IO540, I'm not the one looking for ways to do commercial flying on PPLs, or otherwise in questionable fashion. When I say "get a CPL", it's just a shorthand way of suggesting to the wannabes that they can forget about turning a profit on their private licences. The CAA is content for pilots to claim direct costs as a form of equivalent to motor mileage expenses for business trips. This is very different from being paid for flying on a PPL.
PS: Ludwig, I still can't be ersed to provide a detailed answer to your question, but wood containing loopholes may make for bad furniture. "Hello, I'm the pilot. I fly for free, but my granny over there charges £1000 a day for admin". Do people think that the CAA is completely stupid?
Last edited by FNG; 26th Apr 2004 at 15:16.