Originally Posted by
Clinton McKenzie
And note well: That flight could still fall within the scope of a ‘cost-sharing’ flight under the current rules, because the definition does not set a maximum POB number. It sets a maximum seat configuration number. Maximum seat configuration, including the pilot, of 6, 6 adults including the pilot and 1 babe in arms by my maths equals 7 POB.
FWIW, I believe some of the reasoning behind them using "maximum seat configuration" in the Rules is to ensure backyard skydiving and freight-type crowds can't just strip a medium-capacity turboprop of all but a few seats and claim "cost sharing" for a now 2-4 seat aircraft. The number of SOB is thus kinda irrelevant.