On Wed, 7 Jul 2004 07:40:39 -0700, "C J Campbell"
wrote:


"zatatime" wrote in message
.. .

I don't think he can log PIC unless the person he was with was a CFI.
He said he didn't fly taildraggers for 20 years. This would mean he
is not current to act as PIC with passengers until he does 3 full stop
landings.

Currency has nothing to do with it. You do not have to act as PIC in order
to log PIC. Read the regulation quoted in my post.


I did. This does not preclude him from needing to satisfy 61.57. The
other person in the plane cannot act as PIC in a P51, while not the
"sole manipulator of the controls" since it does not require more than
one crew member. If he cannot act as PIC because he's not flying, and
the original poster can't act as PIC because he isn't current then who
is acting as PIC? Seems to me the answer is no one. This goes back
to a lengthy thread not to long ago about logging time. I don't agree
that "no one" can be acting as PIC, and I don't believe the FAA would
either. Satisfying one reg does not mean your are in full compliance
with all regs (which I'm sure you will agree). I think this is one of
those sticky spots where multiple regs come into play and you need to
not only satisfy each reg, but also the implied overlap of the regs in
question. "The spirit of the law" carries alot of weight in situations
that aren't cut and dry.

z