Ron Natalie wrote:
Dave Butler wrote:
Ron Natalie wrote:
Dave Butler wrote:

You can log PIC, instructor or not, any time you are either
acting as PIC, or the sole manipulator of the controls.

Incorrect.

Hmm, Ron, you are usually precise in your statements, but, assuming
you meant 61.51 below, I don't see anything that contradicts my
statement.

Where in 61.51 does it say anybody (instructor or not) can log PIC
because they are acting as PIC? There are two specific instances
(ATP and multipilot operation). Otherwise you have to meet one of
the other requirements.

[(1) A sport, recreational, private, or commercial pilot may log
pilot-in-command time only for that flight time during which that
person-- ...

(iii) Except for a recreational pilot,
is acting as pilot in command of an aircraft on which more than one
pilot is required under the ... regulations under which the flight is
conducted.

I assumed we were talking about safety pilot for a pilot who is wearing
a view-restricting device, so the flight falls under the "more than one
pilot required" clause.