PPLs claiming P2 hours for SEP reval
For interest perhaps someone may know the history of P2 hours.
I have had a number of PPLs come to me asking me to sign their SEP based on experience, and after inspection of their log book noticed that some flights were put down as P2 and then added to the total in their log book. These were on the basis that they were not commander but were also a PPL. One pilot ended up being short and his SEP subsequently expired.
I advised that P2 is not an option for a PPL SEP as per CAP804. In cases where this occurred the pilot was also a glider pilot.
Glider pilots used to allocate their hours as P1 or P2 but with transition I think they will now have to put PIC or PUT.
My general question is if P2 hours used to be counted before the days of EASA and JAR (my license came in 2002) of which I have no knowledge. Some older pilots have said they always count flying with a friend as P2 so I would love to know where this originated from.