Airline JAA Logbook Entry
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I am flying for an airline and getting mixed messages on logbook entry. What to put on the "IFR ACTUAL" column?
Do you put the duration of the flight under IFR ACTUAL or put the actual time you're on IMC?
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Do you put the duration of the flight under IFR ACTUAL or put the actual time you're on IMC?
Thanks,
As far as I am aware it should be when under IFR conditions and YOU are the pilot handling the aircraft (so you should not be logging the OTHER guys IF time).
And as for logging time in the bunk ..... well that is another story.
And as for logging time in the bunk ..... well that is another story.
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put the actual time you're on IMC?
If anything, I think the correct answer is as Mr Bernoulli says. That said, I'm not aware of many airline pilots who put anything on the right page of the book. If your flying an airliner, every flight will be IFR so who really cares about any time other than your total time.
CamelhAir,
I'll have to disagree with you there.
"If your flying an airliner, every flight will be IFR so who really cares about any time other than your total time." Not true. I fly airliners and before that I spent several years flying large military 4-jet tankers and transports. I have had flights in large airliners where we have never gone into cloud for the entire time of being airborne - and thats from Europe to the USA. Therefore, NONE of it was instrument flight in the technical sense of the logbook; none of it was done by 'sole reference to instruments'.
I may fly an instrument approach for just about every arrival but that does NOT mean I am instrument flying - I am merely using the instrument approach to sequence in with everybody else and line up with the runway, because all the other aircraft are doing likewise and ATC likes that way ..... as does my company. But I am not necessarily instrument flying. Get my drift?
I'll have to disagree with you there.
"If your flying an airliner, every flight will be IFR so who really cares about any time other than your total time." Not true. I fly airliners and before that I spent several years flying large military 4-jet tankers and transports. I have had flights in large airliners where we have never gone into cloud for the entire time of being airborne - and thats from Europe to the USA. Therefore, NONE of it was instrument flight in the technical sense of the logbook; none of it was done by 'sole reference to instruments'.
I may fly an instrument approach for just about every arrival but that does NOT mean I am instrument flying - I am merely using the instrument approach to sequence in with everybody else and line up with the runway, because all the other aircraft are doing likewise and ATC likes that way ..... as does my company. But I am not necessarily instrument flying. Get my drift?
At no point did I use the term 'IFR'.
You make the classic mistake of confusing IMC and IFR. IFR is nothing more than a set of rules to ensure that the aircraft and crew have a minimum of equipment and skills to deal with the requirements of the airspace. It does NOT mean you are flying by sole reference to instruments, which is the whole point of the IF and Instrument Approach columns in a logbook - to prove skill in the art of instrument flying for continued retention of an instrument rating, or for the award of the same.
"Having said that, I have no idea if IF time is time in IFR or IMC....." Well, you holed yourself below the waterline there with that comment, didn't you? Hopefully you have gained from this little discussion.
You make the classic mistake of confusing IMC and IFR. IFR is nothing more than a set of rules to ensure that the aircraft and crew have a minimum of equipment and skills to deal with the requirements of the airspace. It does NOT mean you are flying by sole reference to instruments, which is the whole point of the IF and Instrument Approach columns in a logbook - to prove skill in the art of instrument flying for continued retention of an instrument rating, or for the award of the same.
"Having said that, I have no idea if IF time is time in IFR or IMC....." Well, you holed yourself below the waterline there with that comment, didn't you? Hopefully you have gained from this little discussion.
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Getting back to the subject, the logbook column reads "IFR - Instrument Flying Rules", then divided into two parts "Actual" and "Hood".
As goldcup mentioned: "Mr B- Crossing the pond you most certainly were IFR. You may have had VMC, but you were under IFR."
When you're flying on an airliner you file an IFR flight plan. And you fly accorfding to those rules even when you are on VMC conditions...
Anyway, this was the question that's been bugging me for a while. I know perhaps it's not a big deal but wanted to ask/share...
