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Another point that puzzles me is that 2,396 HRS of 2,423 HRS TTRW were PIC. That only leaves 27 HRS dual instruction over his entire flying career. These are also the numbers stated in the "Accident Report" (not the investigation report, but the initial report to the FAA). Don't they record recurrent training and line checks as "Dual"?
They did not quote dual, they quoted TT and PIC.
In the US, once you have a certificate or rating for an aircraft type, then ALL time flown after that is logged as PIC. If there is an instructor on board and you are recieving instruction then it would be logged as PIC and Dual. Therefore those numbers are correct---he would have recieved 27 hours dual non-PIC only during his initiall PPL training.