"CAN I FLY UNDER BASICMED and act as a safety pilot?" The answer is—well, it depends. A pilot is only a safety pilot during simulated instrument flight under FAR 91.109(c). This rule states in part that no person can operate an aircraft in simulated instrument flight unless "the other control seat is occupied by a safety pilot who possesses at least a private pilot certificate with category and class ratings appropriate to the aircraft being flown."
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