Originally Posted by
FlyerJosh
Take a look at the actual regulation:
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61.56 (d)
A person who has, within the period specified in paragraph (c) of this section, passed a pilot proficiency check conducted by an examiner, an approved pilot check airman, or a U.S. Armed Force, for a pilot certificate, rating, or operating privilege need not accomplish the flight review required by this section.
Simply adding a SIC type to your certificate doesn't count as a flight review... if you added it through a checkride that was completed by an airline, training center or authorized examiner than it does count as a flight review.
You need to bold the sentence right after the part you bolded: "an approved pilot check airman" In order to get a SIC type, you have to do a checkride of some kind. Whether it be with a check airman (in most cases) or an examiner. You don't just walk into a FSDO and recieve a SIC type by just filling in forms. Theres always
some flying involved.