Encl. (1) to COMDTINST 7220.39
facility at which the member commenced flight training, aviation
service started on the date of the officer's commissioning. After 13
November 1986, service as an aviation cadet is included as aviation
service from the date the member reports to the flight training
facility. Aviation service stops accumulating on the date a member
loses the aviation designation, including when the member is separated
from the uniformed services.
i.
Officer Service. All service, active or inactive, as a
commissioned or warrant officer. After 13 November 1986, service as
an aviation cadet is included as officer service.
Aerial flight. Flight in military and Government aircraft
j.
and nongovernment aircraft when required by competent orders to
operate in such aircraft. A flight begins when the aircraft first
begins to move forward on its takeoff run (or, in the case of rotary
wing aircraft, when it takes off from its point of support) to when
the aircraft next comes to a complete stop with all engines shut down.
If the aircraft's engines are kept running for any purpose when no
Further flight is intended, aerial flight time ends when the aircraft
is stopped for that purpose.
k.
Participation. Participation in aerial flight requires that
a member be directly involved in, or personally performing, one of the
following while the aircraft is in flight:
(1) A function for which qualified and which directly
contributes to an essential element of the aircraft's
flying mission (a crew member or noncrew member position);
or
(2) Syllabus training for a specific crew member position in
that aircraft type.
1.
Frequent and regular aerial flight. Generally, a member is
expected to be involved in frequent and regular aerial flight when the
member is expected to do one or more of the following:
(1) Participate in four or more hours per month of aerial
flight on a continual basis;
(2) Participate in four or more hours per month of aerial
flight for the duration of a specific period of employment; or
(3) Otherwise consistently meet the minimum requirements for
minimum flight time participation described in paragraph 9 below.
m.
Individual flight time. The amount of time a member who is
required under competent orders to participate in regular and frequent
aerial flight was participating in aerial flight as a crew member or a
noncrew member. Time spent as a passenger may not be counted as
individual flight time.
n.
Excess flight hours. Individual flight time which is not
used to meet flight requirements for the current month, or current and
prior months if a "grace" period is involved.
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