Originally Posted by
Step Turn
FBW,
I watched the BBC this evening, and had exactly that thought! Good sense is prevailing in Europe. Canadian authorities have been having similar discussions about Uber. The refined enforcement of what are already pretty clear aviation regulations can't be too far behind...
You're right, the regulations are very clear.
http://publicapps.caa.co.uk/docs/33/1188.pdf
1) The Civil Aviation Authority, in exercise of its powers under Article 266 of the Air Navigation Order
2016 (‘the Order’), hereby exempts, subject to the specified conditions, any aircraft, its commander
or operator from the requirement to comply with any provision of the Order which applies only to a
public transport or commercial operation flight and not to a non-commercial flight.
2) The specified conditions are—
a) The only valuable consideration given or promised for the flight or purpose of the flight is
a contribution to the direct costs of the flight otherwise payable by the pilot in command;
b) all provisions of the Order applicable to a non-commercial flight are complied with;
c) the direct cost of the flight is shared by all the occupants of the aircraft including the
pilot;
d) the number of persons carried on the flight, including the pilot, is limited to six; and
e) the aircraft is not a complex motor-powered aircraft as defined by Regulation (EU)
No. 216/2008.