Logbook Entries

[stuart716]

When you log an approach does it have to be under the hood or weather down to 1,000 and 300 to count? What if they clear you for the visual?

 

[jasonwb]

an examiner once told me........

to log an approach you must cross the final approach fix in imc conditions........be it glide slope intercept, the vor, the ndb, etc. if you are still in the clouds when you make you final descent on the approach you can log it technically as an instrument approach

if you are backing up a visual approach up w/ an ils it is not considered an instrument approach for the purpose of currency.

hope this helped

 

[7B2]

IMO, anyttime you go
"Ah f*ck, who's gonna tell the pax they're taking a limo from the alternate"
that's when you can log it.
Also if you do break out just in time at your destination.

 

[SDCFI]

I just log an approach if the wx is blo VFR mins. That's low enough that even if you break out at 1000 and 3 you've still spent a good portion of the approach IMC. Luckily I don't have to worry about currency right now (135 ride every 6 months), but I wouldn't feel bad about logging this way for 91 currency. Just ask yourself how you would explain it to an FAA inspector. If you don't think they'd buy it, don't log it.

 

[Wankel7]

an examiner once told me........

to log an approach you must cross the final approach fix in imc conditions........be it glide slope intercept, the vor, the ndb, etc. if you are still in the clouds when you make you final descent on the approach you can log it technically as an instrument approach

if you are backing up a visual approach up w/ an ils it is not considered an instrument approach for the purpose of currency.

hope this helped

What if you are under the hood for the approach. You can log that for currency. As long as the other crew is your safety pilot.

Wankel