Originally Posted by
rickair7777
I am very conservative about logging my time, and would pretty much only log it if the "PIC" was actually still in training. But others folks take a different approach, and justify it by saying that a company check airman can, at any time and from any seat, overide the PIC's command authority if necessary (a fed cannot do this...he can only make suggestions and/or violate you afterwards).
I am with you there. A Check Airman can take over the controls when sitting on the observer seat. Can it be legally defined as PIC time? Could be but I have never done it and don't know how to justify it.