Originally Posted by
rickair7777
The only place I know of where the FAR's allow "performing the duties of PIC" to count for aeronautical experience requirements is for some of the PIC required for an ATP.
14 CFR 61.129(b)(4) -
10 hours of solo flight time in a multiengine airplane or
10 hours of flight time performing the duties of pilot in command in a multiengine airplane with an authorized instructor (either of which may be credited towards the flight time requirement in paragraph (b)(2) of this section), on the areas of operation listed in §61.127(b)(2) of this part that includes at least—
(i) One cross-country flight of not less than 300 nautical miles total distance with landings at a minimum of three points, one of which is a straight-line distance of at least 250 nautical miles from the original departure point. However, if this requirement is being met in Hawaii, the longest segment need only have a straight-line distance of at least 150 nautical miles; and
(ii) 5 hours in night VFR conditions with 10 takeoffs and 10 landings (with each landing involving a flight with a traffic pattern) at an airport with an operating control tower.
Originally Posted by
rickair7777
That's correct, it's basically dual in lieu of solo. I wouldn't log that as PIC though.
Exactly, the student just needs to make sure that it's logged as dual and in the remarks section make sure to note "performed duties of PIC" so the examiner can differentiate between training flights and "duties of PIC" flights.