u/LopsidedTemporary138

I’m a pretty brand new CFI-I at a 141 school. So far, I’ve been logging simulator lessons under both “dual given” and “ground trainer” (my log book doesn’t have separate “ground instruction” and “flight instruction” columns). I’ve been asking around, and I’ve heard that some people don’t log simulator lessons at all, some only log as dual given, some only as ground trainer, some have completely separate log books for simulator logging, etc. everyone has their own way of logging those lessons.

My question is, is the way I’m currently logging it potentially going to lead to confusion later down the road, and is there a better, more clear way of logging simulator lessons?

My thinking is on my digital log book (excel) at home, I’ll go and add a new column for “simulator instruction” or “ground instruction”. That way I have something that is a little more accurate and somewhere I can go to find a clear answer when I end up needing it.

Another worry I have is that if I do start logging it a different way, it’ll be inconsistent which I know the airlines/other employers aren’t a big fan of.