Originally Posted by Step Turn
Why should an instructor get to log flying time, as well as being paid, while flying with a fully qualified pilot for the purpose of a 30 day check flight? It is not the duty of pilots at large to pay for a check flight and fund the "hours building" of a candidate ATPL pilot, who probably sat there and never touched the controls.
Totally with Step's line on this with regard to those 'check rides' which are not a licensing requirement.
I don't see why an FI who just happens to be conducting a non-licensing so-called 'check flight' for owner, operator, insurer, airport manager, cleaner, jobsworth etc cannot 'bite the bullet' for once and simply log SNY.
Clubs and rental agencies have been taking the P over this for far too long...