Logging Hours in non registered aircraft
 

Folks

What does an aircraft need for a pilot to be able to log flying hours on it?

I was just wondering how a TP would log their hours if the aircraft they are flying is not registered? Or are all aircraft given a temporary registration during development/flight trials? And would it make a difference if it were for civil or mil aircraft?

cheers
smithgd

Well...I'd say that it need wings at the very least, and preferably an engine :) :) :)

Lack of registration or temporary registration on an experimental flight permit is not a problem - let's face it, your logbook, once certified as correct and true, will stand on its own. If I ever need proof beyond that of hours that I flew I can go back to the flight records of whatever organisation for which I was flying.

Let's face it...flying is flying. Logging is all about proving that you were actually there.

You are in the UK I believe?

Any aircraft flying in the UK (apart from a few unpowered things) has a registration. If civil and not intended for a specific G-xxxx registration, it may fly under a "B-conditions number", which is allocated by a CAA approved flight test organisation. So, it'll display (and you'll write in your logbook) G-nn-nn (first two digits belong to the B-conditions organisation, second two digits are allocated by that organisation).

So far as I know, all UK military aircraft under flight test carry the usual two letters + 3 numbers registration that any other military aeroplane will carry.

One Slovak company that I had an association with for a few years have a transferrable registration - OK-DYNA which appears several times in my logbook, each time for a different aeroplane. That was a little confusing !

At the end of the day, one can always find something to write in the logbook so long as there is air under the tyres.

G

Thanks, can you log the hours retrospectivly once the aircraft has a registration? I assume one must have a suitable licence to be able to log it though !
So an aircraft needs a registration and a "type/class" to be able to log it and I need the same type/class on my licence?
Cheers
smithgd
PS. The one I flew didn't have tyres :{

I've always logged whatever it was called at the time.

Perhaps you should come clean and tell us all what you've been up to?

G

Genghis check your pm

And replied - no, I doubt you can log it. Hell of an interesting project however, best of professional luck

G