Originally Posted by
Baronav8er
thank you for that. i just finished reading it. It makes sense, but doesn't it only apply to flying for "compensation"? Since i will be paying my share of the aircraft hourly rate (rental for a lack of better words) and fuel doesn't that exclude my situation from being "for compensation?"
Not necessarily... in past court cases, the FAA has deemed the building of flight hours (experience) as compensation. Just because there isn't money changing hands, doesn't mean your not being "compensated" in some way or form. This is a very grey area in the regs (IMO) which makes it fairly easy for the FAA to violate you. It might be best to speak with an aviation lawyer about this scenario before you proceed to do anything.