Is this legal for a private pilot?

"Peter Duniho" wrote in message
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"Yossarian" wrote in message
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Would it also be considered air taxi for the CFI?

The CFI has other aspects in his favor: previous relationship with the
student, for one (can avoid an accusation of "holding out"), as well as
the expectation that the CFI will be along for flights they would not have
already made without the student (so the requirement for "common purpose"
isn't so clearly needed).

Or to put it another way, instruction during the flight *is* a common
purpose for the flight (even if transporting the student is an additional,
non-common purpose).

--Gary