Originally Posted by
NoyGonnaDoIt
Sorry you don't like the rule as the FAA has interpreted it for a long time.
Read the rule. Read the Chief Counsel opinion. Me, I've given up arguing about this.
SIC time cannot be logged. It is quite clear right here:
(f) Logging second-in-command flight time. A person may log second-in-command time only for that flight time during which that person:
(1) Is qualified in accordance with the second-in-command requirements of §61.55 of this part, and occupies a crewmember station in an aircraft that requires more than one pilot by the aircraft's type certificate; or
(2) Holds the appropriate category, class, and instrument rating (if an instrument rating is required for the flight) for the aircraft being flown, and more than one pilot is required under the type certification of the aircraft or the regulations under which the flight is being conducted.
This is the only case that SIC can be logged under a Part 91 flight. No exceptions. Chief Counsel has no basis for stating that the Safety Pilot would be able to act or log the flight as an SIC.
Obviously, further clarification should be sought.