"Gatt" wrote in
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"Helen" wrote in message
news:Nbt_i.6091$VB6.694@trnddc06...
And additional...
http://www.aopa.org/members/ftmag/ar...m?article=1467

Thanks, Helen. A couple of thoughts:

"The FAA's position on sharing expenses is not supported by the
language of 61.118(b), but pilots need to be aware of the FAA's
policy. Current FAA enforcement policy is so strict that if a private
pilot ferries an airplane at no charge, with no passengers on board,
the FAA position is that the free flying time is compensation for the
private pilot, and therefore a violation of 61.118. "
So the CFI was correct. At some point, I'd be likely to say that the
FAA could kiss my ass. As a private pilot, the risk of a 90-day
suspension isn't enough to offset the hazards of not remaining current
because you can't afford to. (As a commercially-licensed pilot with a
small fraction of the time as many of the PPL holders out here, I
guess the FAA has decided I'm more qualified to "cope with the demans
of charter flying" so it's not my problem.)

Lastly, the comment: "Private pilots can build time cheaply and
safely."

I wonder what combination of prescription drugs and lack of oxygen
would prompt somebody to say something that absurd.



hear hear,


Bertie