Do the integrated lot gain any 'real' P1 time
I happend to be looking at LASORS the other day, please dont ask, but there you go!
I came accross the section on hours and saw that our integrated friends seem to get away with actually doing any real P1 time! For thier IR they log it all as PICUS, to which it says it counts towards P1 time. Now for the rest of us mere mortals its all logged as dual! Purley for the fact there is an instructor next to us/them.
I am not in any shape wanting to start another debate, however I just find it interesting, that technically these people nine times out of ten go on to fly TP or jets without any 'real P1 experience'! Ie making decisions on thier tod etc. (hour building). Im just suprised the CAA seem to give them more leeway, considering they are going to be employed pretty much straight after the course on a jet or TP.