Rental Cost Sharing

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Post by Pugster »

Just go flying and don't worry about it.

TC may be able to regulate a lot of things, but I can't see them regulating how a couple of friends handle the finances when they're out having fun together. Or...even when you're helping a buddy out by flying him somewhere. Just don't start "charging" people for your time (aka making a profit) and you'll be fine.

Oh, and just to be safe, don't broadcast it.
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Post by KnownIce »

Thanks everyone for your opinions on this matter. Glad to see I'm not the only one unclear on seemingly all things TC... :lol:
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Re: Rental Cost Sharing

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Seems things are better in over-regulated Europe.....

"Opportunities for UK private pilots to clock-up more flying time have greatly increased with the emergence over the last few years of online services such as Wingly and Coavmi. For a fee, these companies offer to connect general aviation pilots with passengers who are willing to share the costs of a recreational flight - fuel, landing fees etc. Until recently, pilots could only share those costs with friends or fellow flying club members, who all had to chip in.

Now, thanks to the introduction of a regulation by the EU, the costs of private flights can be shared by up to six people including the pilot, with the rules not specifying what proportion each person has to pay. The restrictions on advertising have also been removed, allowing online platforms to introduce pilots and passengers.

As a result, thousands of European private pilots have now signed up with flight sharing services as a way of funding their recreational flying. Some of these web-based platforms have signed up to a Charter developed by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) on cost shared flights and are doing much to manage the risks associated with these flights. The Charter can be found on the EASA website."

http://www.caa.co.uk/Blog-Posts/Sharing ... al-flying/


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"Flight sharing via app has been stymied so far for private pilots in the U.S., but the idea has taken root in Europe in the last few years, and is continuing to grow. Rules developed by EASA (the European Aviation Safety Agency) now allow GA pilots to share costs with up to five passengers. Tony Rapson, head of general aviation for Great Britain’s Civil Aviation Authority, wrote in a blog post last week that pilots need to be aware of the risks. “Flying with strangers opens new potential issues ranging from security and personal safety to insurance implications,” Rapson wrote. “We at the CAA are very keen that pilots who do embrace these newfound opportunities fully understand the risks involved.”Several online services are available to connect general aviation pilots with passengers willing to share flight costs.The vendors are encouraged to sign on to a charter developed by EASA, which outlines best safety practices for flight-sharing platforms.

Wingly, one of the more popular platforms, recently raised 2 million euros to build its network and expand into new countries. “We now have around 150,000 users registered, with around 50,000 in the UK,” co-founder Emeric de Waziers told AVweb in an email this week. “We have around 10,000 pilots registered, with 3000 from the UK. We had more than 8000 passengers in flight in the last 18 months, and currently we have around 1000 passengers per month.” Wingly is organizing six fly-ins around Europe this summer, and is now operating in the UK, France, Germany, Austria and Switzerland. There have been “no accidents or incidents,” de Waziers said. Besides Wingly, several other platforms have been operating in the EU, including BBPlane, Coavmi, and Flyt.club.

“Ultimately,” the CAA’s Rapson wrote, “the clear intention of relaxing the cost sharing rules is to allow pilots to fly more—building skills and experience—while sharing their passion for aviation with others. Providing passengers and pilots understand and stick to the rules, then that intention can become a reality.” De Waziers said the ultimate goal of flight sharing is to spark interest in aviation among the wider public, so more people will choose to become pilots. “Flying is the oldest dream of mankind,” he wrote. “We shouldn’t forget that".


https://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/news/F ... 794-1.html
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