Originally Posted by
NoyGonnaDoIt
...If the aircraft owner went out and bought or leased an airplane and hired you to fly it him, his family, company personnel or guests around at no charge to them, that would be a straight Part 91 operation and you would simply be exercising your privileges as a commercial pilot.
My understanding is this is Private Carriage and would operate under part 91. Am I wrong? If it was Private Carriage in a large or turbine multiengine aircraft it would operate under part 91 subpart F. If it was Private Carriage in an airplane with pax seats of 20 or more or a payload capacity of 6000 lbs or more, then it would be governed by part 121, 125, or 135.
Originally Posted by
NoyGonnaDoIt
And I think that it's perfectly within the rules for a commercial pilot to hold himself out to act as a pilot for a number of aircraft owners, like those who advertise ferrying services.
Ferry services are exempted in 119.1 for aircraft under 20 seats or 6000 lbs payload. They would be a part 91 operation. You can "hold out" as a ferry pilot, just as you could a banner tow pilot or, with a CFI, a flight instructor.
Here is the advisory circular that talks to Common Carriage vs. Private Carriage. It's a little dated and the specific regulation numbers that are quoted have changed, but the discussion stills holds. It talks about the FAA's point of view when it comes to "holding out".
http://rgl.faa.gov/Regulatory_and_Gu.../AC120-12A.pdf
The statement in the circular about private carriage that has gotten pilots into trouble is "
...Private carriage for hire is carriage for one or several selected customers, generally on a long-term basis. The number of contracts must not be too great, otherwise it implies a willingness to make a contract with anybody..."
Good conversation. Thanks.