Re: Flying for hire Q

"ArtP" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]/real/domain=his.com> wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]

>
> To answer your follow up question, he cannot pay you to fly it for him
> nor can you fly it for free if he pays you to lease it. Further based
> upon an FAA decision (involving flying a mechanic for an ambulance
> service) you cannot lease it for free and fly it for free if he needs
> it for his business.
>
Correct, any time you have the same entity arranging for both the aircraft
and the pilot, it is most likely a commercial operation.