Originally Posted by
esa17
If you're getting paid whether you fly the plane or not I believe that is a textbook definition of compensation being "incidental" to the flight.
Just make sure you're by yourself or with another certificated pilot and I can't see how you're violating any regulations.
Nope, this is not incidental. This is the reason for the flight. It is a repo flight for mx, right? How is the OP getting to fly the plane free incidental. Flying to a meeting is incidental. Now if the FBO were to give a "bonus" on his W2 and taxes were paid. Then decucted the bonus amount for the flight expense...