AOC or 'Private'

[nigelh]

err thanks a lot for that...i assume you must be a lawyer!! I think in amongst all the legal babble you said that airoplanes ( i fail to understand the distinction ) leased for a flight with seperate pilot could be seen to be private. In a nutshell as i said earlier, if 50% of all commercial UK flying is illegal why is nobody stopping it ? The answer can only be that it is NOT in fact illegal and cannot be taken to court. The insurance issue is seperate, the insurance company would have to prove the flight was illegal in order not to pay out...has anyone out there been prosecuted by the CAA for operating a proper lease agreement flying business?