Giving passengers control
Hi everyone,
This is something which has been confusing me a bit since I got my Licence:
When I fly with passengers I never allow them to take control of the aircraft even if we're up high, but I do like to explain things like why certain checks are carried out, the take-off procedures etc as its good practice explaining these things to other people and makes sure you don't take any short cuts. However I have noticed a few people who have their PPL (no other ratings) and are openly admitting to letting people know that they gave a passenger control of the aircraft.
I thought a PPL pilot was never allowed to give control to the passenger? I can partly understand if the passenger is a student pilot close to the skills test but I still wouldn't be comfortable handing control of the aircraft to him/her. Not because I don't trust their flying ability but I was always under the impression it was prohibited for PPL pilots to give passengers the chance to fly.
I've talked with some people and they agree with me however some other PPLs are saying the opposite.
Would be great to know what you think.