I think part of what you said was in error:


Of course, to do this, the safety
pilot must be qualified to be PIC (if he doesn't have a complex
endorsement,
he can't be PIC in a complex airplane for example).

I think the regs say that the SP must be rated in Category and Class. I
believe that if I am rated in a SEL airplane, I can fly SP in a complex SEL
airplane.
"Mark Hansen" wrote in message
...
On 01/22/07 05:22, Jim Macklin wrote:
Second in command time, only a CFI can log PIC when they are
not actually sole manipulator of the controls.

What? Can you please show the regulation that stipulates this?
I've never seen it.


Be honest, you are only required while the hood is on.

That depends on the agreement made by the pilots ahead of time. If
they both agree that the safety pilot shall be PIC, then he can log
it that way - for the entire flight. Of course, to do this, the safety
pilot must be qualified to be PIC (if he doesn't have a complex
endorsement,
he can't be PIC in a complex airplane for example).

However, if the pilot flying is PIC, the safety pilot is required only
while the pilot flying has a view limiting device on, and should log
SIC only for that time.





"kevmor" wrote in message
ups.com...
| When logging safety pilot time, what do you put under the
"duration of
| flight" column? For example, say I'm flying with a friend
who is
| wearing a hood. We decided I'll be responsible for the
flight before
| hand. I can log PIC for the time the other person had the
hood on, and
| under the "total flight time" column, put the same as the
PIC/when he
| was wearing the hood?
|
| Someone told me once if the person wore the hood most of
the flight,
| you could log the "flight time" for the entire flight,
because you were
| a required crew member. But once he takes it off though,
you aren't
| required...so I'm thinking it's the same as the PIC time.
|





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Mark Hansen, PP-ASEL, Instrument Airplane
Cal Aggie Flying Farmers
Sacramento, CA