"Bertie the Bunyip" wrote in message
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"Capt. Geoffrey Thorpe" The Sea Hawk at wow way d0t com wrote in
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"Bertie the Bunyip" wrote in message
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OK, what about sending one of our club members up to collect an airplane
that's been at a radio shop?


Bertie

Who is paying for the gas?


Pilot pays for nothing.

Let's break it down into two examples then.

One, he's part of a flying club, pays dues monthly, let's say he washes
airplanes and what not for flying time,

If he/she/it "paid" for this flight by working for the club - then they
"paid" their own way. Not much the FAA can do.

and in the second example he's just
a friend of a guy who hasn't got time to schlepp his airplane to the field
where the radio shop is. He's just doing it as a favor to the owner.

Then he/she/it is getting "free hours" which, if someone gets a bug up their
butt, could be a problem.


I've known both of these to have happened in the distant past (with the
flying club an FAA inspector was one of the members and knew)


I'm sure it hapens a lot. I assume in these cases, the FAA inspector didn't
think it was worth making a fuss about. 1 hour of "free" time? Big Whoop. On
the other hand, if someone is looking for an excuse to cause trouble...

There is no shortage of a-holes out there.

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Geoff
The Sea Hawk at Wow Way d0t Com
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