Is the pilot license needed...?

Mxsmanic wrote:
Greg B writes:

Who says you have to have a license to fly ANY aircraft? I know a few people
that fly, and never have had a certificate or a medical.

What do they risk if they are discovered by the FAA?


Good question. If you never had a pilot's license the federales can't
take it away, can they?? I know of a local guy that got busted by the
FAA a year or two ago for flying a King Air 200 on charter without a
license. He never held so much as a PPL, but through his association
with the FBO that he runs he weaseled into the left seat. I'm told he
also flew right seat in a Lear for a while. Not sure how something like
this slips through the cracks, but you can bet the FSDO keeps a close
eye on that operation now.

Unbelievable.

Kingfish writes:

Good question. If you never had a pilot's license the federales can't
take it away, can they??

Exactly. And unless you start checking credentials before each and
every flight, enforcement is difficult.

I know of a local guy that got busted by the
FAA a year or two ago for flying a King Air 200 on charter without a
license. He never held so much as a PPL, but through his association
with the FBO that he runs he weaseled into the left seat.

Did anything happen to the FBO?

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