Originally Posted by
NE_Pilot
Here you guys go (my emphasizes added)
From the FAA Website
In this case the student does not have the privileges to operate in IMC, yet is still able to log the time as PIC.
They cannot ACT as PIC but can LOG PIC, there is a very distinct difference between the two.
If a pilot can't log PIC while training for the high-performance or tailwheel endorsements, a pilot would also be unable to log PIC during a BFR. Most wouldn't think twice about the latter scenario. It falls in the same general pattern. We log the BFR as PIC and either get a signoff or don't.