2close - since when have the CAA actually said something and meant it?
They change their view on the same subject depending on who is asking the question - and when and why.
I had this discussion with them many years ago. If the flight lands at another airport then it CANNOT be classed as being "one flight" so documents should be carried.
"Oh, no" was the response, "if the aircraft is intending to come back to the same airfield then we will class it as one flight".
"OK" - says I, "so it's just one entry in the log book then?".
"Oh, no" was the response, "if the aircraft lands at another airfield then it is clearly more than one flight, therefore requires more than one log book entry".
Basically - they don't have a clue. They just spout any regulation that covers the point - but when you quiz them on it they'll say something else.
Same with their golden book, Lasors. Alll the rules and requirements are in there, they say. Lasors is wrong, they also say.
Others also tell me that the ANO is wrong, too.