Pilots often use Hobbs time to log flight time, as it is seen as a more accurate measure than tach time. This is related to the fact that the engine of a general aviation aircraft will be running at different RPMs at different stages of the flight.
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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).
Time in service, with respect to maintenance time records, means the time from the moment an aircraft leaves the surface of the earth until it touches it at the next point of landing.
The tach on the other hand registers engine time and as an owner I don't care much about Hobbs time for maintainence, I use the tach. It reads revolutions and that is how the manufacturer of the engine sets TBO and other time related maintainence.
It takes two months to become a pilot and earn your private pilot license. To become an airline pilot, it takes two years to gain the required 1,500 hours flight time.
As long as you are rated in the aircraft and are the sole manipulator of the controls, you are able to log PIC time. But if your friend is also a pilot and wants to take turns flying, you are only able to log PIC time when you are the pilot flying, even though you may be acting as PIC for the duration of the flight.
A pilot logbook is a record of a pilot's flying hours. It contains every flight a pilot has flown, including flight time, number of landings, and types of instrument approaches made. Pilots also log simulator time, as it counts towards training.