Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group Re: Compensation as a SP flying an ELSA??

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--- In Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com, "Meso" <meso@...> wrote:
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> Is there any possibility at all to get paid as a Sport Pilot flying an ELSA (previous FAT UL)??
>
> Lets say a wildlife refuge wanted to pay a SP to fly their ELSA over their refuge to search for wildlife. (obviously the answer is NO)
>
> How about setting up a non-profit organization to solicit funds from the public to pay for the expenses of the SP and ELSA??
>
> Any chance the FAA would grant the above non-profit organization a waiver to do this work??
>
> If the above scenarios would not work, what would happen if the non-profit organization went ahead with the work anyways? Would they risk being shut-down and/or fined??
>
> Thanks for your time. (bonus thanks for quoting specific sections of the FAR's)
>

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