Flying for Hire

[NS]

I hold an ATP but with a third class medical. A local charity is holding a
silent auction and I am considering donating a sight seeing tour around the
local area. Any comments on whether this will run afoul of 61.139 or other
regulations? I will not be receiving any monetary compensation including no
reimbursement for fuel..

N. Schwartz
http://www.nsapc.com

[Peter R.]

NS ) wrote:

> I hold an ATP but with a third class medical. A local charity is holding a
> silent auction and I am considering donating a sight seeing tour around the
> local area. Any comments on whether this will run afoul of 61.139 or other
> regulations? I will not be receiving any monetary compensation including no
> reimbursement for fuel..

Flying for Hire, or Flying for Charity? ;)

Anyway, last summer I donated a sight-seeing flight to our local Opera
company's annual auction. The winning couple bid US $375 for their two
hour flight in a Cessna 172. All flight expenses were paid by me and their
winning bid went to the Opera.

Prior to offering the flight, I called my FSDO to clear it with them. The
FAA rep not only gave me his blessing, but thanked me for using GA to help
a cause like the Opera.

While certainly not the silver bullet, you would be wise to have your
passengers sign a liability release form. There is a good example of one
at AOPA's web site.

--
Peter

[NS]

Good thought. I will contact the local FSDO office beforehand.

N. Schwartz
http://www.nsapc.com

[C J Campbell]

"NS" > wrote in message
...
> I hold an ATP but with a third class medical. A local charity is holding a
> silent auction and I am considering donating a sight seeing tour around
the
> local area. Any comments on whether this will run afoul of 61.139 or other
> regulations? I will not be receiving any monetary compensation including
no
> reimbursement for fuel..
>

You will need to contact the local FSDO, but approval of flights like this
is fairly routine. They like this kind of stuff.

There are new rules in the works that may severely restrict charity airlifts
like this. AOPA and EAA have registered their objections to the rules, as
have thousands of pilots. The FAA has extended the period for public comment
on the proposed rules and you should let them know what you think of this
idiocy.