Official Record Series 4
United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority
Miscellaneous Air Navigation Order 2016 General Exemption E 4525 Sharing of the Direct Costs of a Flight by up to Six People
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 pilot in command 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) this exemption only applies to flights that are not subject to the EASA Air Operations Regulation;
b) this exemption is only applicable to flights conducted within the London or Scottish Flight Information Regions;
c) all provisions of the Order applicable to a non-commercial flight are complied with;
d) 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;
e) no more than six persons (including the pilot) are carried;
f) the direct costs of the flight are shared by all the occupants of the aircraft including the pilot; and
g) the aircraft is a non-complex motor-powered aircraft, sailplane or balloon.
3) “Non-complex motor-powered aircraft” and “non-commercial flight” have the same meanings as detailed in Schedule 1 of the Order.
4) This exemption supersedes Official Record Series 4 No. 1188, which is hereby revoked.
5) This exemption has effect from the date it is signed until it is varied, suspended or revoked.
No: 1234 Publication date: 30 August 2017
M Shortman for the Civil Aviation Authority
30 August 2017