Originally Posted by
USMCFLYR
You need to research very carefully - and this forum is a good resource.
You should search the forums using the keywords logging and SIC time and read a few of the threads concerning the legality of SIC time.
You'll want to get a good handle on this if you plan to break into other professional flying when your logbook will be scrutinized thoroughly in the interview process. That would NOT be the time to find out that you have logged, and banked on, questionable times.
USMCFLYR
"I do this on a daily basis in King Airs. As I understand it, an SIC is required under part 135 unless the "autopilot in lieu of second in command" waiver is approved and in the company's ops specs. My company only has this waiver for its Barons, not the King Airs (even though they all were originally certified for one pilot and all have autopilots installed.) I believe the key is in the wording of the waiver. It says something to the effect of "an autopilot may be used in lieu of an SIC." If it said "an autopilot must be used in lieu of an SIC," then it would be a different story. Since the rule gives the operator the option of using the autopilot or not, an SIC can fly the airplane and the autopilot can be operational at the same time. The other caveat to this is that the SIC must have a current 135.293 checkride in the airplane."
I found this on one of the forums threads ... This is how my company does it