Q for pilots that fly as Heavy Crew
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Q for pilots that fly as Heavy Crew
For those of you that fly as a heavy crew
1- if you go with 3 CAs and 1 FO, do all the CAs have to be right seat qualified?
2- Does the PIC listed for the flight have to be in the left seat for every takeoff and landing?
1- if you go with 3 CAs and 1 FO, do all the CAs have to be right seat qualified?
2- Does the PIC listed for the flight have to be in the left seat for every takeoff and landing?
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At K4, if you have three legs in a day or exceed 20hrs we have a LOA that requires 2CAs on those flight. The only time I have seen 3CAs was just a situation that NO FO was legal for the flight. FWIW...ALL CAs at K4 are right seat qualified.
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At Atlas the norm for a heavy crew is 1 CA and 3 FO's.
However, things are never "norm" at Atlas. Frequently it'll be multiple CA's on one flight because of scheduling SNAFU's and lack of crews. Whoever signs for a specific leg is in the left seat except for training. All Atlas CA's are right seat qualed.
However, things are never "norm" at Atlas. Frequently it'll be multiple CA's on one flight because of scheduling SNAFU's and lack of crews. Whoever signs for a specific leg is in the left seat except for training. All Atlas CA's are right seat qualed.
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At Atlas the norm for a heavy crew is 1 CA and 3 FO's.
However, things are never "norm" at Atlas. Frequently it'll be multiple CA's on one flight because of scheduling SNAFU's and lack of crews. Whoever signs for a specific leg is in the left seat except for training. All Atlas CA's are right seat qualed.
However, things are never "norm" at Atlas. Frequently it'll be multiple CA's on one flight because of scheduling SNAFU's and lack of crews. Whoever signs for a specific leg is in the left seat except for training. All Atlas CA's are right seat qualed.
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There is no FAR that requires the PIC to be in the left seat. Now you get back into seat dependent issues, company policy and the feelings of the POI. It is even possible for a line check airman conducting OE to be in the jump-seat, though I doubt that anyone has done that since the 1950s.
This is not a subject that can be painted with a broad brush.
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