Originally Posted by
rickair7777
For FAA purposes I don't think there is a provision for logging instructor time if the student was in another aircraft. If you ever need to use your IP time to meet FAA instructor requirements (such as 141 leadership positions) that time would be invalid.
Many airlines actually consider instructor time as second-rate time compared to actual pilot time...for that reason alone I would probably log section-lead instructor time as just flight time. If you were on the stick, take credit for it. Maybe keep a separate column for that sort of IP time.
Rick,
Do you have a reference for the first paragraph? I don't know of any restriction stating it must be in the same a/c. Not many scenarios that would need multiple aircraft working together civilian. However, there are a multitude in the military. IMHO, If an instructor is instructing(teaching a student) skills related to his flying mission or aviation in general, then log IP time.
Not sure where the second statement came from either. Is this referencing instructing in a 152 vs flying sched ops? Everything I have heard is to the contrary.
PC