Originally Posted by
Zach
My thinking is that, yes I am the sole manipulator of the controls, but I am not the one responsible for/signing off on the aircraft, so it is not PIC (to me) in the sense that a future company would see.
Remember, LOGGING PIC has little to nothing to do with "sole manipulator of the controls". If there's two qualified pilots sitting there logging some sort of time, then neither of you are sole manipulator.
What the chief pilot is probably talking about is the 89 yr old in the left seat not caring how anyone logs anything because his solo sign off was done with a quill pen. Therefore, since grandpa doesnt care, you will be able to log PIC on the empty legs.