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15th July 2003, 08:09 PM

> >Oh, almost forgot: I don't think I can split the cost of the flight with
> >the safety pilot, can I? Since I wanted to go practice instrument
> >approaches and asked/needed someone to be my safety pilot, the SP is no
> >longer "just a passenger". Since his presence in the airplane is not
> >coincidental, I'm assuming that I can't charge him 50% of the cost.

In the literal sense of the word, you can't "charge" him anything
without holding a commercial ticket. You have by the way, ruffled my
feathers here. First, I, personally, wouldn't ask a stranger to ride safety
for me. Second, asking someone I know and trust to ride safety for me is
asking them for a favor and I wouldn't have the temerity to require them to
compensate me for doing that favor. I dunno, sounds kind of rude... "Hey
Billy Bob, will you pay me $50 an hour to be my safety pilot?"

15th July 2003, 08:09 PM	#2 (permalink)
Casey Wilson Guest Posts: n/a Classified Rating: % ()	Logging instrument approaches > >Oh, almost forgot: I don't think I can split the cost of the flight with > >the safety pilot, can I? Since I wanted to go practice instrument > >approaches and asked/needed someone to be my safety pilot, the SP is no > >longer "just a passenger". Since his presence in the airplane is not > >coincidental, I'm assuming that I can't charge him 50% of the cost. In the literal sense of the word, you can't "charge" him anything without holding a commercial ticket. You have by the way, ruffled my feathers here. First, I, personally, wouldn't ask a stranger to ride safety for me. Second, asking someone I know and trust to ride safety for me is asking them for a favor and I wouldn't have the temerity to require them to compensate me for doing that favor. I dunno, sounds kind of rude... "Hey Billy Bob, will you pay me $50 an hour to be my safety pilot?"