Originally Posted by forumname

And that right there makes it EVEN more peculiar, it's a single pilot airplane, but with two pilots. One who is the designated PIC, the other logging PIC time.

I see what you're saying about seat specific roles. But an IRO who is also an FO does sit in the CA's seat when the CA's in the back. Also, the 135 reg has a specific role for the PIC operating IFR, a 1200 hour (and other various times) minimum, but yet somebody that cannot per the regs fulfill that role as PIC per 135 is logging the PIC time.



If the FAA buys off on it, then more power to them.

But stepping back and looking at it objectively, which will probably send this thread down the direction of another horse that is beaten well past dead. This question is more rhetorical than anything and subject to opinion and I'm sure will spawn a plethora of answers.

You are interviewing 3 pilots. All of them meet the mins, as well as have similar total flight times, but the Airnet guy probably has more multi time. All of them passed whatever standardized wriiten test you gave them when they showed up, all of them are able to answer the FAR, IFR, systems, weather questions, whatever, all of them are able to answer the standard HR quesions, all of them flew a thumbs up sim ride, none of them have anything on their records, etc. In other words, all that stuff is on a level plyaing field.

Pilot A is a CFII/MEI. His IFR skills may suck if he's been doing lot's of primary and mutli teaching lately, or be top notch if he's done lots of dual for instrument ratings. But ALL his PIC can be easliy justified without any explanation.

Pilot B is a banner tower or scenic tour pilot. His IFR skills probably suck becuase of the flying he's been doing lately. But if he's banner tow, he's has been operating in an evironment that can be challenging. All his PIC time can be easily justified without any explanation.

Pilot C is a guy who has been through the training checkride process you explained above. He's has been logging PIC time in a single pilot plane, didn't have the total time to do it per the 135 reg, hasn't signed a single release, etc. He's been in the 135/crew environment which is a plus. ALL THREE pilots could be flubbing their time, so it's not unique to him. But if he was really low time, the ACTUAL PIC may not have even let him touch the controls if they were in IMC/icing, but the guy logged it as PIC anyway. But his PIC time DOES need to be justified as the practice is not that common, and may be specific to this one operator. The HR person/pilots interviewing him have probably never heard of this before.

Who would you consider hiring? Especially if pilot C is not able to produce the LOA/waiver that allows his company to allow him to do this.