Originally Posted by
LJ Driver
a) How is the PIC exerting his responsibility and authority as to the final operation of the airplane from a place other than a pilots seat?
b) During an in flight emergency requiring immediate action, how is the PIC executing that action and then actually the person deviating from any of these rules if he isn't in the seat?
c) How is the PIC that somehow deviates from these said rules going to word the writeup of that deviation as he is not in the seat when the deviation occurs?
Does the A-Code in your scenario need to be in the seat during takeoff and landing? If yes then why? What about other critical phases of flight, like airdrop, AAR, low-level, formation? Is it ok for him to be logging other time then also?
Seems shady to me. I'm personally not interested in trying to explain the logic of logging other time as PIC time to Capt X during an airline interview. Glad it worked out for you, I wouldn't offer that as sage advice to anyone else.
Spoke to a guy on my Jumpseat recently that had to fill out an ASAP for something that happened while he was on the Jumpseat for an aircraft he wa not rated in. Just because it doesn’t make sense doesn’t impact how the FAA sees it. Does Delta subtract out bunk time from your PIC time for 3man crew CAs? We they give you a complete pass if something happens when you aren’t in the seat?