Instrument Time Under Instruction
With regards to a ME-CBIR training course in the UK, does the term "instrument time under instruction" imply that the 15 hours in the aircraft must be during flight by sole reference to instruments? I.e. it can not include taxi time? Is this stated somewhere in the UK CAPs?
This is my interpretation but I am getting mixed answers from IRI's and I cannot find the answer in the CAPs. Thanks in advance |
The UK CAPs is not the place to look. Part FCL.010 Definitions:
"Instrument flight time" means the time during which a pilot is controlling an aircraft in flight solely by reference to instruments. |
The other definition you need from FCL.010 for completeness is:
"Instrument time" means instrument flight time or instrument ground time. |
I logged block time during training for CBIR, got the minimum plus 40min or so. Nobody ever complained about it. FCL.050, Recording of flight times: (7) column 9: enter flight time undertaken at night or under instrument flight rules if applicable; |
'Flight time under IFR', a rather pointless figure, is NOT the same as 'Instrument Flight Time'.
When a Rating application is made 'block time' is irrelevant - the times must be as required for the specific rating application. |
I run two columns in my logbook now. Time under IFR, and time by sole reference to instruments. For various consituencies, both seems necessary - although doubtless there's some third definition I'll discover I need hours for one day.
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Taxy time when under the hood requires a special skill, which should be acknowledged. Specially in helicopters.
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