Originally Posted by sevenstrokeroll
BUT...
Let's say the safety pilot accepts being PIC, the guy under the hood as sole manipulator logs the time...but the plane crashes...and the left seat sole manipulator is the guy renting the plane on the paperwork
both pilots survive...which loses the license to fly?
Yeah, something like that could pose a problem, but it's fairly well removed from the question of who is allowed to write what in their logbook.
Originally Posted by sevenstrokeroll
a friend also who flew MU2's told the company he was too tired to fly and his copilot volunteered to fly the plane as PIC (no type required...just a multi engine ticket)...the original PIC, my friend was takinga nap in back and 10 feet from the controls...HE WAS NOT FLYING nor was he a req'd crewmember.
The copilot, now PIC landed GEAR UP...OOOOOOPS
but my friend lost his license for a year...go figure the FAA. AND The copilot, now PIC had NOTHING against his ticket.
Wow! I'd be pretty unhappy if I was in his shoes. Did he lawyer up and appeal that to the NTSB? Seems like that would be somehting that could be overturned.