Originally Posted by
MikeB525
If you and a buddy split time in a Seminole with one of you under the hood and the other acting as safety pilot, can the safety pilot time be counted toward your multi-engine total (as far as airline mins go)?
Legally yes. Just make sure you log it correctly...the safety pilot cannot log PIC while the hood pilot is taxiing, taking off, or landing! Subtracting 0.3 VMC per leg is the standard practice.
I have heard of a few airlines being less-than-excited about SP time, but I have no hard facts on that.