Originally Posted by
Jughead135
I see, in multiple places in the quoted reg, variations of "as a pilot"--in other words, that time is applicable for those who have logged it as a pilot. Does merely having an FAA pilot certificate render any time with flight controls as qualified time, without regard to what status the crew member is actually flying under? I don't buy it....
Maybe. The regs in question were not written to account for this scenario. Like I said, there are plenty of legit ways to log civilian time that don't require a control station. NFOs and Wizzos doing their mission with hands on flight controls are acquiring more useful aeronautical experience than folks logging time without even a stick or yoke.
Don't let your natural innate hatred of backseaters color your view on this
All that said, it's probably a bad idea to log it if you're airline bound...they might view that as "creative" logging.