Originally Posted by
Pinky the pilot
Indeed. Like way back in '82 when I was doing my PPL Navs, the Instructor permitted my (then) Girlfriend (a 'nice little Greek Girl'
) to hitch a ride back to Adelaide.
The Instructor did say at the time that it was not exactly 'kosher' in doing so, but we'd get away with it if I didn't prang the A/C!
My first instructional flight in a PA28 (1971) included two other cadets in the back seat - they were also learning to fly under the same program. The air force makes sure it gets value for it's money.
There was no talk of whether carrying pax was legal or not.