Originally Posted by
Bowersbum
61.31(d)2. Limitations on operating an aircraft as the Pilot in Command. To serve as the Pilot in Command of an aircraft, a person must......
Be recieveing training for the purpose of obtaining an additional pilot certificate and rating that are appropriate to that aircraft, and be under the supervision of an authorized instructor.
Seems to me that according to this as long as the training is going towards their commercial pilot cert. they can log the time as PIC. As long as before they solo it or take it up with a non-instructor they get their endorsment there shouldn't be a problem.
True. If "certificate" means a complex plane endorsement.
Originally Posted by
rickair7777
The wording looks like maybe you can log it pre-endorsement. Maybe.
But I wouldn't do it. How many hours does it take to earn a complex endorsement...maybe two or so? It would not be worth the potential confusion at a future job interview for an extra 2 hours of SE piston PIC.
True. Why risk an interview for 2 SE PIC hours?
I'm not sure either way.
I would give the student the choice, since there seems to be arguments on both sides.
Personally I would just log dual, not PIC, that is the safest choice.