ORIGINAL: STLPilot
I gave the person an example of a method of receiving a soft money compensation. Just turn the airshow into a competition flight and pay them in winnings and you have your solution. I think I made several attempts to explain certain methods of payment solutions. These are what you call "legal loopholes". These methods are used in more then just our little world. They are especially popular in the political arena and the financial markets.
I gave some examples too but you made sarcastic remarks about mine, but anyway
do you know anyone that flys models that has been regulated by the FAA? I dont
and I have been in this hobby quite a while.
Let me spell out somthing in common sense terms the reason the AMA has the rule
about not being paid is they dont want anyone to start up a business useing their
insurance that it plane and simple. they really dont care about the person that goes
once are twice a year and makes a few bucks flying their plane they have no way
of knowing about it anyway. Of course the AMA cant admit this but just use common
sense for a min. As far as the FAA if they did regulate models they would have no
way of knowing if a couple of guys went flying and one gave the other a few bucks
to help him learn to fly are someone was asked to fly at a air show and they got
a few bucks after the show.
As I said in one of my first post in this thread if you go out out and solicit busness
and do what you solicit for on a regular basis it would be easy for someone to
make the case that you are in business thats where you could be in for some
problems.