Perhaps, I jumped the gun a bit by saying that the column is redundant.
Under the JAR, you log "Pilot-In-Command" or "Co-Pilot" or "Dual"
I suppose that using an old log book format, one would have to use the column to indicate the difference between a dual flight and a co-pilot flight since these are recorded in the same column.
However what I said above about logging Student Pilot In Command is straight out of the rule book and as per the quote from JAR above SIPC time is logged as P1.
Please do not confuse SPIC time with Solo time.
SPIC means that there is an instructor or examiner in the aircraft and they will certify the log book entry.
A student flying SOLO is on their own in the aircraft and are the Pilot in Command.
A person logging P1/S is a co-pilot. (see above JAR quote).
Perhaps the simplest answer of all is to put "SPIC" in the column where in the past you put "P1/S" and in the same way as before, log the time as pilot in command and get the instructor to sign it. That should keep everyone happy since you get to log P1 time, the instructor gets to log P1 time and it is all 100% as per JAR-FCL.
Hope that covers it.
DFC
Last edited by DFC; 23rd April 2002 at 11:25.