So, if the 'passenger' was there as a student pilot, being trained under RAAus for a Pilot Certificate - this would still be a 'recreational activity' because they are not actually training for a 'licence'......... let alone training for a 'professional' licence?
It then follows that, if the 'passenger' had advised of their intent to be trained initially via RAAus, but later on, via the CASA PPL and CPL syllabus, to gain a CPL....... then this is not recreational flying, but is actually professional training, and is treated differently in law?
It seems that the distinction isn't great.
Isn't the student pilot undergoing training toward a 'recreational' qualification, ie a Pilot Certificate, actually owed the same duty-of-care as the intending 'professional' pilot?
happy days,