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say that again
While the contract may allow this, has the FAA signed off on that yet? I was under the impression that there must be two signatures on the release and our IRO's haven't had a line check allowing them to act as PIC.
FedEx does this BOTH ways (2 capts/2 f/o's and 1 Capt/3 f/o's). I've never heard or seen of the requirement for a second signature. The Captain designated on the release is responsible for the entire flight (even when he's in the rack). Of course all of our MD-11 f/o's have type ratings ...
Regards ... Mark