I swear, we go through this every three months on this board...
Irrelevant.
Read 61.51(e) and get back to us.
The regulations are very specific about
several situations where you can log PIC, even though you are not (or cannot be) the PIC.
Some situations where you can log PIC, even though you cannot
act as PIC:
- Your medical is expired, and you go up for an hour of practice with an instructor.
- You go up with an instructor for training towards a tailwheel (or complex, or high-performance) sign-off.
- You go for training towards an instrument rating, in IMC, in a plane for which you are rated.
Those are just some examples where it's 100% legal to log PIC, per 61.51, even though you cannot legally act as PIC.