"Guillermo" wrote in news:1173585901.106379.264560
@n33g2000cwc.googlegroups.com:

What you are saying here doesn't make any sense at all. The intent of
61.57 (2) is to allow somebody in an aircraft which requires more than
1 crewmember to regain their currency. For example, you have a non-
current pilot in a jet certified for more than one crewmember. He
cannot act as PIC per 61.57 (1) (talks also about aircraft for more
than one pilot). However, if he wants to regain currency, 61.57 (2)
allows him to act as a PIC of the aircraft in order to do his three
touch and goes, and allows to carry the required crewmember. But he
can only fly if the purpose of his flight is to get current.

But it doesn't specify anything in (1) or (2) that limits it to currency in a
jet certified for 2 crewmembers. It just says that if you want to fly a
mission for the purpose of being sole manipulator of the controls to regain
currency, you can be PIC of a plane in day VFR or IFR provided you're not
carrying anything aboard that is not necessary for the conduct of the flight.

As far as I can tell, that would mean that anytime you are out of currency,
you can't count a flight with passengers or non-required crewmembers toward
currency. If you are current, however, and take off and land with passengers,
crewmembers, packages, dogs, or elephants on the plane, you can count it. But
once you come out of currency, section (2) applies...