What an original move. These guys need a reality check.:rolleyes:

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I think you can, but you have to police yourself on the BHL. Not going to say any more on this, but I was stunned that he was discussing this openly.

Understood. Surprising to me as well.

Depends.

If you take your kid up and fly over the lake ... if you relieve your stress flying gentlemen's aerobatics in a Citabria ... ?

The FAA also permits an exemption for those who are performing flying incidental to their business, but not holding forth as commercial pilots. In other words, there is a distinction between a commercial pilot flying an employee to a meeting for compensation and the employee flying himself to a meeting.

The hinge point is the murky area of what is a "commercial operation" ? My semi informed best guess is that a pilot would be prohibited from carrying passengers or cargo in any form. I'm even careful carrying parts, salvage, or consultants. Usually those sort of hings go on FedEx really well and have the advantage of not leaving greasy spots on the interior :)

Well what I mean is for pay. I am thinking of one pilot in particular who was flying a Beechjet on the side for pay. So that kind of Part 91.

As to what Bar said, the legal letter I got back from the FAA when I asked them a question about charitable flying was that if you receive a benefit of any time then that is compensation and you need by a commercial pilot and operator. I think they provided an exemption but as Bar implied that whole thing is murky. And the best person I've ever seen making a living out of that murkiness was from the FAA. It helps if you put your friends in an awkward situation and nothing is really ever done.

That was my thought as well.

I was thinking more along the lines of providing flying services for compensation.

I agree with you.

In the days of trip parking this was possible/easy. I would like to know how they are doing that today./? (vacation months aside)

Because...If trip parking went away, the only way to do that is if someone posts a trip drop on the PTP swap board (as a just take it). The pick up limit is the limit for the most part now. Right?

In my category, a just take it trip drop is just slightly less rare than a greenslip.

Slowly, but surely, this industry is gravitating to an allegiant model.

not without permission because forgiveness isn't coming.

Yes, you can with approval from flight ops as long as you count the time toward the FAR limits...