Exactly correct, and her “safety pilot” would have to be a current flight instructor or she couldn’t log a minute of time. Assuming she was with an instructor she could log dual instruction received. If Mr. safety wasn’t an instructor, they broke a whole buncha regs....
Yeah...so true...they didn't say if the actual pilot was a CFI or not. If not it's all a cutsy story until while handling the controls the "non-pilot" does something the legal pilot in command can't correct. Either way his ass is in serious trouble, and he is totally responsible and legally liable. Legal dual instruction is one thing...a non-CFI letting a non-pilot fly the airplane is something else...
I can imagine the court transcript now...pilot:"my 15 year old neighbor's daughter was in control of the aircraft at the time of the accident." FAA: "Are you and were you current as a CFI and giving dual instruction at the time?" pilot: "well er no....private SEL only but were were trying to get this on the nightly news..." (the FAA just loves that sort of thing)...