denverpilot
Tied Down
Saw this buried in my e-mail news from EAA today.
FREE FUEL FOR CHARITY FLIGHTS
Patient Airlift Services, a volunteer medical services flight charity, has received FAA approval allowing it to pay for the fuel for pilots who transport patients for medical treatment. The group, which calls itself PALS, received an exemption from the FAA rules that restrict reimbursement that pilots may receive when flying under the not-for-hire requirements of FAR Part 91.
http://www.eaaonline.org/link.cfm?t....org/news/2011/2011-09-26_FreeFuelCharity.asp
I also know CAP has some waivers for Private Pilot's written into the regulations.
That's two groups that I know of, there may be others.
You folks that fly for other charitable organizations, it sure looks like there's becoming a significant precedent to get more of these waivers if your organization has the ability to pay for fuel, etc... via donations.
Time to talk to your leadership about getting the waiver request going... however that process works.
FREE FUEL FOR CHARITY FLIGHTS
Patient Airlift Services, a volunteer medical services flight charity, has received FAA approval allowing it to pay for the fuel for pilots who transport patients for medical treatment. The group, which calls itself PALS, received an exemption from the FAA rules that restrict reimbursement that pilots may receive when flying under the not-for-hire requirements of FAR Part 91.
http://www.eaaonline.org/link.cfm?t....org/news/2011/2011-09-26_FreeFuelCharity.asp
I also know CAP has some waivers for Private Pilot's written into the regulations.
That's two groups that I know of, there may be others.
You folks that fly for other charitable organizations, it sure looks like there's becoming a significant precedent to get more of these waivers if your organization has the ability to pay for fuel, etc... via donations.
Time to talk to your leadership about getting the waiver request going... however that process works.