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You've nicely illustrated our fundamental problem: That we, as pilots, are too willing to accept clearly erroneous or overbroad interpretations of regulations by the FAA. Fear of losing our pilot certificates keeps us in line. But one of the great things about living in a country that follows...

I recently spent a couple of hours examining the FAA's recent opinion letters on this matter dating back to the mid-1990s, which are posted on their website. My conclusion is that their longstanding policy of interpreting "compensation or hire" very broadly may be in conflict with their own...

First, the FAA posts all the opinion letters from its Chief Counsel in a searchable database. If you search on "reimbursement" you'll see dozens of such letters in response to inquiries about what is legal and what is not. The interesting thing about these letters is that every one of them...

Here's what I do: 1. My company CFO originally did not want me flying on business, reimbursed or not. I told him I was going to keep flying and his job was to figure out how to deal with the liability issues. 2. The company purchased an umbrella insurance policy on my flying that covers them...