Would there be a distinction between “IMC” time and “Actual” Instrument time?
Asked by: Josh 9572 views Commercial Pilot, FAA Regulations, Instrument Rating
I want to apply for a job that requires "10 hours IMC as PIC." I have around 15 hours of time in which I flew during IMC conditions. However, some of those hours were on IMC days when I simply climbed above an overcast layer, was on an IFR flight plan, but had a horizon and was flying in a "VFR on top" fashion. My understanding according to 61.51 "(g) Logging instrument time. (1) A person may log instrument time only for that flight time when the person operates the aircraft solely by reference to instruments under actual or simulated instrument flight conditions" is that the time I flew above the clouds would not be considered actual, only the time in the clouds when I was solely using the instruments is actual. So since its a job app and not the FAA, I am confused about how to interpret this requirement seeing as IMC is a weather distinction, not a category found in logbooks. Can I use the 15 hours of time conducting flight when the prevailing weather was IMC, or only the time considered "actual"? Thanks!
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