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Originally Posted by MidlifeFlyer  Exactly what are you asking? I'm not aware of any "on top" categories in FAR 61.51 or columns for it in a logbook.
If you're talking about logging "actual instrument" time, as others point out, that reserved exclusively for times that you were in conditions where you needed to rely on the instruments in order to maintain control of the aircarft - to keep the shiny side up.
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What does that mean? If you are operating under ifr, you maintain radio communication throughout and if you are operating vfr you don't need to talk to anyone unless you are in airspace that requires communication.  |
Well, if one is familiar with the Gulf Coast area, clouds tend to roll in between LCH and EFD which is what I was flying. Between ORG and T00, at 1815, I was unable to flying in the clouds and the fire haze, so I climbed to 4500 to clear the clouds. I was "flight following" with Beaumont TRSA, so they gave me permission to climb. I logged the actual time transitioning up through the clouds. By then, it was dark and I was flying with the glow from the lights of the city underneath the clouds until I left area where the clouds had formed. I made a comment in the comments portion, but I wasn't certain. Hence, my reason to ask.