Common instruments on small aircraft

Wade Hasbrouck wrote:
Amongst my coworkers, it is no secret that I am now a Private Pilot. It is
also no secret to them that I enjoy going to PWT for Fish and Chips, as I
have told them on many occasions that I think they are some of the best
around. So, when said coworker said he wanted to go to PWT for lunch, it is
not a violation of FAR 61.113, because I was wanting to go there for lunch
as well...

But can you *prove* that you were wanting to go there for also?


In order for a violation to occur, there has to be compensation (which
may or may not be monetary) which the above situations, as described,
do not include.


FAA says that "compensation" may not always be tangible, which is more of
what my point was getting at... Respect and regard gained from doing a
favor for someone, especially someone like a direct manager, can be
considered compensation.

That's quite a stretch. Show me the precedent for the FAA considering
respect to considered compensation. How would one prove having gained
respect?


If you are "committing to friends and family to transport them", and that is
the only reason for the flight, you are now an "air taxi". Just because I
have a Private Pilot Certificate doesn't mean I can be a "taxi service" for
my friends and family and transport them around where ever they want to go
when they want to go.

Not true. You can be a taxi service all you want - just as long as you
are not being compensated for it.