King Air needs Copilot? Insurance?

[SLUF4]

I had the question myself about SIC time in a king air a while back. Under 135 pax ops even though the company has the autopilot exemption, it does not mean that you cannot log SIC time. From what I understood, the exemption is more of a dispatchability tool in case you don't have an SIC. Of course, you have to have a valid 135 SIC ride to log the SIC time.

 

[A Squared]

Ok, here's a new spin on the question. Let's say that a pilot has a part 135 SIC checkride and goes on a Part 135 trip on a King Air 90. Said pilot is legal to be there, and is also legal to fly the airplane on the trip. The airplane has an approved autopilot that COULD be, and often is, used in lieu of a SIC. The regs say that when the operation required a SIC, a qualified pilot can log SIC time. Part 135 regs say that all flights need a SIC. They also say that you may use the autopilot in place of the SIC. The way I read it, with a SIC on board, the autopilot becomes a 'nice-to-have' item. My two questions are:

1. Can the pilot log SIC time when he's along?

2. Can the pilot log PIC time when he's the sole manipulator of the controls?

#1, yes. There is an official legal interpretation which addresses this situation. It's been posted on this board before. I'll see if I can dig it up when I get more time.

#2 yes. If you are sole manipulator of the controls of an airplane for which you are rated, you may log PIC, period. It doesn't matter whether it's part 135 or 91 or 121. Part 61 controls what you put in your logbook, not Part 91,135,121, etc.

 

[Canucit]

isnt that for international flights or the new sic rule

 

[iflyjets4food]

isnt that for international flights or the new sic rule

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