In my logbook, there are 2 columns for these things.
Column 1 is: "IFR", which I log if it is an IFR flight.
Column 2 is "IF", I assume this means "Instrument Flying". So I log......yep, you guessed it.... instrument flying time.
As you all know, these are two completely separate things.
Needless to say, my "IFR" time is a lot more than my "IF" time.
The above is black and white to me. Anyone cheating their logbook deserves to be "beaten up", which I will log as "fell over".
On the other hand, reference cat D sims:
In the Middle East, I am told to log it under the normal columns, in the UK, I am told to log it in the bit at the front or back of the logbook entitled "sim practice", yet they all count towards the total hours.......
No one seems to agree on which is the correct way to log these hours. I'm open to input on this.