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Question: I am involved in a charity, and we are holding a raffle for an airplane ride. Can I legally make a flight like this?

Answer: The federal aviation regulations do provide for this type of flight in 91.146, Passenger-carrying flights for the benefit of a charitable, nonprofit, or community event. The regulation requires an individual to hold at least a private pilot certificate with a minimum of 500 hours of flight time, and the flight must be nonstop, beginning and ending at the same airport, and conducted within a 25-statue-mile radius of that airport. The local flight standards district office also needs to be notified at least seven days before the event. The pilot is allowed to participate in a maximum of four such events per year. Read more about this kind of flying in this month’s Answers for Pilots. The Air Safety Institute recently created a new online course that further explains charitable flying.

Got a question for our aviation services staff? The AOPA Pilot Information Center is a service available to all members as part of the annual dues. Call 800/USA-AOPA (800/872-2672), or email to pilotassist@aopa.org.