2/3 as PF - you sector hog!
No, I dont think the amount of PF you have done would be a factor at all when you're considered for command.
Well, you are in the UK, and in the UK, it is standard practice to log all PF sectors as P1u/s. It is common on application forms to have to split your f/o time into PF and PNF, and particularly with a PC logbook it is far easier to do if they are in different columns. I have submitted my logbook to two European countries for validations, and not had any problems, and have not heard of any problems from others outside Europe, (I know that Cathay for example have no issues with f/os logging P1u/s). Some continental EU countries, particularly Germany, can be sticklers though. A footnote is helpful to explain what your P1u/s actually is, if there is any doubt. If the P1u/s column were only to be used for command training, then it would be obsolete as no-one would ever have more than a handful of hours in it - Use it for what it is clearly intended! I dont know of anyone who gets a P1u/s counter-signature for every sector; A final signature from the chief pilot generally suffices when you change companies.
Although it is a legal requirement, a logbook is essentially your personal document. If someone asks you how much such and such time you have, then you are legally obliged to give the correct answer; However, it is not their place to say "your log book is not compliant"; If it is compliant with the UK rules to keep a record of your flights, (the rules being pretty minimal), then it is fine. I know a couple of guys who just have a pile of ACARS print outs, and I cant see any reason why this shouldn't be OK - It's not a book, but a bit of gaffer tape and string would solve that.
However, do not represent P1u/s time as P1 time. If the choice is between P1 and P2 on an application form for example, it is P2 time.
As an aside, I was told I could log my time as nominated relief in command as straight P1; I never have though, and put in down as P2 (relief).
Last edited by Joe le Taxi; 7th July 2006 at 10:56.