Redlands Police Department seeks unpaid PPLs
09-10-2016, 12:57 PM
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A lot of people do volunteer flying, and many of those who do aren't building hours, and aren't inexperienced. They do it simply because they enjoy it, because they want to contribute, because they feel like they have a purpose in that kind of flying, or for many other reasons.
09-18-2016, 05:54 PM
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A retired airline captain would have no problem from the FAA on this, but a low time private pilot doing this to build time on the cheap could be considered to be compensated with the flight time for doing this. The FAA can make strange charges.
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09-18-2016, 06:48 PM
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Originally Posted by joepilot
A retired airline captain would have no problem from the FAA on this, but a low time private pilot doing this to build time on the cheap could be considered to be compensated with the flight time for doing this. The FAA can make strange charges.
Joe
Joe
Why do you suppose the FAA would "have a problem" with a private pilot who is not acting for compensation or hire in a non-profit public use aircraft?
Are you not familiar with Civil Air Patrol?
Do you understand that the pilot of a public aircraft doesn't even need a pilot certificate?
A civil air patrol pilot requires only a private pilot certificate, and may fly corporate aircraft or rent an aircraft and get reimbursement, or provide his or her own aircraft for a mission, and get reimbursement on expenses.
09-19-2016, 09:33 AM
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Originally Posted by JohnBurke
Are you not familiar with Civil Air Patrol?
Do you understand that the pilot of a public aircraft doesn't even need a pilot certificate?
Do you understand that the pilot of a public aircraft doesn't even need a pilot certificate?
Until the passage of the 1994 Act noted above, public aircraft were exempted from compliance with Federal Air Regulations, and technically, their operators did not even need a pilot’s license. In addition, airworthiness and maintenance certification was not required. Although most of the public agencies followed all the rules, there was no specific requirement to do so. This all changed in 1994...
09-19-2016, 09:57 AM
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Originally Posted by abelenky
This article claims that those used to be the rules, but it changed in 1994.
NON-contracted work sounds like it still operates under the original Public Use regulations
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