I joined pilotsharetheride.com. I have been up once with a local pilot I met
through it. I don't see it as a reputation problem. I don't get spam through
it or anything like that. Pilots share information and you can look up other
local pilots that just want to go up and share the expense.

One recommendation I would make is when you first meet the other pilot that
you show each other your logbooks this way you know what kind of experience
each have. You are meeting someone for the first time and they can say they
have a couple of hundred hours but really low landing counts. Also, this may
not be a long time pilot or CFI you go up with and they may not know the
airport that you plan to go up in so you need to work closely together with
planning. Try to meet the other pilot for the first time before you go up
with them too if you don't them well.

-Jonathan

wrote in message
ps.com...
Since my family is not thrilled by the idea of flying in a small plane,
and I get bored flying solo, I am wondering what other venues there are
for a (VFR) pilot to fly people around. Basically I am looking for
excuses to do scenic flights within a 100 NM radius of San Diego.
CAP and Angel Flights sound rather stressful. Does
pilotsharetheride.com have a good reputation? Any other ideas ?