would the FI feel confident enough to argue that the hours are his when there appears to be no legal basis for claiming them, only a club flying order?
He shouldn't be able to feel confident arguing that the hours are his if they both logged P1, only if the other pilot logged P U/T could he claim P1 time.
I wonder: what would the pilot do if (having agreed he is P1) the instructor tried to take control, he could just turn round and say: 'I'm P1, so get off the controls!' Instructors agreeing to be a passenger on a check flight do so at their peril
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