Does FTD count as flight time?

Airline Transport Pilot Certificate (ATP): Section 61.159 also provides allowances for crediting time in an FSTD towards time in class and instrument time. Credit may only be taken for time in a FFS towards time in class for multiengine airplanes; time in a FTD may not be used.



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Normally, the time the aircraft takes to move using its own power via the fuel reserves and then the time it spends on the runway all count towards flight time. If an aeroplane is stationary due to a mechanical error and the pilot is still on board, that time spent on the runway is still considered flight time.

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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.

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All flight in commercial companies is verified by the airline company. Private flight hours are not verified, but they can be cross-checked by examining the log book of the aircraft.

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While the military tracks in-air flying time, the FAA's definition of flight time (14 CFR §1.1) includes associated taxi time: “Flight time means: Pilot time that commences when an aircraft moves under its own power for the purpose of flight and ends when the aircraft comes to rest after landing.”

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Pilots participating in an SIC PDP should note the SIC time will count toward an FAA ATP rating, but not towards an ICAO ATP, so any pilot using SIC PDP time to apply for an FAA ATP will have a limitation on their airman certification until they demonstrate to the FAA they have additional required hours outside of an ...

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That is, the FARs say you must log date, flight time, departure and arrival airport(s), aircraft make and model and identification, and the name of the safety pilot, if required. You also need to log the type of pilot experience, such as PIC, and conditions of the flight, such as day, night, or instrument.

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Flight delays are so common, in fact, that statistics consider a flight to be “on time” as long as it's within 15 minutes of the time on your ticket. One pilot confessed to Reader's Digest that airlines exaggerate their times to make themselves look better.

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First, check-in closes an hour or two before flight departure; if you're not checked in by then, either through the app, online, or in person at the airport, you may not be able to get a boarding pass to get through security and will likely miss your flight.

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