Originally Posted by
Whopity
...Perhaps we should examine where this half baked rule came from... !
Is it possibly nicked, and then corrupted in translation, from the requirement that a (UK) microlight pilot who gets a licence "with operational limitations" must have 10 hours total PIC before being allowed to carry passengers? This microlight 10 hours, however,
includes any time as solo student -
full detail here on BMAA site.