Originally Posted by
peaches
I'd hope nobody is getting upset, knowing many 135 FO positions (and 121 prob but I have 0 experience there) are typically mentorship programs where the goal is to have the lower timed pilots gain as much experience as possible I dont see why the FOI would have made the mandate without incidents or complaints. If I have a FO with me I have them fly all the legal legs they can until they want me to fly a leg. (different style of flying and company) its more so the principle.Im naive to what Planesense has gone through, but at the moment I see no logic in the decision. But rules are rules I suppose.
Until the POI made the change PlaneSense did allow FOs to fly passenger legs. The POI's reasoning, and again it is the FAA, is that the requirements for the FOs annual checkride aren't enough to show instrument competency. So rather than change the whole training program they made it so FOs can't fly with passengers on IFR legs. As for not getting experience we fly the PC-12 as a crew with the autopilot so the FO is learning, their not in the back sitting with the passengers.