Logging SIM. time on lobook?

[david2000]

hi, i'd like to know how do you log the time from a sim. category C, is it counted as real flying time? where do you actually log that time on jeppsen logbook?, the small ones, and how do you log the instrument time on it? thanks alot.

[dc3flyer]

I just log it under Simulator. It is not going to make that big of a difference.... I recently went to Simuflite, and didn't even log that time. They have training records that you should get a copy of to prove you did it, why take up my logbook space?

[david2000]

Originally Posted by dc3flyer

I just log it under Simulator. It is not going to make that big of a difference.... I recently went to Simuflite, and didn't even log that time. They have training records that you should get a copy of to prove you did it, why take up my logbook space?

was it full motion sim.?? i took the training at aeroservice miami fl.,
does any body knows about this logging thing or where to look about this on the FAR's?

[dc3flyer]

Check out 61.51 (mainly section h, but it also hints about simulators in a few other places)

That is the only place I can think of right now and I don't have a copy of the FAR/AIM with me (I found that quickly on the internet). The training I received was full motion. I am unfamiliar with Aeroservice but at Simuflite they mail you a print out of every sim session a week or two after you finish training.

[SteveC]

I just log it under Flight Simulator only. No other catagory(s).

[WalterSobchak]

Originally Posted by david2000

hi, i'd like to know how do you log the time from a sim. category C, is it counted as real flying time? where do you actually log that time on jeppsen logbook?, the small ones, and how do you log the instrument time on it? thanks alot.

Did the aircraft move under its own power for the purpose of flight?
Sim is just sim.

[MidlifeFlyer]

Originally Posted by david2000

is it counted as real flying time?

No. Sim time is never any type of "flight" time (See my May I Log Sim Time as "Total Time"?)

As to how and where to log it, that question seems to come up every 2-3 weeks (maybe it needs its own FAQ). I think if you search for it (or even just scroll down the thread list) you'll find a very recent discussion in the CFI Corner area.

[B767Driver]

I log it under Simulator, but no other categories.

[TDoc]

For most people's situations, not logging anything in a log book (for those that have a type and go to simuflite or flight safety or wherever) is very common and not needed for reasons stated above. However, as I do co-pilot work on the GV/550 (a level D sim) and have some 500 hrs in the box, I ask the clients what they'd consider it(as those are the people that ask me for my resume). Most say that I should include all of that on my resume as TT, as well as Multi Time, and some even go as far as to say they'd consider it towards turbine time. This is just what they say as people being capable of hiring, not them stating the regulations on this. However, I have been told by those in charge at the center that at least around here its definitely considered toward TT. I'm not quite sure how the Level D compares with the Level C though. I do keep track of it all in a separate log book as well.