DU+GtE,just to clarify a bit or muddy de waters, RAF logbooks are different from the CAA one as we have P1,P2,Dual,Day and Night(same) ,total time and Captain time,columns,.Then there is the Authorisation Form,which will spell out the crew Composition,ie Captain/crew/pax,or manifest depending on aircraft,then the `signature block `signed by the Captain,and the Authorising Officer,unless the Captain can `self-authorise`(authority for that rests with `a higher Authority`....).
If one is `coverting to a new aircraft`(as a TP),there may not be a QHI/QFI available/current on type,so one flew with the `Project` current pilot,and logged time as P1(day or night) .One then flew maybe a sortie or two with another project Pilot,and then if that was satisfactory,`,became `Captain`. As a newly qualified TP at B-D,I flew with the late Peter Harper,who was one of the Sea-King project pilots; there was no availble Sim,ground-school was done at DSqdn,and in the hangar,with 2 new aircraft and a test programme to clear the aircraft for `initial release` to the RN at Culdrose. 4 sorties,all test work,1 test sortie with the other project pilot,and then Authorised as `Captain`,non self authorising for a couple of months.
The Captain was allowed to claim P1 and Captain time,I could claim P1 time ,for 4 sorties and `dual` for the`check` sortie with the other pilot ,even though he was not a QHI.All perfectly legal under MOD(PE) rules.
Also worth remembering is that every mil. pilot has his logbook checked monthly,and an annual/posting summary as well,and verified...by `a higher authority..!
Last edited by sycamore; 8th March 2016 at 19:14.
Reason: brain fade..