Originally Posted by
friendlyskies
Well, I may be a bit loopy right now, but I think that LOI is saying exactly what I'm saying? You can only log it as SIC if you have the autopilot off. Correct me if I'm wrong.
Maybe it's what you're saying. I thought you said 'Having an autopilot dis-requires the SIC, so you can not log it.' which is different than 'you can only log it as SIC if you have the autopilot off'.
Nevertheless, I don't believe you're right. I believe both the PIC and SIC can log the time, whether or not the autopilot is on. It makes sense, right? The SIC performs the same duties whether the PIC is hand-flying or managing the autopilot.