Originally Posted by
Lead Balloon
You're nearly there.
The actual words used in the legislation are important. The element of the definition of "cost sharing" to which you referred is not about the number of POB on the aircraft. It's about the maximum seat configuration of the aircraft.
Thus, there is no such thing (under the new rules) as a "cost sharing" flight in an aircraft that has a maximum seat configuration of e.g. 9, even if there are only e.g. 2 POB on board. Again, that's why I chose the particular scenarios.
Agree that "maximum configuration" is the operative term.
What is the definition of a maximum seat configuration though? Dang, now I am getting worried that I can't rent/fly a Piper PA-32 Piper Cherokee 6 under a PPL given that it technically accommodated to fit 7 seats?