Originally Posted by
TonyWilliams
Well, there's one nuance different from what I've been doing. The instructors are not airline employees (well, actually some are, just not from my airline) and I suspect must be CFI's.
Also, I have never had a log book signed. Just the signed form letter than hand out (for $10,000 worth of airline paid recurrent training). That's all I hand to the flying club, and they seem happy. I think I'm legal
They are probably overawed by the airline thing. If you went out of the grace period (1 year) the only way you can become legally current is to get an IPC (it must be specifically documented as such) or do a military or 121 (maybe 135?) PC.
A 121 PIC can (and often do) use their 121 PC's for 61 currency. 91 folks are probably not aware of the regulatory distinction between PIC and SIC.
The reason I keep pushing this is because if you apply to a US airline and have a bunch of GA in your logbook they will probably inquire about the lack of IPC/FR.
Does your letter say anything that flags the training as SIC-specific?