Does sic count as flight time?

Second in Command (SIC) If you are qualified and sitting in the right seat while flying one of these aircraft, it's appropriate to ink that flight time in your logbook's SIC column. Even if you're flying a two- or four-seat trainer certificated for single-pilot operations, you can sometimes log right seat-time as SIC.



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Appropriately logged SIC time can be applied toward the 1,500-hour total flight time requirement for ATP certification, and can also be logged toward some of the specific ATP flight time requirements including those in FAR 61.159(a)(1) through (4).

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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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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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(e) No pilot may fly as a member of a crew more than 100 hours during any one calendar month. (f) No pilot may fly as a member of a crew more than 1,000 hours during any 12-calendar-month period.

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(d) No pilot may fly more than 32 hours during any seven consecutive days, and each pilot must be relieved from all duty for at least 24 consecutive hours at least once during any seven consecutive days.

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What are the benefits of flying with a Part 135 operator? The Part 135 operators are the best safety-wise. The pilots are required to have a minimum of 500 total flight hours, 100 cross-country flight hours and 25 night, and cross-country flight hours.

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