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Old 29th Oct 2015, 04:06
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The Tutti-Fruity flight time is nothing more than SIC flight time. Sadly, the Chinese PIC sometimes share/split the PIC flight time in their logbooks with EXpat pilots but this clearly won't float outside of China. There can be only one PIC, the man who signs the logbook and dispatch release papers as listed as the PIC. Korean Airlines and most of the more reputable recruiting agencies know this China Scam quite well. Korean Airlines sent a B-744 skipper packing last year due to questionable logging of PIC flight time in China so the airline and most recruiting agencies know of this sham. There are a handful of legitimate PICs on the A-330 who do sign the paperwork and are listed as the PIC of record on the paperwork but it rarely happens on the Boeing flights as the Chinese want to fly the shorter flights so ExPats are rarely used on short Domestic flights. Almost every application for every job you fill out will always state to only log PIC as the actual flight time where you signed for the aircraft. In China that rarely happens on International widebody flights. It may change as more Captains increase their longevity and experience or China Southern changes policies but for now its a glorified Cruise Captain job and not even too glorified as you beg for a landing or quietly cower in the corner as the 2 Chinese flying pilots rapidly bellow Chinese cigarette smoke all throughout the cockpit.
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