Recording Flight Time Most government licensing regulations have specific flight hour requirements, as do virtually all airline job listings. Consequently, all pilots maintain a logbook (at least while pursuing a license or to record proof of recurrent training). A pilot's logbook is considered a legal document. Most pilots maintain a traditional hard copy, but electronic versions such as the one included with the popular app ForeFlight are allowed. Flight hours are recorded in 0.1 hour increments, which correspond to the resolution of a typical Hobbs meter, an odometer-like instrument installed in most cockpits. Pilots record many details about their flight time, such as whether a flight occurred during the day or at night, in a single- or multi-engine aircraft, in visual or instrument conditions, and the pilot's role during the flight. Required Hours by Certificate / Rating Pilots are required to accumulate a certain number and type of flight hours for each certificate or rating. The requirements become more numerous with each successive rating, but most requirements can be "stacked" (i.e. flying cross-country in instrument conditions fulfills both cross-country and instrument hour requirements). Detailed requirements for each rating can be found in 14 CFR Part 61 and in the sections to follow.
Recording flight time Most government licensing regulations have specific flight hour requirements, as do virtually all airline job listings. Consequently, all pilots maintain a logbook (at least while pursuing a license or to record proof of recurrent training). A pilot's logbook is considered a legal document. Most pilots maintain a traditional hard copy, but electronic versions such as the one included with the popular app ForeFlight are allowed. Flight hours are recorded in 0.1 hour increments, which correspond to the resolution of a typical Hobbs meter, an odometer-like instrument installed in most cockpits. Pilots record many details about their flight time, such as whether a flight occurred during the day or at night, in a single- or multi-engine aircraft, in visual or instrument conditions, and the pilot's role during the flight. Required hours by certificate / rating Pilots are required to accumulate a certain number and type of flight hours for each certificate or rating. The requirements become more numerous with each successive rating, but most requirements can be "stacked" (i.e. flying cross-country in instrument conditions fulfills both cross-country and instrument hour requirements). Detailed requirements for each rating can be found in 14 CFR Part 61 and in the sections to follow.
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