esac@ihuxr.UUCP (06/16/83)
On the subject of safety pilots, some things have been said in this
newsgroup which I think may be misleading.
First of all, when you fly with an instructor, the instructor is
not always PIC. If you are already a rated pilot,i.e. SEL, and are
working towards an instrument rating, you, Joe Private, are PIC.
You log the time as PIC and Dual Received and the instructor logs
the time as Dual Given only.
Secondly, on the subject of safety pilot, to serve as such you must
be rated both for the airplane and the conditions. In other words,
if its night time, you must be current at night. If all you've
ever flown is a Skyhawk, you can't be safety pilot in a King Air.
Finally, on the subject of logging time, safety pilots (copilots)
log the time as second-in-command. The FARs say something to the
effect that second-in-command time can be logged in situations
where a copilot is required by regulations. This does not mean
Part 135 operations only. Someone flying under the hood in severe
clear requires a copilot/safety pilot and the person performing
that service gets to log the time as SIC. The PIC time goes to the
guy under the hood.
Bill Adams
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