Originally Posted by
point432
could someone back the safety pilot x-c situation with real litature. i might have a situation like this in my book from about a year plus ago. i guess im not seeing the reasoning behind one pic getting x-c and the other can't. and i have seen many students go up and do this exact same thing. plus...what if the safety pilot did the landings, do you think that would change anything?
I'm pretty sure they've been linked to already, but here they are:
General rule on logging PIC or SIC as a safety pilot:
http://www.faa.gov/about/office_org/...1993/Hicks.rtf
The rule on not logging cross country as a safety pilot:
http://www.faa.gov/about/office_org/...09/Gebhart.pdf
Both are links to the FAA Chief Counsel's interpretation site:
Regulations
Neither answers your specific question about what if the safety pilot does the landing. The safe answer is obviously "no." There are good reasons why the answer should be "yes" but (strictly IMO) the "no cross country" opinion is really an FAA policy decision that the Chief Counsel's office is supporting rather than a true legal analysis of the regs. You'd need to ask the FAA Chief Counsel's office and, IMO, they would come up with a way to give you a "no" answer.