That's the key.. over there. There are more laws over there to tell you
how to behave than there are here. But never fear, this country is
catching up by adding laws to take away from personal responsibility.

For now though it's perfectly legal (in the U.S.)

Stefan wrote:
Thomas Borchert schrieb:

Uhm, I'm afraid you are wrong. This is not illegal in the US. The word
"command" in PIC is taken seriously in the US - the PIC can decide
what happens onboard, including who is manipulating the controls. A
PIC in the US could sit in the baggage compartment.


I'm not sure he may hand over the controls to an unqualified person,
except if needed, of course. But always eager to learn something.

(Actually, I thought it to be legal myself earlier, deducing from the
sea laws. Then I've learnt that in aircraft, it is not, at least not
over here.)

Stefan