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#2421
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Joined APC: Nov 2015
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The reason the FOs don't fly the passenger legs is because of a directive we got from our POI. So to answer your question you are going to have to ask the FAA. As for safety briefs that is done by the PIC because the PIC is the last to board, so after the door is closed the PIC will do the face to face brief.
#2422
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Joined APC: Apr 2007
Posts: 441
Yes it was a recent change but it didn't come from management it came from the POI who used his FAA authority to make it happen
#2423
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#2424
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His reasoning is that the annual FO checkride is not an IPC so he says that FOs aren't current to fly passengers under IFR onl VFR. Yes that is crazy reasoning and against everything that I've done previously in my aviation career but he has the power of the FAA behind hom.
#2425
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Joined APC: Jul 2010
Position: Pilatus PIC
Posts: 47
His reasoning is that the annual FO checkride is not an IPC so he says that FOs aren't current to fly passengers under IFR onl VFR. Yes that is crazy reasoning and against everything that I've done previously in my aviation career but he has the power of the FAA behind hom.
This is such a non issue here. FOs still fly as much as captains, they can upgrade quick, it's a non issue.
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#2426
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Joined APC: Aug 2020
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The checkride is ok, it's the 6 month RFT done by an IP, and not a check airman (i.e. not a checkride) which doesn't count as an IPC per 135.297. it's the old acting vs sole manipulator PIC grey area in our operation. FOs can still fly empty legs IFR & VFR, and passenger legs VFR.
This is such a non issue here. FOs still fly as much as captains, they can upgrade quick, it's a non issue.
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This is such a non issue here. FOs still fly as much as captains, they can upgrade quick, it's a non issue.
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#2427
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Position: Pilatus PIC
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#2428
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Posts: 84
#2429
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