Originally Posted by Cows getting bigger
I look at it another way.
Lets say an uninsured pilot takes an aircraft for a solo flight - he is undoubtedly P1 and there is nothing stopping him from logging such a flight. Of course, the insurance company may not be happy, the CAA may pursue him for a breach of the ANO etc but there is no escaping the fact that he was the pilot in command and was P1.
Fair point CGB, so if you extend your sceanrio to one in which the uninsured 'pilot' is not actually licenced can he log PIC?
I guess the truth is anyone can log whatever they wish with the issue being when counting the time towards currency, etc. So if no licence then it wouldn't count.
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