[net.aviation] Help with FAR 61.118

rogers@teklds.UUCP (Roger Southwick) (06/25/85)

[No matter where you go.......... there you are.  Buckaroo Banzai]

I was hoping someone out there in net-land  could help me
with this.  (I guess I could always call the GADO office, but..)

How do you interpet FAR 61.118:

"A private pilot may share the operating expenses of a flight with
his passengers"

Say (for example) you take 2 others with you in your 4 place plane
on a sight seeing trip that they asked you to do.  The example
of mine is a trip around Mt. Saint Helens (our local volcano which
went off in 1981) from Portland, Ore.  I've made the trip about
eight times and am getting tired of paying half or a third.
What I'd like to do is charge them what it costs me ($N per hour
plan rental), and not a penny for my time.

The question came up as a result of a club I belong to wanting to
do something special for it's members and having me fly them around
the area a bit.  I'd like the club (or members) to pay for this, as
I could see this running into 2-3 hours with me paying a portion
(and my budget is limited).

Send mail to me (use the below mail address) and I'll 
summarize the responses to cut down on the network traffic.

	Thanks in advance

	-Roger Southwick

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djmolny@wnuxb.UUCP (DJ Molny) (06/26/85)

Here's a related question.  If you're flying on business (ignoring
considerations of insurance and liability, please!) how much of the
cost can you be reimbursed for?  All?  None?  The cost of comparable airline
travel?  Or none of the above?

Please reply to me and I'll summarize the results.

						Thanks,
						DJ Molny
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