greed completly with this part...but you still need that commercial right? You may not be paid to fly...but in a LOT cases you are being paid to ACT as PIC.You are paid to teach people to fly, not to fly the airplanes. That is why a 2nd class medical certificate is NOT required to instruct.
Disagree. You are acting as a flight instructor, not as a commercial pilot. You are paid to teach people to fly, not to fly the airplanes.
Not if you are teaching somebody not rated in that type plane.
You still are paid to instruct, not fly the plane. That is why you would only need a 3rd class medical in that scenario, and not a second class medical certificate.
With regard to requiring your commercial certificate to act as flight instructor, so what? You are still employed as a flight instructor and not as a commercial pilot.
True, again I agree, but how many people out there have a job flight instructing without a Commercial? Either way i think we are arguing semantics. Bottom line to me is you are getting fligh time...you are getting paid.You still are paid to instruct, not fly the plane. That is why you would only need a 3rd class medical in that scenario, and not a second class medical certificate.
With regard to requiring your commercial certificate to act as flight instructor, so what? You are still employed as a flight instructor and not as a commercial pilot.
You are being paid to fly and you have a commercial certificate. You're a commercial pilot. When I layman asks me "So you're a private pilot?" I correct them. I don't fly for an airline, but I am a commercial pilot.
I would say I have my PPL followed by seven other licenses