On 11 Nov 2004 11:05:20 -0800, (John Galban)
wrote:

zatatime wrote in message . ..
On 10 Nov 2004 18:30:16 -0800, (John Galban)
wrote:

Also, since you're not making any money on
it, you may be exempt.

I'd be surprised if that was true. If it were, then flight schools
that couldn't make a profit could skip the 100 hr. inspection.


That's a commercial operation. Flight schools offer their planes for
hire, whether they make a profit on it or not is their problem. This
is an entirely different situation. The plane is not being offered
for hire, but loaned to someone for pursuit of a certificate.

That's the whole point of the question. Money is going to change
hands (I assume the ME student won't get the plane for free) and the
OP is wondering about whether or not his relationship to the owner
will make it appear to be a flight school. To some, the owner
offering his plane and pilot to the student, could have the
appearances of a commercial operation. How will you determine that
they're exempt because they're "not making money on it".

Because they are not renting the aircaft out or presenting it as any
other type of "For hire" operation.

z