Ban privately-owned PLANES

"davidlaska" wrote in message
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For legal purposes I think a vfr rating would work to separate planes,
but in reality, some vfr rated pilots are very experienced. We all
know some IFR pilots are amateurs.

For legal purposes not flying part 135 air taxi or 121 airline is amateur
flying even if the pilot has a commercial or ATP rating.

"NrDg" wrote in
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"davidlaska" wrote in message
oups.com...
For legal purposes I think a vfr rating would work to separate
planes, but in reality, some vfr rated pilots are very experienced.
We all know some IFR pilots are amateurs.

For legal purposes not flying part 135 air taxi or 121 airline is
amateur flying even if the pilot has a commercial or ATP rating.




Really. So you think the pilots who fly for the U.S. Air Force or
U.S. Navy flight demonstration teams (The Thunderbirds, The Blue Angels)
are amateurs?

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Marty Shapiro
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"NrDg" wrote:

For legal purposes not flying part 135 air taxi or 121 airline is amateur
flying even if the pilot has a commercial or ATP rating.

That's the single most ridiculous thing I've read this week.

You're telling me that a pilot for, say, Netjets, who flies various
business jets under Part 91 all over the world, is engaging in "amateur
flying" when he goes to work? That's news to the nearly 3,000 pilots
who work there.



I looked up "amateur" in the dictionary, and folks who make their living
as non-121/135 pilots don't fit any definition of "amateur" I've ever
heard of. Here's the definition, in case you're unfamiliar:


amateur

n.

Beavis wrote:
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3. One lacking the skill of a professional, as in an art.



I try to be professional about my flying. I just don't do it
as a career.