AMC1 SFCL.050 Recording of flight time

CAA ORS9 Decision No. 1

GENERAL

(a) The record of the flights flown should contain at least the following information:

(1) personal details: name(s) and address of the pilot; and

(2) for each flight:

(i) name(s) of pilot-in-command (PIC);

(ii) date of flight;

(iii) place and time of departure and arrival;

(iv) type/model and registration of the sailplane;

(v) total time of flight;

(vi) launching method

(vii) accumulated total time of flight;

(viii) details on pilot function, namely PIC, including solo, dual, FI(S) or flight examiner (sailplane) FE(S); and

(ix) operational conditions (e.g. night, aerobatic, cloud flying).

(b) Logging of time

(1) PIC flight time

(i) Holders of a licence may log as PIC time all of the flight time during which they are the PIC.

(ii) Applicants for or holders of an SPL may log as PIC time all supervised solo flight time as well as flight time of successfully completed skill tests and proficiency checks, provided that, in the case of supervised solo flight time, the logbook entry is signed by the supervising instructor.

(iii) Holders of an FI(S) certificate may log as PIC all flight time during which they act as an instructor in a sailplane.

(iv) Holders of an FE(S) certificate may log as PIC all flight time during which they act as an examiner in a sailplane.

(v) If the holder of an SPL carries out a number of flights upon the same day returning on each occasion to the same place of departure, such series of flights may be recorded as a single entry.

(2) Instruction time

A summary of all time logged by an applicant for a licence or rating as flight instruction may be logged if certified by the appropriately rated or authorised instructor from whom it was received.

A suitable format should be used that contains the relevant items mentioned in (a) and additional information specific to the type of operation.