In article ,
"Gary Drescher" wrote:

"Ron Garret" wrote in message
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In article ,
Jose wrote:

So, you (a regular private pilot) go up in a 172 with a friend who is
not a pilot, you let him take the controls while you very carefully
supervise her, and you can't log the time PIC.

That's right. Not only that, but you've probably broken FAR 91.13 by
letting a person without a valid pilot certificate fly the plane.

No you haven't. There is nothing inherently careless and reckless about
letting a non-pilot passenger manipulate the controls. It's a routine and
accepted practice. Have you ever read of an FAA opinion criticizing the
practice, or an enforcement action taken for that reason?

I said "probably", but perhaps I should have said "possibly". I know
it's an accepted practice, and I don't know of any FAA action against
it, but I haven't read all the case law. It wouldn't surprise me a bit
if the FAA used 91.13 in a situation where something bad happened as a
result of someone letting a passenger fly.

In any case, the bottom line here is that yes, not all the time you
spend being PIC or acting as PIC is loggable as PIC time.

rg