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for Instrument currency / Passenger currency outdated. Can I bring Safety pilot?

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Hi,

my last day of instrument approach was July 2016. 

I was thinking about doing 6 approaches, holding, intercept course for instrument currency around this March(2017) or April. 

I was going to bring my friend who has Private pilot license and current medical, and same category , type of aircraft that we will fly. 

but, can I bring him as safety pilot even my 90 day 3T/O and landing expired?

does safety pilot consider as passenger when I fly under the hood doing approaches?

what I read so far is that both log PIC. 

does safety pilot only log PIC time for when I fly under hood??

 

It is dumb question, I searched many website but I could not find exactly same case as I am and I do not want to violate the regulation.

 

Thank you.

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  1. Kris Kortokrax on Feb 01, 2017

    If your friend is current (61.57, 3 T/O & L in last 90 days), he can act as PIC and you have no problem.

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  2. loveThinkpad on Feb 01, 2017

    Kris Kortokrax
    Thanks for answer, then How can me and my friend divide PIC time?
    he is current.
    I was going to fly at night so doing 3 takeoff and landing fulls top to get my 90 days current as well.
    is it legal?
    thank you

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  3. John Scarry on Feb 01, 2017

    If you haven’t flown for 90 days, maybe you should get current in the airplane before you try to do instrument approaches. I know that I get rusty if I haven’t flown for two weeks. If it’s been more than 90 days I know I wouldn’t be able to fly an approach. Holding a heading might even be a problem. I would get an instructor to fly with me if the airplane is anything more complicated than a Cherokee or C152.

    As has been discussed many times before, the person logging PIC time should be the person manipulating the controls. That would be you for the whole flight. Even though the safety pilot is acting as PIC, and can technically log PIC time, it is not usually done. If they are using the time for advanced ratings, it could cause problems with the examiner. I personally log safety pilot time as just that, not PIC time.

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  4. Mark Kolber on Feb 04, 2017

    >> How can me and my friend divide PIC time?

    Very simply. If you are doing the flying and your friend is acting a pilot in command for the flight (assuming the proper ratings and qualifications), under FAA policy going back more than 20 years:

    • you may log PIC time as the sole manipulator of the controls of an aircraft you are rated for [61.51(e)(1)(i)];
    • while you are under the hood, your friend may log PIC time as someone acting as PIC in an operation that requires more than one pilot. [61.51(e)(1)(iii) and 91.109(c)]

    I’ll disagree with John Scarry on this being “not usually done.” In my 30 years of flying I have found it to be extremely common.

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