heliheaven
i understand your frustration i own a n reg md600 last year i went to ascot and nearly fell fowl of the regualtions
i asked my mate who is caa atpl,h instructor/examiner to fly me plus the wife and two friends 5 in total on board
when we arrived at ascot we were met by a caa investigator who asked some questions about the flight
the caa chap told me it was illegal to pay the pilot and also my friend that had offered to pay the fuel and landing charges was also in the wrong as cost sharing was illegal for more that 4 occupants even though he paid for the tickets to get in
I told the pilot that i could not pay him [he said he didnt want paying as he would get grief from the caa ] and i paid the money back to my friend who had paid the fuel plus landings
i was not trying to do public transport it was a private flight between myself and a friend i have known for many years
steve