What if an instructor hasn't flown for the 90 days, can he/she then fly as pilot in command (P1) with another person as long as they are a student pilot (PUT)?
Yes, because a crew member is not a passenger. However, one might question why an instructor exceeded 90 days without conducting at least 3 take offs and landings!
It happens to me quite regularly. Most of my flying is on MEPs, and I'm frequently out of 90-day currency on SEPs. On the occasions when I have to instruct in an SEP, I am legal to carry a student, since he is a member of the flight crew, but I may not carry a back-seat passenger. In fact, I was in exactly that situation earlier this week. (This is at an approved school, and the CAA inspectors are certainly happy with this interpretation of the rule.)
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