Originally Posted by
FLY6584
I'm not saying its the right decision to include Other time, but I disagree with it being the civilian equivalent of dead legging. I would say its more like the civilian equivalent of IRO time at least in my community where augmented crews were common, but one guy kept the A-code the entire flight.
In the civilian world if a three man crew crosses the pond and the Captain takes a rest break in the bunk he still logs all PIC because he was the one who signed for the jet. The same thing happens in the Air Force and I can understand why someone with the A-code who is ultimately responsible for the flight should be able to log all of the time regardless of whether it was primary, secondary, or other time.
This is correct. Unless you annotate on the 781 that you are designating another pilot as Aircraft Commander on a leg, you are PIC for 100% of the flight time as it's listed. If you are the A Code, your Other time is PIC. Think of it this way, who's taking the blame if you are the AC in the bunk and the other two pilots have a GNE?
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