Am in the process of converting my ATPL to a JAA one and I must say this topic does come as a surprise to me. In my mind there is a destinct difference in PF and PIC and PICUS. Surely it's as the name suggests. PF is just simply that Pilot Flying. You're not in command, the Captain is in over all command. I can understand to a certain extent where you're coming from re PICUS but surely if you don't hold an ATPL and indeed a P1 rating on that aircraft then legaly you can't comand the aircraft and therefore you CANNOT log PICUS. You simply don't meet the requirements of command. Even if you do have an ATP and the P1 rating you're still not PICUS as you're not doing command training and not being assesd for command therefore not exactly PIC?
Up until now have been logging all my PF flying as simply Co-pilot.
Like I said, converting to JAA so you guys can clear this up for me as well.
Cheers