Simulator time is logbook time too. Jetlog logs it as its own entry type, with the same structure as a real flight. Recurrents, an LPC/OPC, an LOE, a type-rating course all sit in the same list, sorted by date alongside your line flying.
Creating an FSTD entry
On the Logbook tab, tap ＋ (top right) and choose FSTD from the sheet that opens (instead of Flight). From there the form adjusts to fit:
- Device: the simulator/FSTD identifier instead of an aircraft registration, so your sim hours don’t get mixed into your aircraft fleet list.
- Session type: recurrent, LPC, OPC, LOE, type rating, or a plain training session, so your records show what kind of session it was.
- Crew and instructor/examiner: the same people picker you use for real flights; add your examiner once and reuse them.
- Times and duration: session start/end rather than off-blocks/on-blocks, since a simulator session doesn’t have a taxi phase.
If a session was imported as a flight
An import can occasionally misread a simulator session and bring it in as a flight entry, usually when the source export marks sim time ambiguously. Jetlog doesn’t currently offer an in-app way to convert that entry from a flight to a simulator session (or back). Editing a flight doesn’t expose a device or session-type field.
If that happens, mail support@jetlog.app with the date and route or flight number it landed under, and we’ll convert it for you.
Why it’s worth logging properly
Recording a session as its own entry type, rather than jammed into a real-flight entry, means your reports, currency views, and totals tell the two apart correctly: sim hours land in your overall totals where your regulator expects them, without inflating your real-flight sector count or route map. It also means AI logbook scanning can pick up a session when you photograph old paper pages, recognizing it as a simulator record rather than a flight with a fictitious route.
Remote sign-off works here too
An LPC/OPC or LOE almost always needs an examiner’s signature. Send the same one-time remote sign-off link you’d use for a flight; no app or account required on the examiner’s side.
Next
See Logging your first flight next, or read How automatic flight tracking works if your airline is live-tracked.
