Ron, Thanks for your input.

My own feeling was that it might not be legal.
My reasoning was that a CFII has received a check out flying instruments
from the right seat.
Whereas, a regular CFI has not been checked out flying on the gages from the
right seat.
Am I correct ? I am not sure.

On the sensibility issue, I would agree it depends on the mission.
This particular mission was a jaunt in the clouds with a certified pilot in
the left seat who was having problems controlling the aircraft under the
hood.
So the CFI took that pilot into the clouds saying he was PIC but the pilot
in the right seat did all the flying.
The CFI says it was legal, but in my opinion, this is just another case
where this CFI showed poor judgment.

Roy


"Ron Rosenfeld" wrote in message
...
On Sat, 10 Dec 2005 01:01:57 GMT, "Roy Page"
wrote:

I am sure I can count on this newsgroup to give this question their best !

Would it be legal for a CFI [Not CFII] to act as PIC from the right seat
with a student in IMC ?

In my opinion regardless of the legality, it would be less than sensible,
what say the group ?

So long as said CFI meets the requirements to act as PIC in the a/c under
IMC, the answer has to be "yes" as to the legality.

I'm not aware of any circumstances where a CFI has less privileges than a
non-CFI. And there is nothing I am aware of in the regulations that make
my legality to act as PIC contingent on the ratings of anyone else in the
a/c, or their seat position.

So far as the sensibility, I leave that for others to discuss. But I
think
whether or not it is sensible depends on the mission objectives.


Ron (EPM) (N5843Q, Mooney M20E) (CP, ASEL, ASES, IA)