My answers are different than some of the above... this should get fun
Originally Posted by
ts39136
There was a post that said you could "try to hitch a ride" in the backseat of a training flight. Is this loggable time?? Is that time good for anything.
No (this answer we all agree on). Backseat time is valuable for learning the aircraft and the procedures, but it cannot be logged for anything.
Also, I spend half of every trip in front of the instrument panel. Is that loggable for anything? Is this time good for anything?
Yes... you can log this, as long as you meet the following conditions:
1. The leg is flown under Part 91
2. The PIC is an MEI or ATP who signs your logbook for Dual instruction.
A pilot once asked me for my log book, but I don't have one. I sure could build some CHEAP multi turbine time (obviously not as PIC).
Indeed... it's good experience even if you can't log PIC.
Also, Does the PIC have to be an instructor for this to count?
Yes... see above. The PIC could also be an ATP per FAR 61.167, which states:
(b) An airline transport pilot may instruct--
(1) Other pilots in air transportation service in aircraft of the category, class, and type, as applicable, for which the airline transport pilot is rated and endorse the logbook or other training record of the person to whom training has been given;