how do DEs log their time?

[mayday1]

just curious... technically the candidate logs PIC for the checkride.. what does the DE log?

 

[stingray]

In his bank account, thats $350 please, 2 more entries to go today

 

[EatSleepFly]

In his bank account, thats $350 please, 2 more entries to go today

Yeah, no kidding. Must be nice. I'd give my left nut to be a DE just giving checkrides whenever I feel like working. Some of those guys make more in a day than I make in 2 weeks. That'd be a schweet gig right there.

To answer the original question...I doubt they give a rat's arse how they log it. It's not exactly a time-building job...

 

[coolyokeluke]

In his bank account, thats $350 please, 2 more entries to go today

That was my thought exactly. Except for the pain of dealing with Oklahoma City and people trying to kill you and cancellations it sounds like a great racket.

 

[paulsalem]

Our Chief CFI is also a DPE. He says they have a special logbook for it. Because it not PIC and its not dual given.

 

[FracCapt]

DE time is not logged as "pilot" time, nor "instructor" time, but only as DE time. There is a special logbook for this...that only the FAA cares about. It can't be counted toward any ratings/currency requirements.

 

[minitour]

You're PIC on the check ride, but what about a PPL ride if they bust you half way into it?

Say you do a short field takeoff and climb out at cruise climb instead of Vx/Vy, so the examiner is already getting edgy, then you lose 700 feet on your first steep turn. The examiner says "okay, well we are done" but you decide to continue and do the rest of the check ride hoping you'll only have to do a short field takeoff and steep turns.

At the point you fail, are you still PIC or does that now go to the DPE since you can't be PIC of an aircraft carrying pax as a student pilot?

-mini