Originally Posted by
runway30
The explanations start to get ridiculous
1) Is it being suggested that David Ibbotson was only flying for expenses trying to suggest that the flight was legal?
2) Would the flight had been legal even if the selected pilot, David Henderson, had been the pilot?
3) Is it suggested that this isn’t illegal public transport because David Henderson is his personal pilot flying his personal aircraft?
4) Does the statement that he had no part in the selection of the pilot or the aircraft depend on him losing control of David Henderson who started making his own decisions?
5) Did this loss of control also occur on the other occasions that David Ibbotson is reported to have flown people connected to football?
(A1) It is rumoured that Dave Ibbotson was being paid £100 per hour? ( I am guessing that was a rate per flying hour & not per hour spent sitting on his tush in Nantes? ) & that all expenses covered ( Thus DH Credit Card )
(A2) The chances are that the flight would have been legal if Dave Henderson was the PIC, it really depends on who owns the aircraft or who loaned it to WMcK & DH?
(A3) If the Malibu belonged to WMcK or family & DH is his personal pilot it would most likely be deemed a legal flight.
(A4) It would seem there is a lot of confusion as WMcK has said DH is his personal pilot, but of what aircraft is DH the personal pilot if WMcK denies owning any aircraft? It will be very irrational if N264DB is anyway connected to WMcK that he would say he had no part in the selection of the pilot or the aircraft when admitted he employed DH to fly Emiliano Sala back & forth?
(A5) It has not yet been proven that Dave Ibbotson has flown other footballers previously, it might have been DH who flew them seeing as he is purported to be WMcK's personal pilot.