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pavelump · August 16th, 2004, 16:33

When one pilot is flying with an IFR training hood on, the other pilot looks out for traffic, terrain, etc. He/she's the safety pilot. And according to the regs, that person may log the time as PIC. It's kind of a loophole if you ask me. I suppose it's similar to the reg that allows both the student (w/ pvt. certificate or better) and instructor to log PIC.

I'm not trying to start a fight or talk bad about other schools' programs. It's just my opinion that safety pilot time doesn't do as much for developing piloting skills and decision making processes as does actually flying the airplane...

August 16th, 2004, 16:33	#7
pavelump Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Chicago Posts: 790	Re: Single vs. Multi-Engine TIme When one pilot is flying with an IFR training hood on, the other pilot looks out for traffic, terrain, etc. He/she's the safety pilot. And according to the regs, that person may log the time as PIC. It's kind of a loophole if you ask me. I suppose it's similar to the reg that allows both the student (w/ pvt. certificate or better) and instructor to log PIC. I'm not trying to start a fight or talk bad about other schools' programs. It's just my opinion that safety pilot time doesn't do as much for developing piloting skills and decision making processes as does actually flying the airplane...