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Jetwhine
6th Sep 2019, 14:16
Anyone in the U.S. have any experience with Blackbird Air out of California. They claim to bring passengers, GA pilot and airplanes together to create inexpensive ride-sharing services on the passenger's schedule.
Rob
garsr1
6th Sep 2019, 17:01
You peaked my curiosity. How is this operated 135 or 91? Looks like Uber, anyone can fly their personal plane for compensation.
garsr1
6th Sep 2019, 17:10
https://www.flyblackbird.com/pilot-faq
Found it. They are doing dry lease agreement. Pilot requirement's are 500 TT with 200 PIC and an instrument.
Jetwhine
6th Sep 2019, 17:11
That's what I'm trying to figure out. These seem to me like they would be charters, but I guess not.
Jetwhine
6th Sep 2019, 17:55
Still sounds odd to me. They're saying it's not a charter and that the passenger that rents the airplane has operational control of the flight, not the pilot. Can't imagine how a passenger would understand anything about this.
garsr1
7th Sep 2019, 16:49
It will make it easier to move undocumented pharmaceuticals through the state. I wonder what kind of back ground checks are done if any.