Can you log simulated instrument with a safety pilot?
Can you log simulated instrument with a safety pilot? Instrument flight time may be logged… (§61.51) During the time the flight is conducted solely by reference to instruments under actual or simulated IFR conditions. If simulated IFR conditions, you must log the location and type of each instrument approach and the name of the safety pilot or CFII.
Can a pilot fly without their logbook?
It may surprise you to learn that there is no requirement to keep a logbook. The FAA has no such rule. Photo by Mike Fizer. However, student pilots are required to keep a record of their training flights.
Can simulator time be logged as PIC?
You can log training time in a simulator but you can't log PIC time. The rules on logging are in 14 CFR 61.51. There's no requirement anywhere that I can see to have a medical and/or flight review in order to log time.
Do airlines care about simulator time?
It depends on the simulator. If it is an FAA certified simulator, any use in the presence of an instructor or inspector may be logged toward required hours. There are limits and almost every FAA rating requires actual hours in a real flying airplane cockpit.
What counts as simulated instrument time?
A pilot cannot log an IAP for currency in an aircraft without also logging actual or simulated instrument time. Simulated instrument conditions occur when a pilot uses a view-limiting device in an aircraft to prevent the pilot from seeing outside visual references.
Can you file IFR with a safety pilot?
The safety pilot is also not allowed to log SIC as a required crewmember without an instrument rating while operating under IFR. If IFR flight is otherwise permitted, there's nothing wrong with simulating IFR conditions with the help of a safety pilot, as far as I know.