SAS
I agree with you totally.
The fact is I dont think the CAA does.
The fact is if some one went on a trial lesson, there was an accident (God forbid), and they told the Court they had no intention what so ever of learning to fly, but every intention of taking part in a pleasure flight I suspect they might have a really good case.
The whole reason I raised the issue is because the law and its interpretation is in a mess.
When a fellow pilot offers to take another pilot to collect his aircraft and meet the cost to me it would seem quite clear the intention is not to run a charter business but there are those very quick to point out it is illegal, whereas when a flying school offers trial lessons to members of the public which are commonly perceived to be pleasure flights the commercial community are very happy to claim it is all totally above board.
Is that double standards?