Originally Posted by
freezingflyboy
Another aspect to this which I hadn't thought about till now: since the King Air 350 is certified for single-pilot and 2 pilots are just required for insurance purposes, a checkride might not be required.
An operational need for an "SIC" in a single-pilot airplane that is driven by insurance requirements IS NOT valid SIC flight time. It's not any kind of flight time at all, it's just an airplane ride!
The only way you can log real SIC time in an airplane certified for single single-pilot ops is:
1) It's a 135 (or 121) operation whose OPSPECS require an SIC, who would have to be formally trained per the OPSPECS.
2) It's an airplane that is certified for EITHER single or dual pilot operations, and the pilots elect to operate dual pilot.