Originally Posted by
Da40Pilot
There are a few exceptions......If the old guy decides to go up with that CFI in a single engine land aircraft that is complex or high performance (i.e a C182RG) and the old guy does not have the necessary high performance and complex endorsements, then the old guy CANNOT log PIC at all in that aircraft, even though he's appropriately rated in the category and class - Another one is when you're flying in an airplane that can be
Actually, IIRC as long as you're rated in Cat & Class you can log sole-man PIC even if you're missing an endorsement or two. This is due to the way the regs were worded (unless the FAA has recently issued a contrary legal finding). You can log it, but not act as actual PIC.
Originally Posted by
Da40Pilot
pressurized....the moment that oxygen comes on, if you don't have a high altitude endorsement, you are not able to log that time that you're up in the flight levels as PIC.
No, I think you can log sole-man PIC at any time (see above).
What you cannot do without a high-alt endorsement is serve as actual PIC at ANY time in a pressurized airplane. Go read the regs, the language applies to airplanes that are CERTIFIED for flight above 25K...has nothing to do with what altitude you actually operate at. This makes sense, if you mismanage the pressurization system you can create problems even on the ground.