Number of hours
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Number of hours
When I see info on "incidents", the number of hours flying is usually quoted, eg PF had 16,000 hours experience, 10,000 on type.
How is this measured? From "clocking in" at the airport for work until flight is over, hours "behind the joystick", hours actually in the air, or what?
How is this measured? From "clocking in" at the airport for work until flight is over, hours "behind the joystick", hours actually in the air, or what?
Normally from push-back (or start of taxi) until engines shut-down.
Some operators only log from take-off until landing.
Others log from take-off to landing plus a fixed allowance for taxi; e.g. 10 minutes.
Some operators only log from take-off until landing.
Others log from take-off to landing plus a fixed allowance for taxi; e.g. 10 minutes.
In helicopters, it's from the time the blades start turning for the purpose of flight until the blades have stopped turning. You can still crash a helicopter on the ground while not moving
But as eckhard has pointed out various definitions are available, for example during during my time in the UK Military it was time of take-off to time of landing.
Paul Lupp:
From "clocking in" at the airport for work until flight is over?
In the USA, it's not unusual for airlines to allow a flight time "conversion" factor for applicants with only military experience. .3 hours per sortie comes to mind since, as others have said, military only logs T/O to touchdown. However, you're still doing pilot stuff during taxi in/out.