Originally Posted by
EMAW
Careful with the second one. With no Flight Review and the pilot-buddy not being an appropriately-rated Instructor, the old guy can't log it at all.
Sure he can. 61.51(e) says he can.
If he's logging it, and the actual current pilot is not, who's signing for the aircraft?
You don't have to log it to be the legal PIC.
If the current pilot's name appears nowhere, he becomes a passenger which is a no-no.
Except that is not true. You can be the legal PIC and not be able to log it.
Besides, where is his name supposed to appear? Signing for the plane? That doesn't affect who logs the time.
PIC on a flight plan? Again that does not affect who can log the time.
There are at least a couple of Chief Counsel rulings on this.
61.51(e) is the sole source of information on the logging of flight time.