Originally Posted by dontsurf

i guess i wasted all my time typing that stuff. oh well. anyway, i'll say it again: there is a difference between logging pic time (his original question, if you'll scroll up) and ACTING as pic. that is to say, being THE pic, the one and only pilot in command, which the faa or the ntsb, in your oh so clever example, would want to talk to, is not always and necessarily the same as someone who is, in fact, logging pic time. the faa is very clear on this, and anyone can look that up with them.

i was just trying to give a correct, and complete, answer to his original question. if he (or you) don't believe me, check with the faa. again, they are very clear on this, because (gasp) this guy was not the first person in history to ask such a question.