Mate, those are all ‘’for profit’’ operations.
‘’How is it that I can take 5 year old Timmy from Kerang to melbourne in order to see a Harry Potter play. However neither myself or my aircraft can do the identical flight if the destination is the children’s hospital:
…. Which begs the question; what if I take Timmy and his mum to the zoo and AFTERWARDS visit a cancer specialist?
BTW, i agree that there needs to be solid induction training for volunteer pilots.
’’’PS - the word “compensation” is creeping into regulations. guess why?
Because compensation is a much broader term than “payment” the FAA is pioneering this attack.
e; “5.4 Compensation. Receipt of anything of value that is contingent upon the pilot acting as pilot in command (PIC) of an aircraft.”
‘’Technically, a kiss on the cheek from a grateful sister is Compensation” CASA is trying to strangle all forms of aviation, including all charities.