Folks,
The Law is the Law is the Law!!!
THE LAW on pilots logging flight hours is quite clear !!
Failure to comply with the LAW is a CRIMINAL OFFENSE ---- but perhaps that is too complex a concept for you "rule of thumb" merchants.
VDO is the name of an instrument manufacturer.
Hobbs is the name of an instrument manufacturer.
VDO/Hobbs/airswitch/master switch/oil pressure switch are all of a total irrelevance in the no small matter of the requirement to comply with the law.
Various aircraft operators practices for charging out aircraft, be they flying schools or whatever, are of a total irrelevance when it come to your obligation to comply with the LAW.
Failure to comply with the aviation law is a criminal offense, a serious matter for any pilot, in this post 9/11 world were ANY criminal action against a pilot (not even necessarily a conviction) can seriously limit your ability to travel outside Australia.
Quite apart from the fact that CASA inspectors love this subject, the "proof of the offense" is all there in writing ----- and given the reality of CASA Administrative fine system ---- log book offenses have become a "nice little earner".
So why don't you all do yourself a favour, comply with the law, and avoid all the easily avoidable but totally predictable consequences.
Tootle pip!!
Last edited by LeadSled; 3rd Mar 2010 at 10:56.