Light-Sport Aircraft Yahoo group Re: Operation Migration Grounded

Fuel, wear etc. Direct costs can be covered here as well. The pilot does not have to get the gas. It should be the group/charity purchasing the gas anyway.
Abid

--- In Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com, "Mark C" <wannagoflying@...> wrote:
>
> That's to bad. As for Canada i believe you can be compensated for any flights IE fuel, wear and tear. But not at a profit.
>
> --- In Sport_Aircraft@yahoogroups.com, Helen Woods <Helen_Woods@> wrote:
> >
> > Someone from this list a few years back wanted to know how Operation
> > Migration was operating legally when they paid non-commercial pilots to
> > fly for a non-government activity. Well, short answer is that they
> > weren't. From AvWeb this morning:
> >
> >
> > Operation Migration Grounded Over Paid Pilots
> >
> > The ultralight aircraft-led annual pilgrimage of whooping cranes from
> > Wisconsin to Florida has voluntarily suspended operations after a pilot
> > raised concerns that the flights may run afoul of federal regulations.
> > The problem is that ultralight pilots are not allowed to be compensated
> > for their work and Operation Migration pilots, who fly ultralights, are
> > compensated for theirs. The group's annual efforts use an ultralight
> > aircraft to guide locally bred whooping cranes across the country to the
> > birds' traditional winter migration destination. Once there, the birds
> > mix with more experienced birds that guide the return. An attorney for
> > the group -- which has operated for more than a decade -- says its
> > pilots don't want to knowingly violate FAA regulations and are seeking a
> > resolution.
> >
> > What Operation Migration would like is for the FAA to formally exempt
> > the group from rules banning payment of the pilots. An attorney for the
> > pilots has asked aviation officials to allow compensated ultralight
> > flights, saying that the group's goal is to protect an endangered
> > species. A spokesperson for the FAA has said the agency's understanding
> > is that the pilots are reluctant to fly in violation of the law. Nine
> > birds and their handlers have stopped this year's journey in Alabama
> > while they await a formal verdict from the FAA. The U.S. Fish and
> > Wildlife Service is reportedly considering holding the birds at local
> > refugees if the flights are not allowed to continue. Aside from the
> > physical care of whooping cranes, Operation Migration participates in
> > school programs, sharing its experiences with students, some of whom
> > follow the cranes' journey online
> > <http://www.operationmigration.org/Field_Journal.html>.
> >
>

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