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So what would be a better explanation to scenario 2? I would say its legal because the friend is the owner/operator of the plane and no one else (a third party) is paying for the legal document to be on board.

I asked one of the check pilots at my flight school regarding the 2 questions the DPE presented me and this was his response: 1st scenario: illegal - The only time when the operation is not considered for hire is when your friend either owns the plane or is leasing the plane. A short term (1-2...

yeah, definitely didnt expect this many replies to 2 questions. And thanks for the links, ill check them out

I'm positive i recalled those questions correctly since I took this checkride less than 2 days ago. He also failed me on weather involving freezing rain, inoperative equipments and aircraft systems. He only asked 1-2 questions per topic, didn't dig much.

Shawn Knickerbocker, and yeah, should be the Orlando FSDO

i did fail but there were other topics that were justified that he failed me on. I just wanted to figure out why i missed the 2 scenarios he gave me for privileges and limitations. especially the second scenario, where im not carrying persons but just a legal document and I wasn't providing the...

I do have an instrument rating and I have a first class medical with 3rd class privileges. He wasn't trying to test my knowledge on medical b/c I already told him I'd need at least 2nd class privileges to use my comm. certificate. His justification for the first scenario was that it falls into...

Got these 2 questions wrong on my commercial pilot oral checkride. If a friend rents a plane and wants to pay you $200 to fly him and his friends to Orlando for food, can you do that? I answered yes and was told I was wrong. Then the examiner asked: If your friend owns a plane and wants you...