Originally Posted by
Luc Lion
I am talking about FAR 91.501(b)(4) where the operating costs are borne by the operator "for his personal transportation, or the transportation of his guests when no charge, assessment, or fee is made for the transportation". That's private carriage operation.
A moot point. When in an interview the agent (who isn’t the operator) has stated that he’d paid for the flight whilst separately in a published text exchange the player intimated he’d accepted responsibility for payment, the status of the flight isn’t in question.