Can a pilot log taxi time?

It shoud be taxiing from point A to point B without taking off is loggable with the intention to fly. For example, if you find out that you have a bad magnito while checking it on the take off checklist and want to taxi back to get it fixed, you can log it as flight time because you were intending to fly the plane.



Yes, under FAA regulations (specifically 14 CFR §1.1), a pilot can log taxi time as part of their "Flight Time." The FAA defines flight time as beginning when the aircraft moves under its own power for the purpose of flight and ending when the aircraft comes to rest after landing. This means that from the moment you release the brakes and start the engine-driven taxi toward the runway, you are officially accruing flight hours. This is why many pilots and flight schools use the "Hobbs Meter" (which runs whenever the engine is on or the master switch is engaged) to record their time. However, if you are just taxiing the plane to a maintenance hangar or a different parking spot without the intent to fly, that time cannot be logged as flight time. For commercial and airline pilots, this "block-to-block" time is the standard metric used for both their legal flight logs and their paychecks.

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the answer to the question is YES, in most cases, taxi time is considered to be part of a pilot's flight time. Pondlife's answer does a very good job of giving the official definition of flight time as found in 14 CFR 1.1.

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Flight time can be logged under Pilot in Command, Solo, Second in Command, Cross Country, Night, Simulated Instrument, and Actual Instrument categories. The total flight time is the sum of the pilot's flight time in all the categories and is called Total Time (TT).

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You're only supposed to log time when you are "manipulating the controls" i.e., PIC/SIC or as a rated crewmember. Safety pilots and many others can log time without touching the controls, but as a passenger, you have no role in the operation of the aircraft, and therefore cannot log time.

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You will, however, have to perform some mental math or use a calculator when making logbook entries using this format; Each decimal hour (0.1) is equal to 6 minutes, which means your flight minutes will have to be divided by 6 to obtain decimal hours (e.g., a flight of one and a half hours (1:30) = 1. [30/6] = 1.5).

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(b) No certificate holder may schedule and no flightcrew member may accept an assignment if the flightcrew member's total flight time will exceed the following: (1) 100 hours in any 672 consecutive hours or. (2) 1,000 hours in any 365 consecutive calendar day period.

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Daily duty limit You must not be on duty for more than 11 hours in any working day. This limit does not apply on any working day when you do not drive. You must record your hours on a weekly record sheet or on a tachograph. Some vehicles are exempt from the duty limit.

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In the U.S., there are no FAA age limits for pilots except for commercial airline pilots employed by airlines certificated under 14 CFR Part 121. These airlines cannot employ pilots after they reach the age of 65. However, these pilots may stay on with a Part 121 carrier in some other role, such as flight engineer.

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Currently, while the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) standards allow a person between the age of 60 and 65 to serve as pilot in command (PIC) of an airplane with two or more pilots, in international commercial air transport operations, the PIC must be paired with a pilot younger than 60 years of age.

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The most important consideration for pilot schedulers is ensuring that pilots are adhering to the legal maximums. In the United States, the Federal Aviation Regulations (FARs) limit pilots to 36 flight hours in a week, 100 hours in 672 hours (28 days), and 1,000 hours in a 365-day calendar period.

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