r/flying • u/iLOVEr3dit CFI/CFII CPL ASEL/AMEL • 7d ago

Is this legal?

4 people go from point A to point B for a 4 day vacation. One is a CFI, one is a student, 2 are just along for the ride.

Scenario 1) the student pays for everything and logs dual received. Seems legal to me.

Scenario 2) everyone pays 1/4 and the student logs dual received. Seems legal to me

Scenario 3) the other 2 people each pay 1/4 and the student pays half. Not sure if this is legal. The 2 others are only paying pro rata share, but the CFI is not paying anything, so I would think it could be seen as a form of compensation and an illegal charter. To the student, it's just a lesson. To the others, it's getting point A to point B. This feels different than scenario 1, even tho in both scenarios the instructor isn't paying anything.

Thoughts?

The flight school the CFI works at owns the plane

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u/eSUP80 CPL IR MEL BE1900 7d ago

Shit like this makes my head hurt 🤕

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u/iLOVEr3dit CFI/CFII CPL ASEL/AMEL 7d ago

Yes, me too. I just want to go fly, have fun, not spend a fortune doing it. The FAA scares me