I think i can honestly put my hands up and admit there are a LOT of rules i dont understand !! Why there is no such thing as night vfr is one . If you understand then tell me ...if a lease flight is for a business purpose it is then a commercial flight ( with regard to fuel levy ) but is a private flight with regard to regs ?
I accept that a lot of what you say is correct in legal terms ...but do you think that all the paperwork pushed onto aoc,s helps safety ? As i said before it will very often be the same machine and same pilot doing private work . What you do appear to be advocating is the whole industry getting together with one voice ...but is thhat possible in such a fragmented industry as this ?? Or do we just bury our heads in the sand as we have always done in the past .