Mark Kolber wrote:
: Rule 1 If you are a recreational, private or commercial pilot, you may
: log PIC any time you are the sole manipulator of the controls of an
: aircraft you are rated for. 61.51(e)(3)

: "Rated" means the category and class (and type, if a type rating is
: necessary for the aircraft) that is listed on the back of your pilot
: certificate. =Nothing= else matters. Not instrument ratings. Not
: endorsements for high performance, complex, tailwheel aircraft. Not
: medical currency. Not flight reviews. Not night currency. Nothing.
: There are no known exceptions.

So, it is possible for someone to log PIC flight time who has a pilot
certificate with ratings valid for the aircraft (e.g. PPSEL), but no BFR or current
medical if they were the sole manipulator of the controls? If that is the case, then
this person could go fly with a current pilot rated for the aircraft, and they both
log PIC... one as sole manipulator and one as the legal "acting as PIC".

Hrm... that sounds fishy, because it means whenever two pilots fly together,
they can both log all the time as PIC... whomever isn't physically flying can be
legally acting as PIC at the same time.

Also, if that's true then I've got more high-performance/complex time than I
thought (sole manipulator without endorsement, buy flying with rated, endorsed pilot).

-Cory

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