Hi. I've been looking through some of these forums for a little while, and it seems there's some knowledgable people here. So maybe you could help me out.
Here's my situation. I am a private pilot with a current medical, etc. I work line at an FBO near my hometown. The FBO operates two C172's for rental. One aircraft needs to go to another airport, approx 10 miles away for maintenance (having trouble with the electrical system. 100 hour inspection is still 40 hrs away). So here's my problem. Am I legal flying the plane to the airport for maintenance?
Under part 61.113, "no person whol holds a private pilot certificate may...for compensation or hire, act as pilot in command of an aircraft." So this is what I am confused about, the definition of "compensation". I am not payed to be a pilot for the company, I just simply have a license. Also, I would be getting the same paycheck whether I fly the plane or not, so I do not believe that this would could count as "for hire". I am not planning on logging the flight, so I would not be getting compensation in the form of free flight hours, nor in the form of goodwill.
61.113 (b) says that a private pilot "may, for compensation or hire, act as pilot in command of an aircraf in connection with any business or employment if: (1) the flight is only incidental to that business or employment, and (2) the aircraft does not carry passengers or property for compensation or hire." Section (2) does not apply to me. Section (1), however, might. Would the situation described above be considered "incidental" to the business? Or do I even need to worry about 61.113 (b), if I'm not flying for compensation or hire as described in 61.113 (a)? Or am I?
You can see how confusing this is for me :confused: