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Can you log PIC time during instrument training?
When you fly with a CFI or CFII, you can log PIC time during your instrument training when you’re the sole manipulator of the controls. As long as you’re rated for the aircraft, you’re allowed to log the time.
Can you log dual and PIC at the same time?
The answer is, under the right circumstances, yes. You may simultaneously log PIC and dual received if you are rated in the aircraft (category and class), are the sole manipulator of the controls, and are receiving flight instruction.
Can you log simulated instrument time in a simulator?
Simulated Instrument or Hood time is usually (not always) done with a limiting device and is exclusively logged on training flights. You can also get simulated instrument time in an “approved” simulator. You can log simulated instrument time on an IFR flight plan or a VFR flight plan.
Can you log cross country time in a simulator?
Nope! According to this 2008 Legal Interpretation by the FAA, as long as one point of landing is a straight line distance of at least 50nm away from the original point of departure, the entire route can count as “cross country” flight time for certificate training requirements under FAR 61.1(b)(ii).
Can I log PIC if not current?
Yes, you can LOG it as PIC. Lee, One thing you may want to note in you log was who was acting as PIC, maybe even have them sign it. Just in case there are questions later.
What can I log as instrument time?
(g) Logging instrument time. (1) A person may log instrument time only for that flight time when the person operates the aircraft solely by reference to instruments under actual or simulated instrument flight conditions.
How many hours do you need for instrument rating?
You must have logged the following: At least 50 hours of cross-country flight time as pilot in command. At least 10 of these hours must be in airplanes for an instrument-airplane rating. A total of 40 hours of actual or simulated instrument time on the areas of operation listed in 61.65(c).
Can a first officer log PIC time?
A pilot, whether acting as PIC or not, may log PIC time anytime in which he/she is sole manipulator of the controls of an aircraft for which he/she is rated (FAR 61.51). This is true regardless of weather conditions, whether VFR or IFR, simulated or actual.
Can a safety pilot log night time?
To act as PIC, the safety pilot must have the recent flight experience per FAR 61.57, as appropriate for the aircraft and conditions of flight, such as night currency. They must also have a current medical or qualify for BasicMed. The safety pilot can only log PIC time when the other pilot is under the hood.
Is a CFI always PIC?
Regardless of who is actually flying the airplane, the captain is always the PIC. A CFI providing instruction to a person who is qualified to act as PIC need not be the acting PIC, yet still may legally log PIC under § 61.51(e)(3), regardless of who is manipulating the controls.