Originally Posted by
say again
If you're a required SIC then log it as SIC time, even when you are the flying pilot.
Originally Posted by
JohnBurke
Required by what? A company requirement for a SIC in a single pilot airplane does not make the SIC a required crew member under the regulation and does not entitle the pilot to log SIC.
Originally Posted by
Starbucks
Respectfully disagree. If there is a company Ops spec requiring an SIC - Then you can log it.
Like John said.
A company "requirement", an insurance requirement, or an owner "preference" does does not make it legal to log.
An FAA requirement DOES make it legal to log. In this scenario that would pretty much be ops under an a 135 certificate where the OPSPEC requires an SIC.
An FAA requirement for an SIC in the type certification of the aircraft would also make it legal of course. This applies even if the the type is two-pilot but optionally single-pilot, and the PIC is single-pilot rated. In this case the crew can ALWAYS choose to fly two-pilot even if they meet the legal requirements to fly single-pilot.
It is not necessary to have a type to log SIC, although it would be necessary to have completed the specified part 135 training.