Hey Guys, currently at 750 hours right now, flying the pilatus from the right seat as a qualified FO in 135 ops.

I've heard so many damn conflicting opinions on this, done searches to kalamazoo and read FAA letters of interpretation and I just wanna make I've got my ducks in a row when i hit 1500 hrs.

So for the last time. 61.51 clearly says you log PIC when you are rated and the sole manipulator, plain and simple.

The ATP requirement in 61.59 for 250 hrs of PIC (also the XC PIC) should be met by this operating experience then!? I cannot for the life of me understand why people would say It doesn't, when the FAA clearly says you can 'log PIC' even when you're not 'acting as PIC'. Why is everyone hung up on this, thinking they're using 'common sense' "bro, you can't log pic if you're not the captain or solo" .

Can someone in a 121 training department chime in? Am i gonna get water splashed on my face that i need to go get 'true' PIC time if between 250-1500 hours I was a 135 FO and half the time I was hand flying the freakin' aircraft?

In other words, can someone help me find my 'smoking gun' reg interpretation that it's well within the definition and intent of the ATP requirements?