The CRI allows you to instruct. As per FCL-1. Trial flights arn't really trial flights its a set exercise in the PPL course and as such counts towards the issue of a PPL.
The 20mins aero trip to none PPL holders is a bit suspect anyway because the training, which all trial flights are ment to be, isn't towards any known exercise in the PPL. It could be argued then that the flight is then a pleasure flight which will then require an AOC and all the other trimmings of a commercial operation.
The license which it is attached to allows you to charge or not as the case maybe.
There will also be issues with logging the flights as only one person can be PIC and the other can't log dual if tere isn't a Instructor on board of some type.
IO540 its abit more than personal improvment. And your case of the possibilty of getting your tyres let down. Is I suspect a very valid point. A couple of CRI's and a CRE at a large GA field with access to a public cat aircraft have the potential to strip a sizable chunk of the easy money from the local flying school. Especially if the CFI thinks they are the local flying standards police they won't like it at all.
Its actually quite an unfair setup to the school who have to pay for inspections, rent buildings maintain public liability insurance etc
Last edited by tescoapp; 11th November 2006 at 13:48.