Scenario #1
Pilot A wants to accompany Pilot B on a cross country flight in a
single engine, high performance aircraft. Pilot A is rated for the
airplane, but does not have a current medical, high performance
endorsement, or current biennial flight review. Pilot A will be
practicing simulated instrument flying, wearing a view limited device
and will be sole manipulator of the controls during the enroute portion
of the flight. Pilot B meets all the requirements to be PIC and has
agreed to be PIC and safety pilot during the flight.

Under these circumstances, Pilot A may log PIC time and simulated
instrument time, Pilot B may log PIC time, but not instrument time,
since he/she is not operating the aircraft by reference to instruments
(FAR 61.51).


How can you read this and say that it is consistent with what you and
Bob are saying. In the above scenario, Pilot A does not have a current
medical, BFR or required endosements, but he can log the time spent as
sole manipulator of the controls as PIC. Pilot B is current and has the
required endorsements. Therefore he is a required crewmember and can
log PIC. This seems to me more consistent with what CJ posted and the
above scenario is very similar to the question in the orignal post.