Incase anyone is interested on the logging of flight time in gerenal
Response from the CAA:
Further to your email regarding logging of helicopter flight time, in response to your specific query;
“One further discrepancy is the logging of flight time, which appears to differ between ANO CAP 393, and EASA FCL. Could you please advise which documents protocol should be followed:”
Flight crew logs must be kept in accordance with the provisions of Article 79 of the UK ANO as amended and must also conform to Part-FCL (AMC FCL.050 refers). Part-FCL states that flight time shall be recorded in a manner specified by the Authority. For Part-FCL (JAR) licences the requirements of AMC FCL.050 apply ( this is also covered in the definitions of Part-FCL, refer to CAP 804, Section 1, Part B, also Section 1, Part E). The Part-FCL definition is consistent with JAR-FCL 2.001.
“Flight time: For helicopters, it means the total time from the moment a helicopter’s rotor blades start turning until the moment the helicopter finally comes to rest at the end of the flight, and the rotor blades are stopped”
The ANO reference remains in place for helicopter licences being flown on UK National (non-JAR/Part-FCL) licences. EU law supersedes UK National law in relation to EU licences. It is most likely that the ANO’s definition will be revised at some future amendment to align with the definition contained in Part-FCL.
I hope this information satisfactorily answers your query.
Last edited by Aucky; 17th Oct 2012 at 15:26.