Originally Posted by
tanker
His reasoning is that the annual FO checkride is not an IPC so he says that FOs aren't current to fly passengers under IFR onl VFR. Yes that is crazy reasoning and against everything that I've done previously in my aviation career but he has the power of the FAA behind hom.
The checkride is ok, it's the 6 month RFT done by an IP, and not a check airman (i.e. not a checkride) which doesn't count as an IPC per 135.297. it's the old acting vs sole manipulator PIC grey area in our operation. FOs can still fly empty legs IFR & VFR, and passenger legs VFR.
This is such a non issue here. FOs still fly as much as captains, they can upgrade quick, it's a non issue.
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