Do I go to a qualified surgeon for a straightforward operation, or go with a failed medical student
Whilst I agree with this analogy: that’s not the comparison I made.
I simply said that, given a non-CPL licensed pilot, in the same aircraft, in both cases the risks are the same.
In other words: the appendectomy done by the (failed) medical student carries the same level of risk whether they are being paid for it or not.
Yet again, I stress: this is not in support of grey charters!