It is a violation of the FAR to allow any passenger or pilot
not employed by the company and who has passed a checkride
to even touch the controls.
§ 135.115 Manipulation of controls.
No pilot in command may allow any person to manipulate the
flight controls of an aircraft during flight conducted under
this part, nor may any person manipulate the controls during
such flight unless that person is-

(a) A pilot employed by the certificate holder and qualified
in the aircraft; or

(b) An authorized safety representative of the Administrator
who has the permission of the pilot in command, is qualified
in the aircraft, and is checking flight operations.







"Dallas" wrote in message
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|I realize this is a GA group but I thought some of the guys
with a
| commercial ticket might be able to answer this question.
|
| I have a friend with a PP-SEL that was coming back on a
commuter flight
| from the Bahamas in a Cessna 402. He managed to get the
right seat and
| after chatting with the pilot, he was allowed to fly the
aircraft.
|
| Are there any regulations specifically precluding a pilot
from doing this
| or is it at the pilot's discretion?
|
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| Dallas