Thx to all who replied!
As goldcup mentioned: "Mr B- Crossing the pond you most certainly were IFR. You may have had VMC, but you were under IFR."
When you're flying on an airliner you file an IFR flight plan. And you fly accorfding to those rules even when you are on VMC conditions...
Anyway, this was the question that's been bugging me for a while. I know perhaps it's not a big deal but wanted to ask/share...
Thx to all who replied!
diverine,
I am intrigued as I haven't come across a log book that uses the term IFR in its columns. Interesting. All my logbooks (several varieties, including computer based) have used the term IF. I've learned something.
However, I still believe that the point of logging 'IF' is to record useful practise in a required skill. To just rack up IFR hours because you are on an IFR flight plan is somewhat pointless - what does it prove? The fact that you asked the question makes me think that you also feel that it is the case. You fly for an airline, you have a professional license and the required IF rating so what do you have to gain (or lose?) by logging pointless IFR?
Consider - the makers of your logbook probably didn't realise just how much emphasis people might place on the term 'IFR'. I am sure that they MEANT flying by sole reference to instruments. Ultimately you should check with your licensing authority but I think you will find that it is 'instrument flying', not 'IFR'.
Clarence Oveur,
Your contribution, if it was any contribution at all, achieved zip. Absolute zip.
I am intrigued as I haven't come across a log book that uses the term IFR in its columns. Interesting. All my logbooks (several varieties, including computer based) have used the term IF. I've learned something.
However, I still believe that the point of logging 'IF' is to record useful practise in a required skill. To just rack up IFR hours because you are on an IFR flight plan is somewhat pointless - what does it prove? The fact that you asked the question makes me think that you also feel that it is the case. You fly for an airline, you have a professional license and the required IF rating so what do you have to gain (or lose?) by logging pointless IFR?
Consider - the makers of your logbook probably didn't realise just how much emphasis people might place on the term 'IFR'. I am sure that they MEANT flying by sole reference to instruments. Ultimately you should check with your licensing authority but I think you will find that it is 'instrument flying', not 'IFR'.
Clarence Oveur,
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Thanks a lot for the clarification... You have a point there.... Having flown in the US in the past, my logbook never had a column "IFR" before... Converting to JAR reqmt's (lingo) will take time getting used to.
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Logging IFR time is pointless. However logging IMC time does show some sort of currency/experience, which is what I understood that column to be for. Some countries (NZ? Aus?) require x hours in the last 90 days, or the like, to maintain IMC currency.
That said, I cant be bothered starting the stopwatch every time I enter cloud, so I just log 0.1hr per sector, which I reckon is pretty close, on European short haul. And it makes counting your sectors really easy!
That said, I cant be bothered starting the stopwatch every time I enter cloud, so I just log 0.1hr per sector, which I reckon is pretty close, on European short haul. And it makes counting your sectors really easy!
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I have to agree with outofsynch and MrB.
The intent of an "IFR Actual" column is to log the time spent IMC and not flying under IFR rules and procedures. As such when you enter cloud, and you are Pilot Flying (PF) for that sector, whether the AP is in or not you can log IFR Actual. Obviously a stopwatch does not enter the picture and a common sense estimate of the time is appropriate.
If you are flying for a major airline I am surprised you have not worked this out for yourself yet - perhaps an audit is in order!
The intent of an "IFR Actual" column is to log the time spent IMC and not flying under IFR rules and procedures. As such when you enter cloud, and you are Pilot Flying (PF) for that sector, whether the AP is in or not you can log IFR Actual. Obviously a stopwatch does not enter the picture and a common sense estimate of the time is appropriate.
If you are flying for a major airline I am surprised you have not worked this out for yourself yet - perhaps an audit is in order!
Here is what CAP407 (CAA’s Personal Flying Logbook) says about the Instrument Flying column.
