Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!genrad!decvax!harpo!floyd!vax135!cornell!uw-beaver!tektronix!ucbcad!ucbvax!bart From: bart@ucbvax.UUCP Newsgroups: net.aviation Subject: Shared costs of flying Message-ID: <230@ucbvax.UUCP> Date: Tue, 7-Jun-83 12:49:30 EDT Article-I.D.: ucbvax.230 Posted: Tue Jun 7 12:49:30 1983 Date-Received: Thu, 9-Jun-83 19:56:11 EDT Lines: 21 The FAA, through a number of cases, has determined that "sharing" is interpretted as "pro rata" sharing (i.e., equal!). I had a long set of correspondances with John Yodice (AOPA's Washington Counsel) about this and he said the court rulings were very specific about this. The pilot must pay his/her EQUAL share. Definitely a bummer. Also, you have to be somewhat careful about how you "advertise" for sharing a flight. One case that was given as a legal and proper ex- ample was a student putting a note on a ride board for a flight home or vacation. (I've always considered "msgs" as a bulletin board.) The main point is "Am I doing something that is the proper domain of a Part 135 Operator?". As an open question, what do you do, when you take a bunch of friends flying, sightseeing, and maybe for dinner (they can pay for the dinner!), and they insist(!) that they had such a wonderful time thhat they want to pick up the tab. Do you look nervously around and mumble "oh, no! FAA will get me."? --bart miller u.c. berkeley bart@berkeley ucbvax!bart