In this video I describe a few ways that a private pilot can log actual instrument time without even holding an instrument rating.
Do you have to have an instrument rating to log actual instrument flight time? Not necessarily. I present two scenarios where a certificated private pilot can log actual instrument time.
1) Acting as sole manipulator of the controls in IMC instrument meteorological conditions with another qualified pilot acting as PIC pilot in command.
2) While flying by sole reference to the instrument in AIC actual instrument conditions while in VMC visual meteorological conditions.
Scenario 2 can happen on a moonless night over the ocean, large lakes, uninhabited/unlit terrain, or in between cloud layers.
Links to referenced documents from the FAA:
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