MattPilot,
1. hood pilot is legal PIC & is sole manipulator of controls - Safety pilot only gets to log SIC
The Safety pilot DOES get to log PIC, I think SIC is intended for aircraft requireing more than one pilot to operate. I'll dig out the relevant FAR when I have time...
hood pilot is flying, but not legal PIC - he gets to log PIC because he is the "sole manipulator of the controls" - safety pilot is legal PIC, but is not doing anything - he gets to log PIC too
When you say 'legal' PIC what do you mean? To log PIC the pilot must be qualified on type, or a student on authorised solo. In instrument flight training, as the pilot is 'qualified' on type (ie. SE PPL holder) and in VMC then the pilot under training is entitled to log PIC as they are fully qualified. If however they fly into IMC, this person flying is no longer 'qualified' and can now not log PIC The safety pilot can always log PIC, while the other pilot is flying by sole reference to the instruments, in VMC. If IMC is entered, so long as the safety pilot holds an IR (and the pilot under training doesn't), he can continue to log PIC as he now is in command of the aircraft (ie. the only one qualified to fly in IMC). If the pilot flying holds the IR and the safety pilot doesn't then the safety pilot can no longer log PIC (obviously)...
Cheers
EA
