Really? There's a different type of solo than being the sole occupant of the aircraft? Or, do you think it's one in the same as PIC as so many do?
Whenever someone asks about Timothy's time. Broken up into three or four columns it takes up just a couple of inches on a resume or letter.
I think Kenny was saying that PIC time can be subdivided into those times when the pilot is the only person aboard the airplane (solo) and when there are others aboard the airplane (non-solo).
What he said!
I find it odd someone would make strong statements and simply not join the board. Also, there have been those in the past who were signed up on the board with a verified email but... would never identify themselves beyond that email and never more than a first name or even just a nick name. They were later shown to be... well, less than honest about their experience and capabilities.
For low time pilots being considered, I think it would be considered. How much has the candidate flown without the presence of an instructor or other experienced pilot offering instruction or advice on some level? Was the experience built on their own or constantly monitored?
OOPs I may have overstated my position . Apologies to you and Tim . I reread his post and I think I get it now . It is interesting that DAL parked all the 200s and I spent more time than I care to recall on the 737. If he is a ferry pilot there is a chance we have flown the same airplanes . I did two retirement flights myself to Victorville CA and we had an entire ramp full of 200s and 300s and 767-200s parked there . I know what happened to the 767s and the 300s , but what about the 200s ? Did Timothy have a hand in these .
Pray the FAA never gets hold of your logbook -- it will lead them to question things you don't want questioned, like how you got your solo time for your Private and Commercial tickets. Solo means "sole living human occupant." You can't legally log solo time in an airplane with a second pilot aboard, even if the second pilot is required. See 61.51(d).
The FAA most certainly cares when you're presenting a logbook or 8710-1 for a certificate/rating requiring "solo" experience. Suggest a read through 61.109, 61.129, and 61.51(d), where that is clearly stated. Presenting flight time as "solo" time when someone else was in the airplane is a fraudulent application for a certificate/rating requiring solo time. If the airline pilot in Dallas wants to PM me to get a fuller explanation, he should feel free. While I don't fly for an airline (and never have), I've been teaching this stuff for over 35 years.
Additionally, many FBOs require x number of hours G1000 time before renting you a G1000 airplane. I know Westwind (KDVT) did when I rented from them.
You are beating a dead horse . If a pilot has a single pilot type he/she can log 91 or 135 or even 121 time as PIC (Even when a SIC is required. Go back and read GBs post .
I agree, but I will probably continue to log solo time, it does help me differentiate when I was alone. It might be useful later to see if I fly more actual when solo then with passengers, for instance. Everyone else is certainly free to log (or not) solo time as they see fit. When I start teaching I will ensure my students log their solo time as needed, and then let them make up their own mind after they no longer "need" to log solo time.
Agreed -- but s/he can't log it as solo time, which is what I thought the poster had said. If that's not what the poster said, please disregard. BTW, there's nothing in 61.51 about logging "135" time in your pilot logbook, so if you create such a column, all it might do is draw FAA attention when such attention is not required. The only rule that matters about what you put in the PIC column is 61.51(e), which draws no distinctions between 91, 135, and/or 121 operations.
Yes, when I got my ATP. I had to verify my time at the FSDO to get the permission slip to take the ATP written -- an old procedure no longer required. They went through my logs and asked questions about this and that. No big deal, as my logs were kosher.
I got my ATP in 1999 and did not need to show my logbooks to the FAA. In fact, the only time I can remember showing my logbooks was once, at an interview. The chief pilot riffled through the pages seemingly without stopping long enough to really check anything. As far as my other encounters with the FAA go, I have made a few oopses over the years and they have been entirely reasonble to deal with. No need for lawyers and all the other paranoia people seem to write about. Of course if they decide to go on a witch hunt because they have some other agenda, that is another matter.
If the FAA (or just about anybody with enforcement power really) wants to get you, they'll find a way, because nobody can be perfect all the time. For the most part, they're not going to be out to get you, though. To the OP, just chill. There's nothing you can do at this point. If they start looking hard enough that they're finding this sort of thing, you're already well in their sights. I don't think they're going to delve that closely into the logbook, even during a checkride. They'll ask to see the minimums for that checkride, and that's about it.
So since a lot of people do it it's not breaking the regulations? That's analogous to saying that since a lot of people speed it's not breaking the law. I challenge you to try that argument with the cop! (Heck, it didn't work even with my mother! "But mooooommmmmm, everybody was fighting!")
No longer required for the ATP written -- you can just walk in and take it.
About five minutes for me, too, including three civilian logbooks, a Navy logbook, and USAF Form 5's. However, given all the practice I've had doing it, I know that in 5 minutes, I can look through a set of pilot or aircraft logs, and spot any suspicious entries; I'll bet FAA Inspectors are as good or better.
Don't bet your ticket on that. Log entries alone have hung more than one pilot. I know of a situation in progress involving someone who was discovered to have no complex endorsement (and doesn't meet the grandfather clause). The FAA needs only the logbook to hang that person -- it is documentary evidence of the violation, signed and sworn to by the violator. The case I mentioned above involving the violation 10 years past was also based entirely on a logbook entry of a flight with a passenger without enough logged landings in the preceding 90 days to meet 61.57(a).