Originally Posted by
Bug Smasher Smasher
Seems more legit allowing the pilot in the RHS logging PF time as ICUS as opposed to the whole crew logging all that time spent in the bunk.
I think you may have missed the point. If there’s any member of an airline crew that cares about “logging time”, it’s a scam. ICUS is a scam; invented by airline management to get unqualified pilots into a seat. It’s that simple.
The only “time” that a real airline crew cares about logging, is for the purposes of money or regulatory (duty/block etc.) time. If an airline is so desperate that the pilot sitting in the right seat isn’t fully qualified and licensed as a first officer, it’s a management scam. And it’s all about saving money. Not safety.
BTW - you should want the time in the bunk to be logged. For pay and duty. Ask an Emirates pilot why. Here’s a hint - it’s a scam.