Originally Posted by
Mason32
As has been previously pointed out, this will vary a little from carrier to carrier, since each POI decides what that wording means. In some cases you will find some regionals that will accept SIC time as an FO toward that number, while at many more you will find that the meanign of that verbage is exactly as Sniper said, a baby CA doing IOE.
Example of how many are reading it, especially since the Colgan crash...
With an SIC only type rating you can not perform the functions of the PIC... did you sign for the release? No, case closed.
Ah never did I say an SIC could log PIC because yes obviously the SIC was not signing for the aircraft. This is a no brainer, and it is not the point. It isn't up to a POI to make this decision, as it is written in the Reg book signed off by the Administrator that an SIC is performing the duties of the pilot in command under the pilot in commands supervision.
Do POIs get to increase duty times, and minimum rest requirements because of the way they interpret the regulations also? Why are some individuals so hell bent on spreading misinformation?
-The Stig