In article , Scott wrote:
How are you supposed to fill out a logbook? I get many different answers at
the club. I have my ticket and am I now only supposed to log my time as PIC?
Or is it that when I fly by myself I'm supposed to log it as solo and only
log PIC with another pilot in the plane? Then what happens when I have a
passenger in the plane?

In the US, I've always logged my PIC and dual time as mutually
exclusive columns (if I got instruction, I was not PIC).
When I endorse logbooks, I never write in time in the PIC
column (I tell the student only they know if they were PIC).
Obviously I have no idea if they were drunk for the flight, or
otherwise medically unable, and I don't check for licenses
before a typical flight...etc.

From everything I've read about logging PIC, you CAN log both
dual and PIC under many circumstances, but I've found it rarely
speeds anything up (for rating qualification) and the insurance
companies are so clever they only ask for total time these
days anyway.

So my PIC, SIC and dual, added together, equals my total time.
I'd suggest anywhere you can log them both ways, log the
PIC in pencil, and do the PIC total in pencil. I think you'll
find that you'll never find your times deficient.

I suppose I seperately log these anyway just because otherwise
the regs are SOOOO ambiguous, I prefer to avoid even the
hint of impropriety.