Folks,
Here we go again!!
85trx has it right, forget tachos, tachos plus 10% and all the other rubbish. Forget "the CFI told me", "the company policy is", "how many hours they charged me for" etc., this law is clear and simple, and it is your responsibility to comply, nobody else, and your neck, nobody else, if your logbook is wrong.
For the maintenance release it is air time, wheels off to wheels on.
Nothing else, no "rules of thumb" or all the other old wives tales.
Sadly, pilot log books are a happy hunting ground during a CASA audit.
With all due respect to Claret, Flight Time is defined in CAR 2. As has already been mentioned, keeping a log book starts at CAR 5.51.
CAR 2
flight time means:
(a) in the case of a heavier‑than‑air aircraft — the total time from the moment at which the aircraft first moves under its own power for the purpose of taking‑off until the moment at which it comes to rest after landing; and
(b) in the case of a lighter‑than‑air aircraft — the total time from the moment at which the aircraft first becomes airborne until it comes to rest on the ground, excluding any time during which the aircraft is moored.
Tootle pip!!
Last edited by LeadSled; 28th Jan 2013 at 07:01.