Originally Posted by
Bubair
That is almost correct except for the fact that PICUS is not the same as PIC.
The copilot flying the leg can legally log the time as PICus time and the captain will log them as PIC.
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But thats my point. Simply being the plilot flying does not make you the pilot in command or even the pilot in command under supervision. As SIDSTAR pointed out:
One interpretation of this that I heard from one JAA authority was that the FO could log it as P1CUS "provided the FO made all the decisions regarding the flight including deciding on the fuel load etc at the planning stage and the Captain did not have to intervene to override the FO's decisions at any time." The Captain was also required to sign the FO's logbook to this effect, for this particular authority to accept the time as P1.
Being responsible for the conduct of the flight ie. decisions on fuel, route, met, cargo loading & signing of loadsheets / techlogs / manifests etc or training for such make you the PIC or PICus.