Originally Posted by
Winniebago
...and presumably the Eclipse flight was flown entirely gratis, out the kindness of the heart, seeing as being a privately 'N' registered jet, not on an AOC, there was no legal mechanism for the hire of the aircraft?
How do you know it wasn’t a legal charter? The pilot is named as “CEO of Aeris Aviation”. From his company profile:
”Founder and CEO of Aeris Aviation Limited. A Commercial Pilot and is the Chief Pilot for the company”