Originally Posted by
Cloudchaser
So here is another question then.
If I log the time that I am flying as PIC, on the legs that I don't fly should I log them as SIC time?
The ops specs require an SIC onboard, even though the caravan is good for single pilot so that is another point of confusion for me. I think it would look weird in the logbook for a 6 hour trip to have 3 hours of PIC and 3 hours of SIC.
Any new thoughts on that topic?
Like PIC time in the multi-pilot situation, the regs allow loging SIC time in one of two situations: the
aircraft requires more than one pilot or the
operation requires more than one pilot.
If the OpSpecs require (that's
require not just permit) an SIC then "more than one pilot is required under ... the regulations under which the flight is being conducted," permitting the logging of SIC time under 61.51(f).
On that 3 and 3, nothing at all wrong with it. But remember that each basis for logging time under the regs stands on its own. If your time qualifies as night, dual received, instrument cross-country and multi, then you can log all of them. Likewise, there's no reason (other than it looking a bit weirder than even the 3 and 3) that you can log 6 hours of SIC (acting as SIC in an op requiring more than one pilot) and 3 hours of PIC (sole manipulator of the controls) on that 6 hour flight.
Whether you might run into someone along the way that just doesn't like that is another issue. Read a number of logging threads and you'll find references to all sorts of people who don't like the logging that the FAA allows.