Take 2 pilots in a 206 for an hour share the flying 50/50.
Does the British CAA really say the guy in the Left seat can't log his 30 minutes flying?
The guy in the right seat can log his 30 minutes.
Do they say he can log the other 30 as well just because he was sitting in the Right seat even though he wasn't flying? Or do they just pretend it was flying itself for 30 minutes?
When ever I think the FAA's got some dumb ideas, I just remember some things I read here about the British CAA.