Come on its been going on for years and years.
Is there a huge number of crashes because of it?
no there isn't otherwise the insurance companys would ban it in policys and there would be a ANO reg saying you couldn't.
The fact that some don't like the idea is neither here nor there.
If instructors wern't up thier own backsides and realised that if you give a fun lesson which also gives value to the punter people don't mind splashing an extra twenty for your services. And using a mate is never even thought about.
Thats it robin and there is no legal problem with that.
I can be out on SEP 90 day rule as an instructor and still take a student up because they are counted as crew but couldn't take a pax in the back. its the same with night currency as well if you don't have an IR.
Last edited by mad_jock; 22nd November 2012 at 14:57.