Originally Posted by Big Pistons Forever
Transport Canada certainly does not, and presenting a log book to any flying school or commercial air service with trip entries where flight time was credited towards total flight time for flights that did not involve any flying; would invite ridicule.
That's a strong assertion, for which no evidence at all is offered, and one I don't believe is correct.
It's also false on the plain English meaning of the relevant regulations. If leaving the ground was actually necessary to log the time, then the regulations would say "from the time the aircraft first moves before taking off." The word "intention" is in the regulation - both UK and Canadian - for a specific reason.