On Sat, 22 Nov 2003 03:40:41 GMT, "Casey Wilson"
wrote:


I've been following this thread all along. It seems to me the simple answer
at the very beginning is that the "safety pilot" must be legal to fly the
airplane, period.


Then you have inferred the wrong conclusion.

For example, to act as a safety pilot, you do NOT need to be current to
carry passengers.

If the aircraft requires an endorsement such as tail-dragger,
high-performance, complex -- the safety pilot does NOT require that
endorsement.


Ron (EPM) (N5843Q, Mooney M20E) (CP, ASEL, ASES, IA)