Privileges and limitations

including: can you get paid to fly, is it legal

What is common carriage?

1. “holing out” of a willingness to

2. Carry passengers or cargo

3. from place to place

4. for compensation or hire

What is holding out?

any form, direct or indirect, of advertising yourself as a commercial pilot

What is the difference between common carriage and private carriage?

Holding out

What are the exceptions to needing an operators certificate?

ref: 119.1 (e)

student instruction 

commercial air tours remaining within 25 sm of the origin airport 

ferry or training flights 

crop dusting 

banner towing 

aerial photography 

firefighting 

parachute jumps within 25sm 

Can a company provide both the aircraft and the pilot without holding an air carrier certificate?

no

What is a wet lease?

Both the pilot and plane come from the same place, not legal without a certification 

What is a dry lease?

The pilot and the plane come from separate places