Night Currency

Doug Campbell wrote:
Practicing for my IFR, with a safety pilot (required crewmember)
I am not current at night. Can we fly this way, and achieve
currency? Not a passenger, since he is required crew.

Not an issue for my partner, we both need to get current
and trust each other's ability. Is it legal?

Acting and logging PIC are two completely different things. Having said
that... If you are not night current, your friend can ACT as PIC, you log
the landings, he logs nothing (assuming no hood work involved). The
complexity you add with the hoodwork is not required. The person acting as
PIC needs to have a current medical, have any required endorsements, be
current in whatever is required (in this case 'night'). The person logging
the time only needs to be rated in the aircraft, he/she does not need a
current medical, endorsements, or be current at 'night' (in this case).

I have purposely ignored FBO, insurance, etc requirements - make sure you
are still insured with the (ACTING) PIC in the right seat, unless you want
to risk it financially.

Hilton