"G.R. Patterson III" wrote in message
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As I said before, the FAA has regarded flight time as compensation,
but, so far, they have only done so in cases in which the pilot was
competing with professionals at a job normally done for hire. The
infamous case was a pilot who was flying a glider tow plane to
build time. So far, the FAA has never violated a pilot for the
sort of flight which NW_PILOT is considering.

I don't understand your comments. Ferrying an airplane back is definitely
something that professionals normally do for hire, and that's exactly what
NW_PILOT is proposing. As far as building time goes, how is flying an
airplane back across the country for someone else not just as much about
building time as flying a glide tow plane?

You seem to be saying that the FAA would violate a pilot doing this, but
also saying that the FAA would not violate a pilot doing this. It's clear
what you intend to say, but the truth is that your comments are
self-contradictory. You simply don't seem to recognize this as the
potential commercial operation that it is.

Pete