Logging Right Seat Time

Jose wrote:
Handling the robot (turning on the autopilot) apparantly counts as
handling a control.



Yup. Whereas a passenger does not count as a control. That distinction
per se (between what is and isn't a control) is reasonable


Why?

This is a serious question, especially considering the capabilities of
some robots, and the lack of capability of some organic autopilots.


It's a distinction without a difference. Nobody with more than three
brain cells left who goes flying for an hour and lets their 10 year old
kid fly for 30 minutes of that hour only logs 30 minutes as PIC.

"Newps" wrote in message
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Nobody with more than three brain cells left who goes flying for an hour
and lets their 10 year old kid fly for 30 minutes of that hour only logs
30 minutes as PIC.

Why? Even if you're convinced that the FAA didn't mean what it said when it
wrote 61.51e (which is quite possible), what would be the harm in playing it
safe and logging no more time than the FARs actually say you can log?

--Gary

Nobody with more than three brain cells left who goes flying for an hour and lets their 10 year old kid fly for 30 minutes of that hour only logs 30 minutes as PIC.

Well that leaves me out. I have three functioning brain cells, of which
only two operate at the same time.

How many rat cells is the new organic autopilot made from?

Jose
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