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Recording of hour in my log book

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When I training with CFI, and I have the control of the aircraft, do i record my hours as PIC or are they recorded as Duel?

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  1. Ron Klutts on Mar 28, 2013

    It depends on you at the moment. FAR 61.51(e) says you can log PIC for an aircraft you are rated for. So if your a student pilot then you can only log dual with a CFI. Pic time when you are solo, along with the solo category. if your a private pilot or higher than you can log dual flights as PIC for the time you were manipulating the controls.

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  2. Mark Kolber on Mar 28, 2013

    Adding to what Ron said, as a student pilot, “PIC” essentially means solo and when with an instructor you log only Dual.

    After you get a non-student pilot certificate, “PIC” and “Dual” aren’t mutually exclusive. For example, a private pilot with a single-engine land rating taking a lesson in a single engine land airplane may log both Dual and PIC (and anything else applicable to that flight.

    Ron mentioned 61.51 – think of it as the “Universal Rule of Logging Flight Time.” More than 90% of the time, the answer is there. For most of the other <10%, reading 61.51, most of it is there and the reg will tell you what other information you need for the full answer. If you start anywhere else, with a few noteworthy exceptions, it's a mistake.

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  3. Ron on Mar 29, 2013

    Dual if student pilot

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