My son is currently attending a part 141 aviation college in Ohio.
He’s currently an ASEL private pilot with instrument rating and he’s working right now on his commercial rating.
Per 61.129 he’s required to have 10 hrs of complex training in order to meet his minimum requirement for the checkride.
However the school it’s requiring 11 hours of training and then an additional 7 hours of PIC time.
My question is that since he’s receiving training with an instructor, in a complex single engine airplane of which he’s rated, shouldn’t he be allowed to log PIC time as per 61.51 while training ?
The school is telling him that he’s not allowed to log pic time while training thus requiring him to spend additional time and money to log pic after the endorsement.
Does the school supersede the FAR regulations or can he ask to log pic time while in training?
The way I see it, they are confusing between “acting as a PIC”, which you need to be “endorsed “ by an instructor before able to do so and “logging PIC” time while receiving training in an aircraft you are rated for, same as you would log PIC time while receiving training for a tail wheel endorsement or a complex for that matter.
Thank you for your help.
He’s currently an ASEL private pilot with instrument rating and he’s working right now on his commercial rating.
Per 61.129 he’s required to have 10 hrs of complex training in order to meet his minimum requirement for the checkride.
However the school it’s requiring 11 hours of training and then an additional 7 hours of PIC time.
My question is that since he’s receiving training with an instructor, in a complex single engine airplane of which he’s rated, shouldn’t he be allowed to log PIC time as per 61.51 while training ?
The school is telling him that he’s not allowed to log pic time while training thus requiring him to spend additional time and money to log pic after the endorsement.
Does the school supersede the FAR regulations or can he ask to log pic time while in training?
The way I see it, they are confusing between “acting as a PIC”, which you need to be “endorsed “ by an instructor before able to do so and “logging PIC” time while receiving training in an aircraft you are rated for, same as you would log PIC time while receiving training for a tail wheel endorsement or a complex for that matter.
Thank you for your help.