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AVIATION LAW
Traps: Business Flying And The “Compensation Or Hire” Rule
In this age of fractional ownership, limited liability companies andshell companies to protect a private aircraft, pilots and aircraftowners and operators need to be extra careful about what kind of flyingthey do when passengers pay for some or all of the flight._______
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Northbound!
There is a place — a cold, mountainous, low-VFR place — wherestick-and-rudder skills and an innate ability for pilotage is not justhelpful … it’s required for survival. But if you want to do more thanbe a flying bus driver, Alaska has challenges and rewards for theaviation professional.
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Key Takeaways:
- Pilots and aircraft owners involved in business flying with paying passengers must exercise extreme caution regarding "compensation or hire" rules, particularly with complex ownership structures like fractional ownership or LLCs.
- Flying in challenging environments such as Alaska's cold, mountainous, low-VFR regions demands superior stick-and-rudder skills and innate pilotage for survival and professional rewards.
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