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New Charity and Sightseeing Regulations
There is a clarifying letter on the EAA's Young Eagle web
site. The link is below: http://www.youngeagles.org/volunteer...r%20Letter.pdf My interpretation is that if Young Eagle ride is free and no money is raised or donated, then the rule does not apply. If funds raised, then rule applies. Read it see if you come to the same conclusion. Jerry in NC "Robert M. Gary" wrote in message ups.com... On May 5, 4:51 am, "Blueskies" wrote: "Larry Dighera" wrote in messagenews:7uqm33ppqgsqn4u61hkmrfordduulfv6nk@4ax .com... Let me see if I've got this right. It's okay to carry sick or injured passengers without the pilot meeting the drug testing and minimum hours requirements. But those conducting short sightseeing flights are no longer able to get a waiver for drug testing, and must now have 500 hours instead of the former 200 hour minimum. So the public at large is better protected, but the sick and injured are not? NEW AOPA PUBLICATION OUTLINES RULES FOR SIGHTSEEING FLIGHTS If you conduct sightseeing flights, whether for charity or for profit, new FAA rules (http://www.aopa.org/whatsnew/newsite...26airtour.html) affect you. AOPA has updated its "Charity Flying Safety Brief (http://www.aopa.org/asf/publications/SB05.pdf)," posted free online, to reflect those changes. For example, flight schools that give sightseeing rides under the Part 91 25-mile exception must now apply for a "Letter of Authorization" from the FAA and show proof that they have an FAA-approved anti-drug and alcohol program. Private pilots who conduct sightseeing flights to raise funds for charity now must have a minimum total flight time of 500 hours, up from 200. However, the rule changes don't affect all forms of charitable flying. Volunteer private pilots still may transport a sick or injured person and take a charitable tax deduction for their expenses, says the Air Care Alliance (http://www.aircareall.org/news.htm). http://www.avweb.com/eletter/archive...ll.html#195117 Young Eagle flights are in this category. If I remember right there is an exception for them also?- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - The additional hours may apply to YoungEagles but the drug testing wouldn't because there is no charge made to the passenger. I've always flown YoungEagles for BSA, which has always had higher minimum hours than EAA. -Robert |
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