Mr_Creepy
Well-Known Member
Ladies and gentlemen,
This happens to be one of my speaking topics so I thought I'd chime in.
First of all, a pilot logbook has three stages of life:
1) the FAA stage
2) the Insurance stage
3) the Airline Interview stage
nothing else matters for logging time!
Most of you are discussing the FAA stage. Believe it or not, in the long run this is the LEAST important stage. Once you are past 1500 hrs you are qualified for all FAA ratings.
The truth is, you can log anything you want to at any time! It's YOUR logbook! The big dilemma is, who is going to be looking at it?
The insurance people want you to log EVERYTHING.
The FAA has a bunch of stringent and confusing rules that allow you to log PIC when you aren't actually PIC.
The most restrictive group, however, is the Airline Interview stage. For example, you do not want to be logging turbine PIC in a King Air 200 when you are riding right seat giving "dual" - when you aren't really qualified to be or designated as PIC. By qualified I mean having attended Simcom or Flight Safety, had a dual checkout in the aircraft, etc.
Many airlines, notably Southwest, will disqualify time like this for the 1000 pic turbine requirement they have. United was known for sending people home with "funny logbooks."
So, your direction is determined by which stage you are in. If you are still seeking an Airline Pilot job I suggest you be very careful about logging "fishy" time. If you are in the right seat of a King Air or such, get the ATP or CFI in the left seat to sign your logbook as "dual received."
It counts as multi, trubine and total time, and you avoid the dilemma of SIC or PIC.
This happens to be one of my speaking topics so I thought I'd chime in.
First of all, a pilot logbook has three stages of life:
1) the FAA stage
2) the Insurance stage
3) the Airline Interview stage
nothing else matters for logging time!
Most of you are discussing the FAA stage. Believe it or not, in the long run this is the LEAST important stage. Once you are past 1500 hrs you are qualified for all FAA ratings.
The truth is, you can log anything you want to at any time! It's YOUR logbook! The big dilemma is, who is going to be looking at it?
The insurance people want you to log EVERYTHING.
The FAA has a bunch of stringent and confusing rules that allow you to log PIC when you aren't actually PIC.
The most restrictive group, however, is the Airline Interview stage. For example, you do not want to be logging turbine PIC in a King Air 200 when you are riding right seat giving "dual" - when you aren't really qualified to be or designated as PIC. By qualified I mean having attended Simcom or Flight Safety, had a dual checkout in the aircraft, etc.
Many airlines, notably Southwest, will disqualify time like this for the 1000 pic turbine requirement they have. United was known for sending people home with "funny logbooks."
So, your direction is determined by which stage you are in. If you are still seeking an Airline Pilot job I suggest you be very careful about logging "fishy" time. If you are in the right seat of a King Air or such, get the ATP or CFI in the left seat to sign your logbook as "dual received."
It counts as multi, trubine and total time, and you avoid the dilemma of SIC or PIC.