"Mike Schumann" wrote in message
news:9jPeg.9452

The way I read the FARs, the private pilot needs to have 200 hours unless
he has a commercial rating. In addition, you need to go thru the AOPA
waver to avoid having to take the drug test.

Can somebody elaborate on this? I'm looking at the form right now, and it
says:

"Under FAA Exemption No. 7112D, the event sponsor must provide the AOPA
member-pilot with a statement indicating that neither the event sponsor nor
any participating pilot operating under this exemption has operated more
than four similar events during the calendar year."

So, if I read this correctly, IF YOU'RE AN AOPA member, you can fill out the
form and be exempted so long as the charity organization doesn't conduct
these sorts of flights more than four times a year. I presume that the
AOPA has some arrangement with the FAA that it extends to its members, and
that the four-event maximum is to prevent bogus "charity" airlines.

Am I correct and, if so, WTH does drug testing have to do with any of it?

-c