SAFETY PILOT FAR REFRESHER

摘要

Whether you need a safety pilot is one question to ask yourself before heading out for some proficiency flying. If you do, the right-seater also has to meet certain criteria. The FARs spell this out fairly well, but there can be some gray areas. The text box at right reprints FAR 91.109©, the rule specifying the personnel and equipment requirements involving a safety pilot. For example, if you're not IFR-cur-rent, and you file, the safety pilot is PIC for the flight. That raises some obvious concerns, not least of which can be liability if something goes wrong. It's also a concern if the flight bends a reg or three and the FAA wants to chat about it. But, as long as the weather is good VFR, filing shouldn't be an issue.