Originally Posted by
AF2Navy
You are the AC of record if you are giving a checkride to a First Pilot or CoPilot, since you signed for the aircaft and are evaluating their performance.
Good point - I painted with too broad a brush. In our KC-10 squadron we had a policy to keep a "seeing-eye" IP in the other seat during checkrides; they would be the A code.
But your point is well taken. You
could be the AC while giving a checkride.