How to log Flight time (PIC, Co-Pilot, Night, Single/Multi Pilot, etc)

Modified on Mon, 14 Nov 2022 at 02:50 PM


PILOTLOG logs flight time in 2 groups:


Function time 


PICPilot In CommandP1, includes SOLO and SPIC

SICSecond In CommandP2, Co-Pilot, First-Officer

PICusPIC Under SupervisionP1 U/S, Co-Pilot in training for Captain

DualDualEither Received or Given,
the latter logged with Instructor
InstrInstructorInstruction Given

ExamExaminerCheck Pilot

RELRelief PilotSNY (Supernumerary)



Condition time


IFRInstrument Flight RulesFlight planning rules
(versus VFR)
Act.InstrActual InstrumentFlying in IMC weather
conditions
Sim.InstrSimulated InstrumentHood training in a real aircraft,
not in the simulator!
XCCross-CountryFlying more than 50 NM (airplanes)
or 25 NM (helicopter)
NightNightChoose from 7 different
calculation methods



Notes


  • Do not confuse "Sim.Instr" with simulator flying or Instructor flying.  Both are irrelevant!


  • If your logbook or the selected report shows a breakdown for Night time over function (PIC Day / Night, Co-Pilot Day / Night, etc), PILOTLOG will automatically allocate the night time to any logged functions, starting with PIC.


  • We recommend to always logging function time, also for simulator sessions, while condition time should only be logged on real flights.



User defined time fields


You can add more time fields yourself.  There are 4 user time fields on the Settings - Flight Logging page, that you can use for special function or condition times, like Navigator, Flight Engineer, NVG (Night Vision Googles), Rescue, S&W (Sling & Winch), etc.


Do NOT set-up a special field for the following :


  • Aerobatics
  • Single / Multi Engine
  • Single / Multi Pilot
  • TMG (Touring Motor Glider)
  • PICUS, SPIC, P2X
  • SOLO


You can set-up another 3 special fields on the Settings - Other Settings fields.  However, these fields are for other purposes, such as Gate information, Winch operations, or other stuff you want to track.



Night Time



The following article explains how to set-up the software for automatic night time calculation, automatic cross-country logging, and automatic function time loading :




Solo Time



SOLO must be logged as PIC function time.  Read more about SOLO in the following solution :  




PICus Time



First Officers can log Pilot-in-Command Under Supervision when they take the left-seat in cruise, or when the are PF in the right seat (as per your aviation authority regulations). PILOTLOG comes with a dedicated field to log PICus hours.




SPIC Time


There is a separate field for PICus.  SPIC can be logged as PIC function time. Read more in the following solution:




P2X Time


Second Officers require a certain number of P2X hours to become First-Officer.  Second Officers can log P2X time when they take the right seat as PM or PF.

PILOTLOG does not have a dedicated time field for P2X hours.  P2X time shall be logged as SIC function time and by selecting the "P2X" tag as Type of Operation :






Single / Multi Pilot



There are no separate time fields to log single/multi pilot time. This data is taken straight from your aircraft properties on the Tables - Aircraft page ! 

 

e.g.   you log 30 minutes Total Time on a Cessna 172, then PILOTLOG will automatically consider this as Single Pilot time.

 

Some commuter companies schedule a two-men flight crew on a single pilot rated aircraft.  You can then simply modify the properties for that particular aircraft.  However, changing the properties will affect all flights ever done with that aircraft registration.  Should you want to log some flights as single pilot time and some flights as multi pilot crew on the same aircraft registration, then follow this solution :




Single / Multi Engine



There are no separate time fields to log single/multi engine hours. This data is taken straight from your aircraft properties on the Tables - Aircraft page ! 

e.g.   you log a 2 hour flight on an Airbus 320 or an Agusta Helicopter, then PILOTLOG will automatically consider this as Multi Engine time.



Aerobatics



There is no separate time field to log aerobatics. This data is taken straight from your aircraft properties on the Tables - Aircraft page ! 


If the aircraft is set to Aerobatics, all flight hours on that particular aircraft registration are automatically considered aerobatic time.


In case you fly this aircraft both as 'normal flight' and 'aerobatic flight' and you want to keep things split, then :


  • On the Tables - Aircraft page, clear the aerobatics checkbox 
  • On the Settings - Flight Logging page, set-up a user time field called 'aerobatics'
  • Manually insert flight time in that user field whenever you perform aerobatics



Aerobatic experience logged with a user defined time field is viewed in reports T001, T002 and G015. Aerobatic time associated with the aircraft is shown in report T001, T002 and G014. If you want to print aerobatic time in your logbook, you need to create a user definable field, and then select this field from the Logbook – Logbook Columns page.



Relief Time / Supernumerary



If you operate long haul with augmented Flight Crew, you may have to log Relief Time. Relief time is the time that you were not at the controls.




Actual Instrument Time



You can record time in IMC weather conditions as Actual Instrument time. Typically, this is around 10% of the total flight time, but it can be more depending on your type of flight operation. 

You can enable autoload from the Settings - Flight Logging page.  The app auto-fills actual instrument time as a percentage of on Flight time (air time), or Total time (block time) when takeoff and landing hours are not logged.



MCC Conversion Training



Student pilots may have to log Multi Crew Cooperation training.


PILOTLOG does not have a dedicated time field for MCC hours.  MCC time shall be logged as PIC or SIC function time (as appropriate) and by selecting the "MCC" tag as Type of Operation :





FAR 91 / FAR 117 / FAR 121 / FAR 135


Pilots operating under FAA regulations may want to log type of FAR.


PILOTLOG does not have a dedicated time field for different FAR hours.  Log your flight hours as PIC, SIC or DUAL time and select the appropriate "FAR" tag as Type of Operation :




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