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Pilots banned from acting like Uber drivers in the sky
"You're going to Napa in your Cessna? Me too! If you let me hop in, I'll pay my share of the gas!" That arrangement is legal, but the FAA has declared that connecting brave passengers with amateur pilots for a fee is definitely a no-no. (techcrunch.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
Here in Brazil it's forbidden to charge for a plane ride. The reason is that the air taxi companies are subject to more strict regulations than the private owners. So, they are theoretically safer to fly than in a plane and a pilot you don't know.
BIG government at its best.
Yeh, coast guard seys you cannot bring us lunch if you are going sailing with me!
With the high cost of fuel and landing fees, parking etc. The G.A. pilot can't afford to fly like he or she used to. Less traffic due to gougers in the fuel area. We have a FBO at my home airport which feels that they need to make a huge profit so their fuel is over the top, an airport a few miles away is almost $2 cheaper per gallon and they are making a profit. So if someone can have a person ride along to lower the prices that helps us G.A. folks keep our airplanes in the sky. We many of us got a pilot's license to avoid the airports that was before 9/11 now afterwards it is three times as much trouble going to a commercial airport. What is the difference between putting up a notice on a bulletin board at your home airport vs. a website????
Because the general public does not know your flying capabilities. Someone else would have to insure that you are a safe pilot, since the general public cannot judge that. You can understand this concept, right. A BFR is not enough.
A simple solution to the problem: instead of advertising flights on airtaxi.com, take the website down and request that potential passengers send an email to [email protected] - auto reply to passenger would include a list of available flights. Result - no advertising since the passenger is directly requesting a schedule. Done.