Bob Gardner wrote:

Only hurdle I can think of is some anal FAA guy busting the
volunteer pilot for logging hours (compensation?) with only a private
ticket. Maybe I'm just paranoid.

Maybe not. Perhaps you could "rent" the plane to him or her for a nominal sum.
Do you get into the 100 hour inspection requirement if you do that?

George Patterson
Coffee is only a way of stealing time that should by rights belong to
your slightly older self.