Logging Right Seat Time

"Jay Beckman" wrote in message
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As a strictly VFR pilot at this point, I'm just curious about this:

Even strictly VFR pilots should maintain instrument proficiency by flying
under the hood on occasion.

Given that the PIC is ultimately responsible for the safety of the flight,
how (if the person under the hood is the PIC) does this flight legally
maintain Visual Flight Rules when the PIC does not have any Visual?

That's why the safety pilot has to be an appropriately rated pilot (even if
not current for carrying passengers, and thus unable to be PIC). Being
safety pilot is an actual crew position that carries responsibility for
visual separation.

--Gary

Jay Beckman wrote:

Given that the PIC is ultimately responsible for the safety of the flight,
how (if the person under the hood is the PIC) does this flight legally
maintain Visual Flight Rules when the PIC does not have any Visual?

Ultimately responsible does not mean SOLELY RESPONSIBLE. The safety
pilot need not be PIC, he has see-and-avoid role, but "IN COMMMAND"
entails far more than that.