Originally Posted by
KC10 FATboy
In a perfect world, I agree with what you wrote. See next comment.
I completely agree with you. However, how are you going to calculate your flying time when the application or website says the following:
2 PIC for this purpose is defined as Captain/Aircraft Commander of record, not simply the sole manipulator of the controls. For military personnel, Southwest Airlines will allow flight time logged as "Pilot in Command" (PIC) only if you are the Captain/Aircraft Commander, Evaluator, or Instructor Pilot. Primary time will only be considered PIC on a specific aircraft after an individual upgrades to Aircraft Commander in the appropriate aircraft. Time logged as "Other Time" will not be considered.
I'm asking a question, not throwing spears. This is why I was conservative and avoided this pitfall all together.
Are you willing to follow their instructions or argue your case in the interview room?
OK. I've read that at least 15 times. I was totally following it, and it totally made sense, until I got to your BOLD type remark. You're right, that remark makes you think twice.
But I've thought about it, and I noticed Southwest doesn't describe herein how to handle USAF "Secondary" Time. It's been a while, but as I recall, it was Primary, Secondary, and Other.
So they leave some room for interpretation. Yes, you are being conservative and safe, and there is no way they could question you. But I'm just wondering if maybe you're being too conservative. We all know how hard it is to get Turbine PIC.
I would feel 100% confident explaining my position to a Southwest interviewer.
If you didn't BOLD that last remark for me, I would have just read it normally and not thought twice, and had ZERO reservations about counting ALL Other Time as PIC if I'm A/I/E.
That IS how I did it for Northwest Airlines and UPS Airlines.