Parabellum,
Does that mean if I am the owner of the aircraft and I have a an instructor along for some instrument instruction.....he must "sign" for my aircraft?
If I fly the whole flight and the Instructor never touches the controls.....and I am rated in the aircaft, sitting in the annointed seat, and he never utters a word except to confirm the airspace is clear during turns and the like....can I log PIC and does he log PIC?
How does that work for a Check Pilot who has never flown the type of aircraft being flown....for a owner pilot introducing a new type into the Registry?
Another question....when we use the term "pilot seat"....are we specifying exactly one seat, a choice of two seats, or a set that has a set of controls in front of it that is also a passenger seat?
Example.....Huey's (Bell 204, 205) can be flown from either seat....and overtime most commercial operators put the pilot into the left seat despite the aircraft being "designed" to be flown from the right hand seat. Operators also use an unoccupied pilot seat for passengers.
How would your FAA/CAA/JAA/CASA/EASA interpret that situation for logging of Pilot Time?