Originally Posted by
Ebbie 2003
Here's a question.
Is it illegal to advertise as an FAA PPL in a US reg airplane a flight if the amount of cost to be shared is zero?
There are four tests for common carriage, and advertising a flight in the manner described satisfies three of those tests. The only test that your scenario does not satisfy is 'compensation'. If you are genuinely receiving no form of compensation, financial or otherwise, directly or otherwise as a result of the flight, then you are not in violation, but you might reasonably expect plenty of scrutiny.