when the aircraft first moves forward
on its takeoff run or takes off vertically from
rest at any point of support and ends after
airborne flight when the aircraft is on the
surface and either:

(1) The engines are stopped or the aircraft has
been on the surface for 5 minutes, whichever
comes first

(2) A change is made in the pilot in command.

c. For helicopters, a flight begins when the
aircraft lifts from a rest point or commences
ground taxi and ends after airborne flight
when the rotors are disengaged or the aircraft
has been stationary for 5 minutes with rotors
engaged.​

 

[Lefty]

Round to the nearest higher whole number...