Charity Flight

[rn750]

All,
Hi Just an initial query here.. What are the regulations around charity flights. I.e. if I pay and someone else makes a donation to charity. Can I do this under my PPL. I had a quick look in LASORS and there is no specific mention.
It does mention that Para drops and banner towing are ok if 'operated under arrangements entered into, by a flying club'

Does a charity flight fall into the same category..?

Any Ideas. I have searched the forums and couldn't find any related article..

Thanks
Adie

[Blink182]

details here...........

http://www.nats-uk.ead-it.com/aip/cu...8_W_070_en.pdf

[Legalapproach]

There are a number of requirements for charity flights. These include:
1. Charity must be a registered charity
2. aircraft must be on or maintained to public cat c of a.
3. Pilot must have a certain amount of experience on the aircraft

Guidance is to be found in NATS Aeronautical Information Circular (AIC) No. 70/2008 (White 153)


NATS | AIS - Home

[rn750]

Thanks All. I fall fowl of the hours but now I know.

Thanks
Again

[mad_jock]

I wouldn't worry about it as a FI unrestricted and 4.5K comercial pilot I personally couldnt meet the requirements. With 1.5k in SEP /

Yep safe as hell tomorrow when i depart in 150m rvr with some pilot next to me

[jxc]

Would that be the same if someone is going to a very long flight uk to cape town in aid of a charity and donations made got the charity ?

[FREDAcheck]

Long flights explicitly excluded:

Local flights only from and to departure aerodrome not extending beyond 25 nm from that aerodrome;

In any case, the rules apply to UK airspace only.

[pulse1]

We had a debate about this in our group recently. Suppose a PPL offers and pays for a free flight in a Permit aircraft as a donation to a respected charity auction. Would this flight be any different to any other legal passenger flight which is at no cost to the passenger?

As far as I can see, the only area which might be a bit dubious is that the auction might be construed as advertising the flight.

[FREDAcheck]

It may be Aerial Work if anyone is making money out of the flight, not necessarily the pilot. For example, if a PPL takes a professional photographer on a flight with the intention that the photographer does commercial work, it's Aerial Work even if the PPL doesn't get paid.

Given that what you are talking of is rather public, I'd get advice of the CAA first. See http://www.nats-uk.ead-it.com/aip/cu...8_W_070_en.pdf - it has contact details for the CAA.

[peter272]

We had a debate about this in our group recently. Suppose a PPL offers and pays for a free flight in a Permit aircraft as a donation to a respected charity auction. Would this flight be any different to any other legal passenger flight which is at no cost to the passenger?

As far as I can see, the only area which might be a bit dubious is that the auction might be construed as advertising the flight.

The document specifically excludes Permit aircraft and the maintenance requirements tend to go against the way Permit aircraft are maintained but I suppose you could contact the CAA to see if they would exempt the flight.

Permit aircraft are used is a lot of YA flying so they must be able to do it. Perhaps it is worth checking with the LAA as well as they have their own way of dealing with things