Originally Posted by
BMEP100
Yes you can, we did it for decades, literally since the 70's that I know of personally and maybe before that. Tell me of one accident attributed to a non OE signed off pilot being on the flight deck without a check captain. Never happened in at least 40 years that I know of. Typical govt. toadie thinking.
But how about having no one on the flight deck in cruise that is signed off. You okay with that?
Nope not OK with that.
As far as the other stuff, don't know what the regs were back then, and don't know every factor of all accidents...