Originally Posted by
DarkSideMoon
If I designate myself captain of a 172 and my buddy flies it, can I log PIC?
you're a smart dude and I usually enjoy bantering with you. stand on the strength of your argument rather than attack someone else's experience.
1.1 covers who IS pilot in command, not who can LOG pilot in command. They're different.
You can only LOG pilot in command when you're sole manipulator of an airplane your rated in, sole occupant, OR acting as pilot in command in an aircraft that requires two pilots under the regulations in which it's operated.
https://www.faa.gov/about/office_org...AND%20TIME.pdf
It is an interesting quandary. Our POI would disagree, and the document you posted sums it up nicely at the end.
“In summary, the person who is pilot-in-command may log PIC, others may also log PIC depending on the circumstances.”
I did a pretty exhaustive search of the FAA legal interpretations and couldn’t find an exact case that covers this. However, I think you would be hard pressed to find a FSDO that would not allow the PIC designated by a certificate holder to not log PIC if he is not physically manipulating the controls on a company assigned flight. (Apologies for the triple negative)
I read about a case of enforcement action involving two pilots in a King Air 200 and the logging vs acting of PIC, but I couldn’t find the actual document.
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