Do sim pilots log their time?

To whom it may concern:

Do sim pilots log their simulator time? Is so, why?

Possible answers:

To show simulated currency.
In furtherance of a simulated rating.
To prove to the simulated FAA that simulated flying happened.

Playing MS FS, no reason to, it doesn't count as training.
A real PCATD is FAA approved and can be logged, it counts if
a CFII or IGI gives the training.


"Watson" wrote in message
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| To whom it may concern:
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| Do sim pilots log their simulator time? Is so, why?
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| Possible answers:
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| To show simulated currency.
| In furtherance of a simulated rating.
| To prove to the simulated FAA that simulated flying
happened.
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Jim Macklin wrote:
Playing MS FS, no reason to, it doesn't count as training.
A real PCATD is FAA approved and can be logged, it counts if
a CFII or IGI gives the training.


Very true. In fact, the only sim that is FAA approved and can
be logged is X-Plane, IIRC. Details about that are at
http://www.x-plane.com/FTD.html .

So for MSFS, It's just something for the sim world. Throw
X-Plane in a full motion simulator and you can use that for getting
your instrument rating, commercial cert, or air transport pilot cert.

BL.
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Very true. In fact, the only sim that is FAA approved and can
be logged is X-Plane, IIRC. Details about that are at
http://www.x-plane.com/FTD.html .

Dang! We've been running X-plane on the Kiwi, too! It's a great sim,
although the user interface to get started is awkward, to say the
least.

Once it's set up, though, it's a great program.

Now I'm gonna have to figure out that "full-motion" part...

;-)
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
oups.com...
| Very true. In fact, the only sim that is FAA approved and
can
| be logged is X-Plane, IIRC. Details about that are at
| http://www.x-plane.com/FTD.html .
|
| Dang! We've been running X-plane on the Kiwi, too! It's
a great sim,
| although the user interface to get started is awkward, to
say the
| least.
|
| Once it's set up, though, it's a great program.
|
| Now I'm gonna have to figure out that "full-motion"
part... http://www.flightmotion.com/
|
| ;-)
| --
| Jay Honeck
| Iowa City, IA
| Pathfinder N56993
| www.AlexisParkInn.com
| "Your Aviation Destination"
|

Now I'm gonna have to figure out that "full-motion" part...

Can't you simulate that with a few beers?

Jose
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what they are." - (mike).
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Can't you simulate that with a few beers?

Well, I've flown the Kiwi with three beers under my belt, and there was
no discernible motion. I'm not sure what the "beer-to-movement" ratio
is, but it's apparently well beyond my current experience level.

We may have to push the edge of the envelope on this one...in the name
of science, of course.

;-)
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

Some of these responses suggest that people just don't get sarcasm or
cynicism.

"Viperdoc" wrote in message
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Some of these responses suggest that people just don't get sarcasm or
cynicism.

chuckle

How true. They probably didn't read who the original post was from!

The crack about simulated FAA was the give-away. It was easy to miss, if you
didn't read closely! g
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Jim in NC

"Viperdoc"
Some of these responses suggest that people just don't get sarcasm or
cynicism.


sim-icism?


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