Can I ask for views on this (point 3 in particular):
FCL.035 Crediting of flight time and theoretical knowledge
(a) Crediting of flight time
(1) Unless otherwise specified in this Part, flight time to be credited for a
licence, rating or certificate shall have been flown in the same category of
aircraft for which the licence or rating is sought.
(2) Pilot-in command or under instruction
(i) An applicant for a licence, rating or certificate shall be credited in full
with all solo, dual instruction or PIC flight time towards the total flight
time required for the licence, rating or certificate.
(ii) A graduate of an ATP integrated training course is entitled to be
credited with up to 50 hours of student pilot-in-command instrument
time towards the PIC time required for the issue of the airline transport
pilot licence, commercial pilot licence and a multi-engine type or class
rating.
(iii) A graduate of a CPL/IR integrated training course is entitled to be
credited with up to 50 hours of the student pilot-in-command
instrument time towards the PIC time required for the issue of the
commercial pilot licence and a multi-engine type or class rating.
(3) Flight time as co-pilot. Unless otherwise determined in this Part, the holder
of a pilot licence, when acting as co-pilot or PICUS, is entitled to be
credited with all of the co-pilot time towards the total flight time required
for a higher grade of pilot licence.
Point 3 in particular suggests that when two pilots are flying in the same aircraft they can both log all of the hours. Only one of them can log as PIC, however. Does this mean that building total hours just became half the price if you share the controls with a buddy, or am I missing something with these new EASA regulations?
