I am interested to see other replies to your question as I have been doing the following but am open to correction.
Ground sim instruction/flying is just that and can be logged as Ground sim time (if your logbooks allows as mine does, if it doesn't just create an entry). According to my authority (IAA), ground sim time can be logged but not towards IFR time and certainly no credit is given towards total time. For the whole I aggree with this but always wondered if you use a sim such as a FNPT2 for an IR renewnal, whilst you can't log the time as flight time it does give your the old ticks in the currency box.
On my last IR renewnal using a FNPT11, the instruction prior to exam came from behind me.
Last edited by Global Pilot; 12th April 2004 at 10:17.