We tried the ‘Uber for private planes’
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Wingly is a flight sharing platform which allows hobbyist pilots to share the cost of their flights with passengers.
We went from London to Le Touquet, France, from Elstree Aerodrome on a Piper Arrow II P28R-200.
The flights should have cost £109 per person which includes fuel, landing fees, and Wingly’s service fee. However, we didn't pay for the journey.
Critics say that the service isn’t safe enough and worry that it is exploiting a loophole which allows pilots without commercial licences to carry passengers as they're technically not paying the pilot for the journey, they're sharing costs – like carpooling.
Wingly is legal and is certified by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) in the UK.
It operates in the UK, France, and Germany, and has plans to expand to the rest of Europe.
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Cool idea
Anything like this in the US? I’d love to beat LA traffic
@AviationIsMyLife not according to the FAA. This is only legal in a few countries. Most countries require the pilot to pass a commercial test, and the plane and company pass commercial tests, and have commercial insurance.
Sharing us legal in the USA if you are all going to the same place for the same reason, and the FAA has ruled that this type of sharing (wingly) is not legal, and insurance companies will not cover anyone on such a flight.
It is legal in the UK. But since the plane and pilot are not commercial, you should check the pilot and plane for insurance.
Don’t be like that footballer who is at the bottom of the channel, and hid family got no recompense.
@Andrew Hughes There are like this that are legal
Not legal in the USA.
a very good idea, I shall be trying it for sure in the near future.
There are no insurance or training requirements, so please use due diligence, find out how much time they have in the plane and what insurance they have.
Oh please private pilots can be just as good as commercial
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