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Your answer goes against the only instruction out there, which is the reg 61.51. So if this is the only instruction the applicant has to go by, why would you expect of him to do anything else, until surprised by your demands at the interview table?
If you demand something other than what the reg says (which would be your prerogative) why not specify this in the job requirements? I don't understand the resistance. Why create mystery games?
There is an issue military guys trying to do this. The Blackhawk has a civilian type S-70. So what they are trying to do is say that while flying a BlackHawk, which is not the S-70, that they can log PIC time as the sole manipulator of the controls. That is not correct because that FAR does not override the military regulations. Hence they did not sign for it, they are not the PIC, that’s an issue.
61.51 was created for helicopters. If someone brings it to me and doesn’t have all the appropriate logbook sign offs, with CFI sign-offs as well as what the PIC training program was, then yes, it’s an issue. Without that, you can just log as much PIC as you want, magic pencil if you will.
Sorry if it’s grinding your gears that I’m not giving you the answer you or anyone else want on this topic. I know everyone wants to move on quick, but sometimes grinding it out it a good thing so stop looking for shortcuts. In the end wether you have 1000 TRUE PIC or 500 61.51 PIC, it’s up to the interviewer to judge if the person is going to be a right fit. Why make it harder for yourself and explain a reg during an interview?