Private vs. Common carriage
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Private vs. Common carriage
Hey all,
I have my commercial checkride this Friday and was hoping someone could explain private vs. common carriage in the simplest terms. I have a fairly decent grasp of the concept but thought maybe I could really lock it down with a simple explanation. Thank you!
I have my commercial checkride this Friday and was hoping someone could explain private vs. common carriage in the simplest terms. I have a fairly decent grasp of the concept but thought maybe I could really lock it down with a simple explanation. Thank you!
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#3
Private carriage involves a very small number of customers, often just one, with whom you have a standing relationship. There is no advertising involved, and you generally don't take walk ins.
Common carriage involves soliciting publicly, or making your service generally available to the public.
Common carriage involves soliciting publicly, or making your service generally available to the public.
#5
Actually it's regulation. In the interest of not injecting too much public good into private business they allowed a carve-out for private arrangements. But the standard for private carriage is pretty high, the grey area is treacherous, and always errs in the favor of the FAA. Many "private carriers" have learned that the hard way.
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#8
There are all sorts of rabbit-holes you can go down on this topic with many people showing off their impressive knowledge of stuff that does not relate to the checkride. Is this something your instructor should teach? It doesn't hurt, probably a good idea to keep you out of trouble, but it's not part of the checkride and if it is, you need to remember this. Many FSDOs are required right now to call the applicant after the checkride to see how the examiner did and ask some basic questions. If they are asking you stuff that is not within the ACS, it's important to tell them so they can get it fixed. I've seen more than one or two examiners "stray", not because they were trying to screw people over, but they get old and miss things and sometimes don't keep up with changes. The better that YOU know the standards, the better you can protect yourself and be an advocate for yourself. If you know you are right and the other guy is wrong, don't let them screw over more people.
#9
Right, because Sally deserves to die when she books a flight, because she knows nothing about aviation and just wants to get from point A to point B. The FAA doesn't care much if you go and crash yourself into a mountain. They care if you are taking the public down with you and they have a mandate from congress to protect the flying public, which includes your mother, children, etc.
#10
In other words the ICC was supposed to remove and barriers to trade and commerce across state borders.
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