Now surely this is an excellent way to differentiate if you are to log P1 or PUT? If you paid a dual rate for the aircraft the you are PUT, the instructor P1
What about if you are with an examiner
I think it is a crock of poo myself. I think that at least the Bienniel should be a P1US flight. The last JAA Bienniel was a 30 minute flight west, enjoying the scenery, and a 30 minute flight east, with a stall and steep turn thrown in. I paid solo rates for the aeroplane, and greased the Examiners' (with his FI hat on) palm with cash at the bar after the flight. It doesn't particularly bother me as I don't need the P1 time for anything, but it seems unfair, and someone might need the time.
One trouble with the CAA is that they can never give you a definitive answer first time. Ask someone from FCL in person, and he says one thing (As I recall....."The FAA IR with give you the same pivileges as the IMC rating in a G reg").......Then you ask again, in writing, and the story has changed.