When I started this forum I didn't expect it to continue this long however I will just like to clarify. The caa said it is P1 if you were in control throughout. In my own case I was already checked out on the aircraft and the instructor simply showed me how to fill the custom forms. And yes you can see the coast of France on a clear summer day.
My advice to anyone who wants to do it shoyuld clarify with the school that you intend to log it as P1 and see what they say. In the mean time I am ging to look for a job.