Originally Posted by
Eutychus
Thinking again about a flight I've been on, how would that apply in your jurisdiction to a flight in which the pilot had their own legitimate reason for flying from A to B but stopped only to pick up a passenger at C, C being an airport that can be reasonably said to be "on the way" from A to B?
A rather theoretical question, a PB answer will always fit - How could you possibly argue against the pilot precautionary pee landing or fighting the bee in cockpit at C? I would say landing at such C mentioned is a usual SOP, even on PPL private tracks.