renting out is not for hire, unless the renter is using the
airplane for instruction given or providing charter
services.



"Don Poitras" wrote in message
...
| Judah wrote:
| I was reading some FARs. Specifically, 91.409 section
(b).
|
| "(b) Except as provided in paragraph (c) of this
section, no person may
| operate an aircraft carrying any person (other than a
crewmember) for hire,
| and no person may give flight instruction for hire in an
aircraft which that
| person provides, unless within the preceding 100 hours
of time in service the
| aircraft has received an annual or 100-hour inspection
and been approved for
| return to service in accordance with part 43 of this
chapter or has received
| an inspection for the issuance of an airworthiness
certificate in accordance
| with part 21 of this chapter. The 100-hour limitation
may be exceeded by not
| more than 10 hours while en route to reach a place where
the inspection can
| be done. The excess time used to reach a place where the
inspection can be
| done must be included in computing the next 100 hours of
time in service."
|
| So let's say I get an Annual on my own plane in January,
fly 100+ hours by
| October, and then hire an instructor in November to get
an IPC or a BFR. Have
| I violated this FAR? Do I need get a 100 hour inspection
or another annual
| first?
|
| "that person" refers to the instructor, not the
instructee. You don't need to
| get a 100 hour inspection on your own plane if you don't
rent it out.
|
| --
| Don Poitras