EatSleepFly
Well-Known Member
The taxi time post got me thinking. Lets have a little fun. Feel free to add to the list, but justify why. And no flaming. Heck, this could even be educational.
Top Ten List of BS Ways to Log Flight Time
(David Letterman style- but in no particular order)
10.) Hundreds of hours of "Safety Pilot" time
9.) PFT
8.) "Actual Instrument" in night-VMC
7.) 300 hrs. of dual received in turbine aircraft, but no pilot certificates
6.) Buying 500 hrs. of Metro SIC time
5.) Logging 350 hrs. of PIC time in aircraft you're not trained in just because you touched the controls
4.) Imaginary flight time
3.) 150 hrs of "Instrument Time" (even though 149 is under the hood)
2.) 2 pilots renting a plane and both logging PIC because "who's gonna know?"
1.) Taxi Time
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REASONS:
10.) Only BS if you have a ton of it. Probably not the best way to build time for a job. Flight schools who "sell" safety pilot time are also shady.
9.) Need I say more?
8.)Interviewer: "So, Mr. Smith, I see you have 350 hrs. of actual instrument time. Did you previously fly in the northeast?"
Mr. Smith: "Oh, no, I flew at night a lot over the desert."
Right. Night VMC over the desert is a little different than the real "actual instrument" time, but thats just my lousy opinion.
7.) Do I really need to explain it?
6.) Most agree that its not PFT, but its still BS.
5.) Interviewer: "So Mr. Smith, I see you have 350 hrs. of C90 time. Where did you get trained in it? Who did you fly it for?"
Mr. Smith: "Oh, I didn't get trained in it. I have my multi, so my uncle let me get some stick time with him."
You're screwed. Especially if thats your only real multi time.
4.) Ya'll know who you are. Karma will be along to kick you in the nuts eventually. Hopefully no others are hurt/lost in the process.
3.) Is it quantity over quality, or vice versa? Most of us realize that hood time is quite different than actually being "in it."
2.) Pure BS and violation of the FAR's. Probably happens all the time.
1.) Think about the words in the question. "Can I log taxi time as flight time?" Uh....are you flying? Then noo...
Alright, I'm done. Feel free to add to the list. Wonder how many nerves I poked with this one....
Top Ten List of BS Ways to Log Flight Time
(David Letterman style- but in no particular order)
10.) Hundreds of hours of "Safety Pilot" time
9.) PFT
8.) "Actual Instrument" in night-VMC
7.) 300 hrs. of dual received in turbine aircraft, but no pilot certificates
6.) Buying 500 hrs. of Metro SIC time
5.) Logging 350 hrs. of PIC time in aircraft you're not trained in just because you touched the controls
4.) Imaginary flight time
3.) 150 hrs of "Instrument Time" (even though 149 is under the hood)
2.) 2 pilots renting a plane and both logging PIC because "who's gonna know?"
1.) Taxi Time
--------
REASONS:
10.) Only BS if you have a ton of it. Probably not the best way to build time for a job. Flight schools who "sell" safety pilot time are also shady.
9.) Need I say more?
8.)Interviewer: "So, Mr. Smith, I see you have 350 hrs. of actual instrument time. Did you previously fly in the northeast?"
Mr. Smith: "Oh, no, I flew at night a lot over the desert."
Right. Night VMC over the desert is a little different than the real "actual instrument" time, but thats just my lousy opinion.
7.) Do I really need to explain it?
6.) Most agree that its not PFT, but its still BS.
5.) Interviewer: "So Mr. Smith, I see you have 350 hrs. of C90 time. Where did you get trained in it? Who did you fly it for?"
Mr. Smith: "Oh, I didn't get trained in it. I have my multi, so my uncle let me get some stick time with him."
You're screwed. Especially if thats your only real multi time.
4.) Ya'll know who you are. Karma will be along to kick you in the nuts eventually. Hopefully no others are hurt/lost in the process.
3.) Is it quantity over quality, or vice versa? Most of us realize that hood time is quite different than actually being "in it."
2.) Pure BS and violation of the FAR's. Probably happens all the time.
1.) Think about the words in the question. "Can I log taxi time as flight time?" Uh....are you flying? Then noo...
Alright, I'm done. Feel free to add to the list. Wonder how many nerves I poked with this one....
