Originally Posted by
the King
Safety pilot time is a real gray area with the airlines and FAA. Some airlines accept it, some take a part of the time, and some don't accept it. Depending on where you are, the FAA may or may not agree with your interpretation of the rules.
It is not a grey area with the FAA at all. It is clearly defined in the regs, and it is also an accepted "industry standard" means of building twin time. See my previous post re. airlines.
However if you enter IMC, the SP is no longer a "required crew member" so he cannot log SP time while in IMC. The PRACTICAL application of this is: Neither pilot should LOG any IMC while on a hood/SP flight. If you do, the SP has to reduce his logged time by an amount equal to the logged IMC. Hopefully you catch my drift here
