"Bart" wrote in message
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SNIP

That's absurd. Someone asking to be flown somewhere is in no way a
violation of the FARs. If it were, most GA pilots would be in violation
almost every time they fly.

Case in point - you said in a previous post:

" I had a coworker who wanted to go have lunch at PWT (Bremerton
National) on a Saturday morning."

So by your own interpretation, *you* are in violation of FAR 61.113.

In order for a violation to occur, there has to be compensation (which
may or may not be monetary) which the above situations, as described,
do not include.

I may be confusing this type of situation with a different scenario, but,
IIRC, you also have to be able to prove a "commonality" for making the
flight. Just being amenable to giving a buddy a lift somewhere because *he*
wants to go there is not enough if YOU don't really have a reason to go
there beyond helping your buddy. You have to have a reason to go too.

Jay Beckman
PP-ASEL
Chandler, AZ