From this I would agree with Mr B and others that say you can only record time when you are Pilot Flying and in actual or simulated IMC
The column headed “instrument flying” is provided in order that flight time during which the holder manipulated the flying controls solely by reference to instruments, either under actual or properly simulated instrument flight conditions may be recorded. The time spent in practices in a ground trainer eg a procedural trainer or flight simulator should NOT be recorded under “instrument flying”, but should be entered in the appropriate pages at the end of the log book.
From this I would agree with Mr B and others that say you can only record time when you are Pilot Flying and in actual or simulated IMC
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SkyWave and Mr. B, I'm afraid you're showing your ages! CAP407 was discontinued some years ago, since it doesn't comply with JAR-FCL1. You can still buy them because some pilot shops still have stocks.
The requirements under JAR are listed at JAR-FCL 1.080 and are quite explicit. You must log IFR time. You may also log actual instrument time in the remarks column if you wish.
Whether there is any use in recording IFR versus actual IF is a totally different question which has been covered in many threads...
The requirements under JAR are listed at JAR-FCL 1.080 and are quite explicit. You must log IFR time. You may also log actual instrument time in the remarks column if you wish.
Whether there is any use in recording IFR versus actual IF is a totally different question which has been covered in many threads...
BizJetJock, at your behest, I have been to JAR-FCL 1.080 and found the following. But I don't have, and never have had, a CAP 407 logbook.
diverine, depending on your license issuing authority, make your own mind up (mine already is).
"(4) Pilot function:
(i) Pilot-in-command (including solo\\\\ slsolo, SPIC, PICUS time)
(ii) Co-pilot
(iii) Dual
(iv) Flight instructor / Flightexaminer
(v) A remarks column will be provided to give details of specific functions e.g. SPIC, PICUS, instrument flight time*, etc.
* A pilot may log as instrument flight time only that time during which he
operates the aircraft solely by reference to instruments, under actual or
simulated instrument flight conditions.
(5) Operational conditions:
(i) Night
(ii) IFR"
Trust a Eurocrat to consider IFR important enough to have a coulmn of its own and consign IF to the remarks column. Explains the state of Eurpean 'unity' today - all window dressing and sod all substance.
But I thinks it is fair to say IF is IF, REAL Instrument Flying. Will I log IFR now? Will, I bollocks! I don't have to, my license isn't JAR.
diverine, depending on your license issuing authority, make your own mind up (mine already is).
"(4) Pilot function:
(i) Pilot-in-command (including solo\\\\ slsolo, SPIC, PICUS time)
(ii) Co-pilot
(iii) Dual
(iv) Flight instructor / Flightexaminer
(v) A remarks column will be provided to give details of specific functions e.g. SPIC, PICUS, instrument flight time*, etc.
* A pilot may log as instrument flight time only that time during which he
operates the aircraft solely by reference to instruments, under actual or
simulated instrument flight conditions.
(5) Operational conditions:
(i) Night
(ii) IFR"
Trust a Eurocrat to consider IFR important enough to have a coulmn of its own and consign IF to the remarks column. Explains the state of Eurpean 'unity' today - all window dressing and sod all substance.
But I thinks it is fair to say IF is IF, REAL Instrument Flying. Will I log IFR now? Will, I bollocks! I don't have to, my license isn't JAR.
"Yours isn't an original Rhodesian licence is it?" tinplatecup, I haven't a clue about what your saying.
I decided to check JAA to see if there was anything specific about the definition of IFR. JAA defer their definitions to EASA so I checked that - this is all there is in their definitions:
‘IFR conditions’ means weather conditions below the minimum for flight under visual flight rules.
‘IFR’ means instrument flight rules.
So why does one have to log IFR? Good grief ....... I'm not going there ......
I decided to check JAA to see if there was anything specific about the definition of IFR. JAA defer their definitions to EASA so I checked that - this is all there is in their definitions:
‘IFR conditions’ means weather conditions below the minimum for flight under visual flight rules.
‘IFR’ means instrument flight rules.
So why does one have to log IFR? Good grief ....... I'm not going there ......