Hey, don't get upset,
contraxdog - look at the discussion and debate you've inspired!
Judging by the number of "hits", there are plenty of people out there who have clicked on your thread, and no doubt a percentage of these have actually LEARNT something.
Logging of flight time in general is left to the discretion of the pilot - unfortunately there is a minority who "pad" their time to (try) to gain unfair advantage over the rest, and often get away with it. Generally these people are well-known by other pilots, but it seems the authority
usually CAN'T do anything to pull them back into line.
Probably, this thread of your's
contraxdog, will help the newer pilots understand the basis for logging IF time, and may encourage some of the more experienced ones to review the criteria they have been using.
Cheers!
