***Link*** :: [Gebhart 2009](https://www.faa.gov/media/14521) ***Description*** :: Logging [[PIC]] flight time and cross-country time for [[IRA]]. ***Author*** :: [[FAA Office of the Chief Counsel]] #### Key Quotes * In your example, Pilot A may log the entire flight (2.2 hours) of PIC flight time because that pilot was the sole manipulator of the controls for the entire flight. Pilot B may log the portion of the flight during which Pilot A operated in simulated instrument flight and Pilot B acted as the safety pilot (2.0 hours) because Pilot B was a required flight crewmember for that portion of the flight under 14 C.F.R § [[FAR 91.109 Flight Instruction, Sim Instrument, Tests|91.109]]{b). * Because a [[safety pilot]] does not conduct the entire flight, a person acting as a safety pilot for a portion of the flight may not log any cross-country flight time for the flight. #source #legal-interpretation