Upcoming CAA Regulations
What are the key facts?
Whilst these haven't been ratified into the ANO yet, they are coming.
Direct costs
Only the costs directly associated with the flight (landing fees, hire, fuel, etc) can be shared amongst passengers. Ownership fees are not permitted.
Common Purpose
For A-to-B flights, the PIC and passengers must have a common purpose for travel, other than remuneration or other valuable consideration.
Equal Shares
Gone are the days when pilots could pay £1 - the ANO will stipulate that costs must be shared equally, although the PIC can choose to pay more.
Max 6 Occupants
Including the pilot, the maximum number of people onboard an aircraft that is cost sharing is 6. There is no age limit or consideration for animals.
Safety standards identified
It will be the requirement of the pilot/operator to make clear to passengers that this is a cost sharing recreational flight and not a public transport flight.
Record keeping
A record must be kept that each passenger confirms they understand the risks, and the provision of the cost sharing flight, for 6 months post flight.
Full details can be found from the CAA in CAP 2391. Compliance remains the responsibility of the PIC.
On a mission to cut down admin
Paperwork 👎. Flying 👍. Spend time on the thing that brings you most joy, and leave us take care of the rest 💪.
The team behind Split My Flight are focussed on cutting down on excessive admin, paper pushing, and manual tasks, to get you flying as quickly (and as frequently) as possible.
The CAA's cost sharing consultation brings new wave of reforms that make it much clearer as to what the expectations are when sharing your passion for aviation, with others.
Unfortunately, the paperwork they introduce will add more admin to every flight. Which is why we're here.
A better way to stay compliant.
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Automated declaration collection
- Enter your flight details and the passenger contact information - we handle the rest. Once we've collected signatures from your passengers, we'll issue you with a compliance document. It's as simple as that.
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Record Storage
- The regulations dictate that records must be kept for 6 months. We guarantee that access, so you don't need to ruin your weight and balance calculations by carrying paper in your flight bag.
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It's free. We mean it.
- The best bit is we offer this service for free - from managing your account, to collecting the signatures, and serving your compliance document. There really is no excuse to not be compliant.
Want a sneak preview? Take a look at a sample compliance document.
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We are avgeeks and pilots. We build software we want to use. We saw a problem here and wanted to provide a solution. This whole product is financed by the success of our club management software - not by you.
So what's the catch? There isn't one. Our hope is that some of you may take a look at the other software we produce, or use some of the paid addons we might introduce in the future.
