I have never understood the reluctance to log PU/T, except in a very few cases where people NEED P1 hours to progress (personally I have almost 200 hours PU/T).
SPIC appears to be a grey area - it
was definitely limited to students on an integrated course, though this seems to have disappeared from the regulations.
What is the problem, when flying with an instructor, if the Instructor is logging the flight:
- Instructor will be P1
- Student will be PU/T
and if flying with an Examiner, for a test, and the result is a pass:
- Examiner will be P1
- Student will be PICUS
(if the result is a fail then the student is PU/T).
That way it if DEFINTELY legal.
Putting anything questionable in your log book just gives the Insurance company more wriggle room - should (God forbid) anything go wrong.
Just my POV
OC619