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Old 03-25-2009, 10:21 AM
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If you and some friends are going somewhere and you say, "Hey, instead of driving, how about I get a plane, we evenly split the costs and we'll get there in a third of the time." That's legal. When you say "to build time" it starts to get a bit iffy. The FAA has ruled that flight time has value to a pilot trying to upgrade their certificate. So you were "paid" in hours toward your next checkride. If you've got a 121 job now, I'd say the stale complaint rule kicks in and you're safe.
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Old 03-25-2009, 11:11 AM
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Thanks for the clarifying Twin Wasp. I never looked at the fact with "payment in time" would be a factor there. Thanks again for the input on that.
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Old 07-09-2009, 04:23 PM
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Consider calling AOPA legal service. I think they get this question a lot. There are several things to consider but I do not know what they are. Please when you do post here on this forum what you learn, as I would also like to know the answer. But I believe it was OK to advertise to share the ride.

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Originally Posted by cpatterson19 View Post
Forgive the part 121 pilot here. This is something i never understood. I know this thread is old but I will revive it. I have always wondered if when i was a private pilot and was trying to build time if it was wrong for me to advertise my service to carry people as long as I didnt recieve payment but they just paid half the expense. Can anyone shed light on this? Can you as a Private Pilot carry pax as long as you are not gaining payment but just carrying them while incurring half the cost. So you are not for hire.
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