Originally Posted by
AtlCSIP
Logging PIC time is not the same as Acting as PIC. To log PIC time on a flight that you are not acting as PIC, you must be the sole manipulator of the flight controls in an aircraft for which you are appropriately rated. It's in the regs under Logging Flight Time.
Ok, I can see the validity of an argument to one can log PIC time if two pilots are not required per type certification or operating regs.
If two pilots are required though, the question as to whom
acting as PIC is very relevant to logging PIC. In the "Logging Flight Time" (61.51) regulation it specifically states that if not
acting as a PIC in such an aircraft, then the only time that one should log PIC time is:
"(iv) When the pilot
performs the duties of pilot in command while under the supervision of a qualified pilot in command provided—
(A) The pilot performing the duties of pilot in command holds a commercial or airline transport pilot certificate and aircraft rating that is appropriate to the category and class of aircraft being flown, if a class rating is appropriate;
(B) The pilot performing the duties of pilot in command is undergoing an approved pilot in command training program that includes ground and flight training on the following areas of operation— etc [ed]"
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