NB: Under EASA an FI requires 200 Hours IFR before they can undertake the course to teach for the IR.
Can someone clarify can i log IFR time for example; on a normal vfr flight as long as I stick to the IFR rules?
So long as a PIC is qualified to fly IFR (under EASA some form of IR is required) then any flight which happens to meet both VFR and IFR criteria may be logged as either.
I stick to the IFR rules? I am a flight instructor
It is not you who sticks to the IFR rules.
The flight must be flown in accordance with IFR - therefore
all crew members (including the student) on board would Log IFR.
This is a problem if you are not qualified to teach IFR, especially if the student is actually being taught VFR Nav. You cannot both Log different rules for the same flight.
The one time I think it is permissible for a PPL Instructor to Log IFR time is when they wish to momentarily fly IMC in order to better teach the lesson required by the student. In this case you can only Log as IFR the time (a few minutes) you were actually IMC.
Eg: Climbing through a low cloud layer to VMC on top (with a good horizon) in order to teach turning.