Originally Posted by
rickair7777
There are only two things which can authorize you to log ANY time in the right seat of an aircraft (in a US/FAA context):
1. The aircraft is type-certificated by the FAA for two pilots.
OR
2. The aircraft is being operated under an FAA OPSPEC or other FAA authorization/requirement which requires two pilots.
I respectfully disagree. If he is the sole manipulator of the controls, he most certainly can log PIC (and total, etc.) time. Future employers may not want you to list it as PIC, but it is certainly legal. I have over 200 hours of this time. On Airline Apps, I list this as SIC time since it is neither Instructor, Dual or their definition of PIC.
A parallel to the King Air right seat question is how many pilots log PIC (or any time) in the left seat when the guy in the right seat is the sole manipulator. All else being equal, he can't log any of that time. I have over 300 hours of time as the designated "Captain" that I can't log. Not as total, not as PIC, not as multi. I simply put it in a separate column for anyone that is interested in it, myself included. This time is not listed on Airline Apps, because there is no legal justification to log it.
Originally Posted by
rickair7777
This is an easy fix though. Make a single log book entry with today's date and subtract out all of the time logged in error...
If by some chance you already took a checkride based on this time (ie ATP), you have more work ahead of you. You'll need to contact the FAA and explain the situation and they will probably make you re-take the checkride (don't exercise the privileges in the meantime). Talk to a lawyer before you call the FAA, but I'm pretty sure they'll consider this a mistake, not fraud. At least if you catch it before they do.
I would be careful with assuming that his time is illegitimate and the guidance given based on that assumption. There are scenarios where he could legitimately log PIC or SIC. Without knowing the details of his situation, it's impossible to make that judgment.
That said, if this time is not legitimate, you advice in correcting the situation is spot on.