"Julian Scarfe" wrote in message ...


Is this also the way 61.57 is interpreted by the FAA?


I don't think so. There are two issues.

First, note that 61.57 is not a requirement on pilots in general, only
on the pilot in command. Therefore, a qualified pilot can be in command
in the right seat while the guy in the left is shooting his landings.

Second, the history of the FAA is that if you put a pilot in a control seat,
he's a pilot, not a passenger. Certainly the FAA has gone after right
seat guys who had no apparent flight role other than occupying an otherwise
empty seat.