Originally Posted by
Das Auto
Nonsense! You should know better than to tell an SIC to log PIC time when they are not assigned as the Captain by the certificate holder, not the one sitting in the left seat, signing for the aircraft, making entries in the aircraft log and, not the one ultimately responsible for the safe and efficient operation in the eyes of the FAA.
Re-writing your logbook would be a long and tedious but necessary process after a 121 interviewer taught you a tough but valuable lesson. The Captain is the PIC, the F.O. is the SIC. Don't be padding your logbook with wannabe PIC time.
What happens when only one person can log the time eg single pilot airplanes eg 135 Pilatus operations? SIC is required for 135 IFR legs but what if he’s flying the 91 repo? Under 91 only one pilot is required, and the legal PIC is not flying. Are you gonna tell the assigned PIC to log illegal time simply because the certificate holder designated him PIC when someone else is flying? How will the majors feel about that? It’s Captain commander time, true, the release will state as much, but it’s not legal loggable time.