As I lay in bed contemplating getting a commercial sea plane add on…… it occurred to me that under the current court ruling, no private pilot could receive flight training and log PIC time even if the flight training was free. That is right, the FAA is going after people giving free training as a commercial operation without a LOA to do so… however;
Any flight with a flight instructor has been defined as a commercial operation now, and a private pilot can not operate an aircraft as PIC during commercial operations.
Yes, this gets very stupid…
This means no private pilot can complete;
- A biannual flight review.
- Any further instruction to become a commercial pilot.
- Anything involving a check ride with a DPE, even if the check ride is given for free.
This court ruling has effected all general aviation if you don’t currently hold a commercial certificate.
Instruction, even if free, is now deemed a commercial operation.