Mark Hansen wrote:
On 01/23/07 12:50, kevmor wrote:
Hmm... but then doesn't that seem kind of far fetched if you decide
before takeoff the safety pilot will be PIC, then the other person
wears the hood for .3 hours, the safety pilot can log the entire
flight, maybe 5 hours, as towards their total time? I wonder if any
examiner would question logging that much time? I could say, "hey,
wear this for a few minutes", then we both log the total time.

Well, your concerns are what I used to think as well. However, the regs
talk about total flight time as that from when the airplane first moves
under its own power for the purpose of flight, etc.

I would say that if you're on the flight to be a passenger, then don't
log it. If you're on the flight to be a required member, then log it.

What do others have to say about this

Just because the regulations are nonsensical, we don't have to be. I
don't take the trouble to log SIC time when acting as safety pilot, nor
do I act as PIC when acting as safety pilot. If I did, I'd log what
makes sense.

DGB