Going it alone - getting an AOC etc
Hi Folks,
I've been reading these forums all night and there is a wealth of knowledge here so I'm hoping I might get some help...
I'm in a fairly good position financially (mortgage paid etc) and am quite happy with my life, but I love flying and at 40 am way too old to train as an airline pilot.
I have 200+ hours as a PPL and would like to justify my time spent flying to my wife. So here's the plan...
I go to oxford (or similar FTO) to get my CPL/IR
Then I buy a 4 seater plane with Public Cat CofA
I then approach the CAA for an Air operators certificate and then hey presto, I can take peope flying (sight seeing, trips round the coast etc).
My questions is thus-
Is the above legal/feasable (I don't need to earn a fortune from this - just breaking even would suffice) ?
Is a CPL/IR enough for this or would I need an atpl ?
Who could give me advise on getting an AOC and setting up the business ? (I have about 100k at my disposal - is this enough to satisfy the CAA with regard to maintence/safety etc) ?
Any help would be gratefully received
Thanks for your time
Steve