paid hours and flight hour limits aren't the same thing. The FAA says flight time starts when the plane moves under its own power. So once it moves away from th

paid hours and flight hour limits aren't the same thing. The FAA says flight time starts when the plane moves under its own power. So once it moves away from the gate, even if it's just to sit on the tarmac, it still counts as flight time.. and pilots have a limit on the amount of flight time they can log.